Reveille
I’m going to turn into a civilian female drill sergeant. Complete with annoying bugle music to accompany changes in activity. I cannot seem to get my kids going in the morning. I figure that maybe, just maybe, if I wake them up to either banging on a pan with a metal spoon or loud renditions […]
Almost … But Not Quite
Well, we got a lot done. We got the toy room, the kitchen, the laundry room, and half of my room completely clean. We folded laundry for an entire day, though, and it’s still not done. When I get this stuff finished, we are going to go through their closets and drawers, and get rid […]
FIVE HOURS!
It took FIVE HOURS to clean the kids’ playroom! I can’t believe it! I’ve threatened them with a slow, painful, tortured death if they ever let it get in that state again. LOL! Once we got the big stuff put away, it was a matter of a long, tedious slog through several boxes into which […]
Down to the Wire
Well, this is it. I have just this weekend to get my house in order before we bring the contractor in to look over the house and give us an idea of what can be done on my budget. Thank goodness I have Monday off, so it’s a three-day weekend. And thank goodness the bedrooms, […]
Bunk Beds….
The kids like their new bunks, except for a couple of minor things. The older one has to dodge the ceiling fan to get into his bed on the top bunk. When the fans were installed in this house (way before we moved in), they were installed smack-dab in the middle of the ceiling. The […]
Indoctrinating Children
I’m a sneaky mom. My kids like to listen to books on CD while drifting off to sleep. Most nights, I let them; although some nights I insist on music. After we’d listened to all six Harry Potter books for the umpteenth time, and gone twice through our incomplete collection of Redwall books (there are […]
Today’s Adventures….
This is going to be a running list of what my kids and I do today. I just thought it might interest everyone to see how a single mom spends her Saturday with her kids. 7:45 a.m. The kids have been “snuggling” in bed with me since 6:30, listening to the rain outside and telling […]
When Is a Day Off Not a Day Off?
When it’s a working holiday, of course! I was off work Wednesday and Thursday because I work for a synagogue and the holiday of Shavuot (First Fruits) is a no-work holiday. It was nice, but it’s leading to a strangely disrupted life-rhythm: two work days, two days off, one work day, three days off, three […]
I Hate Weekends
I know that sounds really insane, but I always seem to be more tired—no, more exhausted—on the weekends than during the work week. It’s not that I don’t work hard at my job; I do. But somehow it doesn’t generally drain my every physical, mental, and spiritual reserve like the weekends do. Probably I expect […]
A Long Night…But Worth It
I stayed up really late last night…didn’t go to bed until half past midnight, and didn’t get to sleep until around 1 because I kept thinking of things I needed to have ready this morning and having to get up to go get them. I did a lot in just a few short hours. When […]