Everybody needs a rainy day

Coming to the end of a wonderful weekend. Nothing special going on this weekend, and I didn't really accomplish much in the way of getting the routine tasks done either but that might be part of what has made it such a great weekend.

My girls and I had a very nice mother/daughter weekend. We hung out, made dinners together, took in a few movies, and just got our fill of being under each other's skin. Summer is quickly coming to an end; they will be back in school, I will be hard at work with new responsibilities and we will start the never ending cycle of running around after school to get everything done we have on our list - extra curricular and obligations alike. It's no different than anyone Else's home (whether you have children or not, or if you are a single parents or not) but I would like to think the way I handle it is not the norm. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and from my 35 years, I've come to appreciate, given the chance to express it, every single person will give you their opinion. It's not all bad, (especially when what they believe is in line with what you believe) and it does give you an opportunity to learn to deal with shit you would really prefer to avoid all together. So reading between the lines here, I'm saying, when someone says something to really tick you off, you find a polite way to say, mind your own fucking business. You should also keep in mind, as I try very hard to do, that what comes around goes around. So if you are offering your opinion to others, you absolutely are going to get it in return.

So getting back to the balancing schedule and beautiful rainy day. It rained all weekend. We had planned on heading out to Lynette and Patrick's house for their annual summer get together - but it's outside events so it just wouldn't have worked. So, we spent allot of time indoors. I don't need a reason to be "sleepy" since staying in bed is one of my favorite past-times but rain makes it easier to lean in that direction. So I did plenty of sleeping too. Girls did too. Maybe that's why they were so darn nice this weekend :)
Nonetheless, we all have a very busy schedule this week. I have two days of training, they both have lessons starting for the school year, planned events with friends, hair cuts, appointments to take care of peronsal needs, and Friday will be school clothes shopping and most likely closing down the pool. Days like today are good to reflect on when the schedule starts getting crazy. The one thing I really don't like, is when people complain about how crazy their schedules are - as excuses for not following through on promises or commitments they make. Instead of over committing, just say, I don't think I can do that - or can I not commit and let you know when it gets closer to the date? How hard is that?

Here's a good example of how to do it - friends that were having their first grand-child. She arrived last week, and I need to put the link to the proud parents blog on my favorite places, but don't have it handy at this very moment. Anyways, Carol let everyone know ahead of time, she was going to continue with scheduled events, UNLESS the baby came. She was very clear upfront, if you need me to be there, you should know, my first priority is Joni when I get that call.

Why can't everyone just be that upfront? Is it really so hard? Thinking about it, makes me tired. Maybe it's time to go back to bed.
TV is on and some stupid show about tanning - are we totally out of new interesting ideas for entertainment?