I had the day off with my monsters, who were part-angels, part-monsters. There is often no in between with my kids and today was definitely one of those days.
We had a ton of errands to run. I needed to get a few groceries and we needed to get some things done for Carter's "kid birthday party" on Saturday. Because his bday is Christmas Eve, he will never be able to have a birthday party with his friends on his actual birthday, so we do it about a month before. Me and my digressions. Anyway, because of that, we had a few more things to do.
Of course, as is the theme of my life, my to-do list is still heavy, but at least a lot of the to-do's are things to do at home, and there's something less chaotic about that. But, things will get done, or they won't, and everything will be okay. I'm learning this, but very slowly. I'm a quick learner, unless it's regarding life lessons, then I'm slower than molasses.
In spite of those, "holy eff" moments that cropped up throughout today, it was pretty damned good because...
1. In spite of the long list of things I knew I needed to get done (and was unlikely to complete), we still went to visit my dad and the boys at the shop today as Carter requested yesterday.
I was kind of back and forth on going because I knew that would eat up a good hour of our out-of-the-house time, and take away from some of the things that needed doing. On the other hand -- and the reason we went anyway -- these moments are the point of it all. Getting to do fun things (not just run errands and get groceries) with my boys was one of the reasons I wanted to work part-time. I knew that whatever didn't get done could get done later or Friday, or Saturday morning and, though that's not ideal, those things can wait, but taking opportunities for the boys to build up their memory banks of visiting NanaPe at the shop - that's more important.So we went for lunch. And, though they were very busy there, and though Carter had a meltdown at one point, I'm so glad we did. I love the men in my life so much.
2. During the errands, the boys were actually really good. They allowed me to get everything on my list at the three places we went and that was not something I expected since, in order to get everywhere we needed to go, I skipped Grayson's nap. When he was grouchy, I knew that it was 100% my fault. You've got a 2-year-old at Walmart when he should be napping; this is on you, Amber.
3. I got them both haircuts today. They were in desperate need and now they look even more handsome than they usually do... and that's saying a lot. I 100% didn't want to do it, but I knew it needed to be done, so I kept the appointment and I'm glad I did. Now, hopefully, next week we can get to the mall for Santa pictures.
4. I went to a movie tonight with my brothers and some of Joel's friends. We saw The Arrival and I very much enjoyed both it and the very brief, deep conversation that followed with Curt. Both the movie and the conversation left me contemplative, which is kind of crappy on a work night.
And now, it's 11:10 and I work tomorrow.
I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to this weekend. I will cuddle and play with and watch movies and do crafts with my boys and it will be glorious.
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