celtics orphans and retribution for mommy

chris went to two celtics games last week. wednesday we put the girls to bed early, so they didn't really know daddy was gone. but friday he had to leave early to get robert parish and jojo white to sign copies of the above picture (cute outfits compliments of darragh at our baby shower). but we managed the evening routine all right (dinner and bath followed by a simple recitation of Goodnight Moon).

and what did my beloved give me in exchange for my extra baby duty? well, we planned a sunday of freedom for mommy (after chris and his dad spent saturday working on the bathroom--fast approaching the two year anniversary of the start of the project). daddy gave the girls breakfast, and for the first time, i stayed in bed! i had a weird dream about losing a tooth, but i didn't feel like i actually fell asleep. chris was going to take the girls out alone for the first time, but they both had diarrhea by this point, so we all went out together and had a pretty lovely day.

do moms ever really get a day off, or is that just an urban legend of some sort....