So much to do...

...and none of it is getting done!

I woke up on the 4th with the beginnings of one of those fun summer colds. Just what I need. It was a bit worse yesterday and I woke up pretty miserable today. That means I will be better tomorrow, right? I sure hope so!

My mom arrives Tuesday night and I have yet to accomplish more than 3 things on the page-long list of things to do before she arrives. Other than a couple things that I must do Tuesday, most things on this list aren't absolute. My mom knows how it is being a single parent. She doesn't expect everything to be perfect. I still like to try, though.

DJ is still in this weird phase. I don't know what to make of it. Is it just because he's 4? Is it because of his mom being gone again? He doesn't listen, he is constantly whining and crying over nothing. My mom says it's just because he's 4. It's just so out of character for him. Hopefully her visit will help. I know just having another person in the house is going to help me immensely!

I did manage to get his hair cut this morning. Thats another thing to check off the list. It was getting all shaggy again. So much easier to manage when its super short in the summer, especially when he freaks out every time we have to wash it! He loves bath time, but not the washing part. He just wants to play.

Our 4th of July was extremely quiet. I didn't want to try and work out the logistics of getting to and from DC for the fireworks, so we stayed home. Laurel had their big celebration on the 5th, with a whole day of activities. I just wasn't feeling up to it and with DJ's recent behavior... I did have to keep him up quite a bit later than usual, as the fireworks started at 9:15 and went for nearly an hour. Since they have them at the lake, just a few blocks from our house, we could see quite a few of them from my bedroom window.

DJ is down for his "quiet time" and instead of trying to do a few little things, I think I'm going to lay down for a nap myself.