Today, I went to Dayton to meet up with Chris. We’re desperately trying to wrap up some way overdue projects. We reserved today to finish one. Chris bargained back that if he wrapped it up early, we could go to IKEA and I could peek in on their house-shopping process.
By mid-morning we were sitting in the IKEA restaurant, calling Beth to let her know we’d posted their site, and eating a 99¢ breakfast.
Tom took the kids for the day, and his mom came over to lend a hand.
When I walked in the door at 5pm, I was ambushed by two kids who were bursting with so much excitement that they could hardly spit words out. “Mom! Card! Project! Birthday!” While I had been away, they had clearly been working on some things for my birthday tomorrow.
They couldn’t stand it, and with my permission, they busted out their birthday creations early. Barb had brought over her stamping supplies and helped each one of them make me a card. And then Tom, the Most Amazing Dad Ever, had coordinated a project where they made me dinosaur stuffed animals. Neko drew the outlines on a large piece of fleece, and then Tom and his mom frantically spent part of the day sewing them together. Shep helped with color selection. Neko drew on eyes.
And now I am the proud owner of a purple t-rex and a green stegosaurus (which, of course, Neko and Shep demanded back to sleep with tonight). It’s shaping up to be a top-notch birthday.