Playing truant

Kiki was highly amenable to the substitution of a Mother/Daughter date for the Mother’s Day luncheon. So today we went to see the movie Aquamarine together. Aquamarine is the perfect pre-teen girl movie. Kiki loved it. I found it light and pleasant. Then Kiki and I went out to eat at The Pizza Factory. That was probably a mistake for our budget, but Kiki was delighted to eat out with her mom and I was delighted to eat yummy food that I hadn’t had to prepare. In all it was a very pleasant bonding time with Kiki and a wonderful break from responsibility for me.

But I have to confess that the best part was coming home. Gleek and Patches were waiting on the front steps to greet us. Howard was obviously exhausted, frustrated that he hadn’t gotten more Schlock work done, in pain from his sore neck, and worn out from doing all the dishes I’d left behind. He had every right to be a buzzkill because I’d been gone almost twice as long as we had discussed and the kitchen was a horrible wreck when I left. BUT Howard did not kill my buzz. He did not complain even once. I went out for hours and came back to well tended children and a house that was cleaner than when I left. That was the best part of all.