Weekend Reflections

DD2 had a four  day school week and now has a four day weekend. I have Monday off as well. I'll have some program on the radio honoring Martin Luther King, but I typically have not gone to events. I try not to just treat is a bonus weekend day, but I'm human and tired, and that most likely will use it to rejuvenate. I have the self cleaner on the oven right now, which is long overdue so it feels hot, smelly, and a bit stifling in the house. I'm trying to get caught up on the mess of a house since the last two weekends I have been away on my days off. For her friends birthday. my daughter and friends are going to pack meals for Feed My Starving Children, then either out for pizza, back here for pizza, or just for pie since she ended up exhausted and didn't go Thursday night for her finals reward. I'm a bit embarrassed to have a house full of people, even if teenagers, the leftover chaos from the holidays is so bad, but I'm making progress. Besides, my mother-in-law is over tomorrow so that really motivates.me. 

Why am on the computer then? Just a break to think through the timing of my list. I'm meeting my sisters for one of their birthdays in a couple hours as well. I hope the oven is cooled down by then so I can clean it out, then sweep and mop the kitchen floor. Oh gosh, what an exciting blog update. Still, I am happy to have a weekend with no requirements other than getting the place looking like a home and not the back room of a store after Christmas. Our older daughter gave us a movie theater gift card-we may use it tonight and see a movie, but I haven't looked at offerings. She is such a sweety-decided her parents needed a guilt free date night, knowing we are trying to save. 

Speaking of what should be a guilt free night out, I babysat for my niece last night. She had said she would be home after the brewery closed at 11:00, still  surprised by her December night out that went well past 1:00. After several games and musical dance numbers, the 8 year old finally crashed watching a movie about a dolphin that lost it's tail fin. Well, I fell asleep too, until my phone rang and it was DH wondering where I was. I couldn't believe the clock-1:45! She was home about 20 minutes later. She was having a rough night and really needed her friends. She left her car where it was downtown and they all got rides home, thankfully. I need to check with her to see if she wants me to bring her to her car before I meet my sisters. I need to keep plugging away now as that was enough of a respite. I think I can get my dusting and vacuuming done before meeting the clan. Brrr, it is cold out though and I wouldn't mind a good hibernation and to read my book. I hope your weekend is full of  whatever you want it to be made of.