1/2 day off
I love it that my husband has a 1/2 day off every other Friday. I anticipate it and get all giddy as noon approaches on those days. I see his truck drive up and I tell the kids “Daddy’s home!” and Quinn and Mia race outside to great him.
Yesterday, Cody and Cory also got out of school early. We picked them up, then took off to get the plates for the RV and a day of running errands in the city. It was pretty dull in general…..bought 3 dozen crickets, looked at all the animals, walked the mall looking at books etc.. We also ate at our favorite mexican/seafood restaurant. Our plates were piled high with shrimp, fish and pico de gallo. Bill and I drank a Tecate with lime and enjoyed watching the kids. It is a smallish place and the local mexicans are the usual customers. I like it because the food is superb and no one tells us “you have your hands full”, or “better you than me”. They say things like “Muy bonito” and they touch my children; ruffling their hair or placing a palm across a small, smooth face and talking gently to them.
Then we pay our bill and load into the van and I pass out Ghirardelli chocolate bars filled with carmel. Bill and I share one and visit quietly in the front seat on the drive home in the dark.
It is so amazing to be together as a family. Even doing the simplest things.
A perfectly boring, wonderful 1/2 day off.
aww, i wanna eat at a place like that.
and I agree, family is amazing.
Jody,
You are so right. It is the very simple things that families do together that give our children all the love and security they need. Our grandsons look forward to minimum days to just be able to “hang out” and do something fun as a family.
Your restaurant sounds great! We love fresh seafood too!
Ghiradelli chocolate is a special favorite. In SF they give out free samples at Ghiradelli Square. We always make it a point to go there when we take the ferry to the city!
Off to enjoy this amazing California sunshiney day!
Susie
The basket tower came from Lowe’s (giant home improvement/hardware store) and the calendar from Amazon–Mom’s Family Calendar by Boynton. Good luck!
Oh m’gosh, Jody! I know what you mean…there is such an anti-big family sentiment. You should see the looks I get when I say we want 5 or 6 at the minimum. What a blessing to find people who see a big family for what it is…abundance from heaven!
We love doing those simple fun things together as a family too. We’re like our own club!
Paula! Thanks so much for the info. I tried to find the tower at Lowes today, and they were sold out. I will check out a different store in the big city this weekend.
Thanks!