Vacation

Hubby is on vacation.
So am I. although I only have a week while he has 2. We aren't doing anything special, just hanging at home, with a quick shopping trip into the city with the boys before summer gets crazy. (Three of us have jobs that are very busy in the summer so summer trips are nonexistent.)
Whenever hubby has vacation time and we're staying home, you can predict how things will go.
The first few days hubby will do a lot of sleeping to make up for the erratic sleep schedule he keeps when he is working. Then he starts organizing things. This usually springs from some unsuccessful search for some item he is sure we have. This is followed by the 'I'm on vacation so why should I do any work around the house' stage. This doesn't last long because I'm the 'I'm on vacation to DO those special jobs around the house' person. Guess who gets their way? ;-)
Besides all the regular stuff still needs to be done - who does he think is going to do it 0_o ?
Which leads us to the "negotiation" stage where we end up doing a job I want done, followed by something "fun" that he wants to do, and the most urgent of the daily stuff gets done.
Once I go back to work he can do things his way for the few days left in his vacation time. Then he goes back to work and I get the alone time I need to put everything back together. :D After all this time together we have a system that works.

Now to get through the next week...

Happy Mother's Day

(Trying to type while a cat is demanding your attention is very difficult lol)

I had a plan for today. I knew both of my sons would be working. My hubby wasn't expected to be home from work until lunchtime or later, and he would need a nap when he got home. I thought I could get all my usual Sunday chores done early then have the rest of the day to relax, read, play video games and eat junk food.

Didn't really turn out that way. While I was getting my chores done my mother-in-law called requesting our presence for a ham dinner. After finishing my chores I went over to check if she needed help and ended up looking after my 2 year old niece for the afternoon. Once she went home I just had time to get ready for dinner. Dinner ended up being delayed while we waited for hubby's cousin and her partner to arrive (they were on their way through town). Dinner was great of course and it was fun visiting with everyone.
But now I just want to lay on the couch and have a nap.

Maybe I could make my plan happen tomorrow...

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, aunties and other caring ladies out there. You rock!