I woke up this morning with a back ache...and just for a brief non-caffeinated second I was wondering why? Then I remembered...yesterday was an adventure day! My oldest and dearest friend came out with her kidlets for a very late Christmas visit. Due to the plague in both houses we had to postpone until yesterday. Now you see why I was so "grrr" about the plague. Needless to say, it was so much fun. My hubby and I don't have kids' nor a desire to spawn, so it's always fun to be around kids...and it's also very fun when they leave and I can go back to silence and a non-sticky existence. I really don't like sticky...sticky freaks me out.
The adventures were fun. I love hanging out with these kids'. They are so mellowly hyper...and just fun to interact and watch. They give me inspiration for art in a way, just because they are kids'. I do know I suck at childproofing...but how am I to know these things? So my friend has an almost 3 year old girl and twin boys that are almost 1. Wow. Seriously, mothers' should all be considered super heroes. Usually she comes out with her reinforcement (her hubby) and so I see the tag-teaming of the kidlets...this time was the first time since the twins, it was just us gals and the kidlets...we were outnumbered...I think I asked my friend so many times, "how do you do this, every day?!?" I would be curled up in a fetal position, rocking myself back and forth while the kids' just wreaked havoc on my home. Getting them to laugh and giggle, seeing personalities grow is really just amazing. Getting through a full conversation...nearly impossible. Thankfully, we have FB to actually have conversations. Hats' off to my minions that are mothers' and fathers' it's a special job...a very hard one.
There is for sure extra caffeine going in the system today. Chasing after kids' in a non-childproof house is tiring. We were outnumbered...As we're sitting down and trying to talk, a finger goes up a nose...and then into a mouth...I teased a bit, he's too young to really get what I'm saying...but then the oldest does it...I said, "what are you doing picking your nose? Ewwwww...Booger eater"...which was met with giggles and smiles...I'm very entertaining...like a monkey in a circus that doesn't throw poop. I really don't know how much help I was...my maternal instinct doesn't really exist...I tried though. No one ate at the same time...except the eating of the boogers...that was pretty much at the same time...I still laugh and cringe at the same time at this. We aren't a kid friendly house, but they seemed to have a ton of fun. It was like something out of a cartoon at times for me...you turn your back for a second and someone is getting into mischief. Whether it be getting into candy, or my books, my soda water box (which are glass bottles). The oldest listens well...and my idle (silly) threats work! Finally! Redemption! The boys' are still young, but I'm sure my "threats" will work when they get a bit older...Getting them all to smile...priceless...worth every ache in my poor back. I'm not cut out for motherhood, I'll stick to crazy auntie-hood.
Today's adventure, yup it's a rare back to back day, is Dad/Daughter day! Every other week my Dad comes out to hang out for the day. We always have fun....at least I won't have to chase him around, but when I called him last night and told him of the adventures he told me I may have to...He's such a goof. I love my Dad. We have a lot to do, and a USB hub to replace. My poor Belkin died...RIP. It was over 4 years old. I thought at first it was my tablet and boy the panic was there...the hubby/sorcerer narrowed down the problem and solved...my tablet is plugged in at the back of my PC. My front USB's on the PC don't work...hence the hub. I need to replace it...I've had enough of crawling around on the ground from yesterday, thanks. I have had my exercise for the year. I'm thinking maybe it's not my Wacom dying but it was the hub that was going. We shall see.
On that note, I should get off of here and get ready for today's adventures. I could adventure to the couch for a nap, even with the extra strong coffee my amazing hubby made. This is some good coffee...wish I could share it with you...wait, no I don't, that's less for me. I'd still share...maybe.