The Sweet Life (Zaad)

Well, in following with Lulu's optimistic theme, I just want to say, I had a great weekend.

Yesterday, Tough Guy and I took all four kids to the park and met up with friends of his for a BBQ. The weather was good, the company was fun and most importantly, the kids all had a blast.

The boys even asked if we could all sleep at Tough Guy's house for a sleepover, to which I responded "not happening." And when they kept pestering me about my reasons, I finally said "And where would I sleep??"

Rie: With Tough Guy.
Me: OH REALLY?! And you don't think that would be weird or inappropriate at all?
Rie: [very, very loudly] You used to let Brian sleep over.

Thanks, son. Totally not necessary. And totally not the same thing. Call me a prude, but taking my kids to a boyfriends' house, even if he has 2 boys who are now best friends with mine, and staying the night still seems a bit hoe-ish. Maybe in time, but not yet. Seriously.

[And yes, I did let Brian sleep over. HERE. At MY house. And it was NOT within the first month with the boys home. It was way after they all got to know each other.]

I watched Itchy and Reese's Pieces today for a few hours and took them out to lunch. Because Bex had given me some money, I told the kids it was their choice. They picked Texas Roadhouse and me and the four yahoos [yes, I'm crazy] all had steaks for lunch. Motherfucking Yum, I say.

Then TG brought the boys out here, we hung out with my sister and Jeff for a while and TG's kids had a good time playing with Itchy and Reese's Pieces. I will say, however, that TG having 100% custody of his boys really puts a crimp in the sex life. Mine are gone 40% of the time so it's easy for me to find time. But hey, whatever. Things are going good, I'm not complaining.

The highlight of my morning was when I woke up this morning (late, Bex had to wake me up to watch her kids because 10 am came fucking FAST this morning) Riley informed me, in no uncertain terms, that "Ron can be your boyfriend, Mom."

That is freakin' huge because they are my number 1 priority and I know that part of the reason that TM and I had so many issues was because 1. he didn't get the whole parenting thing and 2. while the boys didn't mind him, I don't think they *liked* him all that much. Of course, its been a year now that the divorce was filed so they may be getting more used to the idea of me having a boyfriend.

So, that was my weekend. How was yours, Tink? (wink wink, write something jackass, LOL)