What can I say? I am glad that it’s Monday? Well, the thing about Mondays are that they are usually quiet.
The weekends are so busy. We had a hockey tournament for Zachary. It was a lot of fun for him and their team won the championship. Yeah, Zach!
Tyler spent the day at the school playing in a floor hockey tournament. Sammy was off for the weekend at a youth retreat. The others all had hockey, of course.
We went to the Polar Plunge to cheer our Rhema team as they jumped into the icy cold waters to raise monies. It was crazy.
There were blocks of ice where they cut the hole in the water. Cars were parked on the lake. Some drove across the lake to get to the other side. Insane!
I have this fear of water. I have this fear of dark waters… I have this fear of sliding off the road into the icy waters. I take great efforts to avoid roads that have no barrier to keep cars from sliding in. Yikes!
I am constantly hearing on the news that a snowmobile plunged into the ice. WHY would you take a chance??? Why wouldn’t you stay on the well marked trails?
Last year I got the best gift… A life hammer. It cuts the seat belt as well as breaks the glass for you. It is the perfect gift for someone like me with irrational fears.
As a person with this fear, as we stood on the ice watching the jumpers, the ice where we were standing was rapidly melting into puddles… I have to say, that I was so happy to be back on dry land, safe and sound!
I survived the Superbowl too. Football is not a sport I am remotely interested (as is baseball). I pick the team I cheer for based on 1) who most of my family is cheering for and then pick the opposite. 2) I usually pick the team that has the better jersey. If the team has yellow and purple… I will not be cheering for them! We had friends over so there was food and fellowship. I was glad to have someone to chat with.
The boys were overly exhausted today. Much to Sanj’s distress, I let them sleep in and took them to school late. They were so tired from the busy weekend. Mondays should really be a day off after the Superbowl… or why not have it start earlier on Sunday?
Ah… the questions that run through my head. I had a healthy low fat supper planned tonight. I made Shepherd’s Pie, had salad and some yummy asparagus.
(Totally a side note… a yummy way to make asparagus to rub olive oil on it, sprinkle salt and pepper and broil them till almost burnt. Yum! They are crispy and delicious this way!)
Back to my supper plans… you know the scene… the wife is home, worked very hard to make a lovely dinner, the black dress in on, and the candles are dripping with wax. The hubby is a no show. Well, skip the black dress and candles… Sanj just called… he forgot that he had a meeting right after work. He will pick up Jordan and Tyler from guitar and feed them something and run to the meeting. Grrr. Good thing I didn’t bother with the black dress!
Max just threw up. As I was counting my blessings last night that Sammy had been the only one that had been sick… my friend said, “You better hope that it is not the bug that comes and hits a kid every 5 days.” Yup… it has been 5 days exactly. Are you kidding me???
I don’t mind staying home… but I was supposed to go to the gym tomorrow. I am still going (don’t worry, Barb)! I will have to quarantine Max in an empty space in Sanj’s office for an hour. I’ll figure it out.
Vomit. It is almost as annoying as baseball. (How come baseball players wearing WHITE pants and then slide on the ground?) The boys are getting older now so I insist that they make to the toilet! There really is nothing as disgusting as cleaning up vomit or poop.
(I am with you, Mrs. Herder!!!)
Well, I guess I am off to feed 5/8 th of my family. Then it will spelling words, reading, working on speeches and being single mommy tonight because Sanj has class tonight. I am sick of this doctoral program. Enough already! I am tired of being the widow to a student.
At least House is on and I am starting a new book. Hope your Monday has been a good one!
