After Ava’s school buddy, Sarah visited today, all I have to say is two preschoolers are way easier then one preschooler! I couldn’t believe the space and freedom I was granted by the presence of another playmate. I hardly knew what to do with myself.
My friend Kirsten assures me that they novelty of another child wears off, but I’m not convinced.
Take a look at my list.
Thanks to Sarah, today I did not:
- Wear a tiara
- Eat wooden food
- Hide from badgers
- Braid pink pony’s purple hair
- Glue glitter and gemstones on Gingerfoam Men
- Voice a bunny or frog puppet
- Morph into a human jungle gym
And here’s what I got to do:
- Sweep the dust that multiplies on my floor.
- Track down addresses for Christmas cards, update them in my Contacts, and finagle some mail merge thing.
- Stand on my tiptoes on Nate’s desk and single-feed envelopes into the back of our printer, which is on shelf way above his desk. I’m 5’4″, Nate, I’m 5’4″.
- Write notes on our Christmas cards and stuff them into envelopes.
- Lick way too many envelopes.
Wait on second thought, maybe the first list is better.
wait, you’re both 5’4″?! shanel
No, she was talking to Nate, with emphasis, Shanel. “I am 5’4”, dear Nate. I’m telling you again that I’m just 5’4”.” Get it now?
On to my comment, sorry about the tangent:
The first list is better, for a few hours. Then, the second list. Then, you tire of that and need to go back to the first list. Oh, then the second.
So glad for you both that Sarah could come and play!
oh yes, the first list is much better. If only I had more time and energy to do more things that could be added to the first list. So on that note, I am going to go water paint with my kids. Because thats something that would make the first list.
Oh yes…I totally know how it can be “helpful” in many different ways to have playmates over for our kids!!! I agree with Jennifer…sometimes the first list is “better”…then again, sometimes the second list is “needed” for the moment…
We just got your Christmas card today (well, really yesterday, I guess!)…it was so sweet!!! Thanks! 