If April Showers Bring May Flowers, What Do May Showers Bring?

It’s raining off and on today, this first day of May. I’m pleased. Why?

On rainy days, we tend to stay home. I hate dragging both boys out in rain storms, especially as LittleBrother is now of an age where he prefers to walk places. If I could just toss him in a carrier, grab BigBrother’s hand and make a run for it, well, that would be much more tolerable. Right now, the slow pace at which we must walk and the lure of puddles leave us away from the public on rainy days.

So, we’re stuck at home. And with today being the first day of the month, that means I have finished all of April’s deadlines and have thirty days in which to complete May’s deadlines. Sure, someone who was really making the most of her time might launch into tackling certain things today. But this month is looking to be somewhat crazy. I think I deserve a day of ignoring my boss’s instant messages, don’t you agree?

What’s going on this month?

To be honest, the first full week of the month is rather tame. I do have two rehearsals for our Spring Show but nothing is overly demanding that week. Normal things like school and the never-ending-laundry-pile will need to be taken care of but, really, it should be okay. Until that weekend.

On Saturday, May 9, we’re walking in the March for Babies walk (joining the Burgh Moms and Dads March for Maddie) in Pittsburgh. (I’ll finally be meeting Burgh Baby’s Mom even though I feel like I’ve known her for years. Oh, wait, I have.) We’re currently at $75 of our $100 goal. (Care to donate? Go here.) Then we have to be home on the morning of the 10th for my least favorite day of the year, Mother’s Day! FireDad actually works that day so I’ll be busying myself taking care of our Evenflo Comfort Select Performance giveaway (and quite possibly another; stay tuned).

And then Show Week arrives. While we only have dress rehearsal on Monday, Wednesday (which is FireDad’s birthday, mind you) and Thursday, Tuesday will be a crazy full day of cleaning. Why? On Friday, which is opening night of our Spring Show, the Munchkin and family (D, JD and M) all arrive for a timely visit. We have performances on Friday and Saturday night. On Sunday morning, BigBrother has his preschool program at the church which holds his school followed by his picnic at the park. I then have to be at the theater by 1:00 to get ready for our Sunday afternoon performance. While I’m off singing my heart out, FireDad, D and M will be getting a small gathering ready at the house or the park (we don’t yet know for certain) so that my closest friends can a) celebrate the ending of my first Spring Show and b) allow my closest friends to finally meet D, JD, Munchkin and M. We may possibly be throwing in some photographs on the following morning.

And while a sane person might have planned a week of rest after such a crazy week, no, I sure didn’t. On Wednesday, May 20, we’re heading to Dayton to see Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage: A Circus Comes to Town thanks to MomSelect. (A happy note is that still, non-flash cameras are now allowed thanks to Mom Bloggers who spoke up about that policy. I love mom bloggers!)

We’ll round out the month with Memorial Day which will likely involve riding in the fire truck and a picnic of some sort. I hope someone else is handling the picnic. I sure don’t want to consider it at this point. I mean, when I sit back and read over what I have just written, I haven’t included things like meals, cleaning, that never-ending-pile-of-laundry, reviews I have scheduled, meetings, the launch of a huge project blog that will benefit moms in South-Eastern Ohio, books I want/need to read, working with BigBrother on reading, t-ball games, continuing to sit in the bathroom with LittleBrother every twenty minutes as he figures out this potty thing and… you know… work. Yikes. I’m overwhelmed.

But in the time that it took me to write this post, the sun came back out. Is this a good sign? Will the May Shower bring some great, happy memories? One can only hope. One can only hope.