Busy Break

I forgot to post again last night. Boo. It’s been such a busy break. I can’t believe it’s almost over. And last night I remembered that I need to score tests and a reading reflection before Monday. I had totally forgotten.

I’ve been trying to figure out what is making this break feel so busy. It’s definitely the kittens. Getting the house ready for them is a never ending set of tasks. Keeping the house clutter free, with clean floors, is also incredibly time consuming.

Going through photos for the calendars is also taking forever. I’m only on April. There are so many photos of our cat. And our lizard. So, so many photos.

It’s been harder to look through all the photos of our cat than I expected. A lot harder. I wonder if I’m weird for how hard it feels. She was just a cat, but I’m struck by such sadness when I look at photos of her.

My daughter has matured so much this year. She looks noticeably younger in the photos from earlier this year. My son looks pretty much the same, but my daughter does not. 2022 was a transformative year for her.

Yesterday I took the kids to see Strange World, mostly to get them out of the house so my husband could work. It was a good movie, I liked it more than I expected to. But the weather was amazing and I was annoyed we were spending the day inside. I also still felt pretty shitty, cold wise (I wore a mask during the movie). I’ve been thankful to be getting this cold over with when I’m not at work, but also annoyed that I have to spend my break feeling like this. I guess there is no good time to feel like crap.

Today is also supposed to be beautiful so I’m going to run, even if I don’t feel that great. I don’t have to run fast, but I do need to get outside.

I’m also making stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner. As you probably know, I am not someone who spends much time in the kitchen. I know stuffing is almost a non-dish, but I wanted to make it from scratch and I didn’t know what I was doing, so I tried it out last night. It took longer than I expected and was only pretty good. I’ll make some changes today, but I think everyone who told me I should just make it from a box was probably right. Oh well. It my favorite part of today’s meal and I’m glad I know how to make it from scratch now.

I’m a little nervous for how tonight will go. It feels like event with my parents are a toss up these days. We shall see.

I hope everyone who is celebrating Thanksgiving has a day to be grateful for.