Happy Birthday Bob, er...um...Mario!

One of the surprises I chose for Bob's birthday today was to do all of his laundry. Normally, he does his own, because he is very particular about how his clothes come out of the dryer, and each time I have tried to be nice by doing a random load, I have been reprimanded enough to never want to do that again. Today, I tried my best to wash his clothes according to his precise specifications, and managed to get through about 3/4 which equalled 4 jam-packed loads. We took a break in the afternoon to bring Bob lunch at work. He was having a slow afternoon, so we even got to stay for awhile and eat lunch with him. The kids were just giddy to be at Daddy's work....we do not make that trek often. Laura was hoping Daddy could come home with us. We distracted her with a new Webkinz from the hospital gift shop instead.

Busy busy day, turned not so busy with the cancellation of 2 soccer games this evening due to ground that is much too wet from the recent snow and melt of yesterday. This let Bob and I go out to dinner (while an almond cheesecake baked in the oven) at his favorite restaurant, Don Pablo's, for his birthday. I don't remember the last time, or if ever, we have gone out on his birthday. Grandma came over after work to stay with the kids, including the baby, so we had a completely childless meal....it was wonderful! Thanks Grandma!

A quick drive home, and life returned to busy as usual, as I nominated myself to rush off with Michael and the neighbor boy to their 9pm hockey game. Bob stayed back at home and put the kids to bed. Tonight was special, as daddy told the kids one of his famous bedtime "Mario" stories. The kids love to hear these silly stories of one of their favorite video game characters, and from what I can tell, they are pretty well animated. Tonight, the kids even got a special visit from Mario himself! Really, would you expect anything less? Their daddy goes all out in everything he does!