AIGH!
I’m SICK! The annual bronchitis. I wanted to spend the weekend getting things done, but I can’t breathe. So I’m puttering. Resting. Puttering. Resting. I’m not getting a lot done, but I suppose it’s better than nothing. It hit on Thursday night, and I dragged myself through work yesterday. I went to the store this […]
Productive Weekend
I got a lot done this weekend. The kids were with their dad, so I ran errands and cleaned house. Friday night, I cleaned and mopped the kitchen. Then I watched Funny Girl. I was up until 3 a.m.! Saturday, I got up late (at 8) and ran a bunch of errands before meeting a […]
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 […]
Fireworks, Drive-In Movies, and Happy Holidays
I was afraid that this weekend was going to be a bit of a wash, as I have no discretionary money and couldn’t splurge on lots of noisy, sparky fireworks for the kiddies. Most years, we’ve spent $50 or $100 on small-gauge firecrackers, pull-pops, snap-n-pops, bottle rockets, smoke bombs, and the like. We didn’t have […]
What Does “Survival Mode” Look Like?
Good news and bad news all around. Got up this morning and changed the sheets on my bed, rebooted the laundry, and made breakfast. Dropped the kids off at Vacation Bible School and then started on my “recovery errands list.” First stop was the bank, to deposit the money from the curriculum fair. Then to […]