a week of sunshine
Well, that didn’t go as planned.
Mom, Nico and myself packed our little behinds over to Astoria on Monday, sure. But Tuesday got started a bit early, with a wake up message from Nico: “Mom, get me a towel.” Translated, this means: “Mom, I’m going to puke.” And sure enough he did. For 3 solid days.
We were back home by Tuesday afternoon, after debating very briefly over the idea of staying. Afterall, when he has a stomach bug he’s usually better in 24 hours. But, I didn’t really want to risk getting sick myself, stuck in a hotel with my mother. It just wouldn’t have been the happy, go-lucky puke fest that it could be with my neurotic and high-stress mother around.
The next few days contained an unspeakable amount of Bob the Builder, put a halt to my glorious return to work, and amounted to 10 days off of work in a row. Some bitter sweetness there, with none of it lost on me.
This weekend it is over 80 degrees. Thank the sweet lord, Nico has made a full recovery and we’ve been able to get out and enjoy it. We bought a super awesome grill and a new kiddy pool and have been really loving this whole “WE HAVE A BACKYARD!” reality. Very, very, so much very better than apartment living. No smoking neighbors to keep us from opening our windows at night, a cooooool basement in which to watch movies and play video games after the boy is in bed, and our very first harvest from the garden: lettuce. Also saw some broccoli heads poking out the other day. Wish my camera wasn’t broken.
I’ve also been preparing for Nico’s birthday next week. Just a little thing, with only the grandparents and aunts coming. But, I’m surprised at how much planning I’ve had to do. If it goes well I might consider a house-warming party later this summer. There is something very intriguing about being able to drink at a party without having to worry about driving home.
You were right stumbleupon is awesome, I’ve seen the name come up around the net but never knew what it was. I owe you some chocolate. I want some corn on the cob hot off the grill! Nothing better than owning your own patch of land.
Happy Birthday to Nico too!
that house seems mighty warmed up already. wouldn’t a one year anniversary almost be more appropriate by then? seems like.
hope your camera is fixed before the jammy jam.
oh yeah, it’s pretty old news at this point. But we didn’t do one last year, and we have plenty of friends and family who haven’t seen it yet, so I think it’s still appropriate. It would be a housewarming/bbq/summer type party; it’s not like we’d hang up “welcome home” and “look at our new house” banners. I don’t know if we’ll do it though, I’m not keen on so many people mulling about. Maybe we could break them all up into groups. Have a party each month.
Just put up crime scene tape where you dont want them to go.