Dear hubby and I took this week off work, originally to move into our newly constructed Engle home. Since that fell through, we thought about giving back the time and just working, but we both needed a break. We envisioned this week as a productive week in which we got projects done around the house, but so far (5 days into it), it's been a "drive-about-town and check-out-other-new-home-communities" vacation. Hubby did get a ceiling fan installed, and we celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. Our 7 year itch seems to mostly comprise trying to improve our standard of living, and how/where best we could accomplish that goal.
Son A (15)was grounded pretty much for life this week...for hoarding a poor report card, and blatantly lying for over two weeks in an attempt to avoid the inevitable discussion. "Mom, they're having computer glitches..it'll be mailed out soon!" Does he think we're idiots??? OY. Long lists of chores will be compiled this week to help fill the void left by the absence of video games, computer games, email and pretty much anything fun. With Florida having a guaranteed paid college education program, we're trying to get the message across that his C's and D's are costing him a free shot at his future.
Daughter C has taken to drawing pretty obsessively. She's 4, and is going through paper like it's from a renewable resource or something. Pretty hard to explain to a pre-schooler that paper doesn't grow on trees when it, in fact, does. *sigh* Yesterday, she asked me to show her how to draw a flower, and massive flower gardens have been popping up all over the refrigerator and surrounding house areas. Daughter D, not quite 2, is emulating her sister, and also insists on drawing when C is.
Daughters B and E are moseying along in life, just trying to stay out of the way of grounded brothers and flying reams of paper art.
Hubby and I are preparing for the tough return to work next week, and resisting the temptation to claim our remaining 6 weeks of Family leave that we could use in Daughter E's first year!
3 comments:
I adore you. Keep writing. :)
Thanks Bethy! Miss you TONS! I read some of yours too...your Bethy-brain seems awfully close in comparison to the Jenn-head. We need lunch again..and I promise there'll be tears this time!
Happy Anniversary!
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