It’s Saturday morning and we’re all up. Mom has to work from 10 to 6 and the oldest has a birthday party from 1 to 6, so the youngest and I will be spending the afternoon together. His suggestions for the day include roller skating, going to the Lego store, Jose O’Shea’s (a mexican restaurant) for lunch, and playing the Wii game. All this while he’s still congested and has a runny nose. Not sure how much of the above will play out, we’ll have to wait and see as both boys can change their mind within seconds.
My friend with liver cancer got some good news yesterday after his biopsy. Â Looks like it’s localized and they’re just going to go in and cut it out. Much better than having to go through chemo. I think I have him convinced to give up coke (I mean soda pop), and start eating better. He was pretty nervous before his appointment yesterday morning and on top of the world after. Funny how a near death experience will change ones view on life and hopefully their bad habits.
We had game night last night, just the four of us. We played (or tried to play) Cranium. It’s a pretty difficult game, especially for kids. (there has to be a kid version) We had some pretty funny moments but boy is our eldest competitive. If the rules aren’t followed to the letter, look out as he turns into judge, jury and executioner. We have to repeatedly point out that’s it’s just a game. Anyhow we had fun and then had a bite of dinner and tried to call it an early night. The snow is supposed to return this afternoon and stick around until mid week.
Mom’s making tortilla soup (I can smell it from the couch) for tomorrow’s big game, because she won’t be home from work until the 2nd half. I’m sure proud of her sticking to work. She picked up her first paycheck yesterday and it was a bit over $450. It doesn’t seem like a lot for as much as she worked. I had to remind her of the other benefits such as the discount of groceries but more importantly her getting out of the house and back into the real world. Week after next she starts training to be a cashier and then things should be a little bit more fun. One of the best benefits is all the stuff she’s learning about our food supply and what’s good for you but more importantly, what’s really bad for you. I’m starting to plan out our garden for the coming season. We’re going to take another stab at it and hopefully have some better results this year. I’ve been reading and studying for a few months and am going to narrow it down to things I think we can really grow well. We’d really like to stick some chickens up at Grandma’s (in the horse pasture) but this is a pretty big project. I had another thought as we have a 90 year old lady down the street we get fresh eggs from right now. Problem is we only get a dozen or so a week and we need about 4 or 5 dozen a week! I was thinking of approaching her and seeing if we could buy her some more chickens and/or help pay for the feed and in return, get more eggs each week, kind of like a co-op. This sure would be an easier way to go.
Gotta get going as it’s almost 8 and I need to get some exercise in before Mom’s off to work. We also need to get a birthday present for the party today, wish we could just recycle some of the useless toys upstairs. I guess my mother in-law is having a big 80th birthday bash in Sacramento on April 8th. We’ll have to make this one for sure. I’m ok with driving but my wife thought the last drive was a living hell. I just asked both boys and they’re split on whether we should drive or not. It’s almost as expensive to drive as fly when you factor in a rental car and the other expenses. Anyhow, looks like we’re going to California in early April.
Stay safe and remember, Go Packers! (for my Mom’s sake)