This day can only get better, right?

Last night I had my talk at the church (that’s another blog post) and because D had to be home at 6.30 latest, he couldn’t work late and finish some deadline stuff.

While I’m in a rant-y mood, his company thinks their employees are the only ones with lives.

When he told them he had to come look after babies so I could go do my thing, they freaked.

HELLO!!!!!!!

So he then told them (he is verrrrrrry private and doesn’t like to let them know a THING they don’t absolutely have to know – yes, the opp of me) that I do a monthly talk at the church and it has been planned since Jan.

Even if it hadn’t, I still would not have cancelled.

Anyway, point is because he left “early” he went in at the crack of dawn this morning (6.30) and I did morning shift with the kids.

I am not a morning person. At all.

The children were tearing up my room, books everywhere, my things flung everywhere, etc.

I eventually fetched their dummies (pacifiers) and Friday (Connor is seriously attached to this bear – I’m starting to worry… but it’s still cute) and plonked them on D’s side with “books” (old magazines).

They were quiet and I fell asleep.

Woke to see these blue plastic dental floss things EVERYWHERE – they got into my bedside drawer and FLUNG these things everywhere. Connor was saying “sore sore” because one of those things got in his “shoe” (slipper).

And then he got manic because he was hungry. No doubt from all that running around at the crack of dawn.

Connor goes from normal to STARVING in seconds, a real little boy, and has absolutely NO patience when he’s hungry, much like his father.

I plonked them in their high chairs and gave them Provita and raisins til V got there and made their oats.

Then it started calming down.

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Tuesdays is when Nester, Rogers (gardener) and V are all there.

And today, Rogers brought a friend to take over from him for two weeks while he goes to get married. To be 100% honest, I find Rogers very abrasive and aggressive – even this morning the way he checked that we had his money ready… ooh, boy, he should be glad the kids were going crazy and needed my attention.

It makes me go crazy when there are so many people in the house because everyone asks me questions at the same time, etc.

And remember, I am not a morning person.

Oh, some feedback. Both Nester and V said that the pillowcases were definitely not there. I doubted myself so have chosen to believe them both BUT I gave them both a very stern talking-to and I think they’re a bit scared of me. In this same conversation I said I’m tired of being the only one in the house to put things where they belong.

My old “toys and books do not belong in the kitchen/ on my dining-room table, etc”.

Connor loves Nester – you should see him when he hears the intercom signaling her arrival – “Where Ne?” Then when he sees her, he gets all flirty! “THERE!!!” with such glee and gorgeous smiles. Both V and I laugh and laugh.

Well, while I’m having a cup of coffee to calm down from the morning madness (and check work email), V announces that the iron I bought on Saturday (after the previous one stopped working after 8 months) is not working.

I flipped.

But since I want that pile of washing ironed, I dragged myself to Clicks to take the two irons back and buy number 3.

The one manager started talking to another one (in another language I don’t understand) for a full 3 minutes or so.

Now I may not understand the language, but I do understand tone and body language.

And so I flipped out!

I said, “if there’s a problem, tell me and I’ll just pay for the new one and complain later. But I do NOT have time to stand here while you decide if I broke the iron or not. I need to get to work”.

And so they refunded without further problems.

But the one lady gave me serious attitude.

I had had it!

And that is why I got to work at 10:15.

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I’ve just come back from a FANTASTIC meeting – seriously fantastic. Loved the guy. He knew what he was doing, could answer all our questions and if it were up to me alone, I’d sign him up on the spot. I am on a high but this is why we need actuaries and accounting people :)


Are you a morning person? Night owl?

To brighten up this rant-y post, some cute pics.

Connor feeding his father some coloured rings

Kendra sporting ponytails for a few seconds before her brother pulled them out of her hair. And yes, I was organising the medicine drawer (see background in pic on bottom left)

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