Happy Thoughts

Happy thoughts...can we just have happy thoughts today? I need a day of humor, a few amusing anecdotes. I woke up at 3:30a.m. with the worst sore throat I've had that I can remember. Could Ethan have shared his strep with me? I have a too much to do to pause for a Dr. appointment. No, a pause I can afford, an appointment with the waiting room is way to big of a block. Blocks should be reserved for naps or shopping for my birthday girl. (Why do I wait until the day before to get something for her birthday?) I wait because I am not a good hider, but my kids are good seekers. They would find anything that might resemble a present.

That reminds me of one year at Christmas. My 3 siblings and I snuck into our parent's bedroom and peeked at all of the Christmas presents. We knew which ones belonged to us, as we all had different and distinct tastes. Imagine our shock when Christmas morning came and my wise parents mixed them all up. My sister was now the owner of the doll I so much wanted. She hated dolls. I wonder if my parents thought we'd be smart enough to trade gifts with one another. Can you just imagine a bartering session on Christmas morning? That might have been fun and amusing, but none of us thought of this option. So instead we were sorely disappointed.

I've never been brave enough to try this method of stopping peekers and seekers. So I am resigned to shop the day before birthdays, and yes right before Christmas too.