Yesterday, I moved all of the "outdoor" toys to the back of the van so that my children could have something to play with while they also got some much needed fresh air and sunshine. Last night we went to the store and bought needles and a pump to pump up all of our balls so that we could take them to the beach to play with today... in the sunshine. I stayed up late, made sure the dishes were done and the laundry was still going, planned the entire day's curriculum for today around going to the beach... to play in the sunshine, and did my Ireallywanttostopwantingtopukewhenilookinthemirror workout. I went to bed at two this morning.

Everyone rises around sevenish, gets dressed for the beach, packs our stuff for the beach, and proceeds to take Mr. Monkey to work so we can go enjoy some of that sunshine, salty sea air, and sand. We go outside and it has been raining at some point. There is a thick layer of clouds in the sky and it is not showing any signs of clearing. Then to add insult to injury, it sprinkles all the way home from dropping Mr. Monkey off at work. We have had nothing except beautiful days for the last couple of weeks. Today, I make a huge effort to go outside and play, and it is raining. The weather person says it will be raining on and off for the next few days. Fucker.

Posted by gwendolyn on December 06, 2001 at 09:34 AM