Wonderful Weekend

Thursday came and went and was pretty much still icky altogether. I worked my tail off putting the kids' rooms back together after the wood floors were installed. And, then Thursday night I emptied out the living/dining area/our bedroom so the workers (who sing badly) could get started in those rooms. By 11:55pm on Thursday I was whipped.

But, then Friday happened. And, Friday means the beginning of the weekend.

Normally I'm not much for the weekends. I love church on Sunday, but everything else about the weekend kind of throws me for a loop. I like the schedules and routines during the week. They bring me comfort...always knowing what we're doing, what we're having for dinner, where we'll be heading.

The weekends are different. I often slack on the menu planning--leaving me feeling slightly panicked when 4pm rolls around since I have no idea what we're eating for dinner. Sometimes we're just as busy on the weekends as we are on the weekdays. But, if we're out and about on weekends, there's more traffic to deal with during the day.

This weekend, however, was wonderful. Animesh had a meeting out at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort in San Antonio. We've been there many, many times before--mostly during the summer--but since Animesh had this great big FREE suite, we thought we'd join him.

It was too chilly to swim. And too rainy to visit Sea World (located across the highway from the hotel). So, we chilled and found other things to do. If I'd remembered my camera, I could show you the fun we had. Instead, I'll tell you about our fun trip to the book store with a surprise visit from Cat in the Hat, our mini shopping spree for Priya, our viewing of the new Hanna Montana movie, our fun dinner party (kids in one room with camp counselors and 200 adults in another room enjoying adult beverages and adult conversation), and our yummy lunch on Sunday celebrating my dad's birthday. The weather was warm and sunny. The kids' behavior was stellar. And, while I was tired, I enjoyed the weekend immensely.

The singing dudes finished up the wood floors today. I'll spend the evening putting the house back together and getting back in the Word. It's been awhile and I'm missing it.

Priya and I had a rough day today...a privilege was taken away from her for an inexcusable behavior. She cried last night and this morning. I nearly cried. She sulked all day at school...causing her teacher to talk to me when I picked Priya up. After consulting with other mom friends I'm confident I did the right thing. I told Priya I love her so much that I have to discipline her when she makes bad choices (she stared at me like I was an alien when I said that). But, what I didn't expect was how much it hurt me. Almost as much as it hurt her. Sigh. No one ever said parenting was easy. In fact, don't you think it gets more complicated the older our children become?

On a random note, I cannot get this song on the playlist out of my head. The Easter Bunny brought Priya the soundtrack to Hannah Montana: The Movie, and we've listened to it non-stop. Even I know all the words. It helped when we saw the movie this weekend...but now I want to learn how to do the Hoedown Throwdown.

Who knows? Maybe I will.