Birds Will Be Birds

It's amazing what a little sun can do for your mood. I still didn't get a whole lot done, but I felt much better about myself while sitting on my ass not getting stuff done. Here is how neurotic I can be. We have a birds nest near our front door every year. I could get rid of it and make sure they don't nest there, but I am a sucker and they know it. They come back year after year. Every time one of the kids walks out the front door, the mother bird goes flying off. Every time I go out the front door she sits there, in her nest, staring at me, what's up with that? Do I not even have enough 'wow factor' to frighten a bird? And I, like an idiot, always say 'hi' to her and ask her how she's doing. Anyway, the other day my precious boys were playing around on the front porch and long story short, I came home to the bird's nest by a bench on the porch with two babies staring up at me. So, I - of course - have to try to keep them from being eaten by a cat or something equally vicious. I get some plastic bags and a ladder and I climb my fat ass up to the light that they were on top of and put their nest back where it belongs. I'm feeling all proud that the poor little things are now safe. Today I was going out to get the newspaper and guess who is now on the ground? The baby birds are on the cold concrete of the porch and the mother is sitting on top of them. Very cute, but now I am worried about them - again. But I guess not worried enough to move them - again. I figure the mother bird has a good reason for her babies being on the cold hard ground. I can't imagine what it would be, but with my luck I'd put them back and one would fall out and break it's little neck. I'm thinking if I were the mommy bird I'd tell the crazy lady who lets her kids run wild to mind her own damn business. Well, all I can say is lucky I'm not a bird, 'cause I'd be kind of bitchy. I just hope I can sleep - maybe I should just commit myself to the loony bin now and save my family the trouble.

Speaking of my boys, it is very interesting how they have been acting lately, this may all be in my head, but I swear all three of them are calmer and less confrontational. It may be as simple as the weather being nicer and they are able to get outside more often. I'm sure that does have something to do with it. A bigger mystery to me is the fact that their dad has been working such long hours lately I can't help but wonder if that might have something to do with it too? The fact that he is not coming home is giving them a chance to decompress and not be so in his face when he finally gets home, if they are even still awake. It would be nice if their dad would be able to just hang out with them and give them the attention they need, but maybe this is the next best thing. It's like taking your kids to the park to play before nap time. They run around get all worn out and take a nice long nap, or so I've heard. We are avoiding confrontation by avoiding the triggers that cause it. Sadly this includes all of their daddy time, but if the time wasn't happy and fun then is it really all that bad?