Back to work we go!

Called Patrick over the weekend and gave him the list of names...he like Janelle and a few others....He said they are having such a hard time with this that they just might toss all the names into a hat and do it that way! I told him that when the right name comes up they will both know....

It was a totally wonderfully cool weekend...Got down into the 60's! I opened the screens and left them open....the breeze was something else...Mike went to do his camping thing this weekend and Hayley went to her Dad's for the weekend so it was just me and the boys...We had a good weekend together....I shoveled out their room (yes you heard me...shovel) took two huge bags of trash and then attacked my room...Washed all the bed stuff....did all the laundry...mopped and vacumned, all in all I think I threw out at least 4 or 5 bags of trash...with Mike camping for the weekend...I didn't have the normal "you're going to throw out that 1 inch peice of wire?" Yes I love him but he is the WORST packrat I have ever seen so I totally believe in out of sight out of mind....If he doesn't see it he won't miss it! hahaha...Glen is another packrat...taking right after his father....He keep everything....even if it's broken...he can use it for something don't ya know??? I had to laugh as Wesley helped me clean up the room and even went thru his stuff is record time...(he's the neat child-hates to be messy!) Glen hemmed and hawed until he finally came up to me and asked if I can do his stuff...I said fine as long as he didn't whine and cry and carry on about what got thrown out....He said he wouldn't and merrily skipped out of the room....

So I set about the task of cleaning out his toy boxes....yes toy boxes....These kids have boxes under their beds...in the closet...and whatnot....Then like I said I attacked my room....threw more stuff away....Straigthened out the closet...caught a kodak moment with our new kitten, Dakota, and Asha...found them sleeping in Asha's bed together....Truly wonderful to see!...

Oh I may have forgotten to mention Dakota....We had always been wanting to get a kitten...but were afraid cause the last kitten Mike had...Glen was very allergic too...My girlfreind Leslie (who is responsible for Mike and I getting together) told us that her cat had kittens and wanted to know if we wanted one...We were really really hesitant not knowing about Glen's allergies or not....So the 3 of us devised a plan...Leslie was going to have a family emergency and would we watch her 7 week old kitten??? We told the kids and they were estatic about it..."Baby Girl" (As Leslie called her) came on a Friday night and we stressed to the kids that we really wanted the kitten to be around Glen...so if he didn't sneeze or anything then maybe just maybe...we'd get a kitten on down the road...(We're sooo bad I know!) Mike had told us that he had stuffed up right away with the last kitten so we waited.....no sniffles....the kitten slept with Glen both nights....Nothing.....No sneezing or anything...We called Leslie on Sunday to let her know we were taking the leap and keeping the kitten...We told the kids Sunday night...OMG the shouts of sheer joy! Took us a couple of days to rename her "Dakota" (I came up with it and the kids loved it) I have to admit she is a totally cuddly kitten...thrives on attention and won Asha over really quickly....She's going to be an indoor cat totally...Right now she's in total kitten mode...feet are to be attacked when walking around at 5am getting your coffee....Asha gets whapped on the nose and woken up out of a sound sleep,when she wants to play and chase and she can get the whole house running to her when she starts crying cause she want's to be picked up and NOW!!!! hahaha....We're enjoying her immensly....I just had to laugh when Mike gave her a bath...She just sat there! Leslie had gotten her used to baths and we are going to keep them up...(Bi-weekly) but I have to admit that's the first cat I have seen that sat still for one!




Well that's my weekend in a nutshell.....I was soooo glad when Mike came home on Sunday...While I had a wonderful time with the boys....I missed him terribly! He missed me too....didn't let me go for a while...He had a good time but it wasn't the same as when he used to go 10 years ago....He didn't like going by himself...next time he wants to take the boys...I won't go cause I have seen where he camps...I need to have something a little more KOA style! I have seen pictures of another place where he has gone camping called Crystal River up by Orlando...Now I will go there....but not out in the marsh lands! Where he went is called the Corbitt Area....and that's what it is...Marsh lands...you have swamp buggy's, Monster trucks...You generally go there to hunt or fish...not to go canoeing or rafting...You don't want to go in that water! There be gator's in there! I missed him but I am glad he was able to go....When he was married he could never do those things....but that's another story and I think I need to attempt to get some work done today at the office....

Take care all!