Quickly while the kids play in the back yard (!!!)

It's a busy week.  My mom is in town, Alex's birthday party is this weekend and the guys have been here daily working on the ceiling, which is now completely open:

I'm happy to report that I'm still laughing about the whole ordeal, but you probably can't hear me over the SOUND OF THE FANS.  I'm doing pretty well considering, but it would be really nice if I could hear my own thoughts again some time soon. 

The other day I made Alex some pasta and I told him how I was going to put it in a "glass bowl."  He started crying and kept repeating, "I'm not at school!"  When I finally got close enough to hear him properly, he corrected me and said, "I'M NOT AN ASSHOLE!"  I felt so bad!  No wonder he started crying - I've never called him a name in his life!  Poor kid.

Stupid fans.

The biggest disappointment is that absolutely zero progress has been made towards unpacking and decorating and I had really hoped to get as much done as I possibly could before Alex's party on Saturday.  Now I just figure why bother.  I was going to hang my new IKEA drapes, but they're just going to come down next week when the ceiling reconstruction begins.  Ditto for hanging pictures and making things look nice.  Anything I put out is going to be covered in drywall dust before long.  Don't even get me started on how impossible it is to keep my new floors clean when workers are in and out all day.  I've pretty much given up.

I'm continuing to post at The Mom Street Journal and Club Mom, but other than that, I probably won't be around much.  Too busy.  Too tired.  Can't hear myself think!

Comments

[b*babbler]

Oh, poor kid. Too funny, but poor kid. Years from now he'll be in therapy recounting the time his mommy called him an asshole (all over a bowl of pasta). Kidding, really!

[Jenny H.]

Poor Alex. Poor Mama, too!

Good luck!

[andrea]

You are really taking this whole ordeal well. I think I'd be crying in a corner in the fetal position by now.

Hopefully the nice weather holds and Alex's party can be outside or if it is inside you can just tell the guests you are going for the exposed beam look.

[Sue Also]

I agree, your relative togetherness is amazing, considering. Are the sellers paying for the damage, or is it on your tab? Yikes. Hope things go smoothly with the drywall.

[Audrey]

I know it's terrible, but I laughed at Alex thinking you called him an asshole. I hope that his birthday party is a blast and that things settle down before too long. At least he's a boy - maybe he'll think that his house being under construction is all part of his birthday celebration!

[Dawn]

Poor little guy. None of this sounds like a fair way to spend your first week in a new house.