Busy, Sunburnt, Tired
Working hard this weekend. Kids are with their dad. In addition to buying and installing MS Office and a 500-GB external hard drive on my computer, I’ve weeded the flowerbeds and watered the lawns (which is how I got the sunburn), made a huge batch of fresh tomato salsa, paid the bills, done six loads […]
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, […]
There Is Hope!
We got a lot done yesterday — well, a lot compared to how things have been going, though I am still not up to the energy and stamina I had before that thrice-cursed wreck eighteen months ago. We cleaned, dusted, swept, and wet-mopped the boys’ bedroom and the bathrooms. We folded and put away all […]
New Year’s Weekend
Well, we’ve goofed off most of Saturday and Sunday, and today the children and I will go at it hammer and tongs to clean the house. The main thing is this folding of clean laundry. If I could just get that done, so that I could have my couch and the other half of my […]
More About Television
My last post sparked a number of comments, most of them commenting on the television aspect, rather than on X’s complete lack of awareness of the world outside his work and home — which is what I was really complaining about. But so many comments about the TV made me want to talk about TV […]
Basketball Season Starts
I didn’t get as much done as I wanted over the long weekend, since I had a killer migraine that started on Thursday and lasted until Tuesday afternoon. Still, I did get the boys room, the kitchen and laundry room, and the bathrooms completely clean (as in, pulling out the furniture and dusting / vacuuming behind […]
Loooong Weekend! Rah!
It’s Thanksgiving, and the biggest thing I am grateful for at the moment is a four and a half day weekend. I got off early this afternoon — work let out at 3! And tomorrow, of course, is the big family day with the huge feast and day-long board game frenzy. Friday, the kids are […]
About My Mom
A comment was left on my last post that maybe my mom was a bit out of line … she’s not, and I want to explain why. As a single mom, I rely a LOT on my mother for child care and other things. She keeps my boys from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every […]