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Feb. 23rd, 2015 08:42 amFriday afternoon was gloriously free of meetings at work. I actually was able to get some thing done! I raced out of there on time so that I could make it home to have dinner before taking Emi to Girl Scouts. Got her there, came back and got Alex into the tub and then in bed, Then went and got Emi after her meeting.
She had a ball, as usual. She got to show off how many cookie orders she's (I've) collected and get a cookie selling pin AND make a picture with crayons, markers, AND paint. It was a Big Deal.
Saturday dawned in a lazy sort of way. I got sleepy morning snuggles from both kids. The kids were super excited to go to the train show, and they finally got Daddy out the door shortly after lunch. I had the house all to myself for the entire afternoon.
It was glorious.
I was able to turn off all the loud, relentless noise and bask in silence. I got to read my book without being interrupted every few sentences by whining. I didn't get whined at for a couple of hours IN A ROW.
Soon enough, however, chaos returned. Emi helped me count squares for her quilt, which was good. I'm making progress on it, slowly but surely. That's good, too.
Sunday wasn't quite as lazy, since our Morning Ox decided that it was time for play. Emi's getting another head/chest cold, so she slept in. That was good, too. I did lots and lots of laundry. I was going to to another couple loads, but ran out of soap. Oh well. Soon enough, I imagine, I'll get back to it and wash those blankets AGAIN.
In the morning, we played a bit of GW2. Not a marathon like in weekends past, but just enough so that I didn't hate everything at the end of it.
In the afternoon, we spent some time cleaning the living room. There were toys everywhere, socks and cups, blankets and stuffies, and general chaos. We got it all cleaned up and Downwood tried again to clean part of the carpet. After a while, we settled down to watch The Empire Strikes Back. Emi was scared in places - it's a darker film than New Hope - and in other places bored - the pacing is not good for a 5 year old. I worked on block two of the Moogly CAL, so now I'm still 2 blocks behind, but catching up.
Today I have meetings off and on and off again. I've been trying to figure out something weird and complicated and have hit a bit of a wall. Ox got up about 2 minutes after I did, so he came out and snuggled me. After I checked FB, LJ, and my webcomics, he and I watched some Sesame Street songs together.
Now, I have my Headphones of Silence on. I'll listen to the new Thrilling Adventure Hour in a bit, but right now, I'm enjoying quiet. These headphones block out the ambient sound and most of the conversations in offices around me. It relaxes me. This is good.
Later, I'll go to the rest of my meetings and try to get things done. I'll badger people for responses and bite my tongue when getting lied to again. Then, I'll escape and eat grocery store Chinese food and read my book. Then I'll see just how much of this choreography I've forgotten (all of it). Then home to collapse and do it all over again tomorrow.
She had a ball, as usual. She got to show off how many cookie orders she's (I've) collected and get a cookie selling pin AND make a picture with crayons, markers, AND paint. It was a Big Deal.
Saturday dawned in a lazy sort of way. I got sleepy morning snuggles from both kids. The kids were super excited to go to the train show, and they finally got Daddy out the door shortly after lunch. I had the house all to myself for the entire afternoon.
It was glorious.
I was able to turn off all the loud, relentless noise and bask in silence. I got to read my book without being interrupted every few sentences by whining. I didn't get whined at for a couple of hours IN A ROW.
Soon enough, however, chaos returned. Emi helped me count squares for her quilt, which was good. I'm making progress on it, slowly but surely. That's good, too.
Sunday wasn't quite as lazy, since our Morning Ox decided that it was time for play. Emi's getting another head/chest cold, so she slept in. That was good, too. I did lots and lots of laundry. I was going to to another couple loads, but ran out of soap. Oh well. Soon enough, I imagine, I'll get back to it and wash those blankets AGAIN.
In the morning, we played a bit of GW2. Not a marathon like in weekends past, but just enough so that I didn't hate everything at the end of it.
In the afternoon, we spent some time cleaning the living room. There were toys everywhere, socks and cups, blankets and stuffies, and general chaos. We got it all cleaned up and Downwood tried again to clean part of the carpet. After a while, we settled down to watch The Empire Strikes Back. Emi was scared in places - it's a darker film than New Hope - and in other places bored - the pacing is not good for a 5 year old. I worked on block two of the Moogly CAL, so now I'm still 2 blocks behind, but catching up.
Today I have meetings off and on and off again. I've been trying to figure out something weird and complicated and have hit a bit of a wall. Ox got up about 2 minutes after I did, so he came out and snuggled me. After I checked FB, LJ, and my webcomics, he and I watched some Sesame Street songs together.
Now, I have my Headphones of Silence on. I'll listen to the new Thrilling Adventure Hour in a bit, but right now, I'm enjoying quiet. These headphones block out the ambient sound and most of the conversations in offices around me. It relaxes me. This is good.
Later, I'll go to the rest of my meetings and try to get things done. I'll badger people for responses and bite my tongue when getting lied to again. Then, I'll escape and eat grocery store Chinese food and read my book. Then I'll see just how much of this choreography I've forgotten (all of it). Then home to collapse and do it all over again tomorrow.
