Random Thoughts

Sharp Photo sells life-sized cardboard cutouts.  I'm thinking I should have one made of myself so that I can stand it up in the hallway outside the door to the girls' room during nap time.  That way Evelyn will think I'm standing there and won't get out of her bed.

I ran the dishwasher at our new house today, and it. was. AWESOME.  There was an entire counter full of dishes that disappeared in a matter of minutes.  And I didn't have to wash any silverware. 

Have I mentioned that I hate washing silverware?  I think it's because you wash and wash and wash and your pile of dishes doesn't get any smaller.  You have to wash every nook and cranny of each piece and it just takes a long time. 

We made home made apple cider two days ago.  Man is that stuff good.  Warm it up on a cool fall day and sip away.  I also have 5 more gallons of it in our freezer for the winter. 

I washed 5 loads of laundry today.  What did people do before they had washing machines?  I guess they had a lot less clothes.  I am thankful for my washing machine.  I put in a bunch of dirty clothes, turn a couple of nobs, walk away and a little while later they're all clean.

I've been really emotional lately for no apparent reason.  Yesterday Evelyn pinched her fingers in a closet door and I started crying because she was crying.  Last night my brothers ate some of the pizza I had gotten for our dinner so I didn't get to eat as much as I had wanted to and when I got home that night I cried about that too.  Really?  I cried over pizza?  What's wrong with me?

I ate a salad for lunch today. 

I emptied 3 containers of moldy food out of the refrigerator. 

I like baskets.

Evelyn did a dance while she was eating her lunch meat today.  Kevin and I both laughed at her, but she just kept on boogieing. 

I had to use my spell checker to figure out how to spell that last word.  I don't think I've ever written it before: boogieing.

It's a rainy day here in Eau Claire.  I think I'm going to take a nap while the girls are sleeping and then drink some cider and fold clothes.