Recap:
On Saturday Halloween came and went without a lot of fuss. We carved pumpkins and Cami went trick-or-treating with her younger cousins. She brought home a large haul of candy as usual. I am very proud of myself for not eating candy this year! Well, not a lot anyway. Kaylyn attended a party with lots of friends at her boyfriend's house. It was a huge outdoor (chilly!) bash with tons of food and spooky decorations in the garage and a bon fire. Did you catch the word boyfriend?
Brian peeled and carved this creepy skull jack o'lantern, which Bindi the chicken-dog ate the next day. It was cool while it lasted.
Today:
Clocks are back an hour and it was nice to have more sunlight as Kaylyn & Cami hurried to get ready for school. This makes waking at 6:10 AM a teensy, tiny bit more bearable. That being said however, I was slapped with my typical Monday morning unluckiness while in the kitchen making simultaneous breakfasts, lunches and a crock pot dinner. In my rush I accidentally knocked a 2 qt. pitcher of sweetened ice tea off the top shelf in the fridge. It was a bit like this: splash to high heaven! Followed with a smug glug-glug-glug... It was one of those kitchen messes that make me want to cry like a little child as it was all over the outside and inside (as well as contents) of the fridge, and of course under. It was splashed on counters, cupboards, wall and puddled on the floor. My favorite flannel PJ's and fuzzy red slippers were soaked in cold, sticky sweetness as I stood in a little shock, plotting my quickest clean up. Mondays are never nice to me. I used to love Mondays when I had the house to myself, before the Mondays of working 9+ hours between 2 jobs. These days they are mostly harried and busy and stressful. I suppose I can be glad that my kitchen floor is starting the week all scrubbed and lemony-fresh. Thank you, Mr. Clean. And even though clean up was not pleasant, I can be thankful for a full fridge, ready to sustain us for the week ahead.
Gotta run. Kaylyn just called from school. She left her social studies project home and could I please bring it to her???
On Saturday Halloween came and went without a lot of fuss. We carved pumpkins and Cami went trick-or-treating with her younger cousins. She brought home a large haul of candy as usual. I am very proud of myself for not eating candy this year! Well, not a lot anyway. Kaylyn attended a party with lots of friends at her boyfriend's house. It was a huge outdoor (chilly!) bash with tons of food and spooky decorations in the garage and a bon fire. Did you catch the word boyfriend?
Brian peeled and carved this creepy skull jack o'lantern, which Bindi the chicken-dog ate the next day. It was cool while it lasted.
Today:
Clocks are back an hour and it was nice to have more sunlight as Kaylyn & Cami hurried to get ready for school. This makes waking at 6:10 AM a teensy, tiny bit more bearable. That being said however, I was slapped with my typical Monday morning unluckiness while in the kitchen making simultaneous breakfasts, lunches and a crock pot dinner. In my rush I accidentally knocked a 2 qt. pitcher of sweetened ice tea off the top shelf in the fridge. It was a bit like this: splash to high heaven! Followed with a smug glug-glug-glug... It was one of those kitchen messes that make me want to cry like a little child as it was all over the outside and inside (as well as contents) of the fridge, and of course under. It was splashed on counters, cupboards, wall and puddled on the floor. My favorite flannel PJ's and fuzzy red slippers were soaked in cold, sticky sweetness as I stood in a little shock, plotting my quickest clean up. Mondays are never nice to me. I used to love Mondays when I had the house to myself, before the Mondays of working 9+ hours between 2 jobs. These days they are mostly harried and busy and stressful. I suppose I can be glad that my kitchen floor is starting the week all scrubbed and lemony-fresh. Thank you, Mr. Clean. And even though clean up was not pleasant, I can be thankful for a full fridge, ready to sustain us for the week ahead.
Gotta run. Kaylyn just called from school. She left her social studies project home and could I please bring it to her???
