Swimming, Balloons, and Potter, Oh My!

January 30, 2013

Fun Mommy Moments of the Weekend

I wrote this up in my journal in the car line on Monday, and I am just now getting it posted.  Busy week...  Anyway, sitting with the windows down on an unseasonably warm day in January doing something for myself, other than surfing pinterest on my phone, felt really good.  Doing something worthwhile to take care of myself always makes me feel like a happier person and a happier mom.

-Friday, after school, we went to the Y to swim.  When we got there, they told us the problem was being worked on, but the water was 77 degrees.  It didn't sound so bad, but I was wrong.  77 degree water is cold, and I will not "get used to it." I have never been happier that my kids passed their swim tests so that I don't have to get in with them.  Lynn was purple in about 3 minutes, but she and Joe both just wanted to keep swimming (and make Mom squeal by splashing her.)  Daddy arrived to make the swimming even more fun for the kiddos.  I love watching him play with them.  The smiles are priceless.  Bonus: I got some time in the hot tub.

-Normally on Saturday mornings I am a hermit in my bed.  My family leaves me alone because I am kind of a grump about wanting to sleep in.  However, in my effort to be a little happier and a little more fun, I didn't grump at the kids when they came in wanting to play a video game together.  Yes, I said together.  They actually wanted to get along while doing something with each other.  I held my whining in and told them to come on in.  It really was kind of sweet to listen to them working together and to hear Lynn say, "Buddy" to her brother every time she wanted to ask him something.

-Joe went to a Birthday Party on Saturday afternoon.  I was expecting to hang out with the other moms, but when we arrived we found out it was a "drop off" party.    Dan and Lynn were on a Daddy/Daughter Day so I got 3 unexpected hours to myself!  That was a blessing in itself.

-Said Birthday Party had an awesome goody bag.  It had something in it to represent all 8 elements of the Skylanders (kid video game, doesn't matter).  Anyway, air was represented by two balloons.  This led to a weekend filled with balloon volleyball games in the hallway.  As balloons do, they gave us a lot of laughs and then caused a bout of crying when they popped.  It was fun while it lasted.

-Harry Potter is famous at our house right now.  The kids have seen the first 4 movies, and Lynn hardly talks about anything else.  I am very proud and happy to say that the asked if we could listen to the real books in the van while driving to school.  We are all loving it, and we have already had some great conversations about how the book is better than the movie!  I am having a blast "re-reading" one of my favorite series and introducing the magic of "making the pictures in your mind" to my kids.