Girly day

Today Kiki, Gleek, Janci, and I had a “spa day” where we painted fingernails, put glitter on Gleek’s face, and tried out some hair treatments. The hair treatments were a highlight for Kiki. We tried out a recipe that involved glopping eggs into the hair and letting it sit for 30 minutes. Kiki happily sat to have her hair done and then insisted that I have my hair done too. As soon as the egg started to go into my hair, Kiki danced with glee. In fact all the kids found mommy with egg in herhair to be delightfully funny. I don’t know that the treatment did much for the health of my hair, but it was worth doing to provide amusement for the children.

We also fixed a yummy lunch including shrimp, chicken, and rice pilaf. Then Janci provided us with a yummy no-bake cheescake. Naturally the kids didn’t eat much of the shrimp, chicken, or rice. They filled up on cheescake and cheerios and pringles. In case anyone was wondering, Bacon Ranch Pringles are nasty. I couldn’t even finish one of them. Patches seemed to like them though. He gobbled his way through half the can. Of course he doesn’t call them pringles. He calls them Spuddies ala Over The Hedge. Spuddies are his new favorite food group and he begs for them constantly.

Patches didn’t participate in any of the spa activities, but he still had a good day. He acquired a Star Wars puzzle and I helped him assemble it twice. The second time both Janci and I sat with him in the front room and we took turns removing some pieces from the puzzle so that Patches could put them back in. It was an enjoyable diversion in Janci and my conversation.

Link didn’t participate in any of the girly stuff either. Instead he set up a marble circle on the floor of his room using yarn and tape. Then he hauled Kiki upstairs for a game of marbles. They had lots of fun. Patches wanted to play too, but they wouldn’t let him, which is why he came to me in tears saying “No one will play with me” and I agreed to do the puzzle for the second time.

Gleek had a great day. Not only did she get to paint multiple layers of fingernail polish, but she got glitter on her face. Then as soon as she mentioned wanting to play with a friend, that friend called.

It was a good day for everyone.