I think the day I would like to have is Sit-on-the-Couch day. I’ve been nursing a cough… Rex and I have mommy and me coughs right now. Before I had kids, if I felt off I could put on my pajama pants, my worn sweatshirt from the ’80s, and watch trash TV on the couch while I ate chicken soup.
Well, that ain’t going to happen. But, oh, if it could. That’s the gift I would want.
Does V Day make you warm and fuzzy? Or lonely and sad? Check out what the moms of Momversation.com have to say about it. I have not been given official word, but I have a feeling it might be the last Momversation panel I share with Heather Armstrong of Dooce.com. It was announced a couple of weeks ago that she has signed a deal with HGTV for online and TV work. So my guess is she won’t have time for Momversation any more. Congrats on the deal Heather! And welcome to the world of basic cable.
Meanwhile, let me know if your husband cares a rat’s ass about valentine’s day.
Only two weeks to start feeling conflicted, miserable, or immune. That’s right. Valentine’s Day is almost here.
Most of the time it’s positioned as a lover holiday, but I liked those store-bought Valentine’s that we used to exchange in elementary school. You know, if you give one to one, you give it to all. I just loved giving them and getting them. I didn’t think, “The school makes everyone in your class give them.” I thought, “Wow, look at all these valentines!”
When I was about 11, I made or bought, can’t remember, Valentine’s presents for my sister and parents. They didn’t give me anything, but I didn’t think about it. Then I went to do errands with my mom. She ran into the grocery store while I dreamed of putting money in a bank (I don’t remember where in the shopping center I was). Anyway, my mom pulled up, and I got in the car. On the passenger’s seat was a potted red tulip. She said I had been so sweet to everyone else on Valentine’s Day, and she wanted to do something for me. It made me so happy.
I think that was the high point.