Family Circus

Yesterday in the car the kids were having a very silly exchange. I admonished them saying, " Stop this ridiculous nonsense." Oliver looked at me puzzled and replied, " It isn't ridiculous nonsense, it's funny nonsense.
Oliver's behavior over the course of the day was less than exemplary. " Oliver," I demanded a few hours later," Are you being bad?" He thought about this for a moment very seriously and answered, " Well, not very bad."

Daily Diary

Yesterday was an incredibly frustrating day- one of those days where your husband comes home from work and you first burst into tears and then ask that he either a) take all the kids out for dinner or b) take all the kids and you out for dinner. However, since I'm not the crying type and as it was Passover and I had been cooking all afternoon (with LOTS of constant interruptions) that wasn't exactly an option. The evening proved an immense improvement over the day though the food was lacking. The gefilte fish didn't turn out quite right in spite of dirtying almost every utensil in the kitchen- since I love the stuff regardless, I was more than happy to eat leftovers for breakfast this morning. And the seasoning just wasn't right with the Matzo Kugel. Fortunately- or I guess providentially I should say- Shari made the most fabulous chocolate torte, and chocolate for dessert erases a myriad of dinner sins.

After the guests left, Jon and I cleaned the kitchen carnage. But it was very nice. We chatted away happily and the hour and a half passed rather quickly all things considered.

Today we've been cleaning out closets, taking out trash, collecting clothes for Good Will, doing laundry, and generally preparing to leave for vacation. We do have to go to Dunwoody so I can put elastic in the remaining 20 pair of shorts and pack them up. A bit of a cold front has set in, so it is quite pleasant indoors with the windows open. Hopefully we will be in bed by 8 since we are leaving the driveway at 5am.