Ghostwriter
The men in our home called a family meeting because some things just weren’t getting done. Yesterday nothing got done because the grandkids were here. For some reason parents stop being parents when they arrive and all those parenting duties fall on me. So yesterday I truly did enjoy being with them, and nothing else got done.
In the “meeting” they provided me a list of things that needed to be done today. They also had listed what they had already done before they called the meeting. Here is what the list looked like, the things they had done.
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Made breakfast
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Did the dishes
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Did the laundry
Breakfast was made. It was after I had eaten two hours prior to them getting out of bed, and still they did do that.
The dishes had been washed, but not put away.
There was one load of laundry in the washer that had been left in the washer. There were some clothes in the dryer. They had not been washed.
Here is the list of things that they wanted me to accomplish today.
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Strip beds and wash everything.
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Remake beds and put extra things away
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Go to town and get the items on the shopping list
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Mow the lawn
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Make certain that you go and fill all the gas cans
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Vacuum the man cave
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Clean the ceiling fans
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Make lunch
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Wash out the garbage cans
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Defrost the fridge
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We want dinner tonight at 5:30
Granted there were only eleven things on the list. But today, I was not prepared to play nice and do as I was told. I put a sign on my office door that said “I am on Strike” and find someone else to solve your issues today.
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Should I just go back to bed?
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Yes
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No
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we have to protect ourselves. Although that list made me laugh. If I handed that to my wife, i would have to learn to type with one hand the rest of my life.
Well, I had an interesting day. I am hopeful that today 4/27 is a little smoother. It’s 4:19 am and so far no one has made any demands or requests. (I feel like I am kind of waiting for the circus to begin.
sometimes we have to be the ringleader and start the circus ourselves!
Oh see, I am so lucky you are up and at it. I may have forgotten that I cound be the ring leader!
you are the ringleader – put on the top hat and let the acts know the order in which they appear!
Just take it one step at a time and so as much as you can. There is always another day to do other stuff and just be glad you have a family to be a part of.
Would you like them to visit you for a couple weeks RasmaSandra?
Actually I wouldn’t mind except that there really is no room in my little apartment. Everyone would sort of be crowding together for two weeks. Now if you had asked me this when I lived in Riga Latvia I would have said send them on over.
LOL they would have to come with a handler anyway!
Take it all in stride, you will get through one step at a time. You are blessed with a large family.
What a great point. I should be counting my blessings.