Twenty10:31

Today was all about the kids. I spent the morning with Jack and the afternoon with Kaitlin. We call it mommy/daughter and mommy/son time. I don't get a lot of quality time with my kids, so I treasure every second when I do. I am with my kids 24/7 but most of our time is structured and scheduled. Jack decided he wanted to spend our time together building his Lego Star Wars Battleship. What this really means is that I spent four hours putting it together while he cheered me on. Four hours. Did I mention four hours? The sad news is that my nephew Colby can put one together twice this size in half the time. Clearly I need an upgrade in my megabites.....my brain just doesn't work that fast. This was Jack's idea of quality time......I would have rather been at the park. His reaction, however, made the four hour process worth every minute. He went on and on in precious Jack fashion about how totally awesome his battleship is and how thankful he is that I built it. I don't sit down very well, so four hours of sitting and concentrating felt like like torture to me. I was about to explode when it was done. I could have run 5 miles after that process if I didn't have to hurry and get ready for quality time with Kaitlin.

Kaitlin chose ice skating at the local rink for our Q~time.....our tradition. We've been doing this for 6 years. This was our way of spending time alone after Jack was born. I still love it.....and I get better every time I go. I am now that dork who does spins and flies by everyone like a show off. Kaitlin is getting very comfy on the ice after all these years. She's a little pro now. We took Carsyn today. She is my little clone, I sware. I was fearless as a child and she is too. After about 30 minutes of skating she was trying tricks she wasn't ready for. She finally said her legs were about to fall off and we left after 2 hours. Thank Goodness.....after carrying her and holding her up that long, my arms were dying. They are now functioning at about 30%. They ache.....but spending the day with my girls was just perfect. I'll take the aches. As I was skating around the rink, I realized how important these times are. I spend way too much time functioning on a robotic level.....checking off the next item on my never ending list of things to do. I realized I needed more of this. Date nights with my man, and outings with my kids. This is what life is supposed to be about.

Zamboni time

There is always a show off hockey player out there while the ice is being cleaned. I guess it's the entertainment.