weekend--or weakened?

Yep, started out by hitting Foodfair and Kroger after work last night--meaning I got home about 10:30 pm---was in bed by 11:30, as I had already told the kids that we would all be up by 8 am to clean and begin cooking for the reunion tomorrow. Much griping from kids when 8am hit. Kate didn't actually gripe, just moped around with quilt wrapped around her. Ben pouted, and Chris flat out said it was way too early. The biggest gripe was picking up stuff and changing sheets. My comment was that if people would pick their stuff up when thru, then there would be no need for me to waste MY day off griping at them to do what they should have been doing all along.

Then it hit 9:30 and we still were not ready to walk out the door to Shel's last t-ball game of the season. It was supposed to be a team vs mommies game, but got changed to a regular t-ball game at last minute. That was cool---half the team is related and going to be at the reunion tomorrow, so us hens sat in the stands and talked about cleaning house and remodeling and what we were fixing for tomorrow. Punctuated by loud catcalls and cheers for each kid as they batted and ran the bases. We are equal opportunity cheer-ers----most of these kids go to school together, so we cheer for all of them. It was a 15-15 game, as usual.........They all played hard and payed attention---great for a group of 5-7 yr olds....

We came home and I turned laundry again, and we got lunch before the boys headed back to the ball field to work the concession stands for the noon game. Kate and Shel and I got lunch and Shel cleaned her room-----fair job, not great---after a showdown between her and me over the room needing cleaned to begin with. Neither of us won, of course, but her room is much more liveable--mainly the closet is left to be done. We decided it was time for a nap, so we took a short one, and now the boys have just finished up washing the tables and chairs for tomorrow and they are all on the PS2 playing King of Hearts.

I have turned umpteen loads of laundry today, and am heartily sick of it, but sheets and quilts and all that really needed the wash. Too bad Ron has concreted the clotheline posts back into place so I could use the line instead of the dryer----at least AEP is paid off!!! But the weather has been too wet lately for him to even think of trying yet.

I guess I need to get cleaned up and get back to the kitchen---I still have dessert to make and the eggs to devil----they are in fridge awaiting my pleasure, plus I am going to fry drumsticks for the kids who may not want the grilled chicken breasts Mom is doing. I've got pop and water, just have to get ice in the morning for the coolers. The kids are complaining the fridge smells like rotten eggs----or the human byproduct of----but oh well.........

Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone!!!!