98% of parenting is trying to get your kids to do things they DO NOT want to do that you would absolutely love to do yourself.
Daily nap? Nice warm bath at the end of a day? Sitting in the shopping cart for a chauffeured ride around the market?
Please. I volunteer.
Just an FYI parenting teens involves an excessive amount of late night chats. The same kid that woke for years at 5:00am SINGING will now call to chat JUST as you are drifting off.
I said Holy Ghost instead of Holy Spirit in a Baptism interview yesterday. I was corrected by the congregant. “Don’t say Ghost. It sounds weird.” Maybe she was thinking of this picture.
I was taking the next 10 days off. Hubs had a Pickleball clinic in San Diego and a companion fare so I was tagging along.
Sunday, they cancelled the clinic. Okie doke, we will just sightsee!
Wednesday night hubs called on his way home from poker. Long story short we were
Turns out the TIA was some weird fluke. His arteries are clean as a whistle. Two doctors cleared him to fly!!!!
We get to go to San Diego!!! I convinced him to go to work tomorrow! (I bribed him by making Greek chicken for his lunch). So, I get to pack in a quiet house!!!
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Helped run a community pancake breakfast this morning. Directed 125 amazing volunteers as we fed 1000 people. Such an amazing morning.
BUT
My feet are SWEARING at me now.
Oldest was working a job he HATED. Found out about a better paying job at camp with guaranteed hours. Found out Monday. Dropped him at the airport this morning for a summer on an island on the west coast. I have parental whiplash.
Last day of our first family getaway since 2019. We have had sonic, chi fil eh, gross donuts (sooo good) silverwood and baseball games. One last game tonight, (with fireworks) then we head north tomorrow.
So much awesome.
When you have to hand wash jammies at 2:00am and then 6:00am but they still aren’t dry at 11:00 so now you are waiting for the hotel dryer after a full day holidaying.
Son is at a grad party. As always, the offer to drive him home judgement free was extended.
Then, without thinking I put my hair up in leggings for curls.
REALLY gonna have a mom vibe if I get a 1:00am call.