hooky

3-30-09

I am putting this in writing right now. If the boss pisses me off this morning, I am out of here. I will go home, I will sleep. I will not tolerate his spazing out over stupid stuff.

That being said, the weekend was good. Saturday was gorgeous out. I spent the first part of the morning doing turbo cleaning of the boys’ rooms and living room. I also got most of the laundry done. The boys were not interested in spending the day inside despite my hopes so I could do some more work, but this was ok. So I took them out.

It was hot, but not horribly so. But it was nice enough that it seems like they should play in water. So Ken got them out a small tub and we filled it with water and some bath toys. They loved this. I mentioned to Ken that really this is the time we need to have a kiddie pool. So when we put the kids to nap time, Ken ran out to Toys R Us to get one. We needed a new one for the dog anyway, so this made sense. Ken managed to get 3 for $20. They were $20 each. Yes, that was correct math. Ken stuck 3 together and they only rang him up for one. Awesome!

We filled one up and they loved it. I sat out and tanned (ok, I mostly reddened, but hopefully that turns). Ken spent the day at the sewing machine, repairing numerous items of clothing that needed everything from buttons to zippers fixed.
Needless to say, the boys were wiped out. They had not actually napped during nap time, so they used all of their energy. We brought them in late afternoon and watched Bolt (which is awesome!) and they both crashed pretty hard. This was super happy making. It allowed Ken and I time to watch Hamlet 2. It was a bit of a disappointment, but that good parts were excellent.
Sunday was typical in bowling. We then went by the trio of cheap. 99 cent store, Big Lots and Dollar Tree. It was all about Easter shopping. I need to go back for their actual basket, but other than that, I am done. We found some wheelbarrows that were super cute so the plan is to “hide” eggs in the yard and let them use the wheelbarrows to pick them up. I am considering looking for small wagons, too, but we will see.

Papa Brenan rolled into town around 3, so we went to meet up with him in El Segundo where he was staying. We hit up a park there where we all played for a while before walking up to Sizzlers for dinner.

On the way out to El Segundo, Bobby saw the Toys R Us and says, “Hey look, Toys R Us.” I said “Sure is” and he responded with perhaps the best thing he has ever said. “They sure are rockin that R!” OMG, my child is fantastic!
I am really just running on the fact that I have date night on Friday night. Ken and I have reservations at the Melting Pot for our anniversary. I got my folks to watch the boys for a couple hours and we are going to go and try this fondue place. I am very excited.

I am still so zoned. I have to admit, I am kind of hoping the boss annoys me so I can leave.
My whole body aches. I wonder if that is tired talking.

We caught up on Scrubs yesterday while the kids napped. Such a good show even still. It has lost some of the spark it used to have, but it is so wonderfully comfortable and still has such great wit. We also watched the pilot of Better Off Ted, which was quite enjoyable. It has loads of potential, being that it is from the folks that brought us Andy Richter Controls the Universe. Then again, it has potential to be wonderful and then canceled since quirky, fun and different shows don’t last.

I don’t feel well. I wonder if it is my mind messing with my body because I don’t want to be here. It could be. I wouldn’t put it past me. I am considering the idea of bailing now since it would allow me to get out before the boss gets here. Although, I have to admit, I don’t want to leave Tammy by herself. If I go, it will be that Dax is sick. Yes, I use the boys for this. Work is so much more sympathetic if your kid is sick compared to yourself.