A Day With No Husband...

The last few weekends have been big "working" weekends for Bob, as he has spent his days toiling away at our pool project. It has turned into a huge undertaking--probably quite a bit more than either us had bargained for, but I have been visualizing margaritas on the pool deck on a hot summer's afternoon and that's what gets me through the day!

So, the kids and I spent the second Sunday in a row off on our own at a Hip Mama event. I got the kids up, dressed, and out of the house by 11:00 (it doesn't sound that impressive, but it really is) and met some friends at Goddard Park for the Animal Planet Expo at 11:30. The kids had a great time, playing in the bounce house, going through an alligator obstacle course, petting kittens, and watching a dog frisbee-catching contest.

I must say, I don't know how single parents cope. How is it possible to do this sort of thing with one pair of arms? For example, Jameson, my newly crowned "Potty Champion," had to take a trip to the port-a-potty (his first and quite possibly my last.) I put Madelyn in the Ergo carrier on my back and squished in there with him, holding him up to the seat while repeating over and over "don't touch that!" to both of them. Jameson wanted to know what the suspicious-looking white thing in the urinal was (I don't know, but it's a no-touch!), Madelyn wanted to play with the purell dispenser on the wall, and I had to squat down on the suspiciously wet floor with the baby on my back to pull Jameson's pants back up.

I was actually about ready to call the whole thing off a few minutes later, deciding that I was totally out of my element trying to chase two small children around, both going in opposite directions, when Jameson spotted my mother out of the crowd--Nana to the rescue! She was a huge help and I was just thrilled to have her there; which pretty much sums up how I feel about my mom these days. She's always been a wonderful mother, but I never could have imagined how great she would be with my children.

Anyway, the kids are both upstairs napping and I'm going to sit out on the deck ALONE for a bit. My mother's been reading The Secret and we've been making jokes about things coming to us if we just visualize them...so I guess I'll go visualize that pool a bit more!