Fridays Are Reward Time

Well we made to another Friday. Personally I'm rooting for this catch phrase to stick Fridays Are Reward Time cause the acronym is F.A.R.T. and well thats funny. But really I think every Friday we should all set aside a little time to reflect on how the week went. For me and my family it was a great week. My wifes brother came up from Maryland and spent some time with his nieces and nephew. Lucky for him he had some extra time since we have gotten slammed with plenty of spring snow in the Poconos and the kids only had two and a half days of school this week. Monday we all went to dinner at Friendly's for the wifes Birthday.

                                                                                                                                                                                                              
We don't get out much as a family (thank you Mt. Airy Casino) so the experience was different to say the least. Lets just say we don't get out enough for the kids to use their special "Hey were out in PUBLIC manners", we got pretty lucky that we were seated by a friend that manages the place and he put us in what was essentially our own room in the restaurant. Of course, maybe it was not being seated near anyone that could of contributed to all the laughing, giggling and playing of the telephone game while eating dinner. Either way a great time was had by the birthday wife and all.

   We spent a lot of the week listening to people moan about the weather here in North East Pennsylvania. As if you lived in the north east part of the country and never saw snow in March. Duh its not as warm here as it is in Texas or Florida, thats why people who don't like the cold go to those places. If you want 90 degree weather in March move to Texas. Personally I am a huge lover of the 4 seasons in a year thing. Granted the winter can be grueling and it was not all that long ago I was writing about how sick I was of the cold and how I was bursting at the seems for Spring to arrive in the Poconos. Really though, were so close now whats another foot of snow gonna do, keep the kids in school till July , prevent me from raking those pesky - left over from Autumn - leaves just a little longer, maybe hold off the tomato garden a couple of weeks. Winter is really all about making lemonade out of lemons. Its an attitude thats says "Give me 12 inches of snow in March and I'll show you a 12 foot tall snowman". Made by 10 of the happiest kids, even though one is considered an adult, none of them had to go to school on Wednesday.

Finally, my new little nephew got the o.k. to head home from the hospital with his mama. Now it has been a decade since the wife and I brought home an infant. Thinking back to those days, I know how much work it is to have a wee one that you gotta feed every 3-4 hours and change the diapers and you get no sleep and everyone wants to see the baby and it feels so hectic at the beginning. You have to remember that family and friends, even when it sometimes feels inconvenient, are the cornerstone of a life.

So this weeks F.A.R.T. reminds us that our attitude is what makes things fun or miserable in life and that time spent laughing with family and friends is time well spent.