Exhausted!!!

Kids - bathed and in bed.

Basement - dusted and vacuumed.

Dogs - brushed.

Glass doors - Windexed.

Wasps - evicted.

All sheets - changed.

Walls - scrubbed*.

Chocolate cake - cooling.

Cupcakes - baking.

House - NOT CLEAN!!! Why me?

*Scrubbing walls is either instant gratification or no gratification at all. So many marks are permanent. It's hard to tell if it was worth the sore back and blisters. I tell myself it needed to be done, which is true. But I probably could have saved it for another weekend when I didn't have so much else to get done.

You may have already figured out that Grant's 7th birthday party is tomorrow. It is quite true! And as is usual for a Josh And Rosie production, the guest list is going to resemble the invitation list...only slightly. But all who are attending will be welcome and with any luck - comfortable.

My eye has been twitching lately. The Mayo Clinic lists the following as potential contributors:

Alcohol

Caffeine

Fatigue

Irritation of eye or inner eyelids

Lack of sleep

Exertion

Smoking

Stress

I think we can rule out Caffeine, Alcohol and Smoking. I've had alcohol once in the last two months, I don't smoke, and my caffeine intake is minimal, and sporadic.

No luck in finding a sitter, so far. But I can give that my attention on Sunday afternoon. Knowing that the sudden need for this to be resolved is forcing it to get time I was going to use for finding the job so I could AFFORD the sitter makes me grind my teeth.

In other news, the kids found out their teachers today! Grant is going to have Mrs. Brooks, formerly Ms. Polston, and Abbie is going to have the same kindergarten teacher that Grant did - Mrs. Jeurgensmeyer. We are all very excited.

Josh is out flying his first night flight. Look out, below! Okay, that was in poor taste. But at least the instructor is with him.

I probably am forgetting a lot, and I know that I am omitting a lot (it's for your sanity as well as mine), but I must get the cupcakes out of the oven!

I am so domestic. I hope that today gave you happy moments and much comfort. And there's nothing like productivity! Hope you had at least a little of that, too.