Friday morning I woke up, got ready for work and then promptly decided I was going to take the day off. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and I just couldn't do 8 hours in a cubicle. Maybe it was the few adult beverages I had the night before with the ladies. Maybe it was because the kids had fun stuff going on at school. Maybe it was because I have over 3 weeks of vacation to use. Maybe it was because it was a beautiful day. Probably it was a combination of all of these.
Fortunately, my coworkers are amazing and I really had all my work finished for the week.
Layla and I went back home and snuggled in my bed while watching Beauty and the Beast. I made us breakfast, took a shower, straightened the house and started some laundry. It brought me back to my too few stay at home mom days.
For lunch, we headed out to South County to meet Grace's class for lunch. They were on their big 8th grade field trip going to all kinds of fun places until late into the night. Fuddrucker's was the lunch destination. The big, fat, greasy burger and onion rings were delicious (OK... that might have something to do with those adult beverages). It was great to spend time with her and her class.
After lunch, Layla and I went back home for a little nap. That girl really doesn't like to sleep, but she did cuddle for awhile.
Eva's second grade class was having their volcano eruption on the soccer field before school dismissed. She was so excited I could be there after all! Since it was so close to the end of the day, I stuck around to take Alex and Eva and my nieces and nephew home from school.
Once home, I threw some hot dogs on the grill and packed the picnic basket. Might as well make the most of the day and beautiful weather. We went to the park next to the baseball field because Alex had his first game that evening. We ate and the girls played while Alex warmed up.
In the bottom of the first inning, Alex swung at the first pitch and low and behold hit a home run!!! Of course at the time, I didn't even know it was Alex. All those boys look the same in uniforms and helmets! After a few other parents and Eva told me that they indeed thought that was Alex, I made my way over to the dug out. That boy was grinning ear to ear and politely accepting the accolades from his teammates. It was a pretty amazing moment to be his mom.
He brought his friend home with us to stay the night. They ate junk food and played Xbox and were in little boy heaven.
It really was a fantastic day with my babies. And I got to enjoy it all because of one little decision I made that morning. Sometimes spontaneity is the spice of life.
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