A: when Kevin has to work.
The kids know the weekend as a time for fun adventures and good time with Daddy, so when Kevin had to work this past Saturday we made sure to gloss over the day of the week and no tears were shed.
Even though we didn't greet Friday night with shouts of "it's the WEEKEND!" and a family weekend party dance, Saturday morning felt like...well, Saturday morning. It was tough to get everything going, and I'm sure Kevin was late to his office, but goodness knows I tried. It's tricky to undo nearly 33 years of conditioning, though.
The kids and I visited Smith Playhouse, mostly because I wanted to see if they'd found my water bottle* that I'd left behind from my last visit. (They hadn't. I'm hopeful someone who needed one found it, and it didn't get tossed in the trash.)
Of note from this visit:
(1) this is what they wore. That's Lucy's Easter dress, from 2010, size 12 months. And Peter apparently believes all patterns match. While we're not so much in Complete Survival Mode** as parents now, there definitely are fights we just don't entertain. Clothing is one.
(2) I realized while watching the kids race each other on trikes in the basement just how big Lucy is now. She was about 54 weeks when we first visited. It's hard to believe she ever was that small - something about her personality and growth always has been months ahead of its time.
*Link included in case you, oh, want to buy me a replacement. Although Lucy's had her eye on the fancy glass water bottles at the Co-op...
**Now we're in Mostly Survival Mode. The big difference seems to be that Thomas's life isn't in constant peril and he's not crying so much.
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