Me: Should we go get some Cheetos for our lunch?
J: No!
Me: No? What do you want for lunch then?
J: Cheetos!
C: Those are my friends, G & G They're brothers.
Me: Ah, twins?
C: Yeah.
Me: You know nothing about twins.
C: Yeah, because I have twins!
D: Mommy, do you have your salad?
Me: Yeah, do you want some?
D: This is lettuce, not salad.
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And so it begins... The littles have changed the lyrics from "mmm-mmm yeah yeah" to "mmm-mmm fart fart."
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J: Hi DD-sir!
D: Hello JJ-sir!
J: And hi Mama-sir!
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(5/5) Poor Dad got nailed by whatever is blooming right now, and stayed home sick. I asked him if a margarita would make him feel better or worse, and he agreed we needed to test out the theory. He picked up taco pizzas too, which made for a delicious pairing.
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(5/6) I didn't feel like going anywhere today, so the littles and I just stayed home. I sat with my book in the sunshine while they played in the yard. After we picked up C, we grabbed some snacks to go back out and play some more. Made for a peaceful evening.
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(5/7) Work day for Dad and me and Sarah had the kiddos. I met them after work at the ball field and J fake I'm-so-tired cried all the way home. Dear little boys, nap during nap time, so that you can deal!
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(5/8) I took C to school today and stopped in for Muffins with Mom. Good thing they had old-fashioned donuts too, because those are my favorites! Shortly after I got home, I got a phone call that there had been a death in the teenager's circle of friends, and could I come be there for when the school told her. We weren't given details then, but one of her best friends took her life. She was just 12 years old and like a little sister to the teen. We picked up a friend to stay with us this weekend so the teen wouldn't be alone, and so they could lean on each other. I had book club this evening, so I left Dad home with all a houseful, and escaped for a bit. And C & Nanan went to go see a play at the Seattle Children's Theatre this evening.
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(5/9) All three boys had swim lessons this morning. This was the twins' first time, and they did pretty well. D surprised me, in that he didn't want to get in at all, and kept asking if I'd get in too. Eventually, I handed him to the instructor. He quickly lost all fear and started splashing and monkeying around. He wasn't paying attention and stepped off the platform at one point and ended up dunking himself. Didn't seem to phase him any. J really got into the songs and was doing all the motions. He doesn't care for getting his head wet, so I was wondering how lessons would go. Once we got home, we had a backyard picnic and then it was nap time for the littles. After they went down, I took a small herd of teenagers to the lake. The first lake we tried was closed due to a fishing competition, so we went to another one. The kids ran, and swam, and had a ball. I hauled them home with just enough time for Dad and me to get dressed up for our date to celebrate his new job and Mother's Day. We had a really nice meal out, and came home to watch TV together.
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(5/10) Happy Mother's Day! My intent was to get up and haul the boys with me to the gym, but we got sidetracked by strawberry pancakes instead. It would've been a mad scramble to get everyone fed and out the door anyway, so I just bagged it. Dad ran the teen and her friend to church and then picked them up after he'd gone grocery shopping. After "nap" (aka confined time wherein there was no sleeping), we packed up and hit the lake. We stayed until almost dinner time and then came home, dropping the teen's friend off on the way. Tonight was rough. I'm glad everything was pretty low-key today. Poor kiddo has so much on her plate.
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(5/11) Back to school and work for us all. Kiddo had a rough start, but made it through. There was a walk-out today to stop bullying in support of her friend. Sounds like it helped to participate.
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