The Past Seven Days

In the past 7 days:

My children had a “snow day” because it was too cold to go to school. Only in the South, people.

We met family at a hotel in Lexington for just some time to rest, relax and catch up with one another. Had a great time. Kids were so well-behaved and well-matched up – you know, their kids’ ages were similar to our kids’ ages so everyone got along and had a “buddy.”

Watched the inauguration and had this dialogue with myself:

“I wonder why she chose green shoes with that gold dress? Wonder how embarrassed Judge Roberts really was when he messed up the oath? Rick Warren’s prayer rocked! Wonder if the President felt the same way? That last pastor kind of made me uncomfortable with his “red, yellow, black and white” comments at the end of his prayer. Wonder if the President felt the same way? Aretha really can get away with a lot of screaming simply because she is, well, Aretha. Can’t we just all get along and hold the booing of George Bush for another time if we are so inclined? What was in that little red box in Mrs. Obama’s lap? Why is my spellchecker wanting me to correct the name “Obama” every time I type it? What exactly were the Bush twins saying to each other? Wonder what the President does on the first morning after he is no longer President? How ironic is it that our new President’s middle name is ‘Hussein?’ Wonder if Mrs. Obama was more worried about her girls behaving during the ceremony than the ceremony itself? I would be! Why did this inauguration cost $140 million and the last one only a fraction of that? How is Michelle going to spend that $100,000 for redecorating the White House? Are the Extreme Makeover people going to be involved? Is the VP going to have that sensor installed in his brain that tells him when not to speak and to remain silent? Why did Dick Cheney hurt his back lifting boxes to move…doesn’t he have staff for that? If Bush aged this much in 8 years, what will Obama look like after his Presidency? Does anyone really understand this poem??”

My entire house is a disaster! Still working on organizing Lindsey’s room and getting rid of a lot of stuff. But it is shaping up to be a really great yard sale for the Spring! The furniture in the living room is all in the middle of the room to get ready for painting – the gold has to go! The office is completely dismantled because I was supposed to get glass for the desk and credenza yesterday but they cut it wrong on both counts. So I just feel like I’m moving furniture around on the deck of a sinking ship! Need to make some small steps today.

Maybe my next post will hold some special nugget of inspiration, but I wanted to unwrap the last week for you! Compelling isn’t it? :)

What about you? What do the last seven days look like to you?

Blessings,
Dori