Music: Over the Rhine – “If Nothing Else” (streaming from their website!)
Mood: Ready to go
I’m getting ready to leave for Hartford. I was hoping to leave by 3 so I would have time to get something to eat on the way and dilly-dally in Hartford (reminiscing) before making it to Becky’s by 6 pm. I’m just about packed so I will be close, but I have lots that I should have done prior to leaving. I’ll just have to do it all on Sunday night when I get back. I need to finish up some tax returns, finish typing the minutes from the last Chrysalis board meeting, and draft a fundraising policy for the church. The procrastination demon is back, apparently. A laptop would really come in handy about now.
I had a lovely time with the girls last night. I did bring out the video camera. I shot Eva talking and making funny faces, and Lila singing and telling a story. Then I played my Riverdance soundtrack and taped them dancing to it. Hilarious. They are actually very talented for having no professional training. And my goodness, Lila is such a great storyteller. She is so animated and she can remember so much! Next time you see her, ask her to tell you a story.
They woke up fighting over Lila’s blankie at 2 am. After I settled them down I went to take my contacts out (I had fallen asleep with them in). I discovered that my right contact was not in my eye where it was supposed to be, but only after clawing at my eyeball for a few minutes. Ouch. I have no idea when it fell out. The vision in my right eye isn’t that bad, so maybe I just didn’t need that contact.
The girls and I were up at 7:30 this morning and Mr. Mike didn’t get up until much later. But when he did, boy were they in for a treat. They love to play with Mr. Mike. He would reach for them and growl with his scary face and they would just giggle like crazy. He was pretending to steal their blankies so they went into another room to get a bigger blanket. When they came back in, Mike was hiding behind the bookshelf. He jumped out at Lila and scared her so bad that she slipped and landed on the hardwood floor with her chin. The poor thing was bleeding from the tooth and quickly developed a swollen lip. I think we may have accelerated that whole “lose your baby teeth” process. But she calmed down and certainly had no hard feelings towards Mike. He was apologizing while she cried and she actually stopped crying just to tell him, “It’s okay.” She’s bleeding from the mouth and she’s telling him it’s okay. And then there’s Eva. She just sat there and consoled her sister… “You’ll be okay, Wiwa.” I wonder if Chey will ever let them come over again. It’s dangerous at the Richmond house!
Anyhoo, it’s on to Hartford for me!
Now is a great time to give me a call, because I’ve already taken care of the early birds and the procrastinators won’t be calling me for several weeks. 
