Friday, January 15, 2010

Water Pumps, Mr. Mom, and Val's Radiator! Oh My!

So our trip to Billings for an appointment was, to say the least, an adventure. I can, however say that if it weren't for the water pump on the Jeep deciding to blow up as we coasted into Billings, we would never have had the opportunity to meet the wonderful people at Val's Radiator who are truly wonderful and amazing human beings.

The owner of Val's was kind enough to give us a ride to our appointment while they worked on fixing our Jeep and while in the car, he brought up how thrilled he was that I was able to be a stay-at-home Mom who homeschooled and told me he didn't envy my job.

Which made me briefly reminisce about last summer when Jeff took J3 for 7 whole days while Mom went home to visit family and work at a conference.

Which reminded me of the song "Mr. Mom" by Lonestar. I thought to post the lyrics here for those of you who need a smile.

"Mr. Mom"

Lost my job, came home mad.
Got a hug and a kiss and "That's too bad."
And she said, "I can go to work until you find another job."
I thought, "I like the sound of that!
Watch TV and take long naps.
Go from a hard working Dad to being Mr. Mom."

Well, Pamper's melt in a Maytag dryer,
Crayons go up one drawer higher,
Rewind Barney for the 15th time,
Breakfast 6, naps at 9.
There's bubble gum in the baby's hair
Sweet potatoes in my lazy chair
Been crazy all day long
And it's only Monday, Mr. Mom.

Football, soccer, and ballet
Squeeze in Scouts and PTA
And there's that shopping list she left that's 7 pages long.
How much smoke can one stove make?
The kids won't eat my charcoal cake.
It's more than any man can take being Mr. Mom!

Well, Pamper's melt in a Maytag dryer,
Crayons go up one drawer higher,
Rewind Barney for the 16th time,
Breakfast 6, naps at 9.
There's bubble gum in the baby's hair
Sweet potatoes in my lazy chair
Been crazy all day long
And it's only Monday, Mr. Mom.


Well before I fall in bed tonight
If the dog didn't eat the classifieds
I'm gonna look just one more time....

Cause, Pamper's melt in a Maytag dryer,
Crayons go up one drawer higher,
Rewind Barney for the 18th time,
Breakfast 6, naps at 9.
There's bubble gum in the baby's hair
Sweet potatoes in my lazy chair
Been crazy all day long
Oh! Been crazy all day long
And it's only Monday, Mr. Mom.

Balancing checkbooks, juggling bills,
Thought there was nothing to it
Baby now I know how you feel
What I don't know is how you do it!

Honey, you're my hero!

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