And then it was Saturday

I’ve had family in town for 5 wonderful days.  Which makes me both  very productive – must not let dishes pile up in sink!  Litter box requires daily cleaning!  Cook, cook, cook, all those yummy dishes my kids won’t usually eat and my husband turns up his nose at, and very lazy – if I’m not acting like the perfect chef / housekeeper, I’m probably sitting with my feet up in the tv room chatting and surfing.  Like now.

Mom got a laptop, so we’re a 4 laptop family now (mom, dad, baby brother, me).  My husband just shakes his head and keeps on walking.  Except when he’s taking my baby brother out for football and bringing him back in a very “happy” slurred  state of mind.  I don’t get any writing done with 4-6 people in the room, but I’ve caught up on my blogroll and done some file maintenance on my laptop.  Good stuff.

Baby brother put up my tree and strung my lights yesterday, giving me an amazing amount of depth, brilliance, and Christmas spirit in my little corner of the holiday.  The kids and I hung the ornaments, and we’ll decorate the mantle, front hall, and knick knack parts today.  Christmas time is here!  About a third of the ornaments  can’t be hung this year – hello, curious kitten, why are you climbing my tree?  Because you can?  I need to buy water guns.

My chocolate muffins are ready, and I’m ready for a coffee refill.  Happy Saturday!

(Baby brother is 22, so any slurred states of mind are entirely legal. And hubby found out yesterday that the 22 year old can bounce back much, much faster the next day.)