Lego Deficient Mother

This morning I failed my son. Ok, I didn't fail so much as learn how Lego-deficient I am. Quinn and I were playing in his room, working on Legos and having a good time. Then, he found a lego book that modeled a monster truck he wanted me to build. I told him, as I usually do, that legos are Dad's area of expertise. Luke was getting ready to go to game day with his family but I borrowed him for a minute to work on it. Of course, then I realized that Luke had to go and I needed to take over the process.

Over time, the sound of legos shifting back and forth can be grating on nerves. Today I learned that searching for the or "a" particular lego can be excruciating and exhausting. It took forever and I couldn't even find what I needed. That, and reading the directions was not something I am good at. I missed parts I was supposed to add, not able to figure out which was what, etc. I ended up giving Quinn a slightly incomplete version of the truck. At one point, I tried to tell Quinn that I couldn't find the piece I needed and he told me to "use my head and eyes like Daddy". Hilarious. Thank my lucky stars that Quinn is patient and knows that it takes his father time to make them too. The thought in my head was this: "If there was a special olympics for lego making, I would NOT qualify for it..."

Another thought in my head was this: Thank god for Luke and his patient, methodical way to things. There is order to my life, yes, but I sometimes also thrive on speedy chaos and Luke is not like that. He is detailed and precise and able to focus his mind to follow step by step instructions that I would give up on quickly. I am grateful that he is a Lego builder for Quinn, reliable and loving." Ok, so this wasn't exactly my internal monologue, but certainly similar to my appreciation for Luke.

What a verbose story. I am exhausted this afternoon. The moment I laid down for a nap, Quinn was ready to be done with his. Alas, a tired Mommy is ruling the roost.

Boring writing emerges from a mind worn tired by life:)

My day was quite lovely though. A friend of mine treated me to pedicures and lunch at Cafe Latte. It was so amazingly nice to have someone pamper my feet, get my fruity tasting water and eat delicious raspberry white chocolate cheese cake.