I’m pretty sure, however, that Fridays make just about everyone happy. It’s the last day of the work week, the gateway to the weekend.  It’s pizza night, movie night and stay-up-late night.  Even the day itself seems so much better than the other weekdays.  Probably because I know that it’s the last weekday.  I can make it through the last weekday if I know a reprieve is in sight.

Friday is also Friday Eye Candy day, and I loves mahself some FEC. If that isn’t a good way to start off the weekend right, I don’t know what is.

There is a blight on this Friday, however.  It is Harry’s last day of school for a whole MONTH.  And on top of that?  It’s a half day.  Which means he’ll be home about 1pm.  GAH.  (Of course, I plan to be three sheets to the wind and napping at 1pm.  He knows how to let himself in and turn on the Xbox, I wager.)  (Don’t call CPS on me.)  This means I’ll have an 8 year old boy I need to figure out how to entertain for the next four weeks.  And while the Xbox, his computer and the television are great at keeping him happy, I don’t want him to do any of those things ALL DAY LONG.  I’m thinking that besides coming up with other more fun activities for him to do, that I want to come up with a “chore list” for the break.  A list of things that I want him to have completed by the end of his break.  That’s not unreasonable, right?  I’m thinking things like putting away all his laundry (he’s got quite a backlog), throwing out old toys he wants to sell at our garage sale this spring/summer, cleaning his room, picking up his play area in the loft, etc.  I’m also wanting to discuss with him some restrictions on things like the Xbox, his computer and cartoons.  If he knows from the start how much can do each thing each week, then hopefully that’ll mean less arguments.  Right?

I’m also less than excited about Harry’s school break because this means I’ll have ANOTHER child to drag with me to doctor appointments.  FUN.  I have two next week.  Well, one of them is the perinatologist appointment and they don’t allow children in the office.  That should be… fun.  And I’m sure Harry would rather do just about anything (yes, even put away his laundry) than go with me to these appointments.  But I’m getting down to the wire here and these appointments are coming fast and furious.  I count my lucky stars that he goes back to school when I start my 34th week, which means I won’t have to drag him to my non-stress tests.

Anyhow.  What was I talking about?

Oh yeah!  Fridays!

We’re meeting some friends for pizza tonight, which should be a lot of fun.  I’m looking forward to the weekend, in general.  We don’t have anything really exciting planned.  But if it means I get to sleep in an extra half hour in the morning, I’ll take it.