Promises of Lasagna

Raven came over tonight and in effect kidnapped me kicking and screaming (sounds like - hack, hack, cough, wheeze) as we traversed a mall in order to do some shopping. Normally we would have gone swimming but with me still feeling exhausted we decided to try a coffee shop. Alas she needed some things first. Oh alright it wasn't that bad and besides she bought me a corning ware dish with the promise that I make a lasagna for her for Monday. Which would also fulfil the promise that I had made to Mr. Giant. He had come over last Sunday and I was supposed to have made lasagna for him then. Hubby made Chili instead which has lasted all week.

Anyways Raven wouldn't have been able to drag me out if I had not wanted to go. Which meant that I was going stir crazy having to deal with the kids. Especially a normally wonderful little girl who is usually all smiles and delight. Alas Miss Jeckyll has taken over Smiles and she has been screaming her demands and crying loudly. Very very loudly. I really hope the neighbours can't hear any of it. The worst is when I have to drag her kicking and screaming out the door (yes outside in the cool clear crisp air) so we can go pick up her brother from school. Now I realize that this was aggravated today by the fact that she had just fallen asleep on her bed. I loathed having to wake her up but alas what could I do? I was not about to leave her home by herself. What if she woke up and I wasn't there? What if someone broke in and I wasn't there? What if the house started on fire and I wasn't there? You know and all the other paranoid questions that parents get in regards to leaving young children home by themselves. Teenagers are a different story and alas mine are not on that cusp yet. Besides the teenage years are going to bring an entirely different set of problems.

Hubby reported that they went to bed easily enough for him and that they really enjoyed their bath. It had been awhile since they had had one. But hey I can't smell anything right now, meh. Still a bath is important even if all you do is slough off the feeling of whatever dirt and grime you imagine is on you. I'm sure my shower did more than that today but man it felt good to be clean again.