Miscellaneous Mutterings
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I stood at the base and gazed in awe and wonderment at the peak of this mountain I was about to conquer. One week’s journey had I traveled; through grassy meadow and over city sidewalk did I tread to get this far.
After several moments of contemplation the realization hit me: “It is unattainable in this short time.”
Child, you must remember you have the power. The tools and training have been provided to you. There is no one else, but you.
“I cannot ascend this behemoth.”
No, ascend you will not. You will bring it down; bit by bit you will bring it down.
“It will take forever!” I protested.
No; not forever.
And so it was the day I brought down the mountain. Piece by piece did I bring it down. Separating each according to its kind: dark, white, and colors; each sorted according to its kind. Then I washed them. One load after another I cleaned them. Hot for whites and towels, cold for colors and darks, in the gentle cycle I washed them.
I brought down the mountain.
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Mr. Whiskers and Jack were stripped of their wardrobes the same afternoon we brought them home from the mall and have not been dressed since.
That's half-a-week's groceries in a neatly stacked pile on a chest of drawers.
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Had the boys been just a little less well behaved…had Chris not wanted it so badly and asked so sweetly…had we a working budget and some self-control, perhaps the trip to Build-A-Bear would not have happened.
Chris saw an ad on T.V. and it was all he could think about for 2 days. Build-A-Bear. We decided to take a ride to the mall to “…check it out. No promises, got that?” That’s tantamount to ‘I’ll think about it,’ which is the enabling parent’s ‘yes’ which meant that Chris was all excitement by the time we got to the mall.
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I used to think that a reliable testament to my abilities as a housekeeper is that, any time I haul out the vacuum cleaner the boys ask "who's coming over?"
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So, what have I been up to lately? Not housework!!!
Barely getting in a good home-cooked school day!
Speaking of home-cooked? We’ve been living on Kraft Mac’n’Cheese, deli ham, applesauce and peanut butter crackers. Just ran out of yogurt.