Jun 16 2008
What Bedtime?
It’s weird how with summer here, any semblance of a routine has gone out the window. Part of it is just trying to eke out as many extra minutes as I can to finish up housework, or do a crossword puzzle, w/e. And I figure since nobody except me and the baby have to be up early in the morning, I can just extend bedtime by a little bit. Kids are funny too because they know when I’m not motivated so that extended bedtime gets extended again, when they shrug off my half-hearted pleas to get ready. “Yeah, sure, Mom, this show’s almost over.” Here I am on the sofa watching “John and Kate + 8″ which I’m not even really a fan of, I watch it for almost an hour on our faulty TV that’s missing the color green, when I say to myself, “self, what the hell are you thinking.” Here it is almost midnight, and I have yet to turn out the lights and tuck in the last of the Mohicans. So, I’m on my way. Tomorrow I’ll get it together for sure.
On a brighter note, we took a trip to the beach today, me and the four. Managed to actually have some fun before the afternoon storms started rolling in. I also didn’t lose any children in the surf, which I initially was a little concerned about considering there are four of them and I only have two eyes. But the pair of eyes sufficed and everyone stayed afloat. My biggest complaint of course is the sand that gets lodged in various unmentionable crevices, but it’s a small price to pay.
