So last night as we are going to sleep Jim whispers, “Did you want to do anything for Valentine’s Day?”
I think I grumbled a little and said, “No.”
Then he says, “Oh I didn’t order flowers this year like you asked.”
Whew- I love getting flowers don’t get me wrong but this year I didn’t want that bill of those flowers.
I told him if he wanted to get flowers just grab some from the grocery store. We agreed, no flowers, no cards, maybe dinner but we’d see how we felt.
This morning when he got up I heard him putzing around the house and I thought good god what is taking him so long then promptly fell back asleep. When I woke up I found this note with three roses. Jim had strategically in the dark planted 9 roses around the apartment for me to find. Coop got into the fun of it yelling, “Look mommy a heart!” helping me out. We found 8 of them and I thought hmm well maybe he just got a cheap batch with only 11 roses?? It was still a nice surprise to wake up to my flower hunt this morning.
Today was errand day- first stop the bank. I went in prepared a tub of prunes a pecans and some flax crackers and Flora plus a bag of toys. The boys entered and said, “ohhhhh new playground!” and proceeded to jump on the couches, run into all the offices with Cooper yelling, “Hi guys!” I was trying to multi-task by being at the teller trying to pay off one of our rental property loans (Thank you Poppi!!) and trying to get the account I had set up for Bear fixed so I could see in on-line. During that time the boys ate everything I brought with me that was to last the whole day, and then moved on to tearing apart this poor man’s desk while I was on the phone with on-line banking. (Which I thought was interesting since when I called on-line banking at home they told me I had to go to the branch??) I pull out a bottle of probiotics and pour out a handful of the little plastic hearts! I start laughing but the lady at the teller didn't quite get it. Then Bear disappears and Cooper starts playing hide and seek with me yelling from behind a pillar, “Mommy where’s Cooper??” I turn and smash- the phone goes flying to the ground and I have hung up on them! The manager comes out and says for security reasons the boys can’t be on this side of the desk. (They were trying their hardest to type something on his keyboard but it was locked.) I’m thinking security? She does realize they can’t read right? But she pulls out a tub of toys and they are then content while I finish things up. The staff actually had a good time with the boys but man I was tired once we left and we still had a lot to do.
My GPS broke so I had to use good ol mapquest to find a Mission downtown to donate all the old baby clothes to. I was so thrilled that I found it without getting lost. The man getting my donation says to me he wishes he could enjoy Valentine’s Day but his wife isn’t with him anymore. My heart broke for him. I told him I was sure she would be with him in spirit and that she loved him. He said, “Oh no I’ll see her tonight she just divorced me!”
Next up- a quick stop at a book and gift store that rents out practitioner rooms. The boys went crazy. Coop was focused on the little waterfall and picking up candles. Bear was focused on pulling down the chimes on the front door and on throwing a candle down that I had to purchase because he dinged it up. We made quick work of it but they were making it REALLY hard to have a conversation with the guy about the rooms. We made it out with only 1 tantrum so that was good.
Next stop- Whole Foods. I figured since Jim had surprised me with the flowers I would surprise him with a nice home cooked meal that was a little special. Did I mention I went during the lunch crush? I cut someone off for a parking spot and cringed but I thought hey I got two kids back off. (Hey it makes me feel better.) It was crazy in there. Isles and isles of flowers and people packed in there. We grabbed a few things and I begged Coop to sit in the shopping cart so I wouldn’t lose him. He didn’t even fuss just got in and I took the easy way out and grabbed some sushi. Not my original plan but it was crazy and the boys were hungry. I had big plans to feed them and then they would nap on the way home. We went outside and sat in the sun. Coop refused to wear his jacket and had a t-shirt on. I chose to leave that battle alone. They chowed down and they even let me change diapers with no fuss. At this point I’m feeling like my kids are the bomb. They have been so good. They are showing no signs of tiredness so we stop off at Wal-mart for some diapers and shampoo and maybe a card. Coop wants me to chase him so he goes off at break neck speed yelling, “I’m gonna get you!” So I start saying “No I’m going to get to get you!” and when I catch him he falls to the ground and I tickle him and he squeals. Well the third time I did it, he literally tried to cuddle up on the floor and said, “Mommy I’m sleepy.” We made a drive by of the card section but I kid you not it was so packed there was a line to just get into the section. I told the boys- looks like no card for daddy! Believe it or not I was even contemplating trying to squeeze in a haircut for they boys until Bear started screaming and then fell asleep 1 minute from home and I thought- I have it made. Easy transfer. Hahaha ha.
I left the sushi/groceries in the car and toted the boys downstairs. Coop climbs into bed and I put Bear down and I swear I don’t know what happened. He freaked out and wanted to nurse. The rule is I don’t nurse for him to go to sleep so I held strong. For 40 long minutes. Inside I was freaking out because the sushi was in the car and I was just imagining the sun beating down on it. Whap! Bear smacked me across the face. So before I returned the favor I put him down in his crib and let him “fuss it out”. Got the sushi- it was fine packed with cold things. Came back he was at the door trying to claw his way out under the door. Put him back in the crib but moved it so he couldn’t crawl out. NOT. He was back at the door soon after. The second time he held on so tight I told him I would hold him if he wouldn’t nurse. Do you know he didn’t even try? So he’s out within seconds and I finally come out to do some work.
At some point I managed a call to Jim to check in about this potential 12th rose. He had me searching all over. This apartment is only so big. Turns out it was behind the television, I just had not turned it on or even looked in that direction. But that mystery was solved. So the one wilted rose in the bunch is from being behind the tv all day.
So then suddenly Cooper wakes up screaming… and screaming and screaming. What the heck is going on? I think he's up and bring him out to the living room but he falls back asleep on me. Then Bear is awake and screaming. My little angels just turned on me! So Bear was up and he proceeded to poke at Coop until he woke up. I “prepared” dinner and cleaned the house and put a nice smelly candle on. The boys and I made a card for Jim. I mean really it’s the least I can do right? Jim gets home and hands me a bag. He got me a very sentimental gift and he actually made me the most beautiful card I’ve ever received. He actually came up with a list of 10 things unique to just us. I’m such a lucky woman. To top it off he gave me some lotto tickets. “Lotto for Lovers” to be exact. I ran around the apartment yelling, “I won the lottery whooo hoooo!”
So the day was fun, I can see why I don’t pack all of our errands into one day though. I like Valentine’s Day in a way because it’s nice to just remind each other how much you love each other but sometimes I think who needs another Hallmark holiday you know? But if Jim made me a card like that every year man I’d be one happy chica. Hope everyone had a great day!
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