it's nine pm.

and, like a good mid-30s parent-- i'm totally ready for bed. kids are down, my husband has Assumed the Position (sprawled out on bed, laptop keys clicking away, and pardon the interruption on in the background), and i've got two furry beasts at my feet just waiting for someone to love on them. i'm resisting-- quite well!!-- the urge to catch up on worky stuff tonight. because there is a blog which needs updating badly and by golly, i don't really have time to do this stuff while i'm (supposed to be) working any more!

school's out for two weeks. that means that poor little georgia plue is forced to return to daycare. it's killing her and most likely, the other children in her class aren't too thrilled with her day-long return, either. there's somethin' about this little kindergarten attitude i don't quite like. no matter how hard i've tried to squelch this thing, my adoring and loving and easy-to-please child has become So Blasted Dramatic. And Grouchy. i don't like it; not one little bit. her hands are permanently made into fists, and she has a scowl. and, i have to say, she's a tad bit resistant to constructive criticism on adjusting said attitude. what's up with that? have i reached the end of the road with my ability to completely manipulate everything my children think? *sigh*

but soon enough, kindergarten will be back in session. and all will be right with the world, unless someone interrupts georgia (a big no-no) or, heaven forbid, someone perhaps puts food on her plate that touches something else.

the beauty of having georgia become increasingly difficult to manage (read: manipulate) is that her (much wiser) little sister is eating it up. she takes every opportunity to kiss up, brown nose, and generally try to be the It Child for the duration of the dramatic episode. this generally works in her favor and the smaller episodes juliet has always been prone to have are quickly disappearing.

no pictures tonight, you say? why no. my picture-taking habits have completely slacked off this fall, for anyone who is expecting a house of plues calendar this year for christmas. the pickins are slim! i'll get better soon. there's pumpkin patch opportunities coming quickly!

and, with that, i'm off to join the husband.