NORMALCY! A good thing?

Mr. Cool!

Well, my two week vacation started Sunday.  I've been home since Friday, but Friday/Saturday are my regular days off.  No work for four days and ten more to go.  I've got to say.....I'm exhausted.  The easy-going-Javy days seem to have gone away.  He seems to have become......(insert eery music) a normal 10 years old.

Let's take dinner tonight (I work the night shift, so I'm not normally around for dinner.  I cook it and leave it up to my mom to make sure Javy eats it.)  I cooked a lovely pot roast with homemade mashed potatoes and steamed cabbage, yummy!  Well, Javy, who appeared to be about to burst into tears at any moment, did not agree it was that lovely.  In fact, he acted as if it was tasteless.  He refused to pick up the fork to put it in his mouth so I poked the food into his mouth.  He let it hang there, even poking his lip out a few times.  I'll be honest, I was getting a little frustrated, until my mom offered, "Javy, do you want a peanut butter sandwich?"  He immediately perked up and gave out a little laugh, which in his world is an affirmation.  But I refused to relent after working so hard to create a five star meal.  Instead, I got out the good old Heinz ketchup and squeezed it all over the plate.  He ate every bite after that, freakin' stinkers.  

A meal fit for a Javy

Engrossed!

But wait there's more:  After dinner, his grandma had a television show that she wanted to watch.  Well, Javy who is an avid fan of Nick Jr. wasn't too agreeable about letting grandma watch her show.  He started whining and shrieking at the television- Sorry, Kyra Sedgewick, he doesn't like The Closer.  But, again, I refused to let him have his way and tried to distract him with other games.  It didn't really work.  So after The Closer, Yo Gabba Gabba came on the television, as if by magic.  His face cleared up and the laughter, dancing and singing began.  No more fussing!  

Javy using me as a recliner.  He watched Yo Gabba Gabba like this.
It's a 30 minute show.  Who needs pilates?

Leg Massages

To give Javy credit, he's actually still a pretty good guy and fun to hang out with.  Who else would swim with me for an hour at Salt Pond and jam out with me on the way to school and give me a leg massage.  And he does work hard.  He spent half the day at school and he walked to his bed this evening (with the help of a walker).  I may be exhausted at the end of my vacation, but I wouldn't give it up for nothin'!      

Vacation!