Wednesday, December 22, 2010

the horde


two of the little darlin's

Three teenagers and one 10 year old leave little time for reading and writing therefore I am woefully behind in keeping up with blogland. Mostly what I have been doing is cooking and cleaning up and going to the grocery store. Even when I'm not doing the cooking, I'm still doing the cleaning up. Cooking and cleaning up for six people is way more work than doing it for just two people although I have been getting an occasional helping hand from one or two of the girls.

We have, so far, replaced more than half of the 580 gallons of water in the turtle pond in a failed attempt to clear it up some since the filter is not doing it's job, gone over to my sister's house and pestered her until she ordered us away, set up the tent outside the back door so they could camp out overnight, had a little fire in the pit and roasted marshmallows; played games...Clue, Scrabble, Rummikub, Monopoly among others; had the toilet in the little bathroom overflow. There's been bike riding and skateboarding and monopolizing my computer. Oh, and did I mention the cooking and cleaning and laundry? Lots of that.

And this is just the first two days.

I'm not getting much sleep. The cat comes in in the morning to eat and leaves again. She's not used to the noise and energy levels either. The nice part is that the weather is very warm. I think we hit a new high record yesterday, nearly 80˚ and today is shaping up to be very warm as well so a lot of that energy is being expended outside.

Today I am taking them all to the movie in an attempt to get a couple of hours of peace and quiet, if you call sitting in a theatre at full volume peace and quiet. At least it will be different than the constant chorus of 'granny, granny, granny!'

Not that I'm complaining mind you, I love that song.


16 comments:

  1. Good thing it's warm...if they were here and playing outside, we'd be drying outdoor clothes for months...sounds like you are having a wonderful time...Happy Holidays Granny...

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  2. Hey lucky lucky you. Camping out, games, movies....you are a fortunate one. The dishes and cooking uh....not so much.
    Send me 2 lbs to start out and then if you likeeeee, we'll do some more.
    And by the way, I can relate to the c & c. tee hee, TOB, Linda

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  3. Mayhem is a part of Christmas - for good and for bad, indeed.

    Glad you pestered your sister till she ordered you away. That sounds just right.

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  4. "Granny, Granny, Granny!" I'll bet it's music to your ears :)

    Merry Christmas, Ellen!

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  5. I would love to hear a chorus or two of "Gramma". Makes one appreciate solitude.

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  6. Yeah, they think Grandma is invincible! Same here, unfortunately. No time to breathe, but plenty of time to soak up their energy and love.

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  7. ellen the christmas chaos and madness is such a part of it for me that i feel right at home in your description here. those girls will talk about this when they're moms!!! steven

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  8. You can love it and still need a break! :)

    I wish you peace, warmth and pure joy with your clan, and then some beautiful quiet when it's all said and done. A very merry Christmas to you, Ellen.

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  9. I love that song too! And though it is a lot of work...I wouldn't part with these days for nothing!!
    Merry Christmas and hugs
    SueAnn

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  10. Enjoy and have a wonderful holiday with those you love.

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  11. Enjoy it while they still want to spend time with granny.

    Merry Christmas to you and all the brood. Have a great time.

    I have not been round blogland either due to pressure of daily blogging, but it's over now and I shall take a short break myself.

    It's been lovely getting to know you, Ellen.

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  12. I hope to hear that song sung to me one day! But so far, my son is single.

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  13. Merry Christmas! I'm glad you're having mayhem :)

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  14. I remind myself that someday they won't want to spend that much time with me. But for now it is tough sometimes. You are a good granny. I'm sure they will have happy memories of you and the time you have spent together.

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  15. Funny about the cat not used to all the activity. Best wishes for the season.

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  16. Christmas chaos - sounds of life and love. Merry Christmas Ellen!

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