Black Team- A Team of Champions!

I have entered into my 'I have things on my mind and things to do and once I'm awake forget it' phase. Up at 4:30 today. I spent yesterday starting to get the house extra cleaned up for my sister's arrival on Saturday. I still have a million things I want/need to do. I need to figure out groceries and get food. Today is the last day of school for the kids, I was thinking about doing something fun with them after school, not sure. They will probably be happy to come home and do nothing.

I realized last night that I still have pictures of my sister and her ex husband around the house. Since she's coming here with the man she's now seeing, that may be inappropriate, huh? That was one of the thoughts going through my head at 4:30 AM. The other, sad as is it, is that I got a 30% off Kohl's coupon yesterday and I want to use it! LOL I was trying to figure out when I can get to Kohl's.

A few of the kids need some shorts and 30% is a good deal. See! I'm not always thinking about myself when shopping is on the brain! Kids and clothes, neverending process around here. The 2 older boys wear pretty much the same size although they are built totally different. The oldest is a PITA with clothes. He's very plain and boring and will have 2 things that look the same (to me) and one will get worn and the other won't. Yesterday morning Nathan felt the need to steal his brother's shorts from the laundry room to wear to school. Ian knew his shorts were in there because he folded them the night before and couldnt' find them..... probably cause they were on N's *kitten*! N tried to tell me I ONLY bought him 3 pair of new shorts this year and that none of them were anywhere in this house. I found 2 pair (clean) in the laundry room and 2 pair in his closet. I wanted to pop him. It's amazing what you find when you open your eyes. Needless to say, I made him give the shorts back and proceeeded to have a 'discussion' with an almost 15 year old about just taking stuff that didn't belong to you and how that is wrong. Didn't I teach that years ago?

Anyway, I'm sure our situation is easy compared to the Brown household. I can't even imagine how you deal with clothes, laundry and the logistics of getting every body back what is theres. I mess up and can't figure out what goes to who and there are only 4 of them! Jordan is the only girl and that seems easy enough, however, the bigger she's gotten and the smaller I've gotten, the boys get some of stuff confused now- which is sort of cool in a way. Over xmas my dad was folding laundry when we were visiting and asked me if a shirt was Jordan's and it was mine. Kinda makes me feel good cause there's not much to that girl!

Alrighty, almost time to wake up Alex. I was almost debating not going to the gym so I can get stuff done around here when I remembered that I need to make time for me. The house isn't going anywhere. The dirt will be here later and furthermore, the second my sister and her crew hit the door, it won't matter! Not to mention, 4 extra people in the house all week long, it will be a nightmare very shortly again!

Hey gang, popping in while I sit to eat my dinner. Been busy all day. Caught up on the chatter from earlier in the day.

I realized while out on my run this AM that I was insane for waiting to take the kids to Kohls with me. That coupon arrived yesterday, just in time for my last day of freedom, translation- school. So I got in a 30 minute cardio workout, took them to school, waved goodbye and off I went. After that I went for groceries, so thankfully that job is done. I sort of planned to do it tomorrow when I take Ian to his eye appointment, but I'm better off going alone. I can't think what I need when people are talking to me.

I have been having a hard time motivating myself to clean. I clean a little here, a little there, never really finishing a whole room. The floors- well, I can do them now, but I'll be doing them again before she gets here anyway, so I'm holding out til tomorrow I think. Since I dealt with food today, it opens up some time I wasn't expecting to have tomorrow. I am trying to tackle bathrooms, boy do I hate them! I figure if everything is cleaned up and dusted, floors will be cake.

I have got to, got to, got to workout next week. I will not use company visiting as an excuse. I will get up early and go to the gym, but I am going. That's not rude is it? I won't spend hours in the middle of the day there, but I really dont' plan on skipping. I probably won't do my classes because I will try and get done relatively early. I always enjoy hanging out with my sister early in the morning when it's quiet and we can sit and chat, but I also have to think of me and what I need to do for myself. I have goals to meet!

I am going to workout next week Marla! No worries. I may do a day or two where I run at home and do some other stuff here, but mostly, I would like to hit the gym and sort of already told my sister that I was going to do that. I invited her to Zumba. She didn't sound all that thrilled. Hey, I offered!

I was thinking about you and your kids and the sharing of clothes, what a nightmare. I only have two where it is even a consideration but Ian would rather die than have Nathan wear his stuff. It's not so much that he is selfish... well, maybe a little... but he buys his stuff with his own money most of the time. Dressing well is important to him. Taking good care of his clothes is important to him. He was voted best dressed in his class this year if that says anything. Nathan could care less what he looks like. Taking good care of his clothes is not on his priority list at all. Ian was just scrubbing his shoes yesterday morning before school with a toothbrush, that's how anal he is with it. So, sharing would not go well, not well at all.

Well my friends, I am getting tired. Time for a much needed shower, although, today I did shower after my run since I was going out in public. I'm happy to hear I'm not the only unshowered funky one running around some days! The worst part about that for me is the way I sweat. Bad. Running off me bad. In my ears, in my eyes, dripping off my sunglasses, dripping off my chin. I look like I ran through a sprinkler when I'm done. No kidding. It's the grossest thing! I've had people bump my arm in Zumba and I feel so bad cause I know they just got a big old wet hand! EEEWW!