I went to to the DMV today. Picked up a Very Special Delivery, but as I was waiting to pick up this Very Special Delivery, I sat. I sat a lot – 50 minutes for a 3 minute transaction, but you know, hey. The folks who made an appointment waited as long as I did, so I don’t feel too bad about not having done that. They need a special line similar to the “15 items or less”
line found at the grocers.
Group Supervision, only this time there was one other person (a new trainee) so it was an actual “group.” I talked about some clients and it wasn’t long before it was time to go to my school site. On my way I spoke to The Professionals about buying a house. There will be a sit-down coffee, but the point of the matter is that it seems to me no matter how I prepare, I tend to fall short. I know eventually I will pull ahead, but at age 44, the age where my dad bought an airplane after making something from nothing, I could still make more money working at Costco.
After school site to the Cameron Park facility and then…Maggie’s volleyball game. I love seeing my girl play a sport that she loves. It is fun – yet very stressful watching her. If she ever gets to the Olympics I won’t do well. The game was lost – tough game, but that just gives us stuff to work 
on.
Ethan was over at the football game seeing about ref jobs, so we headed there after volleyball, then we headed home. The only issue is – it’s six and I hadn’t taken anything out of the freezer. Ashamedly, I took the kids to The Burger Hut for dinner. Ethan got to practice driving again; this time he backed out of our very sloped driveway (terrified me in theory, but I didn’t scream once!) and we headed around the block for a spin. His turns are getting much better (second time around – by 15 he’ll be a pro) as he learns to navigate space. We went for a little bit of a longer drive down the very deserted neighborhood road. Mags is right: it’s weird with him in the driver’s seat, but it sure is nice hearing him talking about learning depth perception and proper turn-width. All these years of talking about proper driving etiquette (drive in the right lane, passing the left) and safe driving habits (use your turn i
ndicator) are panning out.
Home. Finally. My head is becoming achy and my throat is becoming hurty, but while Maggie baked cookies for her friend Evan’s birthday, Ethan and I watched you-tube videos together, then he started tickling me and Maggie jumped in to assist him. These are terrific family nights that make memories. So what if there are a few curse words I utter as peals of laughter escape my throat, that’s perfectly ok. These are our nights.
So…I couldn’t write anything super-exciting or heart-pounding today, but that’s ok. My heart pounded when I picked up those beloved plates and it pounded like hell when the kids and I were playing together. Life isn’t about all those exciting moments – because those are few and far in-between. It’s about finding joy in those regular days and finding the bliss in the days when your kids tickle you.
Pictures: I finally got Lizzie’s plates; Maggie waits….;Ethan & his best friend
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