Today I was Mr. Mom. M’s MRI appointment was interesting. I spent most of the appointment in the lobby checking out old people on the way to the doctor. I guess that’ll be me in a few years. The waiting room retained a limited magazine selection (SI, Newsweek, etc.) but I read through the available publications rather than delve into “Jane Eyre”. You have to take magazines where you can get them. M, who was worried the drugs wouldn’t sufficiently sedate her, survived the MRI experience unscathed. She was pretty toasted, too, afterwards. We hit Bed, Bath and Beyond to return some curtains I bought (wrong size) and order the right curtains. Maura talked through the ordering process with the clerk. I had no idea the process would take fifteen minutes, so I wandered through the kitchen utensil section. Some of them were cool, but I have no idea why someone would need such food-specific tools as an avocado slicer or a mango coring device. Who eats that many avocados and mangos? Use a knife, people. Still, I should admit the kitchen tools filled me with jealousy. I love those huge pizza rollers but I can’t justify dropping fifteen bucks on one.

We ordered egg mcmuffins at the McDonalds drive-thru after leaving Bed, Bath, and Beyond. M decided she didn’t want hers, so I ate two. I immediately felt like I should drive at least 500 miles. I only eat McDonalds breakfast food when I’m traveling. M crashed on the couch with “Reign Over Me” once we arrived home. I picked up N at school and dropped “Naked Weapon” on its way back to Netflix. I should mention that the temps were low, below twenty, all day. N tried to teach me Wii Star Wars and seemed highly amused by my incompetence. Yes, my five year old son knows his way around the levels. D and I talked on the phone (might see him Friday) until N had speech at the boys’ school. We gathered our things and drove over to school. I dropped him off with his speech teacher and planned to read in the lobby but ran into one of S’s friend’s dads. This dad has invited us out a couple times but I always decline. He seems like a nice enough guy, though, and today we talked for about twenty minutes. Maybe he and I will hook up sometime. After the school dismissed T and S (and we found each other out front) we drove home. I let the boys play video games and watch television until dinner. M had planned on attending a church meeting, but as she’s still under the weather she cancelled the meeting and stayed home. I think she might be asleep now. The boys are reading on the couch. Good times. Good night.