ode to the '80s

I saw this photo online, and couldn't resist, ahem, borrowing it:




TOO AWESOME.

The partial weekend with extra munchkin went well, of course. Isn't it the things we agonize over that end up going smoothly, and the things we think will be great fun that crash and burn? He was very well-mannered -- more so than our kiddo, I daresay -- and they played nicely together. He seemed delighted to be in a bigger space (he lives in a 2-bdrm apt.) with lots of new (to him) toys. Gave the train table a lot of love that it hasn't seen in awhile. He didn't seem to miss his mom until she came to get him, which was a blessing.

Getting the two of them to sleep was a challenge, but that's any two kids, I'll bet.

The one thing that really set Matt's and my teeth on edge after awhile was the frequent "Why"? s. In retrospect, I think we skirted that stage with Lizzy for the most part. She asks a lot of questions when, say, we are watching a new movie or reading a new book, but she asks them in full sentences, seems to absorb the answer, and asks intelligent follow-up questions. Then, the next time around, she will inform us of all of this information. :) This kiddo seemed to be waiting until the end of the explanation to ask "Why?" again. We figured it was more of a game to him than a way to learn. Which, after about nine straight hours, became wearying. He was also hard to understand -- I forgot how much of a specific kid's pronunciation one picks up on after being around the specific kid a lot.

But all in all, it worked out! Felt good to do someone else a favor, for once. I'm usually on the receiving end of favors. I'll have to try to even the ledger a bit.

We also got an 'invitation prototype' banged out. Then realized we were thinking about two different start times for the wedding. Whoops! But, no major printer disasters, or anything else I feared. The envelope embossing doesn't appear to melt anything inside. Whew.

Next on the agenda: Florist, invitation compiling, envelope addressing. And, getting our new furnace and a/c unit tomorrow! Talk about your zero-thrill purchase. This will be the least bang for my buck (for a few months, at least) EVER.