Today is the day!!!!!

3-21-16

Today is the day!!

The appointment is at 3:45. It means I will take homework supplies, bottle of water and Bolt and pick up the boys from school and head on over. Sure, we may be there a hint early, but I figure we can work on homework while we count down until we get to go in. Cast removal and then the slightly intimidating pin removal and then hopefully good news across the board as far as his activity levels going forward. I am hopeful he isn’t limited, at least not in terms of say being allowed back on the playground and especially the soccer field. If he needs a brace for a bit, that is ok, too, since we can work with that. I know that just being able to shower without a trash bag over your arm is going to feel like a luxury.

We seemed to bookend the whole arm breaking experience with finally making up our game night a full 6 weeks after the last one was scheduled and then canceled. It was another fun night. Only Aaron and Jen couldn’t make it, what with Aaron being out of town last minute for some training he had to attend.

We played Bubble Talk, as per Dax’s request. That was fun, especially as the group got more into it and with that large of a crowd, I think the game was even more fun. The boys and Sabrina really got a kick out of it, and Bobby almost won!

After that game, we sent the kids off to play (which included multiple rounds of hide and seek) and the rest of us grownups played Exploding Kittens, which turned out to be a lot of fun. I made enchilada casserole and Chris and Kathy brought chips. Uncle Jerry and Nicole brought a boozy cake. It was really a great night.

We managed to finish the science fair boards, which is great! Now they just will sit around until we take them to the school on Wednesday. Bobby said that there were a fair amount of students in his class who haven’t even started yet, and that was Friday! Yie! I am concerned, although it is a low level, of when we will even be able to go to the science fair. It isn’t mandatory, so it isn’t a big deal. Plus, the kids get to see them all during school hours. It is Thursday evening and we have Bobby’s orthodontist appointment that afternoon followed by soccer practice. The fair is only open from like 4 to 6. If we don’t go, it won’t be the end of the world.

We got Dax his bike. We didn’t find one at Walmart, although seriously, I may need to go there every time the boys need new shoes. They had quite the selection and they were cheap! I was shocked! Both of them got a new pair. I managed to find a cool pair that was Velcro for Dax since he will still need some assistance with tying as his hand will need some rehab still.

We ended up going next door to Toys R Us and we found one Dax liked, which is fantastic. I pulled out the tall safety flags I had gotten for their old bikes and we will put those on the new ones, even if only for a few months as they practice more on safety. Bobby was quite upset at this, saying how incredibly lame it looked. It reduced him to a teary mess. It was so teenager of him it honestly was hard not to laugh. I also knew what he meant and I felt sad at the same time. Luckily, after some discussion, we reached an incredibly reasonable compromise; we will change the orange flag into one he chooses. He was quite happy with this idea, so I have already been researching sloth flags on Amazon. We may need to go to JoAnne’s and find some fabric and just make a flag, which shouldn’t be too much of an issue.

Poor Bobby did have a rough Friday, which may have been why he was so upset about the flag to begin with. He slept on his neck wrong and Friday morning was his bike rodeo. He said it was tough because as everyone knows, a stiff and sore neck is truly awful. He said he went to the office twice to ice it, but they wouldn’t let him call me to get him. They indicated he didn’t need to go home for something like that. I understand their reasoning, but at the same time, when a kid comes in twice, I think it is ok to go ahead and consider it. It was a real bummer since many kids were riding their bikes home because of the rodeo, including Parker, so it would have been cool if he could have ridden home with him. Instead, he called me to pick them both up and I loaded the bike in the car. Such a shame, really. Luckily, Dax should be up and riding soon and they can ride every day! YAY!

Today looks to be pretty good what with the boss being out of town the next two days. He has truly been unbearable what with us nearing our year end close on the 31^st. It will be an especially trying few days right there at the end, too, since not only do I have increased responsibilities for the close, I am covering the desk for account set up again. I am going to try and be calm and not stress about it, but it will be interesting when the time comes. I also will be prioritizing my desk over the one I am backing up if only in the idea to show to the boss that perhaps he didn’t think it through with not having added another backup for that time.

I am now going to start some real work and make sure to appreciate the little things. Specifically, I have a bottle of tea I brewed yesterday (one of two gallons!) that I have at work keeping me all kinds of happy. Yay!