So anyway that is never going to happen again with any man. Today was a low-key day with Dad having a meeting in the morning. We’d had to have another talk about the HSA account which they are now going to double the monthly contribution. I can’t be too entitled about it but I also think it’s reasonable to feel like the married executive director with a family should be getting at least the same amount as the single program director. God works things out but you still have to be smart.
The boys worked on re-taping lights to the nativity scene that is meant to go outside. I came home from work the other day to find the bright orange extension cord snaked behind the front door welcome mat. I thought it was odd but didn’t think anything else of it. Later that night before supper I went downstairs and saw the Christmas totes were in the schoolroom. I thought it was odd but it must not have been odd enough for me to wonder more. I went upstairs and asked about the cord.
Dad and all of the boys looked at each other and smiled. I looked at one of my sons and thought they must’ve all been keeping a secret from me, one of those “don’t tell mom” scenarios. I said. oh great, Judah has a chainsaw now or some other dangerous kind of side project. So then we all stood up from the table and Josh walked me to the door and made me close my eyes. I truly thought he was going to show me the chainsaw until we were further out the door and I started to reconsider.
Him and my son had put up Christmas lights on the house. I had walked right past the lights when I had come home and found the two of them in the living room. He said that he had counted on and was pretty sure I wouldn’t notice. Later they told me that after I had come inside and gone to stay in bed for a while they looked at each other and grinned with satisfaction. Ever since then the lights seem so obvious. I worked a little more on our Thanksgiving meal planning and finished that part.
Later this afternoon the boys had a 5K turkey trot race. All of us were registered for either that or the mile. I wasn’t going to end up doing it but Elianna convinced me to walk with Grandma. I really didn’t feel right having her walk it by herself. So that was actually really fun. We ran into the boys running back from their turnaround spot. They were running together and ended up getting first and second half a second apart. Grandma and I got sub-25 which was my goal and I was proud of it.
