Monday June 29, 2009

Worst Part of the Day - Had a weird moment at swim lessons today.  I never get to watch Quinn as he is with an instructor and I am with Wes.  This woman came up to me and said, pointing at Quinn, "oh is he yours?"  And I say "yes" and she proceeds to kind of go on and on about what a good sport he is at swimming and how the other mothers and she always try to give him encouragement and didn't know who his mom was ... so I say "Yup that's me the absent mother."  Hard de har har.  So after lessons I stop the instructor and am talking to her (this is the last lesson so I just wanted to get some input) and she is telling me that he just needs some more confidence but is doing well overall.  So I walk back in and the same mom from before comes up to me and says "oh I just felt soooo bad for Quinn today - I just wanted to give him a big ole hug."  And I say "what?  Why??"  And she says "oh he was just so scared and wasn't doing anything and ... wasn't that what the instructor was talking to you about?"  And I say "no.  Not at all."  And she says "oh ... oh ... well it wasn't that big of a deal.  It ... Oh well."  And I'm just staring at her.  Just staring.  And then she just trots away in her dry clothes with her one girl child following obediently.  And I stand there dripping and chilly with two wet children to stip and dress and I'm feeling Mama Bear all over.  I told Erik the story later and he just shook his head and said "don't worry about THAT." 

Also Clarence escaped again.  DERN DOG!!!

Best Part of the Day - Easy, easy bedtime.  Babes must be tired.  Also got tree removal lined up.  Now just have to finish other eight large items off To Do list before leaving for Michigan.