As two of my babies are entering the fun season of girls and rebellion (not yet, but I am anticipating the fun to come), I have to laugh at the weird season of life I am in. I spent an afternoon at Mommy & Me playing with puppets, singing Teensy Weensy Spider, and getting paint all over my outfit. It really is kind of comical. I have one son in high school, one soon to follow, one in elementary school, and one in pre-school. I don't know if I should be finding myself, seeking playdates, or studying up on college entrance requirements. Fortunately for me, I am not afraid of change. In fact, I have been accused of seeking out life complications when things seem too calm. I take on some huge challenge just when things start to get manageable. Some day this will make a really funny book. Oh, and tonight I had coffee with a friend and her gorgeous 17 year old daughter, and her beautiful 2 year old daughter-- like minds connect!
I am swirling in chaos! Our little remodeling projects, ie: painting the boys rooms, have resulted in a whirl of mess, mess, mess. My husband has been diligently painting walls, repurposing furniture, meanwhile all of the clothing, shoes, toys, junk, furniture we are no longer using, etc... is lining the hallways and rooms of my house! We have tried to engage the boys in this project, but it has somehow eluded them that they have any responsibility for putting the house back together, so it it a painful exercise of command and whine. Today, we must put it back, we cannot start the week in madness. So my day, is going to be interesting. They need to help, a lot. I need to figure out how to motivate them to help, without them feeling like they are being tortured. Wish me luck, at 10:30, video games, and NFL TV go off, and cleaning commences. I'd better have another cup of coffee, and pray for the next half hour, I'm gonna need it.
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