I didn’t get off work until 4pm… so I didn’t get home until a little after 5 🤨… because there was “TRAFFIC” 🤨 …
Oh how I have loved life without traffic!! It was like heavenly… I literally heard angels singing every time I drove … for a little while… not anymore 🤨
I have a driving song lol… it’s funny to me… but I don’t know if I wanna share? I will think about it – not tonight though..
I believe we are moving into phase 2 … this seems to be moving really fast 😳… I move slow so I’m not liking this too much!! Or at all. They want the kids back fully in school by August 😮😳… we see – I don’t really feel comfortable with that just yet.
The kids were already at the house when I got home ❤️ I stopped and brought us a Pizza 🍕 ❤️ we haven’t had pizza in a very long time! 😮 that was really yummy!
My oldest is the one that no one wants to play games with cause we literally never ever win… ever … no matter what game we pull out – once in a blue moon someone else can win, but that is very rare
He brought like 6 different games tonight and the other 2 were groaning instantly lol …
They said … “we won’t win if he plays” lol…
I said… is not about winning … is about having fun as a family ❤️
So they stopped groaning and came to play with us and be together as a family ❤️ oldest actually won every game we played but whatever lol 🤨😄
And then the boys were getting ready to leave and the oldest sits down and is looking at the game we did NOT play … I said “what are you doing?”
He said “looking at the game so I can strategize my win” 🤨😄…
So I said … “and this is why no one wants to play with you lol”
He doesn’t even give us a chance lol… all his games are Japanese lol 🙄😄
We learn them pretty quickly… most are really LONG games – that we play and lose 🤨😄
And he says… “you guys play one game and no one wants to play anymore”
My daughter says… “because you win, so we frustrated and don’t wanna play anymore cause that’s not fun” lol
So I said… maybe you let us win the first time? 😄😄✌️ …he can throw us a bone lol… c’mon
But nope if we want the win we have to be ruthless and strategize lol … but he has these games and he plays by himself or with his actual friends and then comes plays with us – who don’t play these games lol
So it’s a vicious cycle every week… I need new games lol
I said that maybe we could get some new games that are NOT Japanese (not that I have any issues with Japanese games but he knows them too well 🤨) I would like a level playing field lol
We would like to win sometimes too!! Lol … so we see – maybe a new game soon and maybe we win.
Then they wanted to watch a movie… I have tons of movies – I love my movies ❤️❤️❤️❤️
What?? You wanna watch one of my movies ??? Why yes!! Which one???
So I show them all my movies and the 2 younger ones are the movies and food pickers…
When they saw the movies I keep… they said ugh!! Those are all mom movies 😄😄😄 … oh you mean really awesome ones done with talent? lol 😄✌️
They didn’t like any of my awesome mom movies … and btw they are not mom movies… they call them “mom movies” because I have types ✌️😘
Sometimes they come across something and for whatever reason they think is my type lol … they will tell me excitedly all about it and say looks right up your alley lol… sometimes it is. Not always lol
Well none of my movies met their standards 🤨🙄 they never wanna watch my movies
They wanted to see Scoob 🤨… no way am I paying for that. Nope. Plus my oldest said he heard it sucked!! And they wanted $24 to own or $19 to rent … no way!!! Screw that – no movie lol ✌️
They got pizza – and we have Japanese games – I’m good with that lol
We had some funny convos and I thought … ok remember these things – and I also thought I should make a note – but I didn’t and I forgot ✌️
I told them about my mom. They took it ok. They are supportive – I cried, I can’t help that. It’s my mom – I will do that every time. You can’t stop it.
We have a lot going on this week… I have work on Sunday… I have something Tuesday but I have to pull out my calendar? I forget, but I know there is something
And then Thursday we have to go down to the school and return things … we have to return her BIG GIANT TUBA!! … she only had one major concert this year – just Christmas 😮
She asked me earlier if when we go on Thursday to return everything … we have to be there first thing in morning 8am..
She asked if we could just stay at school for a little while so she could see her friends – she’s dying to see her friends!!
So I dunno, I might let her see them? She has a mask… and I will be there … we will be outside and we can keep distance – I think her friends would be ok? I will play by ear and see what happens
I want to give her that happiness because I know how badly she wants it… I know how bad she misses these friends – she hasn’t seen them in months.
Back in December of 2019… they had their Christmas concert… and one of the girls was sick- she was coming down with the flu… did the concert and then fell sick… we were all off on Christmas break…
The girl started feeling better on Christmas Eve, they spent Christmas with family … that next day she took a turn for the worse, and that Friday after Christmas she died … of the flu. 13 years old.
She played the French horn in the band with my daughter.
Anyway… this has been a traumatic year for her. Cause then 2 months after that we went into lock down. And here we are.
She desperately misses her friends … these people make my daughter laugh so completely ❤️… she has amazing friends!! Great group of kids!! They are all happy and always laughing ❤️ … in middle school!! Lol
I like her friends – and I love them for the way they make her laugh and smile… I want her to have them for just a moment. So I’m thinking it be ok, we be careful … like I said she has a mask, we be outside, and we keep distance
When I think about her seeing them… and what she is asking for… all I can imagine is the smile across her face and I just wanna give it to her ❤️ I am blinded by her smile and happiness
I just know how much she misses and loves these friends… they are “her own” little family branch
So we will see how that goes.
That will be on Thursday – but there is a lot going on… I have a lot written down for this week 🤨 … so… life … it’s back 🤨✌️
Ugh I have to go back to adulting and doctors … ugghhhh … I really loved the break for many reasons ❤️ I don’t want to go back – I want change. ✌️
I will be right back…