Good morning! Now that we are on this side of yesterday, I have some good information in favor of the "fly by the seat of your pants" life that we lead. Madi got woken up to an oral exam phone call from her Career Education teacher at 9:45 yesterday morning. The call was actually scheduled for 9:00 (we had both forgotten about it), she was able to go from a sound sleep to having a very mature conversation about her skill set and career interests with a virtual stranger (pun intended) in seconds. This ability of hers could very well be attributed to our fairly consistent lack of planning and the practice that we've all developed of changing gears when at a moment's notice. Jake, while waiting for his siblings to get up, watched the first episode of The Cosby Show on netfilx. This is probably the best episode ever of that series. It's the one where Theo tells his Dad he just wants to be "regular people". I definitely remembered watching it and enjoyed sharing it with my son (that's a memory right?) I'm really not such a huge fan of TV inspite of the fact that I've mentioned a different sitcom in the last three posts, I'm just playing the devil's advocate of "it isn't necessarily the root of all evil" either. Everyone got a reasonable amount of schoolwork done. Slight progress was made on the new desks. My never consulting my calendar (whether or not I actually write down what is scheduled is another blog post) was highlighted again when I had forgotten that I'd agreed to keep everyone's favorite 1 year old not just for the regularly scheduled 3:30-6:30 tim slot, but well into the night so his parents could go out for a belated Valentine dinner (as opposed to the belated Christmas dinner we plan to take them out for). Even though, I had forgotten, it was easy for me to keep him longer, he's so snuggly and cute! We had tacos for dinner, a family favorite. Jonathan and Jake got to the Theatre in plenty of time. Madi was only 10 minutes late for CCD. Most importantly, yesterday we had some very good conversations and about friendships and growning up. This could never have been scheduled on a calendar, I'm so glad we had the chance and choice to do this because this is what life is all about.
AND when the kids and I pulled into the driveway at 11pm, my loving husband who had been out of town was home, awake, and waiting for us!!
Just for fun, here's what I found on the computer this morning... (keep in mind while not inappropriate for children, this is definitely an adult show). This is a glimpse into the mind of the quirky eight year old that I'm raising...
The Phantom……………………………Jake S
Christine Daeé………………………………...Sara G
Gerard Carriere…………………….....Brandon W
Phillipe, The Count De Chandon………......Joe P
Alain Cholet……………………………..…...Wyatt G
La Carlotta……………………………..…Olivia F
Inspector Ledoux………………………… Tyler A
Joseph Buquet………………………….….…Josh B
Jean-Claude……………………………….….Jarred H
2 comments:
I do think that living an unstructured life does create more flexible kids. Funny that Madi had to jump out of bed and do an oral exam. We have had some late mornings around here too lately, my kids aren't out late though. Just staying up late. Love Jake's cast.
Guess what we forgot about last night?? Again! Until I read this I completely forgot about CCD. Wow, I've really got my priorities in order. I have become one of THOSE moms - you know, the ones who think they can abide by their own rules. How long before we start skipping mass too?
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