Multi-tasking Superstar!

I am looking out my bedroom window watching the wind blow through what may be the most perfect blend of orange/yellow/red leaves on the solitary tree in our backyard. I love the colors – like a bloom of warmth for my eyes – and I love the sound of the wind bouncing and curving through the branches and crisp leaves. Ah fall… I think I will sneak outside before the sun begins to slip behind the clouds and snap a few pictures so I can remember how beautiful it was before winter comes and leaves it a pointy skeleton. Maybe I’ll even press some leaves to smell long after a blanket of snow replaces the crunch of fallen leaves upon my backyard.

I’m being a domestic Goddess today – a.k.a. a stay-at-home mother/wife. I’m a whirl-wind of multi-tasking. While chatting with my Mom on the phone, I stripped the linens and changed the bedding, scrubbed toilets, cleaned out the pantry, gathering the trash and recycling and re-organized the hall closet! Right now I’m in the middle of what is turning out to be a 2 hour marathon of ironing clothes. There were literally heaps of clothes everywhere awaiting me and the ironing board. It’s probably taking a bit longer than needed though since I stopped to burn two songs from a library CD, sewed a button on a shirt and weeded out some clothes to give to charity. Of course now I am here writing this because my guilty conscious was nagging me about my inability to make time to update my blog this week.

This isn’t exactly how I planned to spend my day, but I think it is probably for the best. I was feeling really out of it yesterday, so when I woke up this morning with my head throbbing, I decided to go back to bed once the kids were safely off to school. I felt better the second time I woke up…so I guess my body needed the extra rest. I then decided to have a quick bite to eat before I rushed out of the house…but instead I finished a book I’ve been reading. Who needs a jammed packed schedule anyhow?! I’ve been running around all week. It’s nice to just stay home – even if that means tackling all the house chores that need attention.

Brandon’s doctor’s appointment was rescheduled to last Friday. It went well. His A1C3 test – which is like a big blood test for a 3 month period – was 8.1%. We want him to be between 6-8%, so I was happy with the number, especially since he has only been on treatment a little over a month now. He also got a flu shot and we adjusted his insulin again. No big deal – he will have to go to a similar appointment every 3 months.

Meg got strep throat over the weekend and by Monday so did Brandon. Both are doing better. In case you’ve heard that Giant Eagle is giving away certain prescriptions for FREE right now – I’m here to tell you it is true! I got both their amoxicillin prescriptions for $0! I was thrilled. I’m not sure why they are doing this, but I told them to call me if they need someone to be on a commercial for them. I even did a little “I love Giant Eagle” cheer and dance – much to the amusement of the pharmacists. :o) Oooh – speaking of pharmacists, there is a really cute one over at the Krogers on Cemetery Rd. He really does look, act & sound like Jim from The Office (except cutie Kroger guy is blond). It is sort of freaky! Check it out single friends! ;o)

Tonight is Meg’s open house – we get to check out her finished Extreme Weather project. She worked on it for over a month with a group of other students. Then we are going to watch her BBF in the 5th grade musical. Of course it is Grey’s Anatomy night too – so I wasn’t too bummed when my Thursday night game was canceled. I just hope my GM (that’s Game Master for all you ‘normal’ non-gamers out there) is feeling better soon.

The only thing I am super bummed out about this week is that the wickedly brilliant Jon Stewart is taping The Daily Show right here in my town and I wasn’t able to snag a ticket. I drove by where they are taping and the trucks outside were BORING. No Jon sightings. In my youth, I would have stalked him until I not only met him but got a picture and autograph. Actually, I’ve not been all that impressed with this week’s shows. Sure, if you are from Ohio it is greatly amusing when he makes fun of us Midwesterners – but I can’t imagine the rest of the country cares. His guests have sucked and he really has let OH politicians off easy. :o( Where, oh where is the real Jon Stewart?!

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What's in my CD player right now...Ladytron's The Witching Hour, Snowpatrol's single "Chasing Cars" and Dresden Doll's Yes, Virginia.

Well, the kids just got home. I need to run…