Meant To Be.

The kids today were great. I taught. They learned. So it should have been a good day...except for the fact that a first-grader projectile vomited on me within minutes of the start of the school day. Then there was the fact that it was Picture Day...and I had barf in my shoes.

Thursdays are miserable because I don't have any time away from my kids -- no break, no lunch, no planning period. I didn't go to the bathroom between the hours of 7am and 5pm. So it was a pretty bad day.

Then I got home and was reminded of how lucky and happy I am in other areas of my life. I have a horrible habit of being more excited about giving birthday gifts to Jamie than he is to receive them. When I have what I think is an especially good one, I can't even wait until December. That was the case for this year when I got him this:

It's XM Radio! How much would Jamie like XM Radio?? A LOT. So I was very excited to get it to him -- especially since I thought of it right after his last birthday. That is a full year of waiting, people. So he got it on Tuesday (I'm lame, I know). So, as Jamie and I wallowed in the greatness of this gift, I jokingly told him that he should buy me my equivalent...Tivo. He scoffed.

But inside, he cringed because he had already bought me my birthday present which was this...



It's a TIVO! Jamie assures me that the only reason he gave it to me early was because he didn't want me to think that he bought it as a result of our conversation. So once again, I read his mind (the last time being when he was going to propose to me).

Jamie and I are so in synch. It's almost like the time we both bought each other picnic baskets for our anniversary. Except this is more awesome because -- honestly -- TIVO!

The day is less sucky now. Hooray.