This last week Curt was out of town for work, refreshing his electron microscope skills, so I was in single parent mode. Let me tell you how hard it is to be a single parent. Each day was about surviving and meeting the most basic needs. I hardly had any time to just play with Connor or Vivian as all my time was spent trying to feed them, bathe them, dress them, put them down for a nap, put them down for the night, wash bottles, make formula, wash dishes, and keep the laundry clean. Oh, and chase the chickens all around the backyard in 100 degree heat. Baby Einstein and E.T. were my best friends, as that was the only way I could entertain Vivian and Connor and get some stuff done without two screaming kids. Also, just to mix it up, Vivian is teething and didn't sleep longer than 30 minutes at a time the entire week and Connor desperately missed his Dad and the only way he knew how to express this emotion was through very negative behavior. One night he got mad at me for not letting him ride his plasma car while holding a sharp stick and yelled, "I'm gonna punch you," and proceeded to punch me as hard as he could in the stomach (it didn't hurt at all) while also yelling, "Dad would let me do it!!!" So let me say, we were all so very happy to see Curt on Saturday. Connor and Vivian missed their Dad and I missed my best friend.
Anyway, due to my single parent status, all my projects came to a standstill. But, now that things are back to normal, I plan on resuming the chair re-upholstery project. Also, my neighbor brought by an old school desk one of his renters left in a garage and gave it to Connor. It was really dirty, but in good shape, so we are fixing it up too. I've already started working on it, so I'll post pictures of it soon.
