Weekend Recap

This weekend seemed long, as they all do right now. We're approaching spring and spring break, so hopefully warmer weather can lead to us being more outside. 

What happened this weekend:

Naomi swimming lesson

Lunch at Mulligan's- OK. Levi threw a little fit about not getting the adult portion of pancakes.

Naomi birthday party

Me and Levi go swimming at Innovative. I have to admit that my patience seemed low all weekend, and Levi asked a million questions while swimming. He also really gets into my personal space, but I did a good job of not overreacting.

We also went to Baskin Robbins and he didn't throw a fit about not having a waffle cone, so that was good.

I think sometimes I just hang over them too much. We're best when I'm loose. A little laughter goes a long way to diffuse a situation.

A surprise snowstorm on Sunday led to me not going to my meeting, which was a bummer.

Addams Family at Franklin High School. Look, I know that kids put a ton of hard work into productions and they're not going to be perfect, but this one was about as OK as it gets. The voices weren't great, the pit orchestra seemed a little off, and it just seemed to drag on for a while.

March Madness is here! Watched the brackets. Not the same without Greg Gumbel, but Thursday at home should be fun. I can have the games on in the background.

Escape This

So everything turned out ducky

For a while I wasn't so sure

When I spied the size of our cabin

I wanted to escape the Escape

Fleeing was not an option

I couldn't just abandon the family

Had to fact the fact

A little claustrophobia was likely

Levi got into the magic shows

We hugged some sloths and before you know

It seemed our sea legs had grown

Of course, it was more than the sloth-hugging

We adapted, as families do

The suitcases went under the bed

Me and Sarah figured out ways to clear our heads

There were hiccups along the way

Earaches and joint pains

Imperfect packing and suddenly-kicky Levi

Expensive trip but memories you can't buy

Excursions to pools, close up views on glass-bottom boats

Submarines took us 100 feet down

Naomi did shows in pajamas

And one night that's how I walked around

We found our way over seven days

The kids wonder when's the next cruise

I don't know, I think to myself

Whenever I have enough sanity to lose.

A Tip Toe High Wire- Sierra Hull

 Really enjoyed this album. May wind up getting it.

Larkin Poe- Kin

 Saw Larkin Poe on the country tribute to Ringo Starr, so I thought I'd check them out.

Kin is...just not a good album. There's a lot of cliche work here. Elephant in the room, get off that high horse. Might check out their latest, but this is...yikes.

Better get off that high horse or baby's going to buck you up?

Tony Williams- Play or Die (1980)

 

I don't want to say die, but this album is pretty much dullsville.

Life

Time to check in on life again, no?

Place: Summit Place, West Allis.

Time: just before 4pm, just before a busy weekend, just before a snowstorm moves in.

Feeling: Peaceful, but also uneasy. Uneasy? I don't know, I get uneasy before busy weekends. Just like I get uneasy before travels. We've got Valentine's day today, Disney on Ice tomorrow, and a Linda visit on Sunday, along with church and Sunday school.

It's kind of uneasy around the house, too. Sarah's not totally digging her job, which keeps her very busy day after day. The house isn't getting cleaned because I'm either not home or don't have time. 

The kids are actually not too bad. We need to deal with Naomi's pooping. I'm not dealing with this for a Disney trip. Not fair to Levi, but enough is enough.

Levi's been good at coaching Naomi with reading. Well, sometimes. As much as can be expected from a seven year old, anyway.

David Gray- Dear Life

 Dear goodness, David Gray, dear goodness.

Must your songs always be such a slog?

Since Mutineers, it's been life in slow motion. Can there not be an upbeat tune?

This was a did-not-finish. I think I might be done.

Please forgive me if I turn off your album, for I can't trudge through it any more.