- Woke up at 9:15 a.m. Walked out of our cool bedroom to find that the rest of the house didn't get quite as cool. Considered being a slug again today.
- 7yodd decides that copying people is fun. 11yodd and I copy 7yo for 5 minutes. 7yo gets rather frustrated and realizes that copying is a form of teasing and it isn't fun to be on the receiving end.
- Seeing that cabin fever is brewing, I announce that they (7 & 11) should play at the park while it is cool. I retract said statement upon seeing the state of their room.
- We role play. I'm the slave driver and they are the slaves. I think it is a fun game. They don't seem to get as much enjoyment out of it as I do. Their room is pronounced clean. Role playing ends. They flee the house.
- I fill out paperwork for today's field trip to a local climbing wall. Did I just sign my life away?
- I try to rouse 14yodd. She apparently HAS decided to be a slug today.
- Washing my jeans that looked like a Brownie Batter Blizzard rained down them yesterday. I don't know how that happened.
- The park didn't last long. Now listening in as kids watch "Martha Speaks." Martha can speak Polish?
- Beginning to feel claustrophobic now that I'm actually acknowledging the cluttered state of our home. The veil has been removed from before my eyes. Shudder!
- Vacuuming one area rug shouldn't take an hour.
Eat where?
Aah, much better!
(now to clean off the piano bench where I dumped the stuff ;)
Aah, much better!(now to clean off the piano bench where I dumped the stuff ;)
- Trying to calm my anxiety by eating a fudgsicle.
- Returned all Wii game discs to the appropriate cases.
- Slug girl has arisen (2pm!) and is attempting to morph into a human being.
- Trying hard to squelch the "this is hopeless" mantra that is getting louder in my head. I am beginning to hate stuff.
- When your house looks like it has had an explosive BM, shovel the contents of your bedside table into a box. Dust the table and the pretties. Feeling overwhelmed? Go sit by bedside table and admire it until you have the strength to return to the battlefield.
- Avoidance - called my mom. They are in Nauvoo, IL. I encouraged them to take their time driving across the states. DH still needs to go next door and clear out his model train stuff. I have NO idea where he's going to store it.
- Avalanche prevention - cleaning off the top of the dryer.
- Started the dishwasher. Unsure what to do next, so I start eating Cheeze-It's. Yes, eating. That doesn't take any effort.
- Note to self: STOP buying stuff!
- I admit defeat. Retreating to my room.
- My favorite distraction - crossword puzzles.
- Rock climbers are home and in one piece...now enjoying their favorite distraction "The Brady Bunch."
- Computer died forcing me back into the fray. Digging through the bedside table clutter which was dumped into an empty dishpan earlier.
- 14yo & 11yo made cheese and bean quesadillas for supper. What wunderbar children!
- As Cliff Hanger (Between the Lions) says, "Can't...hold...on...much....loooonger!"
- Hard to get anything accomplished with my cat in the room. There is nothing like a one-eyed, three-leg, mangy looking cat. He is just too irresistible. I must hug and kiss him each time I pass by.
- 11:30 p.m. Load in the dryer, load in the washer. Goodnight.
