Saturday's To Do List:

Mom's at work today so it's just the boys and I. Much as we'd all love to sit around playing Wii in our underwear, we should probably get some shit done. Today's list of shit to do:

1.Get boys dressed, teeth brushed, fed. (not necessarily in that order) -10:06am done!
2. Remember all of the above for myself. - 10:06am done!
3. Best Buy for a new Wii game and possibly a new cordless phone. -1:27pm got the phone, no luck on the game
4. Home Depot for a little window (?) shopping.
5. Gardening. Need to expand the flower beds up front and nobody else seems to be doing it. Less grass=less grass to cut.
6. Laundry, as always.
7. Find snow shovel to clean all the toys out of the living room.
8. Remove the last of the wall paper from the bathroom so we (I) can finally get around to painting it.
9. Water indoor plants. Apparently they need that. -10:06am done!

... there's no real end to this list...

Ok, 9:12am and both boys are now in their rooms for some "quiet" time. Guess the first step in this list would be getting off my ass.

Another Saturday Morning

It's 9:04am, both boys have been fed, one's upstairs watching the Empire Strikes Back and the other's down here playing on the Wii. Mommy is at work (and oh so happy about that), Daddy is on his second load of laundry, second cup of coffee and third eggo. It's sunny out so I know I'm going to have to get the monkeys out at some point today. Right now though, it's daddy time. The dishes, vacuuming, all around general disaster that is our house will still be there after my coffee.

Saturday Afternoon, part five: Out to Lunch

So full of energy, life, vigour and only half the day gone! I got home from my ride to discover Bern sitting on the floor of our room glassy-eyed and drooling. I recognized the destructive work of my child-demons. I offered to take them out of the house for awhile so she could detox but she decided taking them out for lunch at the White Spot would be a good idea. Less work for us and we could let them burn off some energy in the kids' area at the mall. So lunch went like this:


GO TO YOUR ROOM NOW! from Zoo Keeper on Vimeo.

I left the restaurant with chicken quesedilla in my stomach, a headache, and a little less of my soul. Then came the play area. Large groups of children are much like dogs or cats that have been left to the wild. They turn feral and dangerous. Turn your back for a second or show a hint of weakness and they're on you like jackals fighting for the tender bits.

Almost bath time and then bed for the kids. I don't think we have anything to drink in the house but I'm sure Bern has some cooking wine somewhere.

Saturday Morning, part four: Not So Lazy

Not so lazy from Zoo Keeper on Vimeo.

This was at about 10:30 this morning. Two minutes later I rode past about a 100 ducks and seagulls. They started taking off as I got close to them and I'd regretted putting the camera away since that would have made a really cool video. Then it started raining duck shit and I was very glad I didn't have video evidence of me squealing like a little girl.

Saturday Morning, part three: Domestic Interlude

9:40am That's penguin number one and penguin number 8. If you're looking for clarification you'll have to ask Liam. Last night at 10pm while he sat in bed with us still WIDE awake they were penguins one and two.

Just in case you're wondering if this lazy bastard is going to do anything today, I'll have you know that I've already done a load of laundry, washed the dishes, the sink, the counters, the top of the stove and made sure the boys were fed/changed/peed and kept from killing each other. Might even drag my ass out for a bike ride after Bern wakes up. So piss off. What have you done today?

Must have had a good nights sleep since I'm feeling some energetic/creative. Or maybe it's just the amphetamines.

Saturday Morning, part one: A New Hope

8:16am After breakfast this morning Connor asked if he could watch a movie. As I was about to ask whether he wanted Happy Feet or Mighty Machines he hands me Star Wars. I had to wipe away the tears so I could find the open/close door on the DVD player. Sigh. One minute you want to post them on Craig's List, then next you just want to hug them and never let go.