Pre-vacation Ramble

I've been sitting here for a full ten minutes trying to think of something funny/amusing/clever/profound to write about.

Still nothing.

Guess it's one of those days when I'm going to have a difficult time focusing and getting anything done. Perfect spot to be in when I have to pack and clean like a madwoman for our vacation that starts tomorrow.

I just know that we'll arrive there tomorrow and I'll discover that I've forgotten something critical, like underpants. Scratch that. More likely I'll discover I've forgotten to pack the organic chocolate or the booze. Now THAT would truly be a crisis. Drawers I can manage without. But chocolate and beer? NO WAY!

I've noticed that whenever I've got a million things to get done, like I do today, my kids always seem to sense it, and become EXTRA demanding and whiny. They bicker more, they make bigger messes. In short, they turn into little trolls, hell bent on making my life even more miserable than it currently is. The girls already decided to wait until I had JUST prepared my breakfast to start loudly and impatiently demanding a snack. Never mind the fact that they'd just eaten breakfast less than an hour before, I was starving, and desperately needed a tea, and a few moments of peace to collect myself. They don't care about that. It's not just my kids, they're all narcissists. My only hope is that someday they grow out of it, unlike the vast majority of the world's population.

Geez, I'm a real beacon of goodness and light today, huh?

Uh-oh. There were go. Further demands for snacks. Guess I'd better get to it. If I find something interesting enough for them to chow down on, I just might be able to get 10 minutes of peace so I can have a shower.

Here's hoping.