Mouse's Nest: Taking Control

Quotes

We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are. ~ Anais Nin

We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be. ~C.S. Lewis

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia . ~E.L. Doctorow

Some mothers are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together. ~Pearl S. Buck

The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity. ~Helen Rowland

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. ~Krishnamurti

We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us. ~La Rochefoucauld

If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. ~Johnny Carson

When I speak of home, I speak of the place where -- in default of a better -- those I love are gathered together; and if that place were a gypsy's tent, or a barn, I should call it by the same good name notwithstanding. ~Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby

Absolutes are never true.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Taking Control

Alright people! I don't know what possessed my brain yesterday; I swear being tired is like being dead drunk. There will be no more discussion of extracurricular activities. None. I'm trying to move this back into a PG rating, which also means that I need to cut back on the cursing. Damn. Whoops.

Okay, I'm home. We're all safe. It's fabulous to be here. Robert is at work, all you people with dirty little minds.

We are planning to go to the lake. See, nothing but wholesome recreational activities going on here.

Now I have to get to work - unpacking, laundry, tending children, blah, blah, blah. Oh and did I mention personal finances? I flipped through all our mail last night (that's what I was busy doing when I said "Do Not Disturb." Some people and their assumptions!) and discovered that our power bill has not been paid and is due TODAY. Yup, today. So, I'm driving down to their local office and paying in person. I just have to remember to do that; that's the real trick.

Is it too late to wish to go back on vacation?

6 comments:

mia said...: i dont want to hear it! You chose to go back home...lol.; July 30, 2008 at 9:28 AM
M said...: I know - whining about missing Robert. *sigh* We really can't have it all, can we?; July 30, 2008 at 9:31 AM
Jillybean said...: Don't stress about remembering to pay the power bill. You'll remember soon enough when the lights go out.

I need to get one of those do not disturb signs for my office door so nobody will bother me when I'm working. Or blogging.; July 30, 2008 at 10:54 AM
M said...: Jill -

You're such a smaht guhll. I forgot that the electric company had such a handy way of reminding me to pay their bill! Thank you!

Yeah, if I had an office door, I would hang one. My kids are convinced that all I do is play games and blog (oh, and do laundry) despite the fact that I worked with files and such all day to day! Bleh! But I don't know, my 4yo can't read; she'd barge in anyway and once she's in, everyone else comes in and....it's all just a lost cause!; July 31, 2008 at 8:07 PM
Alexa said...: So I read this post first and am, like, ooooh . . . what did she post? Where's the post? Gotta read that post. Maraiya was drunk on no sleep.; August 8, 2008 at 1:07 PM
M said...: Yeah, it was more in a comment I made while tired at the airport. And then I thought I was being oh so tackful with my DND sign but I got more comments and well, those kind of comments are a slippery slope and well, I like to be open but...; August 8, 2008 at 4:48 PM