Welcome to the first day of Autumn. It doesn't really feel like it yet. The temperature has cooled down a little now but around midday it was a bit of a stinker. Actually mid morning. Of course, doing housework didn't help. At all. Yes people, that's right, I DID HOUSEWORK! Shocking I know. I vacuumed and mopped. Niece helped a little by vacuuming some of the space. Then I mopped.
She helped me with hanging out the washing this morning too. Another thing ticked off the housework list. And she wasn't too bad. But this weekend she has been distracted and it's so FRUSTRATING! I have visitors this weekend and even though they are out all day and far past her bedtime, she just doesn't seem to be able to hold her head together.
I'm at the end of my tether. She spelled a word wrong yesterday. It took some time to get her to figure out what spelling was correct. I had to write it a couple of different ways on the board, and then I get her to re-write it while leaving the word on the board. And she spelled it wrong. She didn't unpack the dishwasher properly. I asked her to bring the washing in, take her stuff off last so she didn't have to sort through it all, then put the basket under the clothes drying rack. So she brings it in, disappears to her room and takes longer than she should. I go in and she's sorting through the basket to get her stuff. Siiiiiigh. I'm short about 4 forks in the drawer. Ask her where they are. She didn't have them. But she didn't do her job properly when she unpacked the dishwasher. She's washed her hair this afternoon but hasn't shown me her shampoo measure. And she hasn't put her clothes away from when she bought the washing in. SO DAMNED FRUSTRATING!
But on the upside, Elder and Burrich are visiting for Soundwave. Yes, they only visit on the way through to the concert. They leave in the morning and don't get home till after 10pm. So really, there's no excuse for Niece to have brain farts. She had better not be late getting ready for school tomorrow.
Elder and Burrich arrived very early Friday morning. It had been raining a little and I thought she was a bit wet and bedraggled. Nope, turns out she's coloured her hair and let it dry unwashed while she travelled. Luckily it's a vegan dye so leaving it in does not harm the hair. In fact, it's recommended that the longer you leave it in the better the colour takes. So now she's lime green, darker green, turquoise, and magenta. I really like it. They go home tomorrow and I shall be sads. All sad panda on myself.
I look at the Supanova guest line up for Gold Coast, and again for Sydney. I want so much to volunteer but I don't have the Qantas points for discounted flights this year. Nor do I have a credit card I can rely on for accommodation. Ah well. It might be cheaper to buy a ticket for a day entry, but not half as much fun.
The study continues. Actually, that's what I should be doing right now. But I'm good at procrastinating. Maybe I'll have my second wind tonight and I can finish up the last of this assignment and submit it so I can start on number 3 for this unit. Yeah, maybe that's what I'll do...
2 comments:
Sorry I can't help but laugh at your frustration. Part of me feels your pain, the other says BE GRATEFUL SHE DOES ANYTHING AT ALL, EVEN HALF A JOB because I don't have anyone in this house who even does HALF of what Niece does, let do it badly. :)
I'd love to be able to teach mine to do the things Niece does, as jobs, but it's like beating my head on a brick wall. Took THREE DAYS to get a handful of dishes washed! Sigh....
Yeah, I can understand YOUR frustration too. Maybe I'm expecting too much because what I'm trying to teach her is only what I expected from my kids. And maybe I'm mentally comparing them... Dunno.
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