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Yesterday I received a hand delivered (by my husband) invitation to the most amazing date I have had in a very long time. You are probably expecting something ridiculously extravagant, but in reality it was far better. My presence was requested in our very own kitchen at 9:30 and I was to dress fancy.

Around 8:00, I started getting the kids into bed, while The Squatch busied himself in the kitchen. Once they were all tucked in, I stayed out of the way in the office. As it started to get closer to 9:30, I picked out a dress that I had never worn. It was one The Squatch picked out and bought for me last year.

He called me downstairs at 9:30. I was welcomed by the delicious smell of baked spaghetti, the sight of a candlelit kitchen, and the soft sound of music from a mix he made for me. Including our wedding song “The Luckiest”, by Ben Folds.

I sat down and noticed a paper at each of our seats. It was a menu of the night’s meal. Italian bread dipped in olive oil, Italian salad, baked spaghetti, hand dipped dark chocolate strawberries, and some x-rated to wash it all down. Every menu item came complete with a full description.

I never had baked spaghetti before, but I must say it was delicious! The strawberries were by far my favorite, but I ate entirely too many of them.

We finished eating and cleaning up, when The Squatch grabbed me and pulled me close to dance. It was the perfect ending to a perfect date.

Who says you need to leave the house to have an amazing night together?

The creativity of kids always amazes me.  We all sat down to play Legos, and while the kids dived right in to the huge box of rainbow colored bricks, I sat there and stared at them.  They made no sense to me.  Just a jumble of colors and shapes.  I had no idea where to even begin.  So I did what any other super creative Mommy would have done.  I grabbed the instruction booklet.  I’ll show them!  I’ll have the coolest speedboat rocket ever, because I have a book to follow!

Not only was my speedboat rocket the least creative, but it took the longest to build because I had to search for the exact piece I needed.

Check out our finished products

This is Thing 2′s creation.  It’s a “cool machine” that drives through town and sucks up all the trash. There’s actually a Lego with an arrow on it on the back that shows where the trash gets sucked in.  Then it all stays trapped up inside that yellow piece on the top.  There’s rockets on the bottom, so it can fly if it needs to.

This one was a joint effort.  Made by Thing 1 and The Squatch.  It is some kind of magical mystery cookie machine.  That’s what Thing 1 always makes.  They always look very different, but they always make cookies.

Hold on to your seats..you are about to see the product of my hard work.

Someday, I will make an amazing Lego creation using only my imagination.  Today is not that day.