Sumer Vacation

Summer vacation for the kids started today. They slept in until after 7am, not great, but it's a start! So far all four of them are playing happily together. A few of them need to get dressed, but I'm reluctant to disturb the peace they formed this morning. It won't kill them to be in their pj's for a while longer. I'll hold off getting them dressed until they start getting on each others nerves and need a change of pace. And since they are playing with each other and not bugging me, I'm going to try to fit a few things in - like vacuuming and laundry. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? I'm keeping my fingers crossed that once I finish vacuuming and doing at least 1 load of laundry they are still happy and I can write. But, don't tell them, because I know they will immediately start causing troubles and nothing will get done...

Not Me Monday!

I did not run the washer (with soap and fabric softener), and forget to put the laundry in...

I did not eat 3 ice cream sandwiches in one sitting...

I did not spend Mother's Day afternoon at my Aunt's house, and leave my children with my husband at his mother's house...(I would never feel the need to be away from my wonderful children!)

I did not stay up late trying to finish Little Women...(I've read it dozens of times, why would I need to rush through it!)


Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Inside out, Rightside out!

I decided my two older children were old enough to learn to turn certain pieces of clothing inside out for me to wash. (I've also been trying to get my husband to do this, unsuccessfully!) I carefully explained that clothes that had pictures on them needed to be turned inside out.

My son is hit or miss. I doubt he is turning his clothes inside out to help me, but because that is the way he takes them off.

My daughter is great about this. So great in fact that she turns every piece of clothing inside out, underwear and socks included!

I guess it's time for a review with them.

Victory! Sort of...

The Camp laundry is all washed, but only half way folded. Now I just need to catch up with this weeks. I've decided I don't like the Third Law of Thermodynamics...or the Chaos Theory.

The week has turned rather busy for me. I thought I would have a nice quiet, get the kids ready for school week. I do have that, but now I'm shopping for birthday presents, a new mattress, writing, putting together a sample church newsletter, have at least one sick kid, and try to deal with kids who don't react well to the heat. At least I'm not bored.

I'm very excited about the whole church newsletter. I'll have to post the sample one when I finish it. I'm trying to keep it short, but good ideas for articles keep coming up and I don't know which ones to include. So far I'm keeping - Calendar of Events, Birthdays/Anniversaries, Meet the Teen, Xample Sample, Recipes, Meditation Moments, and various columns on current goings on at the church. I only have a little more than a week to prepare it for the Pastor and deacons, so I'll be having some late nights writing that and my book.

In sad news...Matt's softball team lost the playoffs tonight. I quote - "It was the most anti climatic championship game played.

Mounds of Multiplying Laundry

I'm still working on finishing the laundry we generated from going to camp. I believe I have one load left. Then I need to move on to the laundry that we generated this weekend and the laundry that apparently multiplied while we were gone. I thought I had washed the majority of the laundry before we left for camp. The only laundry that wasn't clean were the close we had worn the day before. We we arrived home, I noticed that there was a lot more laundry than when we left. Hmmmm. Very mysterious!

In other news...Amelia has decided that it is no longer fun being a bump on a log. She is now exploring her options of mobility. She has mastered the art of laying on her stomach and spinning in circles and pushing herself backwards. She is working on scooting backwards while sitting up. This evening she managed to work her way forward while sitting up, albeit very slowly. She was quite proud of herself when she worked her way to where I had a stack of paper. Rewarding herself by eating one of the pieces, she grinned and chatted at me. Looks like life will be more interesting after this.

My Alternate History story continues to develop, slowly. At least I'm still writing it and haven't run out of ideas. I'm still working on what the world looks like and how I want it to be played out, but I do have the final chapter written...