So far, 40 is pretty damned awesome

6-15-15

All weekends should be 3 days long.

Friday morning I was able to spend on the John Adams field, cheering my greatest accomplishments on. Bobby ran the obstacle course while Dax opted to throw a softball. Neither child placed, but they gave it their all. I was quite impressed with how well Bobby did. I felt like he had improved so much from last year. They both ran races, with Bobby doing the 50 meter and Dax being leg 7 in the co-ed relay. They did very well. Dax even caught his team up significantly, although they still came in third.

One of the most awesome parts about hanging out at the school was getting to chit chat with other kids. Mary-Lyn came and hung out with me during the recess in between field and running events. That was so fantastic. I also loved seeing so many other kids I know from soccer or just the school and being able to cheer them on along with my own boys. I almost wish we had more co-ed soccer since I don’t get to talk with the girls nearly as much.

Ken was able to show up before the races, which was awesome. I was concerned he wouldn’t make it what with him conducting finals at Costa. Our plan had been to eat lunch at the school, but my menfolk decided we should just go and we ended up eating in the parking lot of Target. It sounds bad, but we had some things to get so we ended up eating our Subway sandwiches before we went inside.

Friday evening took us to Lazy Dog where we ate with my folks and brother. My mom made me the coolest set of presents. I had a great crown, that I wore throughout dinner. She also made me a list of 40 things they love about me. There was also a bag of awesome 40 themed items. One was a box of 40 glow sticks with the note-you have lit up our lives so here is some light back. One was a box of 40 bouncy balls saying to have a ball (40 of them). It was all around creative and fantastic and I hope that someday I can create a present as cool as this.

We spent some of Saturday morning prepping for visitors, which included waxing the floor. You would think wrangling 6 cats would be a little easier, but it turns out they are all little Houdini’s. Granted, I didn’t close the catio as well as I should, but once we got it handled, the floor was able to dry without the threat of tiny paw prints.

Dropping off Dax at the movies was hard on me. He seemed a little nervous, but once his friends were there I think he was better. Not only was the movie Jurassic World, which could be a little scary for him, he was going to be spending the night. This would be his first overnight adventure, and I gotta say, I was a little terrified. I managed to not cry, at least openly, and both Bobby and Ken only laughed at me a little when I admitted my issues.

My party was a lot of fun. We had waves of folks showing up, which was very cool since it allowed me to visit with everyone. Holy crap these people know me well! I got presents that had skulls, unicorns, cats and booze. I even got some pot! Yeah, my friends are well versed in my likes and dislikes. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy.

Sadly, I would go to bed crying. At about 12:30 Ken got a call from Dax. He wasn’t comfortable and wanted to come home. Ken ran out to get him and I made the mistake of checking my phone. He had tried calling me twice, and left a message in which I swear he had some cry sniffles. My heart was broken since he was clearly trying to get a hold of me to come rescue him. I was thankful Max’s mom told him to try Ken’s cell, too, but the damage had been done and I was a wreck. Dax was chipped when he arrived home, but I was still sad for having let him down. He wasn’t upset, but I was.

In the morning he told me other kids didn’t make it, and he finally admitted he was a little upset. Luckily he was all better. I was also glad he was ok with calling us since it meant he didn’t just cry himself to sleep in a place he wasn’t 100% ok with.

Luckily I managed to get in about half the season of Orange is the New Black. I am trying to pace it a little since once it is gone I have to most likely wait another year for season 4. So far it is still quite great and I am happy with the direction it is going.

Now I have an actual full week of work, which I am not thrilled about. The plus side is Trusty is gone tomorrow. And next week Trusty and his faithful sidekick are gone most of the week. This is good for my morale.

Thursday is the last day of school. There are picnics and events scheduled for the days leading up, which hopefully will be fun for the boys. Mr. Chin has opted for no homework this week, but Miss Van Wie has indicated there will be work to be done. I don’t mind too much, what with it most likely only being a small amount and we have no practice of any kind this week to slow us down.

Andy and Scott are coming down next Monday and will be here through Wednesday. I haven’t decided if I will play hooky on Tuesday. I originally thought I had reports, but it looks like it is the following week. Once we figure out the game plan, I will go from there.

They are bringing desks that we are considering using for the boys. They may prove to be too big, but if they work out, they will be nice since they have more storage. It means I can organize office supplies for them in a better fashion. There also is a center table which will mean I can rid ourselves of the folding table we keep downstairs for homework.

They are bringing other things, too, some of which will most likely be sold at some form of yard sale. I like this idea, and perhaps we can purge some more of the toys they have. The toy corner is slowly becoming better, but we still need a better ball holder (which if done correctly might even be stored outside).

It was pointed out, also, that if we can replace the tv downstairs and set up the Tivo, I will be able to watch shows downstairs when Ken or the boys are using the main tv. Often they want to play the PS4, but then this means I am left to do something else, which a lot of the time would be me wanting to watch something else. Sadly, I would then have to go watch shows in my room. Sure, I adore our bedroom, but dammit, sometimes I don’t want to hole up in there. Having a downstairs sanctuary will be good for my soul.

July will be my month. I have a stack of books to read and shows to watch. With Ken and the boys at camp all day (they will most likely not get home until 5) it leaves me with 4 hours of me time for 4 weeks. Dude, that’s a lot of time. My concern is a bit of boredom. I can do some projects, but my attention span is all over the place a lot of the time. If we can get up the pool, it means I can swim with the dogs each afternoon, which sounds delightful.

Sigh, it’s time to get my ass in gear and do some work. Perhaps it will make the day go by.