The Aerie

Happy Birthday to T!

Today is my lovely wife's actual 40th birthday, although we're "officially" celebrating with a party on Saturday. I've been freaking out trying to plan her party and work at my job at the same time. So while she relaxes with her pie and her new Dana Wireless, a review of the day so far...

I got up at 5:30 in the morning to make birthday waffles as well as bacon and coffee and as it turned out we needed a new batch of syrup (brown and white sugar, water, molasses, mapleine flavoring, vanilla). G woke early and helped me fix breakfast, which was a big hit when everyone woke up at 7:00.

At 8:00 I dropped the kids off at school and went to work. There I had to sit in a two-hour meeting in a tiny stuffy crowded conference room from 8:30 to 10:30. Remaining awake was a serious challenge. This was one of those "Big Boss" meetings where everyone is invited to commit smiling career suicide by asking questions and making comments. I'm a contractor, I kept my yap shut.

At 11:00 I had to turn in a completed design, which I somehow managed to create in the intervening half hour. Then I had another design due at a 1:30 meeting, which I also threw together. I didn't even notice that I didn't get lunch.

I picked up the kids at 2:30 at school, drove them to three stores to shop for presents, and dropped G off at the Children's Theater for her class at 3:50. Then I drove the boys home, ran downstairs, and took a conference call for work from 4:30 to 5:00.

Following the call I wrapped the presents, got the boys to sign their cards, and we all drove over and picked up G at the CTC at 5:30.

We drove to dinner at Baker's Square, which we ordered before 6:00 and got a discount. I still ended up paying $75 for the meal and a pie.

Then we all drove home to see Survivor at 7:00, which we watched until 8:00. Then we put candles in the Baker's Square pie sang 'Happy Birthday' and opened presents until 8:30.

Then I helped D and G with their homework until 9:00. And now I'm here, but I have to go put the kids to bed.

The entire week has been like this - but I'm not allowed to complain! I had a four-day vacation last week, visiting a friend's wedding in Upstate New York, so I'm just suffering from Karmic Rebalancing right now. Still, I'll be happy when the party on Saturday is over!

Posted by Albatross at September 23, 2004 9:15 PM