Just Kicking Down the Cobble Stones

Lookin for fun and feelin groovy!

The Empress' new babysitter taught her the words to this classic song. Only...the Empress is certain that it is "feelin groofy!" No amount of clarification will change her little mind. She is adamant. "It is groofy, not GROOVY!"

And so it is. The song has forever changed for me. Has new meaning. And today, I am feelin groofy.

Like a Wet Cat

It has been weeks. Nearly a month. Truthfully, I have been in a rut, with nothing much to say. Nothing interesting. Nada. I find I am depressed. I need a vacation. Work is work, is work, is work. T is always gone. Adoption....hmmm, probably won't go there.

Last week a pipe broke in the wall in the playroom in the basement. Of course T was gone so when I received the call from the babysitter that water was everywhere, I was concerned I couldn't handle it. Turns out I could, and did. But I guess the point is, should I of had to, handle it? I am tired of being a single mom. Of a husband who is gone more than he is home. I want to be a family again. I want the summer to end.

On Friday the 7th we are jumping in the rig and heading for Oregon for a week for vacation. I need this. It will be good for my family. Perhaps then I can get back to work instead of slacking, which has become my modus operandi.

Don't worry....I will get a grip.

Wordy Whiney Wednesday

I have been sick now for 10 days. The first 4 I thought I would die. I visited the doctor where they promptly gave me a mask to wear and separated me from the other sickies. Thankfully I don't have the swine flu. It is however viral and therefore not treatable with antibiotics. On day 5 I began to feel remotely human again. And today, though I continue to cough until I throw up, I am feeling still better. Not great, but better.

My beautiful Empress and her hot daddy drove to Dillon yesterday leaving me by myself for the better part of 3 days. I had planned to just bask in my aloneness (since that sort of thing NEVER happens) but I find myself lost and lonely. Last night I bumped around the house, cleaned the bathroom and finally fell into bed and read Harry Potter until falling into a fitful sleep. That sleep was brief and soon I was awake again, and for the duration of the night. Uggh, so today, whiney Wednesday, I feel yucky. And I miss my baby and her daddy.

Bonus whine.....too much work, no motivation, irritated with close friend, crappy overcast rainy weather...and constant headache. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!