I actually completed the teacher gifts today! I have to admit that they didn’t turn out exactly the way I’d envisioned, but they were nice. I put gifts for two of the teachers and the bus driver in a Create A Can and another teacher’s gift in a fun tin basket (I forgot to order her can – eek) and each gift was filled with a gift card to Starbucks, a couple of votives and/or other candles. I had hoped to put in coffee mugs and chocolate covered coffee beans instead, but was running out of time and energy.
Beyond that I have been a bit surprised to find that tackling much of anything during the time the Peas are awake is a problem. They are determined to kill themselves the moment I leave the room by climbing anything they can find and promptly falling off. So all of my tackles are small.
Here I am late in the day and the most I’ve been able to accomplish is a couple loads of laundry, sweeping the floor, running the dishwasher and wiping down the table and high chairs. These things are an ongoing process though so even though I technically got something done, I do these things all day long every single day!
So what did I actually tackle? That’s a very good question! I think the only true tackling that was done today was when Son1 tackled Sir Lion as he wandered out into the road this evening. Daddy was unloading the fishing boat and although he knows that the road is forbidden (he is almost 4) he decided to place his hairy little toe over that proverbial line . . . once again! Crazy thing is he isn’t even supposed to be in front of the house – only in the back part of our property. He just happened to be there watching Daddy – sigh! So Son1, blessing that he is, saves the day by doing a truly great diving tackle to take down Sir Lion!