Lunchtime ocean journaling--in the form of our latest alien interaction:
Mr. Wonderful called a few minutes ago... announcing he was back from CA. He sounded tired. I asked him what time he arrived and he chatted about the logistics--letting me know he didn't even land at LAX until 1 am on Monday night (technically Tuesday, I guess), had a full day of controversial meetings and then walked through his apartment door at 11 pm last night.
I opted to validate, saying, "No wonder you sound really tired. You must be exhausted."
MW: "I really am, Bets. This project is really tough. But I really called to see how the girls have been."
Me: "Really good. D7 went to the bathroom at church yesterday all by herself--poopy and all. Too bad she did it in the boy's bathroom."
MW: Chuckling. "That's funny. Yes, she's doing pretty well consistently lately. This is promising. How was your morning with her?"
Me: "Oh, REALLY good! She's on top of the world. They'll both be happy to see you this afternoon."
MW: "Why?"
Me: WTF? Well, they really miss you when you're gone. And today is a big day for both of them..."
MW: "I never guessed. Hey, what's on the menu for tonight?"
Me: "Since it's D7's birthday, I chose pasta bake--it's easy and it's got noodles in it. Something to make everyone happy. Especially since the party crowd will start arriving around 6:30."
MW: Shocked! "Her birthday is Sunday!"
Me: Silence is golden.
MW: "Isn't it?"
Big pause.
MW: "Oh, I thought since she was turning 7 and her birth date was in 1997 that it was the 7th."
Well folks, looks like it's time to get rid of the Julian calendar.
MW: "Crap, I don't have a present for her. Do you?"
Me: "Yes."
MW: "I feel bad. I really thought her birthday was Sunday."
Me: "Well, regardless, we're celebrating tonight. We made the cake last night, I bought more stuff for sundaes, and N & her mom will be at the house at 6:30. T&J will be here at 7:00--this gives us plenty of time to eat, open presents and let D7 and N play before we eat cake."
MW: Still stuck on his faux pas. "I guess we'll go shopping for her present on Saturday."
MW: "Oh, I got 2 more golf teams for the tournament...."
And we finished that convo until I announced that I would see him later on and hung up.
There you have it!
Bets
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
