Big Kahuna, Age 33

Today is Big Kahuna's 33rd birthday. This is how we celebrated:

5:00 a.m. Janet yelled "Ere arrrrrrr uuu?" I said "What?" Big Kahuna said, "I'll get it." Then 30 seconds later said, "Honey, I need your help." So I got out of bed, went to the kid's room to discover that Janet had, for the second time in 12 hours, emptied her body of all solid and not-so-solid waste, which overflowed out of her diaper and up the back of her jammies. We got her stripped, cleaned up, and in clean jammies. Since both kids were awake, I put Janet in bed with Busby, and both repeatedly asked me what I was doing while changing Janet's sheets. We got Janet back in bed, and started to head to our own bed. Busby kept stalling, then Big Kahuna brilliantly said, "Thank you for being such a big helper with Janet." That made Busby smile, and he seemed satisfied enough to stay in bed.

5:45 a.m. Both kids in our room. Both kids not saying anything. Then Big Kahuna said, "What are you doing?" Busby said, "Nothing." Big Kahuna said, "Ok, just lay down on the floor." And they did. For 10.2 seconds. Then they had to be escorted back to bed.

7:30ish a.m. Big Kahuna got up, put Janet's nasty jammies and bed sheets in the washing machine. The kids stayed asleep.

8:20ish a.m. I heard the washing machine start to walk across the basement. I got out of bed, found Big Kahuna reading this blog, thanked him for letting me sleep, and told him the washing machine was out of balance.

8:30 a.m. The kids got up. I reminded them that today is Daddy's birthday. Both kids ran to the kitchen and yelled "Happy Birthday Daddy!!!!" Then they helped me get his presents, which were not wrapped, and delivered them to Big Kahuna.

We went to the zoo today. For the first time we rode the zoo train. Before it left the station, Busby was crying because he cries sometimes when we are going to do something new. Then he got into and had fun. We saw most of the plains animals, and spent some time looking at the ducks and baby lemurs.

We came home at lunch time, at leftover mac and cheese and hot dogs, and then Janet filled her diaper again. And bless him, Big Kahuna changed her again, and put her down for a nap. Then I went down for a nap. I don't think Busby ever slept. Now I have to go to Stuff Mart.