Every Day is The Longest Day

8:15 - Molly and Maggie are still in their room - sleeping, reading, I'm not sure, but I'm really liking this new development. Can't wait till Liam and Lorelei are that old and I get to sleep in!! Liam and Lorelei are in the living room playing. Until two seconds ago. Now Lorelei is out here, trying to climb on the table, humming "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" to herself. She's still chewing on the raisins I gave her about a 1/2 hour ago. She's getting an entire mouth full of teeth in right now. But it seems as though the ones causing the most pain have broken through because the last couple of days she's been (relatively) less fussy. I have to get to bed early tonight. I'm just too tired.
10:00 - The dishes are done, the living room has been picked up once. Liam took a little nap and Molly and Maggie finally came down and had their breakfast. Now they're in the basement. They're supposed to be cleaning up. Maggie's asked for new chores twice and Molly once, but I guess I'll see in a little bit how much they've actually done. It'd be really nice if I could get the whole house picked up today. Tomorrow it will stay neat since we'll be gone all day, then all I have to worry about it Friday. That will be tough since there will be other kids over to play and game night that night. It will probably be a really, really long day.
10:44 - They actually did a really good job! :) So now the basement is straightened (and in serious need of a vacuuming!). The girls are watching Chip and Dale. Liam is watching me type. Now if I can only get the bedrooms cleaned up and the whole house vacuumed, I'll be happy!
12:00 - Lorelei and Liam are napping. Molly, Maggie and I are eating lunch. Maybe if I eat fast enough, I'll be able to get a nap!
12:10 - To nap or not to nap, that is the question, whether tis worth the frustration of numerous interruptions and inevitable waking up at the wrong time or better to suck it up and deal with the exhaustion and keep busy as so not to fall asleep on ones feet.
2:41 - I actually got to sleep for an hour and a half before getting woken up by Molly, who wanted something to eat, then Molly and Maggie, who were making too much noise in the bathroom, then Maggie who was telling on Molly and then finally (at 2:30) both of them (in which case they got spanked), galloping up the stairs so loudly (to tell on each other, both of which I had told them not to do) that they woke up Liam and his crying woke up Lorelei. Liam is happy, Lorelei is not. I still need to take a shower today, so as soon as Lorelei is done with her bottle, I will attempt to do so. After which I will make the even more foolhardy attempt to straighten up the bedrooms.
9:37 - Bob, Dawn and I will be playing a game in a second, so I'm wrapping up. I did get the bedrooms straightened as well as vacuumed. The rest of the house is neat as well, although not vacuumed. :) I'm satisfied! :)