Good morning. I needed a day off so bad, I feel for the people who work retail and have to work today. The weather is supposed to be kinda crappy, hot, humid, rainy and all that means wet and sticky...yuck! So I'll probably stay in today, clean, take inventory of my clothes and maybe read a book. Sounds perfectly boring but I just need some ME time, not running to work, not riunning to a doctor appt or rushing home to change and run to the gym, just time to do anything as I think of it. Don't get me wrong, cleaning isn't on the top of my excited to do list but I've neglected the house a little the past few weeks running so it's a perfect opportunity to catch up.

Yesterday the grand baby slaughtered a jelly (sugar free) sandwich in my kitchen, I think he wore more than he ate. Little balls of jelly everywhere, on his face, legs (don't asked me how), arms, hands, hair, smeared from end to end of the tray and yes all over my floor too! He was so sticky I had to give him a bath. I told my daughter no more jelly sandwiches until he learns not to play with his food, that I will always have backup food here and will use it and send the sandwich home.

I took a video and sent it to her, she thought it was funny, I told her "remember you may think it's cute now but you're teaching him bad table manners and behavior that won't be so cute when you can't take him out." He still won't wear shoes, he pitches a fit because they never put shoes on him as a baby; when he didn't realize there was anything on his feet. Now winter is coming and he won't wear them , he freaks out screaming and rips them off. I don't know what they are going to do, he'll be walking soon too. I told her they better get control now or he'll be controlling them. I honestly don't get it, I see that a lot now days, parents giving in, letting the kids have their way, even trying to reason with or bribe the kids to behave and just do what they're told. I don't get it....you're the parent , you teach them to respect you and your authority. I guess maybe cause my parents were old school (born in 1925 and 1929) I was fortunate enough to have been brought up that way, we weren't spoiled, we were taught the value of earning things and although we were expected to behave all the time when we went out and behaved we were always thanked for being so good and told how proud of us they were...that was worth more than any shiny new toy.

I think part of my daughters problem is they live in a house with 5 other people so it's harder than if it was just her and her fiancé... She told yesterday, they hope to be in their own place by valentines day of next year. I hope so, they live with his mom and siblings, the other kids are spoiled, talk back, lazy, always loud and all they do is hold the baby. My daughter and her fiancé are constantly telling them to put him down. For the record, my daughter's fiancé is nothing like his family, he's hard working, respectful, thoughtful, quiet and is always the first to offer someone help. Ok, sorry I guess I had to get that out of my system.

Back to today, I will make the most of today, right now I'm sitting downstairs enjoying the quiet and moments alone with my thoughts. My husband is surprisingly still sleeping, he couldn't really sleep last night and had to take something to help... Usually he's up no later than 7am, his internal alarm is set for 5:50am daily. I don't have one of those, never did, never will I guess. I'll make coffee, maybe the aroma will gently wake him.

Have a great day !