Full To The Top

Another crappy night again.  I am back on my barely any sleep roll again, and Portia seems to be joining me as I had her out at 11:30 pm (again) last night.  I go to sleep about 9 pm, as I can barely stay awake, finding myself wide awake 2 or 2 1/2 hours later for usually the remainder of the night.

Crappy is right on how I sometimes feel the next day.

Regardless of how I felt today I had to start tackling this house.  I managed to get the dining/living room areas dusted and vacuumed.  This took me a couple of hours as in-between I am also running Portia in and out.  I am hoping tomorrow I can get the bathroom done, then the bedrooms started the next day.

By the time I get that all done, I will start back at the beginning again with the vicious circle that keeps my head spinning some days.  Oh darn I forgot all about the kitchen !  and the foyer, that is on the list too, and surely it will take a couple months of Sundays to even attempt the basement, as that has been on the back of my mind FOREVER.

I feel I very boring lately.  Boring and tired.  Maybe I feel this way since I am so tired.  Yes that has to be the reason.

My biggest decision today was whether or not to throw out the Money Tree plant I have had for a number of years.  Believe it or not there are new leaves beginning to bud, so I decided to give it another month or two.  Rob took action on lining the whelping box with the new "used" plywood I got yesterday.  Lexus is due with her puppies in two weeks from yesterday ... holy moly where is the time going???

I have been very overwhelmed lately with what needs done in the house, as well as getting the Crabby Cabbie books done, and the thoughts that I haven't even started any Christmas Baking.  What's up with that?  I am usually done with the baking by now, or at least almost done with it.

Since the kids are not coming till the New Year I will put the baking off until after Christmas, with the exception of maybe making a batch of Christmas Cookies for some Gift Giving.  Not certain yet as my plate is too full again next week.

YIKES !  I just remembered I am meeting my sister, Jeanne, and her hubby, tomorrow to have lunch with Mom.  Guess Rob will have to hold down the Aussie fort again for me for a bit tomorrow, and make his own lunch (which he never minds doing).

Rob treated us with a Rotisserie Chicken from the grocery store for our Dinner tonight.

The chicken along with the Butternut Squash I had steamed & mashed with Maple Syrup & Butter, and a side of Turnip made for a very good Dinner.

Needless to say I am full to the top and almost flowing over I am so full.

Liz called me today.  The girls have their pageant at school tonight, so hopefully I will get some photos later.  Aiden and Connor are also visiting for their Wednesday night.  I must remember to call them tomorrow morning before they go back to school.

Canadian Living is featuring a "Nominate Your Community" for their 40th Anniversary.  I have put together three of my photos representing Wiarton from this past Year to enter, and will be preparing a few notes to add as per the instructions.

These are the photos I thought I would submit:

Hopefully what I submit will give our Community of Wiarton to be considered as a "feature" by Canadian Living.  Fingers, toes & knees crossed ... maybe eyes too.

I have to think when I can sit down and write out something to go along with the photos.  I can't just write something off the top of my head for something like this, usually having to "feel" what I am going to write first, should that make sense to anyone else but myself.

For today, this is all she wrote, Just North of Wiarton & South of the Checkerboard.