how i spent my memorial day weekend

(The latest addition to the recent prolific film work by the husband.)

Lilah's 9th Birthday from ehernandez on Vimeo.

cheeto punctuation

Enough said.

how can something wrong feel so right

Ed and Elian have been out of town since Thursday, while Norman and I have been holding down the fort.

As guilty as I feel for saying this, it's been awesome. As much as I love my boys, I love my alone time. And their time away has let me get a lot of things done that I've been putting off for a long time. Stupid things like putting bags of hand-me-down clothes away that I keep tripping over every time I go into the little man's closet; getting rid of stupid little toys that I know he won't miss (crossing fingers) -- actually they're in a "holding pattern" just in case; and finally washing the covers for our comfy-room chair and giving the chair a good vacuum. I know that doesn't seem very exciting but it is a huge load off my shoulders to get crap like that done.

Don't get me wrong, I've been having some nice rest and relaxation too. Friday night I rented Mama Mia which while it was a happy, nice movie, it was a little too much singing and forced-in Abba songs for my taste. It was fun seeing Meryl Streep in that kind of role though. Looked like she was having a blast. I paused Mama Mia to watch the Farrah Story. Nothing like pausing a happy movie to ball your eyes out and then restarting the happy movie again. Hello? Emotional roller-coaster?!?

Saturday morning I cashed in one of the two gift certificates I got from my boys for a hot stone massage. Wow. I have to say it was one of the most painful massages I've ever received, but in a good way. The massage therapist was so busy working out my knots that I think he forgot about the relaxing hot-stone part. But it was awesome. Last night I had some friends over for drinks and snacks. Then, this morning I took Norman for a long walk. It is a beautiful sunny day, all the trees are in bloom and my iPod on shuffle seemed to be playing all the perfect songs.

The boys come home in about an hour and I can't wait to see them. My only regret is that I haven't hit any of the Art-a-Whirl events happening in our neighborhood. I searched a good half hour for the trolley route online and couldn't find it. Maybe I can convince the boys to visit a studio or two when they get home. Yeah, I'm sure that's what they'll want to do after being in the car for five hours.

a special message for mama

A special message for Mama. from ehernandez on Vimeo.

if he keeps this up, i'm going to expect a video a month

May Day Parade from ehernandez on Vimeo.

quote of the day

We were eating at restaurant. Ed and Elian went to the bathroom. Before washing hands, Ed had this exchange with Elian:

PAPA: Now don't put your mouth on the sink.

ELIAN: I know, I know. Swine flu.