Weasel Of Doom » Grace in Small Things

GiST – 19/365 & 20/365

WeaselOfDoom — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:51:12 +0000

Snuggling up with the kids in the morning. They are adorable when half-awake :-)
Husband who is willing to bring me painkillers in bed.
Another beautiful warm sunny day.
Melting snow. The sound of running water makes it feel like spring is here.
Christmas wreaths have been removed from the garage and the front porch. Back to boring regular lights.
Replaced a burned-out light in the great room. Could barely reach the light fixture from the top step of the ladder :-) YoungestOne was greatly entertained by Mommy’s m4d light-bulb-changing ski11z.
Kitchen floor is washed! By the end of tomorrow, nobody will be able to tell the difference :P
Kids cleaned up the great room (under threat of No More Candy, but still).
Downstairs bathroom is clean. It should return to disgustingly dirty as soon as the kids are done washing their hands after breakfast tomorrow.
Both of our blankets are washed and dried. They smell nice and clean now :P

WeaselOfDoom — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:45:00 +0000

Beautiful, spring-like weather on Saturday and Sunday.
Kids played outside for an hour and a half on Saturday, with minimal adult supervision.
“Shadowfever” will be in my hands on Tuesday! Can’t wait (and will be very, very sad if it disappoints. just letting you know, universe)!
Cheeze-It. Mmmm, baked cheezy goodness!
My attempt at making rice pudding in a slow cooker was successful, and two out of three kids declared it yummy.
Christmas tree is now on the porch.
Laundry is done, carpets are vacuumed, and dishes are washed.
Talked with a girl we were friends with in the village on Skype. She has a 16-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old son. Seems like it was only yesterday we were 15 and sitting around the fire at night…
Talked to parental units on Skype, too. Found out that my (50-year-old) uncle is expecting, and his 23-year-old son is married. For some reason, Mom was convinced she told me all of this before. I could have sworn she hadn’t. Either I am losing my mind, or she is ;)
I finally got motivated enough to restart looking for Grace in Small Things

WeaselOfDoom — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:04:52 +0000

WeaselOfDoom — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:53:42 +0000

Lynne is coming to visit at the end of January!
I survived shoveling two driveways (mother-in-law conveniently gone for the weekend).
Kids had fun at Alex’ and Beth’s birthday party.
Packers won!
Ferrets and pie :P

WeaselOfDoom — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 04:57:10 +0000

Bill took X swimming, so I didn’t have to. Little guy screamed that he wanted Mommy all the way to the pool. When I take him swimming, he screams for Papa all the way. Good to know he likes to mess with both parents.
Friday = we have a baby-sitter. At one point, the ratio was 8 kids to 1 sitter. At the time of writing, it’s 6 to 1 (one kid left, and X fell asleep).
I baked oatmeal cookies, and the kids made a sizable dent in them.
Got a few things done at work, despite taking off 1/2 day (still a bit sick).
Sleep.

WeaselOfDoom — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:10:15 +0000

Got two time-sensitive projects out of the door at work. Another hundred or so to go :(
Saw Shannon’s parents again
Kids weren’t acting too bad at Shannon’s
Windshield wiper fluid
Bill still has a job, hopefully for at least a few months

WeaselOfDoom — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:45:41 +0000

(I have not been feeling well, physically and mentally. *sigh*)

Pretty fluffy snow (even though it means shoveling, slippery roads, and idiot drivers)
My guild won a very close battle the other night (4/42 vs 3/97 left standing at the end. We are small but fierce.)
Froot Loops cereal
Catching up on my blog reading (about 40 to go)
Chocolate
Painkillers
I did not rear-end the idiot who decided to stop at the intersection and just sit there
Nice big pile of books waiting to be read
Almond Joy pieces
Occasionally, my kids listen to me

WeaselOfDoom — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:42:44 +0000

WeaselOfDoom — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 07:41:39 +0000

OldestOne had fun at Brycen’s birthday party
My new library books are a four-week check-out
Laundry is done
I have until January 23rd before the village starts collecting Christmas trees, so my undecorated tree gets to stay another two weeks
Mel came over to play with the kids

WeaselOfDoom — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 04:54:26 +0000

Talked to my grandpa today
Beautiful snowfall
Xavier condescended to swimming with a noodle around him
Fireplace that heats up the whole great room
We have a friend who thinks highly enough of us to give us power of attorney rights. I hope we’ll never have to use that power!