"Weekends are A Bit Like Rainbows; They Look Good From a Distance, But Disappear When You Get Up Close."

It's Friday. Today was meant to be 'Grandparents and Friends Day' at the kid's school. Kind of a sad day for me, reminding me that mom and dad are no longer around. Grandpa (The Husband's dad) has not been well lately...and he still teaches school ( this devout catholic teaches at the jewish school...a story for a whole different blog), so he could not make the trip from New Jersey. For the last few years, Little One's godfather has been kind enough to 'stand in' on this day as family and friend. He comes and meets the teachers and reads the kids' papers and jokes around with them. It is really kind of him to do this, as I usually have to ask at the last minute, since I only find the crumpled-up paper with the date of the day in somebody's bookbag a couple of days beforehand...

Anyway, we had to cancel today because Little One is not feeling well. On Wednesday, she had an orthodontic appliance called the 'herbst' put in. Now Big Sister has asked me not to refer to this by name, as she feels like it sounds like an adult transmitted disease. "Mom, just say she got braces." Her feeling was validated by another friend of mine yesterday who, after hearing The Boy talk about Little One's 'herbst', told me I should not allow him to talk about that. The Boy has worn this appliance for a few months now, and I remembered that he had experienced a lot of discomfort at the beginning. But Little One is unfortunately experiencing perpetual pain...so she's home this morning, buried in the distraction of Disney Channel.

The Husband was suppose to attend this morning too, so upon hearing the devastating news that we would not be going, he buried himself under the covers and pretended it was already the weekend.

A few more recaps from the week.....Big Sis chastised me for the 'Vegetarian Blog". Seems it was only the SIL who caved and ate Burger King...and he is insisting that it was only a momentary lapse. They are back on track...still living the 'hippie, outdoorsman, vegetarian' lifestyle. Big Sister has become quite the spokesperson, sending out at least 5 e-mail blasts a day warning against eating meat. The Big Sis can delve into a lifestyle with the best of them.....We'll track her progress in the weeks to come.

This weekend, as shocking as it may seem, The Boy has several baseball games. The good news for me is that a friend recommended some good books to read. The bad news is that I will be accused of being anti-social at the games. There is evidently a fine line between keeping busy at the games and coming across as 'downright rude and anti-social'. This makes me miss The Boy's old team, where I knew all of the parents, and they had no problem with my anti-social behavior. It was well known that I only had a limited amount of conversation to offer...and nobody cared. But this weekend, I will only bring out the book after I have said 'Hello, how's it going?' to everyone....

So until next week, when hopefully the Little One will be feeling better, The Boy will win some games, and the Big Sis will still be eating her veggies....