Tuesdays

Business executives say Tuesday is the most productive work day of the week. That being said, I do come to realize that today I did, in fact, get a lot of shit done (excuse the French).

Mia is home sick so I did what any mother would do, I loaded her and Cooper up and drove to the stables. Well, that's not what any mother would do. Most mothers would probably keep their sick kids at home, wrapped up in blankets, read books to them, and serve them warm chicken noodle soup. But a cowgirl mother does things a bit differently. She has a horse to care for, too, and caring for horses is somewhat of a therapy for pent-up domestic frustrations, (ie. two sick kids at home on a Tuesday). Therefore, a cowgirl mother (if that is even a correct term, but it certainly paints an interesting picture in one's mind) grabs The Lion King DVD, a few bags of Doritos, two beach towels and some juice boxes and heads for the ranch. The beach towels are spread out in the back of the SUV, the children are given their snack and told not to touch each other.. "or else" (and an evil frown delivered with that message). Crazily, I was able to ride for almost forty-five minutes. Yeah, I got a lot of shit done!

THEN... we went to the feed store so I could buy a pink bucket and some horse cookies.

THEN... we went to the craft store so I could reward my little babes each with a new craft to entertain them at home.

THEN... we went by the Halloween store so we could get Cooper's and my costumes.

THEN... we came home and I made all this stuff for our semi-haunted house:

(well, not the hands, just the brick walls)

And I also made this:

It's a jail cell. Well, two jail doors actually. The first is for the garage door and the one behind it is for the front door but I ran out of paint.

So after a little snack and a nap (for the kids, not me--I wish) I'll probably haul the kids off to Home Depot to grab more paint and other supplies. Because... today is Tuesday. And I'm VERY productive. Dammit.

And it's only lunchtime!