We head to my parents lake home today! Hopefully Will does MUCH better on the drive this time. I think/hope having Paul in the back seat with him will help. I'm excited for some extra time with my sister and niece. And Paul is very very very excited about the trip since he couldn't come with 2 weeks ago. He's been asking how soon we leave for PapaNana's and what time we are leaving and so on. He made a really cute Father's Day card for my dad. I think my dad will love it! Little kid drawings are just the best!
Here are three things on my mind this week!
1. Paul has an imaginary blue cat named Jax. Pete the Cat is blue so I think that's where he got the idea for a blue cat as we've read a lot of those books and he has watched the show on Amazon Prime. He doesn't play with Jax but talks about him all the time and will say "oh Jax has seen/done that" when he hears us talking about something. Jax has 4 homes - two in California, one in Minnesota and one in Arizona so he is quite the real estate mogul! He has a roommate named Snoopy who is also a cat. Jax drives a little blue car to visit Paul sometimes, and recently he told me that Jax's family is from Vietnam. I am certain that I did not know there was a country called Vietnam when I was 4! We think he learned about Vietnam through Wild Kratts or ABC Mouse which is one of his favorite aps on his iPad. I love Paul's vivid imagination! I wonder when Jax will move on and not be part of our lives anymore! It will be a sad day because I love hearing about Jax's shenanigans.
2. I was back in the office yesterday for the first time since the first week of May! It was nice to see people in person again! I had a really busy, full day and the day ended with happy hour with a client. I don't necessarily LOVE being back in the office, but I can see that there are benefits to being in the office. A couple of things came up during the day and it was nice to walk over to a coworker and ask a question versus sending an email or instant message.
3. It's going to be HOT while we are at the lake, like upper 90s! I am hoping we can convince Paul to swim/play in the water. Hopefully seeing how much Will enjoys it will help? Will seems to have no fear of the water and just wants to climb right in! The water felt shockingly cold 2 weeks ago but I think it should feel more welcoming this weekend with the warmer weather we've had lately!
That's all from me today. Did or the kids in your life have an imaginary friend? I vaguely remember having one but don't remember much about her!
11 comments:
Aw, how cute about the imaginary cat! Hope your trip goes well! Sounds like it will be perfect swim weather!
I had an imaginary friend. Gebba. He lived in the telephone box (the box on the wall where all the phone cords or whatever phones were like back then) went. I think I had him till I was about 5 or so when I started school and got real friends!
Have fun at the lake. Hot as all get out here today...
Have a great time! Glad the weather is cooperating and hope the drive + visit go smoothly and are a lot of fun for everyone.
I didn't have a specific imaginary friend but I spent years pretending (quasi-believing) my favourite sports teams have live video feeds into my house. I convinced myself if I cheered hard enough or talked to posters on my wall it would help them do better. And now I officially sound crazy...haha!
My kids don't have imaginary friends, but they make up nicknames for each other and have imaginary roles (Abby has a nickname when she's playing Levi's pet dog, for example).
The lake sounds like the perfect place to be this weekend with the heat! Glad you get help getting up there, traveling with little is so challenging!
Ooh, I hope your trip to the lake is pleasant... I'm picturing Jax driving along beside you in his blue car. Yes, you will need to spend lots of time in the water- upper 90s, ack. Have a great time!
Are you going to be back in the office full-time or is this a once or twice a week/month kind of thing? What do you think about a hybrid schedule for being in the office?
How cute about Jax! I didn't have an imaginary friend but my daughter does! Her friend's name is Kara, she travels frequently (California, MI, CO), lives across the field, has long flowing hair with flowers in it...
Have so much fun at the lake!!! Looks like we're in for some GREAT weather in the midwest for a bit now, so I really hope it's that way for you, too! I think the boys will have so much fun!!! Enjoy every minute.
That story about Jax is so cute! I never had an imaginary friend but Toy Story came out when I was a kid and I was DESPERATE for all of my dolls to "come alive" for me. They were OBVIOUSLY doing it while I wasn't there so why couldn't they do it while I WAS there?! Ha.
I love that Paul has an imaginary friend and that the stories are so elaborate! I do not remember having an imaginary friend but o would have to ask my mom as I forget most of that time in my life. I do remember having tea parties but I think I did it with my stuffed animals and don't remember if I just made up voices for them or what.
I'm so glad that the weather has improved for your days at the lake. Has Paul gotten any more comfortable with the water this year?? I remember my long days spent at the river fondly so I hope that he starts getting into it soon!
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