this woman’s work

Tomorrow Pennie comes! And if any of y’all forget that, Madison will remind you. She. Is. EXCITED!!! She is going to show Pennie how to skate! (Not that Madison can skate but hey, don’t get hung up on logistics.)

I’m trying to remember the last time we saw Pennie — I think it was at her picnic so longer than we usually go between visits. No fun! But Pennie is very busy going to school full-time and working MORE than full-time. Phone calls are great but visits are even better!

Anyway, Madison has been bursting with excitement since Sunday when we found out that Wednesday would be the day. Sunday night she said, “Pennie is coming soon!” Monday she said, “Tomorrow is Grandma and then PENNIE!” Monday evening she said, “L’shanah tovah! First Grandma and then PENNIE!”

All day today she’d randomly jump up and say, “PENNIE PENNIE PENNIE!” and run around.

After my mom took us out to eat (Aladdin’s — thanks Mom!) we went to the park to run the kids wild. We ended up seeing one of Madison’s friends and Noah trotted off to another friend’s house and then brought her back to the park. When it was time to go the kids all climbed into the van and we took Molly home.

I said something about tomorrow and Madison said, “PENNIE PENNIE PENNIE!”

Molly said, “Who’s Pennie?”

And Madison said, “She’s my birth mama! She’s who made me brown!”

The cuteness! It kills me!

But around here Thursday means go-go-go. Thursday is the day that makes me love my freelance lifestye. Thursday is the day where Brett is thrilled not to have a “real” job. Thursday is park day and evening with friends day and the day my kids hang with the community that’s known them almost as long as we have.

Ahh, Thursdays!!!

But Thursdays are also stressful because there’s work to do first and snacks to pack and a dinner to plan on the run. And it makes for a late night, which can make Fridays a bit of a bear but is it worth it? Yes, indeed it is.

I had a rant to write but a good night’s sleep and Thursday put me in too good a mood to really get down and crank on the world. Maybe tomorrow I’ll wake up less happy but for today? THURSDAY! And off we go!

…to my last post and add “and the three things I do wrong” but I’m resisting the urge. I do lots wrong — oh so many things! And the road always leads back to my inconsistency. Pretty much everything I do wrong I do wrong because I either forget why I was doing it or forget I meant to.

That’s all I’m going to say for now because I’m going to the park to play with other fabulous moms who do some stuff wrong, too.

(Other parents are the most important thing to my entire parenting career not to mention my sanity. If you don’t have your people in your life yet, gift yourself some. A like-minded peer group is a wonderful, wonderful thing.)