A new addiction...

That picture pretty much sums up exactly how I feel right about now. Mondays are both taxing on my nerves and just generally exhausting. 


It was like trying to move slugs this morning. I kept bouncing between both rooms yanking covers, singing silly songs, flickering lights, yelling at the dog, flailing clothes and general pleading. I can't blame them. I barely wanted to get out of bed this morning. I keep having these awesome sci-fi dreams. They're really involved and detailed oriented. Most of the time I'm a bad ass super hero of sorts. Which is odd since I've barely watched any TV or movies at all lately and the book I'm reading is set in the late 1900's and is based on a train family. Anyway I digress. 


I didn't have my camera with me this morning but I should have photographed all of the bags I had to pack and take to the car today. There were two lunch boxes, a backpack, 2 bags with snow gear, a library bag, homework folder, swim bag, karate bag and special project bag. Yeah. That's my Monday at 7:30 a.m. for a night owl. Have I mentioned I'm a night owl who now goes to bed at 10:30?


Well I sure got the talking to this morning by A's preschool teacher. This kid is 4. She is in pre-school. They each had to choose a continent, build a diorama, hand write labels, create a food dish and make a presentation. This kid is 4. Seriously. 




Well I didn't think we had to have the diorama at school today so I didn't lug the monstrous thing. Well I totally failed. Apparently they were handwriting labels. The trees had to be specifically labeled. Little do they know that they cut up a Christmas garland to make trees. There is no specificity sister. 

***TANGENT WARNING****

I have a new addiction ladies and gentlemen. I'm starting to crave tea. I used to mildly with stand the stuff. Now I can't go with out. On the way home from running errands I actually stopped and picked up a cup. I went four days with out up in Anchorage and thought I was going to die. 

****TANGENT OVER*****

Well I volunteered to make dinner in the crockpot tonight. The pictures below describe how this veggie ripped apart a chicken carcass. All in the name of dinner. Oh did I mention I had to dig through garbage bags in coolers in the parents bedroom for my  spaces. Yup, no kitchen. 

Swim lessons. Even A's teacher looked exhausted to me. She really enjoyed donning the swim flotation thing, life vest, there's the word. She swam like a fish with that thing on, now only if we could mimic it without...

She always wipes out after lessons and was so tired she slept in the cart all through Hell (A.K.A -Walmart). It wasn't until  after I picked up her sister did she immediately spring to life when I was giving M a few MnM's. The magic of chocolate. 






Library. Forcing children to read and write their name. I'm evil. 


Karate. Forcing a four year old to sit patiently for 30 minutes after only killing 30 at the grocery store and the gas station. I've been to the grocery store so often I know which people work which shift it feels like. 


Home. At last. Thank the pear. 


Counseling friends makes me feel warm inside and I'm glad that even though I'm so far away I can be there to help. 


OK I'm trying a new night time tea and it's only aiding and abetting this tired pumpkin feeling...askdflgjsldjlgs;kjzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz