Chore day over in 30 minutes!
Chores day was successful. I didn’t get everything done that I wanted, but I did get these done:
- Wipe down washer & dryer
- Organize and wipe down utility cart
- Mop laundry closet floor
- Empty dryer lint trash bag
- Scrub out kids’ tub
- Mop kids’ bathroom floor
- Mop our bathroom floor
- Clean & organize kitchen countertops
- 2 loads of dishes
- 5 loads of laundry (including a load to wash all the rags that I used to clean)
- Clean & shine front of appliances
- Scrub kitchen sink
- Make dinner with extra chicken for dinner tomorrow
- Pick up all toys
- Check/replace air freshners
- Vacuum (okay, I feel guilty putting this since the Roomba does the vacuuming while I do other things)
Mac pitched in and cleaned out and organized his half of the closet. He ended up finding a container that had some old yoga pants! I now have two more pairs of pants for exercising/lounging. He also started organizing our DVDs. We have many and many and many.
James had a melt down this evening. He really is a calm and easy kids. He cries, and it is either diaper, food or sleep. I get one of three, and he’s fine again. Tonight, he just wouldn’t stop crying And if I put him down, he cried so hard his face turned bright red. He wouldn’t eat. His diaper was fine. I gave him a lotion rubdown and some of his cream for his skin. He just kept whining if I was holding him, or screaming if I put him down. Finally I was able to rock him back to his calm self. I was getting a little worried because it is very much out of James’ character. If it was Ada, I would just think “eh, another day with Ada.” Not my boy though. I tried looking at his gums, but I didn’t see any signs of teeth trying to push through.
Mac went out with friends and I’m going to read until he gets home. Yes, read! It has been so long since I’ve read fiction. I started a book that I should have read already because I know the author’s talents, but it is in a genre that I don’t typically like. Now, I am reading it, and I’m enjoying it and wondering why I waited.
