Slow and steady wins the race, right? I had anticipated a flurry of cleaning today, but I guess I'm just not the sort. Instead, I've been making slow but steady progress down the mental list of things that need to get done. I'm not nearly "there" yet, though, which means this Quick 5 has to be really quick.
1. Congratulations to my brother's girlfriend! She is now a grandma! This may sound strange, if you know my family's age, but, though Christina is a little older than my brother, the main factor is that she had her children quite young, and so she has the chance of being a young grandmother. Her daughter had a little baby boy early this morning and from the pictures, he's a cutie.
2. I've decided that I am not Martha Stewart. I'd love to be Martha Stewart, or at least that put-together with a nice wardrobe and nice, clean, organized house and a kitchen full of delectables, but I am just not. The state of my house the past week or so just testifies to the fact. I think Maybe when I get a bigger kitchen, or Maybe if I had a cleaning schedule I could stick to, or Maybe when the kids are old enough to help. Anyone else hear a "Yeah, right" coming out of that? I know all about the party line about you don't need to be perfect, that it's okay to let the housework go, etc. But admit it, folks: we like to think we can achieve perfection. Well, I can't. But that doesn't mean I still don't want a clean and comfortable home and to have tasty food to offer my family. I read all these blogs about women who are achieving it, despite their disclaimers that they're not (otherwise, they're very good liars), and think, "Surely, I can do that, too?" Of course I can. I just need to... work something out. But Martha Stewart, I am not.
3. We bought a car! Yes, that's very exciting! Yes, I really like it. It's a 1998 Isuzu Trooper. I've never owned an Isuzu. I still can't say, "I've never owned a car this new" (though technically, the newest I've had to date is a '93 Jimmy), but that's ok. Someday. With the minivan. I'm putting my foot down on that one. Even if we have to save for it a little longer than we'd hoped. But I do like the Trooper. It's standard, very standard; no optional options here. But that's okay. It still has everything we said it had to have, plus tons of room. And it maneuvers like my old Blazer, which I loved driving. So. I'm happy.
4. I've made a goal that within the next two weeks my place will be clean enough to invite my sister-in-law over to help me hang pictures. I just hope she doesn't turn me down.
5. We are less than two months from our due date! Can you believe that? Maybe you can't, but I almost can. The first two trimesters flew away. This one is dragging. I don't mind, exactly. I know I'll be "SO ready" by the time he comes to not be pregnant anymore, but if I had my "druthers" it certainly wouldn't be the first trimester to drag! Which means the third trimester going low and slow is just fine. We still have lots to do. Lots and lots and lots. So, speaking of that. I'm ending this not-so-quick-Quick 5 and getting back to work! When Eliza is up from her nap, I intend to go into her room and get some work done!
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