I think Todd feels unappreciated because I don't blog about him much. He's kind of a private guy and I just didn't think he would want me to write about him. Now I am thinking he feels left out, so here I go. When the following two pictures were taken he asked if they would end up on my blog and did not ask me not to post them so here they are.
This picture makes me laugh every time that I look at it. The only thing that would make it better would be some beer bottles in the basket. We were coming home from the park one day when Zoe decided that she did not want to ride her bike anymore. Todd thought it would be much easier to ride the bike rather than walk it until the bike started tipping and he started to fall over. Luckily he had his truck there to stop him.
This next one may not be as amusing to him, but how could I not post it. I actually have a handful of pictures just like these. While on a hike a few weeks ago, the boys had to do their thing and I just had to get a shot of it. I can't wait to get one in a few years of Ari with them. Poor Zoe was not at all happy that she could not join in the fun.
Now that I got that out of the way, I can move on to more meaningful things about Todd. We got to go on a date yesterday. A friend gave us tickets to the 49'ers game and we got to go and spend the whole day without kids. Our last date night was at least 6 months ago and I think it has been at least 2 years since we spent more than 4 hours out without kids..so this was kind of a big deal. Even getting stuck in awful traffic while on the way to SF did not ruin the perfect day. As bad as the traffic was, I kept reminding Todd that it could be worse..we could be stuck in traffic with three kids in the backseat. It was just really nice to be able to do something fun and not be mommy and daddy for the day. Todd loves football and has been a faithful 49'er fan his whole life, so being able to sit in great seats and watch them win was just the icing on the cake. Even better is the fact that I enjoy football too and even know what is going on in the game.
On the way back, Todd started talking football and I was amazed at the amount of information he has in his head. He remembers the details of certain games, who was in the playoffs in any year, what the play was that won or lost the game and who the players were. And he doesn't just know this information for the 49'ers, but other teams as well. He has just oodles of information about this kind of stuff in his head that he is able to pull out at any time. In addition to all those football statistics, he can see an old car and immediately know what year it is from, how many were made, what the motor is, etc,. Sometimes it almost makes me think he is rain man. But here is what makes me crazy..he can carry around this information and constantly add to it, but he can't remember that I told him (5 times) I have plans on Wednesday night or what time the kids get out of school. He forgets things he needs to bring to work on Monday mornings but can tell you who played in the superbowl in 1983. Makes me crazy!
It makes me crazy, because my brain has been going to mush over the past 6 years. Sure..I can tell you all the activities that the kids need to be at every week, what all their classmates and moms names are, three kids shirt, pants and shoe sizes, what food not to put on their plate, how to order meals for them, etc., But..as my brain gets filled up with all this information, it slowly chips away at any other knowledge that would come in useful if I were to play a game of trivial pursuit. I can't remember what I walked into the kitchen for, what I need at the store or to pick up the dry cleaning, but I can name every Disney princess and her mate..important stuff.
The good news is that I know I am not alone..right?
