TToT – Lazy and Late

November 2, 2014 Off By Lisa

I am late to the party this week.

We’ve had a very lazy weekend and I kinda want to get back to that since the next few will keep us hopping! But I’m going to get this in under the wire, thanks to Dyanne for giving me a little poke.

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One of the Rotten Boys came down with something this week and was feeling very poorly. Cat Three puked up everything he had in him around mid-week and then did his typical thing, which is go to hide until he feels better. Only this time it dragged on for a few days so I got worried. I remembered something Dyanne mentioned about one of her kitties being sick recently, so I bounced it off of her. So I’m thankful to Dyanne for stepping in as Doctor Kitty this week. Today, Cat Three seems much more like himself. Right now he’s grooming and primping and I know he walked across the kitchen table at least once today – back to his usual tricks. I’m thankful he seems to be feeling better. I am also quite thankful that his yerf piles landed on hard floors, not carpets. Always a good thing.

This week my Mom, Super Sister, and I went to see Frankie Valli in concert. That was quite possibly the most fun evening I’ve had at a concert. Great music, tons of people singing and enjoying themselves, and Frankie’s backup boys are both talented and adorable. Win. We had a great dinner before the concert which was also awesome. I’m glad we got to spend a fun evening together.

And as an offshoot of that, I’m thankful that Kidzilla and the Hub managed to get through the evening without me with minimal frustration. For some reason, Zilla still likes to give her Fab Dad a hard time when he’s flying solo on bedtime duty. Overall, they had a nice dinner date, played some games, and things didn’t go too terribly off-kilter at bedtime.

I’m thankful that Zilla’s behavior in school was much better this week. Even Friday with costume parade and Halloween party in the mix she did just fine. We had one bump in the road mid-week, but she pulled it together the next day. Once again, her team of teachers has been wonderfully communicative and supportive and for that we are grateful.

I am always thankful that Kidzilla is a willing healthy eater. She’s usually pretty adventurous, with the exception of a recent period of finicky eating. But that seems to be over. This week, she talked me into a horned melon, also known as the kiwano. Like the dragon fruit, this is ugly but delicious. We tried it straight with some banana. I’m thinking it would also be delicious over Greek yogurt with some pomegranate seeds.

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Let me go back to Frankie Valli for a minute. We happened to be seated next to a young woman with Down Syndrome and a couple who appeared to be her parents. That girl had such a good time – she kept hugging her parents and thanking them throughout the show. She sang and danced and shook everything she had. She was clearly having the time of her life. At one point, her mother tried to get her to sit down because she thought she was getting in our way – my sister and I assured her it was completely fine. She seemed sad for a minute, then went back to dancing like she had been when she thought no one was watching. I was glad to have been able to see such complete joy.

I am thankful for the extra hour this weekend. Yet another reason to love fall. And Kidzilla and the Rotten Cats seem to be adjusting better than they usually do, so that’s even better.

I am thankful for a fun evening on Friday night. Zilla dressed up for her school parade and Halloween party at school and then we had plans for some trick-or-treating in the evening. We didn’t make it to very many homes at all and Zilla kind of had her heart set on doing it big this year. We ended up spending a couple of hours at our final stop with my Mom, the Super Sister, and Zilla’s Godfather Uncle D. and his wife Aunt D. It was a really fun evening. Zilla only indicated at bedtime that she was slightly disappointed that we only knocked on a couple of doors, but she was really very cool about it. As it turns out, the Great Pumpkin left her a little surprise on the kitchen table the next morning and she was completely delighted to have a new friend to play with.

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I am thankful for a lovely lunch date with an old friend, some new information on leads for my self-employed-ness, and some positive connections with parents of Kidzilla’s classmates.

I am thankful for beautiful sunsets that look like the sky is on fire and the best chicken salad ever, made entirely from leftovers in my fridge. We’ll be having the remainder of the chicken salad on toasted Tuscan garlic bread for dinner…so good!

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I am thankful that whatever nasty germ Super Sister caught has not showed itself here. Is that wrong? I feel terrible that my Sister feels so awful – gave up show tickets tonight and everything. But we have had enough germ here this fall to last me for quite a while. I’ll make her some soup and leave it on the doorstep if she wants…

In five minutes, I am going to be thankful for my yoga pants.

What about you? What moments made you happy and thankful this week? Share ’em or link ’em! And have a wonderful week ahead!

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