I'm doing the single parent thing for the weekend. Vonceil is at a women's retreat in Pennsylvania. She's gone to this event every year since 1998 except for 2001 when she was very pregnant.
I enjoy my kids a lot. We intend to get some work done on Saturday then have some good play time together. With them being more independent now than in years past things work out well.
I do confess that I'm serving what I call "Bad Parent Breakfast" in the morning. They wake up much earlier than I find necessary on Saturdays. I've put dry Cheerios in two individual-sized Tupperware dishes and set them on my desk. With them I put out two Hi-C juice boxes and a note saying the earliest they can wake me in the morning. I know it's bad but it's functional and they have enjoyed this annual treat in the past.
From there they've got to get the playroom and their bedrooms cleaned while I work on the weekly Power House report and the sermon and lessons for Sunday. We'll work together on a couple of other minor projects on the house and get the week's laundry started. Then we'll go rearrange the furniture at the church in preparation for the morning service.
If all goes well then we'll have a late afternoon and evening out together. They've got some gift cards to spend, we'll have dinner out, and then we'll have a fun activity in the evening.
Sunday is a bit more challenging during the services. At least Tamara has volunteered to re-braid Onalee's hair that morning so she'll look cared for despite the bad parent breakfast.
The good news is we'll all live to tell about it even if it doesn't turn out as pleasant as we hope. The better news is that Vonceil gets a weekend in the woods.
Thanks for reading,
Jeff
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