But can we still make coffee???

Our hot water heater died yesterday. It was (apparently) a quick death...and it happened while I was in the shower...so I'd like to say that I was "there" when it happened. Of course I was trying to rush a shower in with the 50 million other things that I had to do before my Little Guy's baseball game last night...although the ice cold water really did help to hurry me along;) So now I've been thinking (whilst waiting for the new hot water heater & install person to arrive) that I really take things like hot water for granted... In my panicked, cold shower induced frenzy of shrieking at my husband, the kids, the dog & the local home improvement store customer service rep, I realized just how dependent I am on all of my gadgets, big & small, "working" properly. I expect the coffee (timer) to be ready when I wake up (alarm clock) in the morning, need the stove (electric) to cook the oatmeal, heat or air-conditioner (gas) making the room "room temperature"....you see where I'm going with this? Think about all the thing that you do during the day and how many times you just push a button, hit a switch, turn a key...and something starts... And my computer is probably the most important of all...I rely on my computer for the never ending email that keeps me connected to everyone, everywhere... The baseball coach, soccer coach, dancing school teacher all contact me via email... My friends, family, insurance company and doctor's office, the vet, the school and even my church!! Not to mention...I can find out which Dancing with the Stars star went home last night with a click of the mouse... Ok...so I guess I really should have some perspective here. Yes, we have no hot water... so...until the repairman comes...no shower, no cleaning, no running the dishwasher... but hey, I've got hot coffee and email... I'll be fine...

You gotta love April Fools Day...

My darling kids love April Fools Day. It's right up there with Halloween & Christmas for sheer entertainment value. They've been practicing their "gags" for the last few days. "Mom, there's a spider on your shoulder, April Fools!" seems to be a big one. I don't feign surprise well. I try...the first twenty or thirty times they "fool" me on Tuesday (before I have my coffee no doubt), I'll shriek & startle, scream & jump...by dinner-time, I'll have had enough, but if last year is any indication they won't give up the "foolin" until bedtime... It's funny how happy it makes them to think they're getting one over on me. I have children that believe that their darlin' momma really does know everything. My daughter (sweet at 7) talks pretty much non-stop from the moment she wakes up until the moment she lays her pretty head down to go to sleep at night. The only time she's not talking is when she's reading (and half the time she's reading out loud to me) and when she's eating (and let's not even talk about how often she's talking while eating...). Half of what she's saying is in the form of a question and she remembers everything... I have to really watch how I answer her because there is no room for lazy, half-thought-out answers when you have a talker... She immediately files everything I say to her away for future use... It's the sweet, innocent way that they truly believe in me to tell them the truth, to be smarter, wiser, stronger & all knowing...that can really make me appreciate how they look at me... So for one day a year I play the "April fool" for them...shrieking at invisible spiders & worrying over stains on my shirt that aren't there & all of the other silly things that they'll say and do on Tuesday to feel smarter than their momma... And I'll hold on to these last few years when they really do believe everything I say...I hear it doesn't last... By the way, there's a fly in your coffee..April Fools!!!