on a lighter note...

Every once in a while, motherhood hands you a shiny button.

Friday is Good Friday and, as such, no school. In classic Andrea fashion, I made a mental note of this factoid back in January and started considering what G would do that day.

And then I forgot - oops - until last Friday. I talked to my mom who, as usual, graciously said she'd take him if we needed the help. I told her maybe, but that I'd let her know.

So G and I were talking and I asked him what he wanted to do on his Friday off. His first answer was "SLEEP IN", which makes me laugh. While I cannot drag his little butt out of bed before 7am on school days, he hardly ever sleeps past 7 or 7:30 on a day off. But hey, it could happen. ;-)

I said "Well that's good, but I mean what do you want to do THAT DAY? Do you want to hang out with Mom? Do you want to go see Grandma and Papa?"

"Mom, I don't care. Really."

"But if you had a choice, hon, what would you choose."

"Well...I don't want you to get in trouble. You do what's best for you, Mom. You know how busy you are, you decide what works the best for you."

"Honey, I am happy to hang out with you that day. You know me, I'm not going to do something that will get myself in trouble at work. I take my job seriously. Tell me - are you saying you want to spend the day together?"

"Yes, Mom - that would be SO FUN."

"I'll talk to my boss today."

Needless to say, when I came home and told him that I was taking Friday off with him, I got a high five.

I then got given an itinerary that was something like this:

- Sleep late
- Get up, get dressed, eat breakfast, brush teeth, you know all that usual morning stuff..
- Read for one hour.
- Dye eggs - all but 2
- Read for one hour
- Smash 2 leftover eggs on each other's heads. ** I declined this idea despite many negotiations as to why it was a "GREAT IDEA".
- Read for one hour
- Play outside
- Read for one hour

What a silly boy I have. But what I realized - the period of his life where he's excited to spend a day with me...it's coming to an end. So I'll savor it. I love that kid, and I'm lucky - he still likes me. For now.