Highlights of the Day (Monday 10.10.2005)

1) Woke up and found a piece of my tooth broken off and in my mouth. What the hell?

2) Was a bit bummed to see it's still raining. Four days straight of two children stuck in the house makes for very hyper children (and a very messy house).

3) Wondered how the hell I'm going to entertain these kids all day. And then had a mild panic attack when I thought about the fact that we'll be stuck inside like this the majority of the winter too. [shudder]

4) Walked across the street in my pajamas while smoking a cigarette this morning because I realized we never checked out mail on Saturday. I'm such a classy lady.

5) Managed to procrastinate and not do a single damn productive thing all morning. [sigh]

6) Was pleasantly surprised to get a call from the kitchen guy and found out the last minute changes we made are going to make our total about $1200 less than before. SWEET!

7) Was somewhat relieved to find out Grace would be sleeping over at my mom's house tonight. Not because she's any trouble and not that I won't miss her. But the Steelers are on tonight and it'll be nice to be able to watch them from the beginning without worrying about that whole bedtime routine thing.

8) Thanked Nick Jr. for running a Diego marathon all morning. Occupied kids make for a happy mom. ;)

9) Thought the apocolypse was coming when, on several occasions, walked outside and there were literally about a thousand birds sitting in the trees around our house, all chirping and singing and yelling at the same time. I still don't know what the hell was going on. A birdie conferance perhaps?

10) Ate chips for lunch. Yup. Healthiness is my middle name.

11) Contemplated what to do when I made Chef Boy-R-Dee mini shells with meatballs and Hannah wanted the meatballs. All of the meatballs. The meatballs are my favorite part and the primary reason I even eat them. Do I give the child who barely eats my meatballs, knowing the fact that she's eating at all is good? Or do I tell her no and eat them myself, savoring every last bite?

12) I gave them to her and although pleased that she ate, I was pissed that I didn't get any.

13) Was thrilled when Steve told me we were getting hot wings for the Steelers game tonight. YEEHAW!!!!!!!!!

14) Was simultaneously happy and annoyed when Steve cleaned the tap and the hoses for our beer fridge. OK dude. I've been telling you for months now that they needed to be cleaned and you didn't do it. But tonight, the first night you want some beer out of the keg, you clean it. Fucker.

15) Almost threw up when Steve told me (while eating) that when he cleaned the hoses and tap, that it was "beyond mold" and totally disgusting. Thanks dude. Thanks a lot.

16) Laughed my ass off when Hannah asked Steve to do her hair and he did. He swears it looked great and that he'd take her out in public without a second thought. OK buddy. Whatever you say. What you can't see in this picture is the half-assed ponytail that's completely crooked at the back of her head, and the fact that the hair hanging down around her face is the ONLY hair hanging down and not in the ponytail. And yes, there's only one barrette in her hair. [shaking head]