Yes!! Friday is here!! It's kind of bittersweet, one thing is I was so ready for the week to end, on the other hand I'm that much closer to starting a new birth year. Oh, well, it's inevitable right? I really don't know why this year is such a big deal to me compared to the others? I mean it's just another year, we can't stop it, it may not be as exciting as hitting the double digits (you remember when you went from being 9 to 10!!), or officially becoming a teenager at thirTEEN, then there's the sweet 16 (yes, it was a big event for me, the church, the limo, the hall, the works, thanks Mom!), who can forget 21 finally we're legal!!.
After hitting all those special ages that we just couldn't wait for, and remembering parents, aunts, uncles telling us don't rush to grow up, enjoy the age you are, after all you're only that age once for one year and after that it's gone forever.
Well, when we're that young we think "yeah, okay". Now that it's gone, we finally understand what they were telling us back then.
I am always telling my daughter that now. I see other children, especially girls trying to grow up way too fast. They don't realize they're losing the best, fun, make believe years of their life. I tell Mom Jr. it's fun to pretend, to play with dolls, to laugh, to giggle, to love being a kid because once your older you really can't do some of those things. So play your heart out!! I'm glad she has friends who are still into make believe, who like to play with dolls, who enjoy taking care of their "pretend pets" and who will giggle with her a lot!!! I love the fact that she takes what I say for exactly what it is. My boys, well, they're boys, they love to play video games with their Dad, but at the same time they still pretend, I hear them in their room, I hear them playing with their Sister, I see them outside.
So the age thing for me has it's highs and lows lately. What was in my sign off on my last entry oh yeah, trying to get over it!!!
So, Hubby calls me around 11:20 this morning, he asks "is everyone asleep?" I tell him "no, just Squiggly was" he says "oh sorry, well I would've woke her up anyway when I open the door". Turns out he was able to leave work early today so he was going to surprise the kids. I had him come through the garage because the kids were all in the front room, Mom Jr. was on the computer, D and Jr. were playing a racing game, and J was just playing with his toys. He came in and was just waiting for one of them to notice him. Finally J looks over and Daddy pretends to shoot him (usually J pretends to shoot anyone who walks in the front door first, we tell anyone he does that to, that it means he likes them) and he continues to shoot each kid. Jr. was surprised he jumped off the chair he was sitting in and did the whole falling to the ground thing. Needless to say they were all excited to see him home early, as I was too!
Of course Daddy joins in on the game and eventually takes it over, the boys watch but soon get bored knowing all to well, their chance to get back on is next to never. I feel a little relief thinking I'm going to get some help with the kids especially since I had Squiggly who was dealing with her teething issues.
I made lunch for everyone, all the individual sandwiches for each one and of course Squiggly's lunch of cereal and sweet potatoes. Everyone was fed, and the boys are now moping around, acting like they have nothing to do. I finally say, "okay bring me workbooks". I get Jr. going on his and just about that time Squiggly is getting fussy, time for her nap. Well, since Daddy's here I figure I can just take Squiggly up to my room, close the door, put her to sleep, and maybe just maybe I might take a little siesta with her or read my book. Now for that to happen on a Friday afternoon is close to never but since Daddy is here, I will take advantage!!!
We end up staying up there for an hour and when we come down Daddy had finally end his racing for the day, managed to get J to clean up his mess, and headed out back to check on the pool which the kids and I have been working on the past few days. I hand Squiggly over to Mom Jr. so that I can step out back to see how the pool looks. It's blazin' hot out the kind of heat you just want to turn around and go back inside. Which is exactly what I did. Soon Daddy joins us inside, he makes his way over to the couch and I take Squiggly in there with him. He makes her laugh!!! She squiggled her way towards Daddy's T.V. area which consists of a few new game consoles and is a big NO NO area for anyone to touch (unless we are dusting). He lays in front of it, yes, she gets mad but she does get over it with him playing with her as she giggles endlessly. Soon her Mom shows up which normally I bring her with me to the door but this time I didn't because the boys were playing with her. I opened the door and my cousin is asking where she's at because her Daddy also came to pick her up!! I'm surprised, I told them they could step back out in the heat and I would get her but they decided they'd come in. Squiggly sees them and she starts giggling and kicking like crazy, it's so cute!! The Dad's start talking and I show my cousin the funny gift my Birthday buddy gave me, we laugh, and my kids like it a lot (it was a molding of teeth, you put water in it to make ice and then put in your drinks). I notice that Squiggly's Dad has a new tattoo, it's of the place where my cousin and him got married. I said "oh, that's nice". "Hey honey, did you see his tattoo, I think you ought to go get a tattoo of my Mom's backyard on your arm". My cousin and I started laughing!!! (That's where we got married, in the middle of August, out here in the valley, where it's hot!!!) My cousin said "your wedding was hot" I said "yeah, it was pretty cool ha". We started laughing again. They left and I went about my normal Friday evening business. Pick up take n' bake pizza for dinner and Mom Jr. and I got some Root Beer for the them to drink as a special treat.
It's now Friday night, the weather outside is 96 degrees and the pool is warm....time for night swimming.
Just a Mom ending this hot week on a night swim!!!!
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