Mother's Day

For some reason I completely forgot it was Mother's Day this weekend. Not that I had any big plans for MartyrMom or anything. I just didn't remember.

The Husband and kids got me a watch. I'm trying not to think it's a not so subtle hint to remind me to be on time more often and instead view it as a fashion accessory. The Husband says all the adults in the GirlChild's life wear a watch, except for me, and that she's decided I need to wear one. It's a Timex; "takes a licking and keeps on ticking." It has a second hand and the date. It is black, so it goes with all my clothes. For the GirlChild it is down right boring and she must have had to struggle with the crow side of her to pick it out.

Yesterday was pretty slow. Funeral. Grocery store. Mass. Home. Today we are cleaning house, doing laundry and generally getting ready for the week to begin. Going to Baba & GranMa's to celebrate Mother's day later. We may do a movie afterwards with the GirlChild and one or two of her friends.

I haven't been very focused this weekend. I have a list of things in my head that need doing but not a lot of time or energy or focus to get them done.

I watched Donald Rumsfeld testify before the Senate while I was eating lunch the other day. He is the most obstreperous, argumentative person I've ever seen and he was almost humble. This prison abuse scandal may cost him his job. It sort of appears to me that they were prepared for the war, but didn't have as good a plan for getting and keeping the peace. The thing that makes me wonder about all these pictures (and now this video they are talking about which might exist) is: This is something these people wanted to memorialize in pictures? These guys thought that was a Kodak moment? It's horrifying to think that they did these thing; putting a leash around the neck of a naked guy. But then they saved that repugnant thought to a photo. Something to show the grand kids, "yeah, I mistreated people during the second Iraq war, son, I'm so proud." I just don't get it.

Three more weeks until the GirlChild is out of school and four more weeks until the Husband is out of school. It's about time. Everyone is Tie.Erd. We've signed the GirlChild up for sleep over camp. She's going to have tutoring for her reading again this summer. We'll keep up with the Kumon. I'm looking into basketball camp. The Husband has gotten some brochures for acting camp and space camp. I don't know whether we'll take a vacation this summer. The Husband doesn't get out of school until the first week in June and then has to go back the second week of August so he's not getting much of a break.

In any event, I think we are all ready for a break.

I hear the BoyChild rousing.

Peace,

M&Co.