Rain
I fell alseep to the sound of rain last night, with my covers pulled up over my shoulders. I woke up to rain this morning, and a bit later, woke up again to Kay cuddling me, all her curls tickling my nose.
Soon after that, my day became less idyllic, as I had to blast Baz out of bed. Which was my own fault for letting him stay up watching the Olympics. Well, and bedtime was also complicated by my parents coming by to pick up my brother from the airport. I did some dishes, I folded some laundry.
I spent part of the evening in the kid's room, which is the only place I could be alone, talking on the phone to LT. I need to get Kay a better mattress. Then Baz wanted to clean his room, at least for a bit. More than he wanted to read a book, even. I need to figure out ways I can nurture this in him. He doesn't want to do it for long, but even 5 minutes is enough to make a difference. It only takes me about 30 minutes to do the dishes, even when they seem to cover all the counters. 5 minutes is enough to load the dishwasher. 5 minutes is enough to scrub the toilet, or pick up the laundry off the floor or clean a window or wipe a table or dust a piece of furniture. I never notice how much I do this incremental housecleaning until I am gone for a bit.
Today I am once again wrestling with our source-control product. It is making me crazy.
Soon after that, my day became less idyllic, as I had to blast Baz out of bed. Which was my own fault for letting him stay up watching the Olympics. Well, and bedtime was also complicated by my parents coming by to pick up my brother from the airport. I did some dishes, I folded some laundry.
I spent part of the evening in the kid's room, which is the only place I could be alone, talking on the phone to LT. I need to get Kay a better mattress. Then Baz wanted to clean his room, at least for a bit. More than he wanted to read a book, even. I need to figure out ways I can nurture this in him. He doesn't want to do it for long, but even 5 minutes is enough to make a difference. It only takes me about 30 minutes to do the dishes, even when they seem to cover all the counters. 5 minutes is enough to load the dishwasher. 5 minutes is enough to scrub the toilet, or pick up the laundry off the floor or clean a window or wipe a table or dust a piece of furniture. I never notice how much I do this incremental housecleaning until I am gone for a bit.
Today I am once again wrestling with our source-control product. It is making me crazy.