Made it through the day

[flea]

I am sick sick sick, just a stupid head cold but runny-nosed and annoyed. mr. flea went to work anyway, but came home at 5, which was good as I was getting very tempted to smack the testing daughter. Bad things she did today: get a stool and get into the high cabinet where I had secreted her Easter candy and eat some (I moved it higher and she keeps asking where it is); find some week-old frosting in the fridge and eat some (I ate some secretly and plan to throw the rest away; it is on top of the fridge and she keeps asking where it is); be too aggressive/rough/loving but too much in his face and annoying him with her brother approximately 50 times; knock him over causing bonk one time (by mistake); be too physically clingy on me another 30 times; kick her brother after I yelled at her to get off of me (after asking politely in escalating tones four times) one time, which earned a Big Old Time OUT. But I sure as hell wanted to smack her. Did I mention it pretty much poured rain all day so we couldn't go anywhere and I hadn't made social plans? And I had an argument with my mother this morning about her intrusiveness into my parenting? The woman has NO BOUNDARIES AT ALL. Seriously, she thinks she has a right to have input into how my children are raised. And there's absolutely no reasoning with her. As arguments go it was dispassionate and polite, but then she called me back this afternoon just to tell me how much she loves me. I refrained from saying, "I'm glad you love me, but I'd rather you respected me."

I did all the financial stuff: 3 months of reconciling Quicken, 3 weeks of receipts entered, bills for the month paid, re-filing of state taxes now with added W-2s. We have an only mildly filthy house and clean clothes and Funny Videos is on in 15 minutes and then I am going to bed.

I'd be drinking if a) we had anything but beer and vodka in the house and b) I wasn't sure it would actually make me feel worse.

Heh. It occurs to me I should send Casper to my mother for a couple of weeks. It would serve both of them right. Except I know Casper's acting out is all about the Dillo's motion and new demands, and she's only 3, and my mother has no real excuse.

Comments

[mearagrrl.livejournal.com]

You should totally send Casper to your mother for a week or two! She'd eat her words, and you'd get some alone time with the Dillo.

[forodwaith.livejournal.com]

Hope you're better soon. Nora's home today with me after an epic upchucking session from 3-5 am last night. I lost count of how many times we changed the sheets.

Also, I may have to steal the "lure of the bottle" tag.