Ahh... the Animal Antics....

I should wonder sometimes why my animals have so much... personality.....

So last night, I couldn't sleep. Why? My other kids. Patch, our Calico, and Falkor, our Lab were having a ball last night, at my expense.

I have the windows open so I can save on the cooling on this end of the house, it doesn't really work anyways. But Patch loves this experience. She sits at the window twitching her tail and calling to all the animals she wants to eat as if they will walk right up and lay themselves down an lettuce bedded plate and smear the sauce on.

Last night I hear something, and rolled over to look, I didn't have my glasses on, so I could only see a black blob on my window screen, twitching and looking slightly confused. When I put my glasses on, Patches had flung herself after a bird apparently, and couldn't figure out why in the world the screen did not give way to her catching her prey. I'm serious, she was hanging on my screen.

Then after I dealt with my son, my other big child, Falkor,came jumping into bed with me. I think our cat is slightly sadistic since she really had to mess with the dog last night.

We have a platform bed, meaning, there is a ledge where our cat likes to hide under and attack your feet as you walk by. Well, she fascinates the dog... and by that I don't mean is it food fascination. He obviously doesn't understand the concept of this ledge, because she would come running into the room, and disappear into the ledge area. The dog is going berserk looking for where in the world this cat went.

While the dog was busy trying to figure out the mystery of the disappearing cat, and possibly how to recreate it, the cat had snuck out the other side and climbed on a bookshelf. When he got close enough, the cat took a kamikaze leap onto the dog, sending him jumping up high and running up on top of me, during which the cat would jump off, land on my first and run into the living room, snickering I imagine. After a few minutes, the dog would calm down and I would get to go back to sleep. Falkor lays at the foot of the bed, guarding me, when low and behold, the cat starts the same trick all over again.... and low and behold, the dog falls for it again. Doesn't say much for my guard dog.

This continued for a good hour, seriously... I'm glad they get along, but geez... I think I'd rather break up a fight than deal with the juvenile jokes!

Slowly but Surely...

I realize that I did not get into any one mess overnight, so I have to slow my roll about getting everything done at once.

Lately, I've been attacking our laundry dragon with a fervor! It shan't survive the coming week, I say! I have begun a sock basket, why? Because I just don't feel like fiddling with the random sock matching at this time. It works for me, at this moment in my life until I have completely cleared the way for other things. If any one in my household, has an issue with the sock basket, they are free to sort and put them in their drawers. Otherwise, it'll wait until I'm ready for that task.

Snappy, aren't I? I've got a lot on my plate and mind, and I'm not sure what to do first. Tomorrow, I think I'm going to move my husband in the general direction of working on that back room a bit. We've got to do something about all the junk that is back there, it needs a new home, but I'm not going to attempt a Yard Sale until June. Actually, that is my goal, YARD SALE IN JUNE! I shall announce it my family AT ONCE......

What to focus on...

New Challenge or theme - Learn to focus...

So new theme for the week on Wings to Soar, Focus. Just Focus... So I have to learn that there are things I need to focus on. I also need to prioritize when and what to focus on.

I need to focus on my children - there are some things there I feel I'm lacking as a Mom. I need to focus on how to fix those things.

I need to focus on me - my health, my spirit, my love.

I need to focus on my marriage - Yeah.... that needs work.

I need to focus on my beliefs - I have so been slacking, I need a good devotional, any suggestions?

I need to focus period. I want to live my life, and balance it all.

I love my Psycho Calico...

Even if she is a real pill and keeps me up all hours of the night....

So I have barely survived another round of visitation. Someday it will get better, when I don't know, but *loud booming voice* SOMEDAY! *sigh*

I had a friend look at my purse I made out of jeans, and adult version mind you, not kiddie. *sorry, must type faster to keep the kitty off the laptop. I'm needing to keep the flashy thing towards the side of my screen so I can see!*

She mentioned that it might be a good idea for me to actually attempt to sew a few things on my own. Just to see if I like that, because I bake *mental note: Relay bake sale next friday.. eeep!* and I sew, really cute things, I just don't do it often. My husband to inspire and encourage my sewing bought me the Platinum Project Runway Brother Sewing Machine for Christmas. I love it! I've used it. I've fixed some negligee issues for a friend, I've made my purse, the satin straps for it. I've got several projects in my head. I love that feeling, when you day dream while typing at work about the pretty things you could make, the ideas that come to you at that time.... So does that make those ideas property of my employer? Hrmm... Don't work, I do my job, multitasking is the way of woman!

So that's just my musings. I'm also working on a complete morning schedule. And secureing lots of cuddles with my main men.... *ugh* You know I mean my son Ian and my husband Tom. Geez, I can't keep up with Tom, why would I throw another large child to clean up after in the mess?

I was so horrible about not Getting up...

But I so loved sleeping until 3 p.m. and cuddling with DH....

So today wasn't a complete wash. Right now, I'm just laying on the bed, letting the medication that is making me foggy wear off. I'm going to continue the work on that end room tonight. We're working on thinning out the toys we own. Yeah, quite a few!

The kids aren't adapting to well, and we were so busy cleaning my daughter was going on about how we didn't want to play with her. *sigh* I wish I could do something right by this girl!

Laundry you shall weaken tonight! That is my motto. I am also shampooing the rooms as I go, those with carpet. Hot hot water and Vinager. I hate the sticky feeling after cleaning, but there is no sticky after the vinager wash, so YEAY!

I am going to just get down on hands and knees and really wash the floor with water nad vinager, because I just can't get this whole swiffer thing. I'll just get a dry cloth, or look for a mop thing that allows me to use a washcloth to wipe the floor. Hrmm... idea huh?

And a Ray of light hits me...

The whole 'You won't get anything from ___ if you aren't good' was invented by parents, for parents............

Yeah that's right. I don't think Santa came up with the Naughty List. I think it was all an incarnation by the parents of the age to keep their kids in line. Why do I think this? Because I used it in conjuction with the Easter Bunny and my daughter listens to me. WOW... I must learn to harness this power for good! Great Power, Great Resonsibility, and all that jazz.

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Lately, I've just been hanging. I spained my Right Ankle Pretty bad, so it's just an ow situation. Advil and Ace Wraps are my friend. I'd follow up with a doctor but I really don't think there is much of anything that I can accomplish through them. Can't afford the time off, or the medical bills that would follow.

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DH and I have decided to make memories on HWY 19 in Missouri. Why? We went to Owensville to pick up this awesome little bed and a dish hutch. We drove 19 the whole way home, and realized that there is a lot of memories on that road for us, and we haven't begun to explore it. So we are going to focus on making Hwy 19 our Memory Lane in the literal Sense. Sounds interesting huh?

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That is all I have for today, Just little blurbs here and there. Maybe this weekend, I come up with something more substantial.