All better

I took a couple of Imitrex went to sleep and despite waking up twice from a fairly deep slumber I woke up refreshed.

My day included assisting with some retail sales at the Spring Scholastic Book Fair. I left a little before my shift ended because it was just that slow. I came home, took charge of getting the boys' laundry cleaned, dried and folded before they got home. I was also inspired to vacuum and straighten a bit.

It was cold and rained a ton this morning. It was a great soaking for our VERY dry area. Pete the dog was not fond of taking care of business in the rain but he survived as did my carpet. One of the BEST things we ever did as pet owners was to teach Pete to give us his paws. When he comes in from the rain, muck or snow, you can say paws and he lays right down and let's you wipe him clean. Now, he always need to catch the towel that you just used, and play with it a bit but that is totally acceptable in this house! A small price for clean paws.

I went up to school to get the boys since it was so wet. They are currently working on homework and lamenting the reinstatement of the NO VIDEO GAMES DURING THE SCHOOL WEEK RULE. Things had gotten a little out of hand so I needed to pull in the reigns. Fred actually brought up the idea when Nic was having his melt-down on Monday. I did not hesitate to agree.

So, the afternoons are a little longer but I am hoping that the boys can help me a bit more with dinner and chores. Of course we'll get through this week and it will all go pieces next week since it is SPRING BREAK! Yes, I am excited. A week with very little responsibility. A week with freedom and perhaps the time and inclination to do some exploring. Fred wanted to run away for a long weekend but the boys have a birthday party and there is the business of the dog. We have yet to visit a vet and I just hate to board the old dog. He deserves better. I hope I find a willing/able pet sitter by the time we go to Florida in June.

Ok, off to defrost some meat for dinner. The boys just suffered through a melt-down of video games that they are not even allowed to play. Ugh!