Day 5, I Can See Clearly Now the Rain Is Here

Hi all! I'm in a much better mood now. We had a busy day today that included a monsoon, a monkey, and some ice cream. Nothing like monkeys and ice cream to lift spirits.

Anyway, I don't know why but I documented most of it. Just in case you wanted to see it, I guess.

So here it is.

A.M. was spent lazing around the house in jammies and wilting leis from the day before. PG was upset because the tooth fairy forgot to pay her a visit last night. (Oops.)

I was able to convince her that it was because the TF didn't see her sleeping in her own bed. This turned out to be ingenious because a) PG bought it and b)she'll be sure in the future to stay in her own bed instead of wandering into my room at all hours of the night.

We lounged around for a couple eps of Dora The Explorer, and then left at 9:30 for a doctor appointment.

That's the temperature outside.

Is that just stupid or what?

After coming home, we took short naps. YAY! None of us got a lot of sleep last night. To make it worse, at 5 a.m. the cat coughed up a hairball in Roo's room and woke her up. For what feels like the hundredth time this year, I found myself scrubbing disgusting stains off my carpet pre-coffee.

I hate cats.

But I love naps.

After naps and lunch we went swimming.

I was trying to explain to some friends recently (Hi Ann!) that having a pool in the desert is kind of useless after the temp hits about 105 or so because it just feels like you're swimming around in a warm bath. Not refreshing at all.

But Mr. C had gotten me a cool camera for Mother's Day that takes underwater shots and video, so that helped make swimming fun today.

After swimming, we headed out to the library for an Animal Show. I don't know where this lady is from, but she did a pretty good presentation for the kids. She brought out a monkey, a boa constrictor, a couple of millipedes, a macaw, and this guy:

You should've seen how fast J scooted backwards when she busted out with that baby up there. He has a secret fear of alligators and crocodiles.

Not that he'll ever 'fess up to it in a million years.

Then we took a walk outside in the park to see the ducks. I think J might be nervously scanning the water for baby crocodiles.

And that's when I noticed that the sky was getting ominous looking.

Thunder was rumbling in the distance, so we headed for cover.....

at the frozen yogurt shop.

That's my girl Roo double fisting it. She's learned from the best (moi).

And then we headed home to play a mean game of Old Maid while listening to thunder and rain.

We ended up only getting a few sprinkles of rain. Boo! But the smell outside was so good (anyone else love that damp smell right before a rainfall?) that I turned off the a/c and opened all the doors and windows.

Then I closed them back up again in about 20 minutes because we were all melting.

After that it was dinner, bath, and bedtime.

That's my bed, but they're actually all sleeping on my floor tonight. I figured if they were going to be waking me up at all hours, they may as well just be in my room with me. I'm saving us all a trip down the hall and BONUS: I can buy another day of tooth fairy excuses- just in case I forget again tonight.

So that's it. Nothing exciting, but I'm finding that I have a lot more time in the evenings when Mr. C is away. Television just isn't as interesting when you're watching it by yourself. At least not for me.

As for Mr. C, he sent me a message yesterday that said he loved me and is looking forward to coming home. I wrote back that he probably shouldn't be looking forward to it that much as I've been harboring feeling of hatred and resentment towards him for the last week. Then I told him that he was getting up with the kids for the next 6 days.

What's wrong with me that I get such satisfaction from being so mean?

So anyway, that husband of mine wrote back that getting up with the kids would be the least that he could do. I know what he's doing. It's the old "killing her with kindness" trick. And it's working.

I hate that he knows that that would work on me.

But I also kind of love it too.

You all have a good night!