December 9, 2008

• It’s Only Tuesday??!!

  I suppose when you are without “spunk” time seems to stand eternal.  It’s only Tuesday, but feels more like a Thursday.  Go figure!

  Yesterday, I stayed pretty much true to what I promised Jesse.  I didn’t over tax myself.  I did Luci’s laundry and found my dresses that were missing and my sweats, which I washed.  Doing daily laundry usually isn’t an option, or I get too far behind.  Luci started off causing trouble with turning off the TV (again!), and she was soon banished from her sisters and was made to be my shadow for the day.  It went well – that arrangement.

  My missing fall/winter dresses cleaned and on hangers.
  
  That would be Jesse’s laundry basket in the doorway!  See what I mean?  Laundry and cooking are an everyday occurrence at out house!  See how thoughtful Jesse is?  He provide hangers with his dirty clothes!!!  I don’t know if he is aware of it, but more times than not, he FOLDS his dirty clothes before placing them in the basket!!!  Cracks me up!

  Also, yesterday, I tried to watch “Wall-E” again with the girls.  I told them if we hurried and did our chores we could watch it in my bedroom cozied up on the big bed.  I’m just glad Rissy didn’t grab the camera to take pictures of me!!!  She spent most of the time poking me in the ribs with her elbow or jiggling my arm to wake me up.  I was so drowsy.  This is the second time I have tried to watch it and couldn’t stay awake.  Poor Wall-E!!!!
  

   
  I didn’t get very far with the decorating, I wasn’t really trying to concentrate on it.  However, I managed to wash the dining room table cloth (covered with Aunti Louise’s Pink Goo at the places where each child sat on Thanksgiving!), get it back on the table and put our centerpiece out – candles and all.

  It’s made from a pre-decorated wreath I bent and reshaped into a “marquise diamond” design.  Then I embellished it with berries and pine cones.  The two birds are shimmery, but I had trouble catching the glistening shimmer.  From beak to tail, they are sprinkled with some sort of clear glitter.
   

  I do the same thing (pretty much) year after year.  Everything is stored together and just too easy to not repeat.   
   

  The girls were excited to see it and oohs and ahhs were heard as they walked past the table.  I think we lead such a plain and dull life that *any* change evokes comments!

  While working on the centerpiece, I looked up (a BIG no-no!) and saw the dust on the chandelier.  Considering my lack of concern for cleaning anything other than the basics right now, I will dust it rather than “clean” it!
   
  The chandelier has dozens of little teardrop shaped prisms hanging and each should be taken down and dipped in amonia and water.  The color is clear, but to capture each of the prisms, I had to use no flash and that created an amber look, but it gives you a greater appreciation of WHY I don’t feel like cleaning each individual piece of glass, drying it, and reattaching it to the base!!!  I think my Swiffer Duster Wand will do a good enough job!

  Everyone is trying to stay warm today.  South winds (over 40mph) blew in a real live thunder storm last night.  We had lightening and the whole nine yards!  The wind shifted to a northerly one and now cold air is pouring in and: IF I THOUGHT THE HOUSE WAS DRAFTY YESTERDAY! . . . !!!

  I found Rissy and Luci, but couldn’t find Annamarie this morning.
  
  Rissy is showing Luci how to work her (Rissy’s) CD player.

  LOL!  I found Annamarie as soon as I snapped these two playing.  I told you, Annamarie loves having her picture taken!
  
  Annamarie has one of our old cassette players that still works!  When I was looking for children, Annamarie was under the blanket hiding!

  Our doggie, Sampson, was snug in his bed.  An electric blanket – unplugged!  He’s still in Jesse’s closet these days!
  

  Stormy came to the kitchen doorway and camped out when Rissy went to the kitchen.
  

  
  Crazed person that I am, I gave permission for Rissy to bake something without my help this morning!
  
  

  Guess who else was wanting to eat???  That’s Stormy coming out and Chirper going into the cupboard that has their cans of food!
  

  Stormy saw me and left immediately, but Chirper (who isn’t afraid of me!!) stayed while Rissy began to mix things up.
  

  Either I was snoring too loud or Jesse’s leg had shooting pains again because I found his “sofa bed” after he left for work.  Our formal living room sofa!  The guest room (for the foster children) is still empty, so I’m guessing it was leg pain and not my snoring that bothered him.
   

  
  Speaking of foster children . . . we still haven’t heard back from the gal who was supposed to come last Wednesday for us to sign off on our completed home study.  I’ve check with our references we gave and they have said no one has called them again.  (scatching my head ???)

  I taught “homeschool” from my bed before we watched (or “attempted to watch”) “Wall-E” yesterday afternoon.  I figured their attention span might be better if a movie was the reward at the end of my teaching!  They DID ask questions and had more fun.  I threw a couple tongue twisters at them and they laughed and laughed!

  I had a nice surprise late in the afternoon.  There was a knock on the door and I could see someone (through the slits in the blinds) leaving our porch.  I knew that meant “a delivery” but remembered nothing I had ordered. 

  Books!
   
  Books for lil’ ol’ ME!!!!!  Who would have thought???!!! 
  Since I had forgotten ordering them, it was a grand surprise!!!!

  Today’s TO DO List:
  *  Jesse’s laundry (since it’s sitting, so politely, by the washer!)
  *  Clean desk top???  (didn’t get to it yesterday)
  *  Prepare several boxes for mailing
  *  Oh!  Yeah!  It would be good if I took something out of the freezer for dinner tonight!
  *  AND, I still need to find that holiday stationery and compose letters  (my printer is acting up, so, we’ll see!)
  *  MAYBE put a sprig or two of berries in my garland (surely a little bit each day will “git ‘er done” quicker!)

  I don’t believe I’ll offer to watch “Wall-E” again.  Falling asleep twice tells me it might not be *the* movie for me!! LOL

  Guess that’s all my lofty thoughts and ideas for today!

  Be blessed  ~

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