A warm cup of coffee

This morning, right before he left for work, I watched my husband pour his unfinished coffee into my cup of coffee.

He didn't know I saw him.

It was... icky.

I cringed and laughed internally.

It is wonderful, despite the fact that it irked me. He didn't even hesitate. He just did that.

So, it's sort of wonderful.

I think.

We've been married a long time. 20 years.

So, I think there's a beauty in that moment... somewhere.

What was he thinking? 'Don't waste warm coffee?' 'I'll warm up her cup?'

Was it an endearing gesture of love, even though he didn't think I saw him? Was it a be wise with a precious resource moment?

And, I wonder, Was this the first time? Does he do this and I don't know it?!

Ah, married life.
It is the most wonderful thing. Really, really.

He better not be using my toothbrush. I would have to draw the line right there.

April Fool's Day

I like to -okay, love to- celebrate. April Fool's Day is a great excuse to have fun. I couldn't skip it. I also couldn't devote much time to it. It's sandwiched between Easter and our upcoming Disneyland trip. I decided simple tricks would be best.

Shoes

Before school, my 12 year old found that there were plastic grocery bags inside his shoes.  It went like this, "There's a bag in my shoe? Oh..." with a big grin on his face.

My 9 year old found his shoes tied together. It went like this, "Someone tied my shoes together. Hey, is this an April Fool's Day trick?"

Lunches

I packed lunches with "lunch bugs". A lunch bag with a bug printed on the bag. Brilliant! I knew my boys would love them. 

My 12 year old said it made him smile. My 9 year old said that a teacher thought they were really cool. My 7 year old said his friends thought the bugs were real. My 5 year old daughter hated them.


Brownies

When the boys came home from school, they were greeted with the smell of freshly baked brownies. I make brownies fairly often and my 9 year old always walks in and says, "Brownies!" 

The confused looked on their faces when I handed them each a brown "E" was priceless. Hilarious. 

They loved the joke. And, they still got brownies.

Bedrooms

My 7 year old found his bed made upside down. The pillows were at the end of the bed. He thought it was funny. He also found his favorite poster turned upside down. (He thinks that's so great, he wants to leave it that way.)

Probably the worst trick for my two oldest boys was the rearranging of their rooms. I switched all of the University of Alabama decor with the University of Oregon Decor. They were not amused - well, they were but they wouldn't admit it and they couldn't stand it for long.

Dinner and Dessert

Last but not least, we had ice cream sundaes for dinner and chicken, rice, vegetables and rolls for dessert. It was a backwards meal. Needless to say, no one ate "dessert" very well! My husband said that if they didn't eat dessert, he wouldn't ever give them dessert again. The kids had a lot of fun talking about how much they loved dinner.

Favorites: 
My 7 year old liked dessert for dinner.
My 9 year old liked the brown "E"s.
My 11 year old liked dessert for dinner.
My 5 year old daughter didn't know what to think of any of it (but she did not like the bug bags!).
My favorite was the brown "E"s. The kids were confused and then amused. Their faces were priceless.

Middle Finger

One day recently my precious 5 year old asked me what the middle finger meant.

She knew enough to know that she shouldn't put her middle finger up but she wanted to know why. There was no doubt that one of her 3 older brothers told her that pointing with your middle finger means the same as a bad word.

Ah the joys of having older siblings in school.

As simplistically as I could, I told her that putting your middle finger up at someone means that you want something really bad to happen that person. I said that is shows that you don't like the person or are really mad at the person. I also told her the word that means the same thing.

I was honest and forth-coming. All the while, I was a bit sad that I had to explain it all to a 5 year old.

A few hours later, my daughter proudly said,

"Momma, I'm gonna give peanuts the middle finger... It's okay because peanuts are really bad for David."

Overheard during the Superbowl

David Beckham commercial.

I said, "Well, that was fun to look at."

My husband, "Hmph."

Me, "Hey, his wife's hot."

Him, "No, she's not."

Me, "What... why?"

Him, "Women don't get hotter with..."

~moment of silence~

Me, quick turn of the head and stare

Him, ... "surgery?"

My State of Mind

I talked to my husband tonight. He's in Indiana.
I just took the Washington State plates off of my car and put on Oregon plates.
My alma mater, Alabama, beat my husband's alma mater, Tennessee.
I grew up in Tennessee. I went to college in Alabama.
The football victory was exciting until tonight when I found out that my team's biggest rival, Auburn, is #1.
Auburn is #1. Oregon, a team many of my local friends love, is #2.
I really want to go on a family vacation to California.

I live in a state of confusion.

I am the cat

Do you know how many posts I have started lately and not finished? No, of course you don't. I'm still here. I'm just easily distracted. I start blogging and something requires my attention or, as in the case of last night, I sit down to write and I fall asleep.

I'd like to tell you to look forward to inspiring words from me. I'd like to say that I am going to share some funny stories that will bring tears to your eyes. I can't promise any of that. I have no idea what's next or when I will write. For any of you that are wondering where I am or if I am okay, I want you to know that... things are good.

No worries, everything's good at my house.