Today is my Mom’s birthday. I’m not sure how old she is but she looks like she’s in her mid 60’s. (this is a compliment as she’s somewhere between 75 and 80) Yesterday her furnace went out and she’s lucky it happened then as it’s going to be really really cold for the next 3 days. We bought her a few small things (she always says to get her nothing), but I know all she really wants is for the Packers to win the Super Bowl next Sunday.
Yesterday was a busy day for the boys and me. We played some football at the park, went to an old fashioned soda fountain, squeezed in another ice cream cone later in the day and made dinner for Mom who was clearly beat up from her 8 hour shift at work. Again we did some laundry and cleaned the house. I never realized how much of a never ending job it is keeping up the house. I mean I knew about fixing meals and doing dishes but there’s a pile of laundry almost every day. I might have to look into getting a maid, (like that’ll happen). Both boys and Mom seem to have a cold, sore throats and the sniffles today. They’re after me again! Who knows where it started this time.
The boys decided to make some water balloons yesterday. As soon as I saw this I demanded they go outside as I knew one would burst all over the house. The boys complied (or so I thought) with my wishes, however an hour or so later here comes the youngest bounding down the stairs with a box containing two giant water balloons. I instantly repeated my instructions at a higher volume level (also known as yelling) as I just knew one was going to break. Well they did make it outside and after a few minutes of strutting around pretending that the two giant balloons were big breasts, (they’re all boys), one broke all over the oldest. He was soaked from head to toe but thankfully it was outside. He changed clothes quickly and we headed back out for some more playtime.
It’s 6:18 in the morning and we’ve just finished breakfast and are trying to get the kids cleaned up for school. Everyone is on edge, probably because the other 3 are not feeling well. We all need to suck it up and just get on with our day. We’ve resorted to separating the 2 boys from each other for the next hour until it’s off to school. There’s a thin sheet of ice outside (I almost went down getting the paper) due to the mist and temperatures in the teens. The next two days will not be fun on the roads. Mom’s off all week so I’ll get a reprieve from laundry, thank god! Gotta run as I need to shower and get ready for the day.
Hope all’s well with everyone, stay healthy and enjoy the day, there will never be another January 31, 2011!
p.s., another quote for thought,
“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” – James Madison