I'm like a kid when it comes to cleaning my house. I dig in my heels and holler, "I don't wanna!!" I'd be a lot farther along if I hadn't gotten a call from my son around lunch time saying, "Mom, I don't have any lunch money." Doh! My bad. So, I grab his brothers and run out the door. Luckily, the school isn't very far away since hubby has the car. Run in and give them a slew of money so this doesn't happen again. Not only that, but it turns out I can send that with my son and he just gives it to his teacher. She then stands by the lunch lady and hands the money to her as they come through line.

This was funny though. My son is 10 and should probably be in 5th grade. However, I held him back a year. He was NOT ready to go into Kindergarten when he was 5. He's so tall though. LOL He is almost 5 feet tall already. Needless to say, he's taller than EVERYONE in his class. I saw that today when I ran the money over. I got there just as they were coming through line. How's that for cutting it close? LOL Looking down the line, there was my son, towering above everyone. No wonder the girls were all ga-ga over him when he first came into the class. LMAO

Okay, so that set me back on my schedule, but he should be set for the rest of the year. Not that there's much time left. He only has 2 weeks of school left. ANYWAY!! Geez. Focus goofball.

I at least got the living room swept, mopped, and the rug beaten. LOL That was fun. I hung it over the fence and attacked it with one of the boys' baseball bats. Well, getting it up there wasn't fun as it's a big rug, but attacking it was fun. I also swept and mopped the bathroom floor while I had that all out. Not that mopping is hard. I have one of those cool Shark steam mops. That thing rocks! With 3 kids and 3 animals in the house, I don't like having wet floors for long nor using chemicals. Whoo wee, but my more environmental friendly friends gave me a hard time over that. LOL I'm not one for using organic, earth-friendly anything. In the yard though? I'll use whatever it takes to kill those dang fire ants. Evil creatures.

So, I'm procrastinating. I just need to fold 2 loads of laundry, put one more in the dryer, and clean the downstairs bathroom. Then voila! I can "play" for the rest of the day. Well, minus doing a few dishes and cooking dinner, but still! Ugh. Okay, I'm cutting into my scheduled play time. LOL If I want to make that cute little bag today, I'd better get my other chores finished. Bleh. "I don't wanna!!"
 

Good morning, everyone! When I put my son into public school, my days started a lot earlier than I'm used to. We're talking anywhere from 2-3 hours earlier! I get up to make sure my son is dressed properly (uniforms and all that jazz), eats breakfast, and has his homework in his backpack. When he leaves, I sit and enjoy the quiet of the house before my other 2 kids wake up.

However, last night apparently was more of a medium length nap. Wow, my brain and my fingers are not on the same page yet this morning.

Last night, before going to bed, I decided to scan a few areas of WDC and see what was happening. I came across the short story contest for Images in Ink, a group I belong to here. I'm surprised I remember what groups I belong to! The prompt was to create a short story on a true life experience that you find embarrassing. I guess what I wrote wasn't really embarrassing, but I still remember it and it's something that continues to be told in the family today. It's amusing. LOL It's "Invalid Item"  if you're interested. It's a very short story, so it's a quick read.

I'm thinking of heading off into WDC later today and reacquainting myself with my various haunts. Unfortunately, I think I tossed my review templates that I used to use. Then again, my review style might have changed. My run-in with NaNo took and skewed my grammar training. I'm not sure I'll ever find it again. LOL However, I would like to do a few reviews just to get back into the swing of things. I think I'm still part of Helping Hands. I know that group has been having 'trouble' the past few months in keeping up with the review packages. I'd like to chip in now and then to help. Wow! Not right now though. I'm pretty sure I'm using my backspace key more often than any other key this morning.

I do believe I will go drink some more coffee and see about planning my day. Now that NaNoWriMo is over, it's time to find my life and see if I can't fit everything into a nice little schedule. I want to start editing my book, write on a new one, maybe do a few reviews here on WDC, start quilting, keep the house clean, and make sure my 2 younger kids get their schooling time in. Naw, I'm not busy, am I? Definitely need a schedule. LOL

That does it! Where's my coffee?