I’m attempting to win a bag of schwag from John Chow, who also does some stuff over at Market Leverage. I especially like the iPod Nano, since I believe I might be the only person left in the free world who does not have some sort of mp3 player.
1) Sleepy kids in jammies with their tummies hanging out who want to snuggle on the couch.
2) Hot coffee.
3) Fresh lilacs all over the house from the garden.
4) An iTunes mix of soundtracks on the stereo.
5) Lots of fun (really) work to look forward to.
What are your Tuesday things that you love?
This year, I decided to lay down the law as far as Mother’s Day is concerned, and here it is.
1) I don’t want anything that comes from a store; well, except for donuts or pastry of some type. THAT I will make an exception for.
2) Handmade gifts that come from the heart are what make this girl’s heart sing.
3) I’ll need a nap.
So! Because we have like a billion baseball games this weekend (tournament), and we get to go to a whopping THREE games on Sunday (first one starts at 7 AM), I am playing hooky from the game today, Saturday, and getting just a wee bit of work done, THEN I’m taking a Saturday afternoon nap on the couch with the kitties. Already there is quite a bit of secret preparation going on: the kids all have homemade craft projects hidden in their rooms, and I’m hoping that the spouse is going to spring something on me like a foot massage. Or brushing my hair - Good God. Seriously, if I was a millionaire, i would hire someone part-time to brush my hair for three hours a day. Is that weird? I don’t think so.
Anyway, Happy Mother’s Day to you, if you are a mother; and if you are not, then go give your Mom a handmade card….or a phonecall…..or make something you know she’ll love. Do it. You’ll feel like a million bucks.
It is April 19.
And as I write this, IT IS SNOWING.
We went for a nice long walk this morning and of course Henry completely went nuts. We’re so used to his…..stuff…..that we don’t even give it a second thought, it’s normal for us. But I noticed other people looking. Oh, well.
Last night was a baseball scrimmage, and one of James’ teammates has an older brother who is mentally handicapped. It has been very, very interesting to me to watch this boy, see how other people react to him, how his peers interact with him, parents, etc. because it gives me a new perspective on how Henry is viewed. It’s been a very educational experience, in that I’ve been able to get a non-Mom (well, kind of) look at a child with special needs and how they interact with the community. If that makes any sense.
Anyway, it’s snowing!
This has been a really interesting day. This morning I got my hair done, part of the new thing I’m trying to do where I do things for ME and ME only, like hairdos, nails, new clothes, etc. I’ve gone through most of my adult life not doing these things so it’s always a treat.
Then I had to go pick up my taxes and I found out I owe like a bajillion dollars. Bite me, IRS! What if I don’t pay? Huh? Whatcha gonna do? Send me to prison?…..oh.
Thennnn, I took Henry the Hacker to a doctor’s appt. because he’s been coughing for 2 weeks straight, and thankfully he does not have pneumonia, but we did find out the extent of his vascular ring, and it’s 50%. This is a lot worse than I had previously thought. Oh, and then? Kaiser canceled our health insurance because of a payment mixup. I also got $250 in overdraft fees because of SOMEBODY using PayPal way too much and not telling me (that SOMEBODY most likely will be getting some Ben-Gay in his underpants tonight).
So yeah. Oh, and the kicker? Aunt Flo is in town and I’m cramping like nobody’s business. My cat puked all over the rug, the bathroom is dirty, and I think I’m getting a cold sore. Meh.
And yet, I’m not curled up in a ball sucking my thumb (well, yet, anyway). Things could, and have been, a lot worse. In the words of Scarlett, tomorrow is another day! AND IT BETTER NOT SUCK AS MUCH AS THIS ONE, OR SO HELP ME.
And I’m up, because I can’t stop coughing. It’s one of those weird coughs that doesn’t have any “oomph” behind it - just itchy throat. So I’m drinking tea, listening to the house sleep, and I’m not really that tired. It’s nice. Why doesn’t everyone wake up at 4 AM every day? :> 
Today in the Northwest, a large orange ball was sighted in the sky. Since it gave off heat, many NW citizens were seen outside doing various outdoorsy things, such as:
Building a rock wall.
Going to a baseball game.
Typing on their laptop, which unfortunately is freaking impossible to see in the sunlight.
Also, there was much basking, a little bit of sunning, and a good dollop of your basic lazing about. Unfortunately, our Mr. Henry is still feverish with cough so he was not able to enjoy it as much as he could’ve, but STILL. Any day with sunshine is a good day.
Up early, before anyone else, with only the dogs and cats to keep me company. I can hear the birds outside going crazy. Make some coffee, turn on the fireplace, turn on some soft Shawn Colvin/Mindy Smith/Rosie Thomas. Kids come out sleepy in jammies, Saturday morning cartoons on soft, cats snuggling with kids on couch. No agenda today other than reading new cookbook and making menu, maybe doing some painting, maybe make some new jewelry.
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