I have had a nasty, nasty day. Grrrr… can’t tell you how angry I was today at so many things. Coming home it took every ounce of energy to stop, change, re-start my mood. Sebastian and I drove Tess to a PPA meeting and upon returning played with the Etch ‘N Sketch. We had a fun time. I sat there sipping my Myers Rum ‘n Coke when Sebastian playfully asked, “Daddy, why do you need a drink?” I thought to myself, “buddy, don’t get me started,” but replied verbally with, “I enjoy a nice drink at the end of the day, Sebastian. Is it my run to draw?”
“Naaaawt yeeeet!” he teasingly answered.
Seb is now happily in bed. Sitting here at the computer, it took even more energy to play some praise and worship music to steer this angry ship back in the right direction. I had a wonderful lunch today with a great friend, Dale, who I know from Union Church. After lunch I stopped in at St. John’s Cathedral for a few minutes of prayer and meditation. Wow… obviously did that wrong… KABOOM, BATMAN! Arrived back at work to find bogies all over me… ARGH… shared with one subordinate what was going on and hE jokingly taunted me over and over. More grrrr… shared with another subordinate what was going on and SHE said, “my gosh that’s terrible, horrible, I HATE when that happens, what are you going to do?” (Note to self: give her a raise, delegate more to him.)
Tess phoned in the middle of this whole thing and she had to deal with the fall-out of the wrath of Charles… of course this made cute-little-Sunday a distant memory. However, I promised myself to post pictures of the Sunday walk along Bowen Road.
Yes, yesterday we strapped the Kettler Quad Trike to the roof of the van and went for a family outing. Given my nasty mood, I will provide the abridged version. First, found perfect parking spot at start of Bowen Road, beautiful and popular walk along side of mountain in Hong Kong. Second, loaded trips into Trike. Third, put Sebastian in charge of steering. Fourth, walked about 25 minutes, turned around and walked back. Observations: with the occasional corrections, Sebastian did amazingly well steering the ENTIRE time. Really wonderful… very proud. Carys cried for the last half of the trip, holding her arms up in the air begging to be picked up. We didn’t. Missed the cue… thought she was Praising God instead. No guilt, though. Back in the car everyone, including Carys, was extremely happy to be sucking from their water bottles as Dad secured said Trike to top of car. Overall, fantastic time with Tantalising Tess, Terrific Trio and Sebastian. Can’t wait to do it again, he says smilingly… Grrrr.
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Charles,
I have many many days like that myself and I can relate .
You enjoy that rum and coke , take some deep breaths and know that in a few short weeks, you will be sitting on the dock in the Okanagan,, relaxing and re-energizing. I will take on the task of being your personal bartender.
Hope you have a better day!!
Auntie Pammie
ps) LOVE the pics
Love the pics, did you get very many questions from people? There is a Christian radio station in Seattle that I listen to when driving in the car. Reception isn’t the best, but I have a 30 minute highway commute to work and it helps both at the start and end of my day. Sounds like you are ready for the vacation, bring lots of sunscreen.
sorry about the bad day!!! Rum and Coke, and etch a sketch is the way to relax!!!! Still love the quad bike!!! You are in my thoughts and prayers this week.. hope to see you tonight..
xo lyns
too bad you don’t have a dog to kick, huh.
It won’t be long and you will be able to send the girls out shopping, while Seb, Jasper and you sit poolside with a very cold glass of beer in hand! You just have to wait – well another 15 years!
rum and coke is a good thing. so are the pictures of the four kidlets and tess with the new trike. don’t forget to print that one out and sit it on your desk for days such as yesterday. and of course, there is always instant mac-n-cheese for a five minute vacation (okay, it’s not chocolate….).
thank you for taking the time to post pix of your walk, even though it was the last thing you wanted to do. so selfless, always thinking of your adoring public!
p.s. since you got seb the other two leap frog vids, just what am i suppose to get him for his birthday this year? owel, maybe there will be new ones by then.
The quad trike is SUPER-COOL! Way to go, Magnificent shopper! And wow, Sebastian is an amazing bike rider. He will be fit enough for the Tour de France, if he keeps up that pace, giving the trio as many rides as they would like!
Sorry about the bad day, hope things improve rapidly at work. Sounds like it’s all pretty good at home. Playing with your kids is great therapy, as long as you have time to get into it.
Best wishes,
SheilaC
mom to 5 year old triplets, in Canada.