Some days are like that.

When I started this blog I fully intended to write everyday. If you follow me, you know that kinda tapered off there after a week or two. I want to write everyday but sometimes the children simply will not allow it.

A busy day off.

When my wife gets a day off she still has to work, and in some cases more so than if she had actually gone to work. Yesterday the kids got a day off from school which worked well since they also had a dentist appointment. We took them to the dentist at 9:00am and they went through the routine resulting in a simple cleaning and no cavities, so good day so far. After wards we took the kids to Michael's to pick up some art supplies for me and some craft stuff for the kids. Then we took them to Toy's R Us to spend their allowance. Now if you have taken a single kid to the toy store to end all toy stores you would know that this takes some time. About an hour later we were able to leave with all the children happy. Once we were done with those tasks we went to the movie. The Lego Movie was very cute and the kids loved it. After that we came home I did laundry and cooked dinner and then the kids went to bed. I wonder what my wife and I would do with a true day off. Probably sit around and talk about the kids.

Triplets and the dentist

My kids have been to the dentist before and oddly enough had a great time. They had no cavities and good little teeth. They brush well and that other nonsense that goes along with tooth care. ANd today they go again. They are all excited to go they love their dentist what with the TVs and the video games throw in balloons and cartoon characters running rampant all over the place it's no wonder. And I am grateful that they have such a good time there. Could you imagine how difficult it would be to get them to go if they hated it?

When can the kids bathe themselves?

I have been giving baths to these kids for five years now and I gotta tell you I am done. When we first started giving them baths they could fit in a little plastic tub that you would put on the countertop. Then as they got bigger we moved them into the bathtub. As time progressed they just kept getting bigger and more willful. Up until about a year and a half ago we were still bathing all three at the same time in the tub but then they got to big. Now we do it one at a time, and let me tell you I spend half the morning washing children. Iris is great she really loves a good soak and will float in the water for as long as we let her. As for the boys I have seriously thought about throwing their laundry in the tub with them due to the amount of agitation they generate. If we could somehow harness the energy of children I believe that we could solve the world's energy crisis. However my question is when do kids take on that responsibility on? When will they want to bathe alone?

So when are you going to get a job.

I must hear this often enough that I feel the need to write about it. I would like to get a paying job don't get me wrong but at what cost do you know what average day care costs in this country? for triplets? I'm just going to say that it's more a week than what a lot of people make in a week. Now lets throw in gas for the drive to and from day care. Now lets talk about laundry. Who is going to do all the laundry for the triplets? Also in day care they don't tend to do all the grocery shopping or cook the meals. Wait what about a maid service I wonder if we can get some sort of pro bono maid service. Hey I'm going to need a chauffeur to get the kids around the town and school and their other activities. Do they make the kids do their homework at day care or do I need to also hire a tutor?
Now I have to somehow pay for all this while I have been "unemployed" for five years so what kind of starting salary do I need to get this thing going. More than I've been offered I can tell you. I quit my previous job because I was not making enough money to cover day care and all these other incidentals not to mention that the kids hardly ever get sick. So now five years down the road I still get asked these awful questions and I have about reached the end of my civility to strangers about this topic.

The kids want to know.

The children have reached the age of asking questions constantly. I mean you have seen all the jokes about the kid that never stops asking questions and results in the why loop. Yeah well try that times three. I don't like to yell at my kids but sometimes it's all I can do not to go running off leaving a Rob shaped hole in the door. I love that they are so inquisitive but can I get a break. How do I get them to understand that the answer to a question most likely will not change after a few hours. The main question now that they turned five is when can they get out of pre-k and start kindergarten. They either really want to know or like driving me crazy. Likely a little of both.

The post game commentary.

Today is the triplets birthday which fell on a Monday. Since that was the case we did the birthday experience over the weekend. It was good. Got up on Saturday and went to the Dallas World Aquarium and looked at all the wildlife and spent time with Mimi and Grandpa and Uncle Doug came in from Houston to spend time with the kiddos. After the DWA we went to Chuy's Tex-Mex, "which by the way is excellent for a chain"  And at Chuy's we meet with Nonnie and Poppie so all the grandparents were there for lunch and a good time was had by all. After lunch we went to Toys R Us and let the kids pick out their bikes and helmets.

Sunday we took the kids swimming and went out to lunch with Uncle Doug and then went over to Nonnie and Poppies and did the birthday cake then went and picked up their bikes and came home so they could ride around the neighborhood. After bikes we said by to the grandparents and had dinner and watched Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs II.  It was busy if a little low key. And today their actual birthday they have to go to school. For that I ordered cupcakes last week and after I drop off the kids I will swing by to pick those up and drop them off at the school for the final surprise.