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October 15, 2007

Where'd all this come from?

I just realized that I'm sitting here on my bed alone and that not one child has asked for anything in at least 5 minutes. Trevor did ask to use the phone, but that was 6 minutes ago. Twitter just let me know that Dan's on the way home from work. I have time to jot, so jot I will.

The weekend was good/busy/tireing. Friday I had lunch w/ Dan at bangkok blvd and then dinner at Hard Times w/ some fugs. I went out without Dan and without kidlets. It was fun, but I felt as though I'd left part of me at home, mostly because I had.
Saturday was nonstop movement. I took Jake to work, grocery shopped, cooked for supper club, took the kids to the pumpkin patch (again without Dan because he hadta stay home and work...wah) and then home to finish cooking, get Jake from work and then go to supper club. Supper club, by the way, was stupendous. We had fondue night at Terri's. It was my first time seeing Terri's new place...very very nice. If they made those townhouses in 5 or 6 bedroom varieties I'd be tempted to move. We got home at 9something all stuffed full of fondue goodness and zonked out in front of the telly. It was the perfect busy day.

Sunday was much more low-key. I did take a shower, but that's about it.

Our families seem to be running through a spell of serious illnesses. Our niece, Brenna, is sick and in the hospital and my dad found out today that he's got something wrong with his heart and has to have a catheterization next week. As if that weren't enough, he has to also have an MRI on his knee. Mom's thyroid is acting up and the tests they ran show some irregular results. It stinks to be so far from the O'Brien clan when things aren't going well.

Let's think about something good.

Kendall made the step team at school. You can easily recognize her...she's the white one. If the amount of stomping around the house you do is in direct correlation with your talent and ability as a stepper, she should do just great.
Trevor is in the drama club and doesn't seem too put out by the fact that he now shares a phone with Jake again.
Jake's been an angel...eerily so. He cleaned the kitchen last week on a night where he didn't even eat dinner at home. He hasn't complained about uh, anything. He hasn't asked to drive and he hasn't mentioned the name "megan". It won't last most likely but it's been cool for these few days.
Tess is 2 and a brat. We wouldn't have her any other way though. I love that she argues with me about things. It makes telling her "no" all the more fun. She's pretty much got Dan snowed but the rest of us are on to her. I keep telling him that he's doing her no favors by letting her do anything she wants, and he just smiles and does it anyway. There's balance though...and he has to leave her with us sometimes. We'll keep her straight.

Posted by krystal at October 15, 2007 5:14 PM