Come Monday, It Won't Be Alright

8:22 am
Finally woke up. Thinking how nice it was that Dede was home after two nights away and that she got up with Bode...and Gavin. Maybe I should blog about that? Boring, no good.

10:37 am
The family divides and conquers. Gavin and I take the mall trip. Dede and B Frey take the Meijer trip. Maybe I should blog about shopping with your kids? Today's shopping uneventful though, no good.

12:06 pm
Make lunch for Gavin...leftover pizza and some cucumbers and pears. Interesting conversation, but I've already blogged about lunch convo with G. Repeats already? No good.

12:45 pm
I need a nap (sleeping in and not going to work really wears me out). Convince G to lay down. Start to read. G ticks me off so no reading. He falls asleep. I fall sleep. Maybe I should blog about how awesome he is? Old topic, no good. Suck.

2:34 pm
Wake up. Dede and Bode home. Move to couch. Bode's cranky so I offer to take him. He falls asleep on my chest; tiny fingers holding tight to the collar of my shirt. So sweet. Maybe I should blog about that? Has potential, keep in mind.

4:05 pm
Dede gone to school. Prepping pork chops. Check on Bode who is already eating tray that Dede made for him before he fell asleep on me earlier. Why didn't I see she gave him refried beans? He is a mess. I hate cleaning up messes. Maybe I should blog about things you do for your kids that you wouldn't do for anything else? I let G vomit on me once. That could be a funny sidebar. Not as promising as earlier idea, it's out.

6:27 pm
Gavin has iPod hooked to television and dancing like a fool. Tells me he is working on his walking handstand move. Bode standing against chair and bouncing up and down and nodding his head. Lovin' that those boys love music so much. Blog? Definitely has promise. I remember the first song Gavin danced to before he could even walk, Drinking Dark Whiskey. I'm pretty proud of how we encourage them to enjoy music. This could be the winner. Started the blog entry. Still thinking about Bode falling asleep on me though. Kids are such great cuddlers.


6:30 pm
Gavin's doing the worm. Tells me that one time when Lily was babysitting, he was doing the worm and "tooting all day, all day." Texted Lily. She remembers. Maybe I should blog about how we've had so many Rock Star babysitters and how important it is to choose Rock Star babysitters? So true, but could get long. Save that for the book. 

7:10 pm
Just put Bode down. Two straight nights without a bottle for him. Woohoo! Come downstairs. Gavin wants to watch Wheel of Fortune for his pre-bed TV show. Woohoo! So much better than Curious George. I used to watch Wheel of Fortune with my grandparents. Good memories. Blog? Probably not.

7:41 pm
Thought I got out of Curious George for the night, but G picks a very old Curious George book to read. Suck. George smokes a pipe in this book? That wouldn't fly if written today. Already did a book blog, no good.

7:51 pm
Gavin in bed. Tigers' time. Crap, forgot to set DVR up. Missed Delmon's home run in his first at-bat.

8:19 pm 
Gavin at top of steps. Complaining about mosquito bites. Too lazy to go upstairs and get anti-itch cream. Tell him to wrap himself so, so tight in his sheet and he won't feel them. Wow, it worked. He walks back into room. Maybe I should blog about some of my stupid ideas that turn out to be gems? If so, include cake-eating shorts.

8:59 pm
Gavin still not sleeping. "Can you come sleep with me one minute?" Tempting, but..."Why don't you come down here and lay with me?" Pause the Tigers.

9:02 pm
Wondering what is happening with Tigers. Turn it back on even though G still on my lap.

9:10 pm
Jim Thome hits his 600th home run. Well, he hit it three minutes ago, but I'm a little behind. Maybe I should start a sports blog tonight? Wife might kill me for wasting more time, no good.

9:12 pm
Now the other kid fell asleep on my chest today too. Listening to G breathe while asleep is so peaceful. Must be a sign. Scrap the music blog, write about the tender moments in parenting. Try not to tear up. Crap.

9:56 pm
Game over. Dede's home. Gotta get the blog written.

10:10 pm
Should I talk about co-sleeping in general too? 18.1 million results in 0.19 seconds when you Google it. People have strong feelings about it both ways, but I really don't. Ask Dede if it would be distasteful to include a Michael Jackson joke? She laughs which means it would be funny, but doesn't answer.

10:45 pm
Don't like what I've written so far. Setting it aside to spend the iTunes gift card Dede got in the mail today. Eric Church. Check. Miranda Lambert. Check. Maybe I should blog about how smokin' hot Miranda Lambert is?

11:01 pm
No closer to new blog entry. Listening to great new music though. I'm hungry. Dede finds a pumpkin roll in the back of the fridge. Score!

12:22 am
Everyone's asleep. Have eaten a bunch of junk from the fridge while trying to come up with blog ideas. Make mental note to try Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred tomorrow.

12:33 am
Wow, it's Tuesday. No blog for Monday I guess. Suck.