I think yesterday was a perfect day. It just seemed that everything went our way. Everything was easy.
We started off waking up a little on the late side from a good night’s sleep. We were soon joined by some happy kids for a good breakfast. Breakfasts where kids eat well are always a treat. We had no shortage of eaters!
Kelly took the kids out to Holly Springs for the birthday party thrown for Hallie’s friends. I went for a quick visit with my brother before getting started on mowing the yard. It was oppressively hot work but it got done and looks great.
Once the family was back we had a pleasant lunch, full of laughter. We then played a bit before getting the kids settled for their naps. Then Kelly and I took a nap: a nice long one. Man, that was refreshing!
After napping a bit, I went to work getting little things done around the house that I’d been meaning to do. I cleaned up my desk, shelves, and other junk that has been sitting around. I backed up some files on my server that had been neglected for a year or two. I felt plenty of energy for getting done things I’d needed to get done for a long time.
Once the kids woke I sat with them on the couch, looking at sailboats in a magazine while Kelly cooked a tasty dinner. Once dinner was over we spent some fun time outside with the sidewalk chalk and blew some bubbles, too. Then it was bathtime for the kids, followed by a textbook-like bedtime for the kids. Kelly and I remarked it was the first time in a while that the kids went to bed with no complaint whatsoever.
Oh, there was one bedtime issue that needed solving. Travis kept telling me something that I couldn’t understand. He was saying something like “door timer off” and said it patiently about thirty times in a row without a hint of frustration. I would just shake my head and tell him I’m sorry I didn’t understand. Finally, I brought Kelly up for assistance.
She listened to Travis repeat “door timer off” a few more times before she burst out laughing.
“So, what is he saying?” I asked, preplexed.
“Door came off,” she said through her laughter. “He’s talking about his bus!”
Travis has a toy bus he loves to sleep with and the door had come off of it. Travis never even looked at it the whole time he was talking about it, so I had no clue. Mommy to the rescue, once again!
The kids were mostly quiet and settled when a short time later we heard a knock at our door. Our neighbors Frank and Brea from down the street had invited us over to play cards. After rigging up an extended baby monitor, we were delighted to join them. Though I lost in our round of Hearts, we all had a wonderful time. In fact, we got back close to 1 AM!
Its so cool to live in a neighborhood where things like that can happen. It was also cool that our perfect day had a few extra fun hours added to it.