Captain Mom's Log: Week 9 (In its entirety): Days 56-62
As I sit in front of the fan trying in vain to dry the beads of humidity pooling in my pores, let me recount the events of the past week. Some are most pleasant, others, excruciating, and all kept me from the daily log. Let us begin with the Mother's Day that was, but then wasn't as it was supposed to be. The plan was to have breakfast twice. Round One: eggs, made by Co-Captain Dad because I would inevitably sleep in and starve the crew if they were forced to wait. I knew there was a good chance that I would miss first breakfast all together, but it was a risk I was willing to take. Sleeping in is divine. Round Two: buttermilk pancakes from scratch with maple sausage, made by Me after I stirred from my slumber. But this round would not come to pass on Mother's Day... Day 56 (Mother's Day) I yawned and stretched and a cute little bouncing face appeared in my periphery. "Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom," Everything was still fuzzy a...