Thursday, 10:30AM November 18, 2010 Basketball and Woman on the Moon

Dear Noah and Dylan,
    I am playing hooky from school today writing on the side deck in the November sun!  Ruby, Jack and Cuddles are laying on a cushion right near me.  They are happy when i stay home!  Me, too!  It thought I would take the day off because you both stayed overnight last night while your dad went to play volleyball at Pine grove.   You didn't seem to care he was leaving since we were having fun looking at movies of you both on the computer.  I told you he went to the store to buy carrots and milk in case that made a difference in your acceptance of the abandonment bu I don't think it mattered.  You were both SO excited to come over and sleep in Auntie Kim's house!  After we played with blocks I read you a story.  Not picked "too Much Noise" and you both sat next to me on my new settle in the living room...a $3400 loveseat for half price!  (and then you'd dad was chaining Noah's stinky diaper on it and i had to yell at hi.  It was funny last night because Noah saw my mother's picture in the window sill and wanted to know who she was.  I explained she was my momma and she was up on the moon which we could see from the window.  You both kept looking up to see if you could see her. Noah said we'd need a rocket ship to get there. Then later when we went outside together to let the dogs go pee, you both waved at the moon!   Uncle Joe came home from yoga class and read you guys a story in the downstairs bed.  Then I took over and crawled in with you both util you finally fell asleep-lots of tossing and turning and whispering between the tow of you until I flipped Noah onto my other side.   Soon Dylan was sleeping and Noah followed suit in about five minutes after more leg thrashing.
    This morning I woke up before you and your dad and had a cup of coffee up in the loft.  Uncle Joe went to work.  When Noah emerged from the bedroom around 700 I heard "Uncle Joe?" about 3 tines.  Finally I pretended I was Uncle Joe and answered but I didn't fool Dylan! He ran upstairs with a big smirk..  We played with the boxing puppets an we were getting so silly!  Especially when the puppy kept hitting poor me!  Then we did Pattycake (me and Noah) and I walked Noah on the head a few ties instead of clapping.  He was screaming laughing!  Dylan was more interested in building a tower with the blocks.
   We sure had fun.  Also Uncle Joe and I had to help you with your homework from pre-school.  You had to trace your name four times.  Your daddy grabbed the wrong homework for Dylan since his paper said "John."  You both tried to color the pictures that began with the letter c.
     I think your daddy was really happy last night because he could play with you guys while I was making supper.  I could hear you guys laughing away upstairs! I hope we can do this a lot when you guys stay over!
     Last weekend, Uncle Joe and I went with you guys to the YMCA in Haverhill for Noah's basketball game.  Out of about 50 kids, there were only two bring, one was Noah.  He finally was able to let go of Daddy and follow the coach with defense practice, etc. when Dylan joined in.  But Dylan really wasn't that interested and stood around daydreaming.  Finally, I took Dylan down to then playroom while Uncle Joe watched Noah and your daddy.  He wanted to play with the trains.  The lady told me I had to leave-new policy, no adults can stay so I told Dylan I was going to sit outside.  He didn't hear me or notice me leaving because I looked up and saw hi looking around for me with a panicked look on his face.  Before I could make it to the glass doors he had broken to into full wail  So I went in and took hi out to see the fishes and he was fine.
     After basketball, Dylan came home with me and Uncle Joe while Noah stayed with Daddy at the house to wait for Darren to come over and install security cameras.  He loved riding in my car! I did a puppet show with superbly hanging form my rearview mirror.  We had lunch at the house and Dylan and i took a nap together.  After that, we went with Uncle Joe to Moseley Woods and walked to the river and threw rocks.  Cuddles went swimming! Then we played on the swings for awhile. Its as a beautiful day!