I Would Like To Thank The Academy

Went to a Bison's game tonight. We have great memories with our kids each summer over the Friday Night bash. After the game they have fire works on Friday nights and on cold winter nights my children ask about next summer. "Will we go to the Friday night bash this summer, mom?" Of course the answer is yes. And then we all have something to look forward to as we look out a snowy window. My kids are like me. Hibernators in the fall and winter. We are popcorn eating, movie watching, computer playing, sometimes reading, people. But in the summer time...... we play hard. The hubby has two weeks off coming up and we will have a new adventure every day. The kids and I can't wait.
Tomorrow we will have company. The friend I wrote about yesterday. She is making her token appearance at our house. The hubby and I really are not looking forward to it. Which makes me kind of sad because I remember a time when her visits were like mini celebrations. Hubby and I would fight over who was going to cook for her. But once you see through a person, you just can't go back.
So tomorrow will be pretend time. We will welcome her and we will be charming, kind and loving. Then she will leave and we will heave a big sigh of relief that we won't have to fake it until next year.
But isn't that so sad. I wish we had a rewind button so we could see where things went wrong and fix them. But we can't. So Meryl Streep move over. The best acting job will be happening in my home tomorrow! And the academy award goes to............