Well......
Where do I begin? First, I am so totally proud of my munchkins. They never cease to amaze me. Munchkin #2 did amazing in her last sports competition despite having had an arthritis flare that week, Munchkin #1 is becoming more mature in his attitudes towards life by the minute and they both just so totally ROCK!
The husband has been traveling on business. I am so ready to have him home. So are the kids!
In the meantime, things are starting to cook here. The temp the other day hit 110F. At the moment, it is sitting at around 106F. Feel the heat!
I'll be escaping the heat for a few days to attend volunteer type meetings in Cyprus - so looking forward to going. I have never been to meetings like the ones I'll be attending. I have no clue what is in store. I just hope that I'll be able to do some good for the world by being there.
It is kind of a long story, but we bought a small sleeper sofa/futon kind of thing for Munchkin #2's room. She currently has a loft type bed, but really doesn't like using it some nights. Rather than have her continue to sleep on the floor at those times, we thought a cool futon type thing was the answer since she didn't want to give up her loft. Well......furniture shopping here is a serious experience for the unintitiated. Many furniture stores will put the purple velvet with silver trim sofas front and center! It tends to be a long search for something that is both good quality and neutral colors and fabrics. (We do have an Ethan Allen here. Love it, but so can't afford it!) Munchkin #2 settled on a teal blue satin kind of thing. Note to my family: Remember the old 'green' sofa next to the kitchen table at the Farm? This thing is kinda like that but smaller and made of teal blue satin. But for around $230 U.S., I can't complain. And my Munchkin #2 is happy with it.
I have been threatening to hire a cleaning service to help me around our villa (Yes, pigs are flying. I detest the idea but the husband really wants me to look into it. We'll see.....). Munchkin #2 doesn't care one way or the other. Munchkin #1, however, is very upset at the idea. It's not that he is worried about losing out on the money he makes doing chores around the house, he's worried about what unspeakable horrors a cleaning service would do to his room. I explained to the kids that if they can't do chores the first time I ask, then they leave me no choice. I have a life outside of cleaning house. I desperately need to be involved in the world in a very real and constructive way. So, either the family helps do the unsavory things like scrubbing floors and toilets, or I hire help. This morning, Munchkin #1 was up before me, doing dishes and cleaning in the kitchen. We'll see how this goes.....
Well, I better get back to floors and laundry.
Peace.
Where do I begin? First, I am so totally proud of my munchkins. They never cease to amaze me. Munchkin #2 did amazing in her last sports competition despite having had an arthritis flare that week, Munchkin #1 is becoming more mature in his attitudes towards life by the minute and they both just so totally ROCK!
The husband has been traveling on business. I am so ready to have him home. So are the kids!
In the meantime, things are starting to cook here. The temp the other day hit 110F. At the moment, it is sitting at around 106F. Feel the heat!
I'll be escaping the heat for a few days to attend volunteer type meetings in Cyprus - so looking forward to going. I have never been to meetings like the ones I'll be attending. I have no clue what is in store. I just hope that I'll be able to do some good for the world by being there.
It is kind of a long story, but we bought a small sleeper sofa/futon kind of thing for Munchkin #2's room. She currently has a loft type bed, but really doesn't like using it some nights. Rather than have her continue to sleep on the floor at those times, we thought a cool futon type thing was the answer since she didn't want to give up her loft. Well......furniture shopping here is a serious experience for the unintitiated. Many furniture stores will put the purple velvet with silver trim sofas front and center! It tends to be a long search for something that is both good quality and neutral colors and fabrics. (We do have an Ethan Allen here. Love it, but so can't afford it!) Munchkin #2 settled on a teal blue satin kind of thing. Note to my family: Remember the old 'green' sofa next to the kitchen table at the Farm? This thing is kinda like that but smaller and made of teal blue satin. But for around $230 U.S., I can't complain. And my Munchkin #2 is happy with it.
I have been threatening to hire a cleaning service to help me around our villa (Yes, pigs are flying. I detest the idea but the husband really wants me to look into it. We'll see.....). Munchkin #2 doesn't care one way or the other. Munchkin #1, however, is very upset at the idea. It's not that he is worried about losing out on the money he makes doing chores around the house, he's worried about what unspeakable horrors a cleaning service would do to his room. I explained to the kids that if they can't do chores the first time I ask, then they leave me no choice. I have a life outside of cleaning house. I desperately need to be involved in the world in a very real and constructive way. So, either the family helps do the unsavory things like scrubbing floors and toilets, or I hire help. This morning, Munchkin #1 was up before me, doing dishes and cleaning in the kitchen. We'll see how this goes.....
Well, I better get back to floors and laundry.
Peace.
