Today I need to declog a drain, fix a stroller, let Katie buy herself her birthday present, and set up an auto-deposit for Malin’s paycheck.  I’ve been working on re-painting the trim for 3 months, and am almost ready to apply the primer.  My Dad was out here last weekend, and he brought 4 shelves with him that I’d asked him to make for me.  I sent him the dimensions, but failed to verify before hand that the walls were straight.  They weren’t.  So now I need to clean the garage, so that I can get out the Mitrebox and trim the shelves.  I bought other stuff to put shelves up in our bathroom over Christmas break, but I haven’t been able to start that yet.  I’m supposed to set up our FSA’s to auto-deposit so we stop getting 3 checks every other week.  I have a package of stuff to sent to Laura, thought I got a deferment since the second bracelet still hasn’t arrived.  We have a small tree that needs planting, and I really, really want to go and get another apple tree before it’s too late to plant this year.  Our grass has turned to moss, so I need to get the moss killer out, then de-thatch the yard, then aerate, then put down more grass seed.  I have the stuff ready to add an outlet to the upstairs landing (for a night light), but still haven’t found the time.  I killed off all the overgrown ground cover in the front yard, but haven’t made it to Lowes to buy the bark to recover the ground.  I also need to measure, buy, and cut PVC pipe in order to re-assemble the boys play tent.  Maybe tomorrow…

This morning we were desperate to get out of the house, so we ran off to the Children’s Museum again, which means Dexter and Nicholas will be coming down with a cold by Tuesday, and I’ll be sick next weekend.  We got some cute pictures of Dexter milking a cow, but I haven’t had a chance to download them yet.  Maybe tomorrow…

Before we left this morning, the boys got a hold of the remotes and went to town.  I glance up just in time to yell for Katie’s help, and we recovered the remotes *just* as the “confirm your purchase” screen came up.  Dexter was trying to order “The Box” on pay-per-view.  The trailers kind of creep me out, so I’m glad we stopped them.  So it’s been Amelia and The Box so far.  I’m kind of wondering about his taste in movies… 

In the meantime, the boys have been throwing one dramatic tantrum after another.  It isn’t so much about poor behavior – I think it’s more about their molars, but it hasn’t stopped for the last several weeks. I think Katie’s on the verge of skipping the country.  Think she could find gainful employment in Sweden or Australia?  Their sleeping now, but we don’t have much time left, and i need to run upstairs before the Drain-O eats through the pipes.  Maybe the kids will be done throwing tantrums by this afternoon.  Then again, maybe not.  Maybe tomorrow…