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I have brewed the perfect cup of coffee. Not that it takes much to please me in the coffee department. But The Daddy brews nuclear coffee that I, because I am lazy, water down instead of brewing my own. This waters down the rich taste as well, of course. So today, since The Daddy is not here, I brewed my own. It is a perfect combination of leaded and unleaded so I won’t feel too jittery. I used just the right amount of everything and I am happy. Yeah, it doesn’t take much. Add to the perfect cup of coffee: the house is quiet and I am listening to Oh Happy Day! by the Edwin Hawkins Singers. (Since I am technologically challenged, follow that link, then click on “Listen to Samples” underneath the groovy-lookin’ guy with the fantastic outfit). I remember this song being played in my house when I was growing up and there’s just something about it that makes me happy. So it has been added to my newly created “My Happy Place” CD.

I have recently determined that I need a life. I know that I have written about this before and, like the Mommy Body Image, I tend to vascillate between “This is just how it’s going to be” and “No! I want! I want!” So, please bear with me. But, for the past couple of weekends, The Daddy has been wanting to spend lots of time with Princess Tater Tot because he has been working long hours. That means The Mommy gets some freedom! Wooohooo! It’s been really, really, really nice and I think I like it. I’m always very glad to get back to The Tot but there is something to be said for being able to go to more than one store without a Toddler Meltdown or multiple car seat mounts and dismounts or Nap Time Infringement (the most heinous of infractions). Or to be able to work on a project without having to wait until nap time or track the whereabouts of The Princess. Side Note: I see these kids who appear to be about Tater Tot’s age sitting docilely next to their parents or walking in the direction their parents want them to go and I think “What the…???”. If I put The Tot down, she’s gone! Off to explore whatever there is to explore and, “No, I would not like to go over there where you’d like me to go, thank you very much”. Maybe she’ll settle down when she’s older but I’m not going to hold my breath. I think that’s just who she is and I love her little spirit. Anyway, back to Mommy Freedom. So, it’s been nice. And I’d like a little more of that. The other day we met a friend of mine that I hadn’t seen in an embarrassingly long time at this great local coffee house and, while it was great to catch up, we did it in between taking turns chasing The Tot and making sure she didn’t run into the street/fall down the slight decline in the grassy area/fall down the stone steps/take someone’s coffee/get too close to the unfamiliar doggie/you get the picture. It would be nice to leave The Tot with The Daddy and just go visit. I also think I’m going to sign up for a pilates class with the local rec department once a week. There’s a class that starts after The Tot’s bed time so there would be minimal disruption to the routine and it would be good for me to get out and DO something that puts me at least in the proximity of other adults. So there you have it. I’ve got a plan. Imagine that. The Daddy teases me because I’ve always got a goal or a plan in the works at all times. How boring life would be if I didn’t…