Summer Vacation Day 3

Today's List:

1. Kitchen Celing
2. OASIS form (for work)
3. Get a tattoo
4. Take a nap
5. Fold Laundry
6. Get a beach pass
7. Knit 10 rows (or so) on Thing One's mermaid tail blanket
8. Beer Me!!!
9. Make playdough
10. Do Matt

The kitchen ceiling is going to be the death of me... Maybe I'll tackle a bit on Friday. 

OASIS form, done. Except for a height and weight.  Which, apparently, Medicare is looking at from a quality perspective.

Tattoo is done.  How did this happen?  Well, I asked one of the school moms where and who did hers.  then my dad gave me some cash for my birthday.  I've also toyed with the idea of wearing a death fairy.  Well, now I have one on me permanently.  

I was told long ago not to get anything "inked" on me unless it had meaning.  Wearing an 18th century grave stone angel on me made sense, given that I am a hospice nurse (and enjoy what I do).

Take a nap.  I guess I will sleep when I die.

Fold laundry.  It is a never ending job that has to be penciled in or else it just piles up to an overwhelming pile that I don't want to fold.

Get a beach pass... this shall wait another day.

Thing 1 will have a mermaid tail blanket soon.  Then I can work on Alexandra's.

Beer me today consists of Lawson's Sips of Sunshine.  I've grown to love an IPA.  Honestly, I look forward to something citrusy and hoppy for spring.  I will most likely switch to something less heavy and mealy soon.  For now, though, a heavy-ish beer is ideal. 

This is a nice citrusy blend of flavors that is not overpowered by hops.  I think that is the most impressive thing about this beer.  It feels like it can be consumed in spring, summer, and fall.  My frequent purchasing dive also has a cheese shop connected to it.  I was saddeded to hear that the locally crafted cheese that pairs well with this beer will not be ready until NOVEMBER.  Fudgcicles.  That is a long wait.  Hopefully, no snow by then.  I will have moved on to stouts and porters this late in the year (Or Troeg's Nugget Nectar, pending availability).

I made playdough.  5 minutes on the stove.  Easiest thing I did all week.

I think DO MATT is self-explanatory.  Just sayin.

Summer Vacation Days 1 & 2

I start my days off with a to-do list or else nothing is accomplished.

Day 1: Nothing.  Just relax because two months with two kids might be agony.

Day 2: Start to-do list.

• Kitchen Ceiling (scrape the glue off because this was once wall papered)
• DMV - make sure kids are obnoxious at the CT DMV.  Database is a major CF/'SNAFU.
• Take kids to no slide park
• Day drink a beer few margaritas
• Take a nap
• Fold laundry
• Get a beach pass

The only two items completed were going to the DMV and having a few margaritas.  I needed them after going to the DMV for 3.5 hours to pay registration renewal that the wonderful CT DMV did not send.  The only reason I found out my registration lapsed is that I was not able to get a beach pass because it was expired.  Maybe it is a good thing that I want a beach pass for my car!

Oh, my DMV transaction time was under 5 minutes.  I hardly find that the wait time was worth the frustration of me, my kids, and all the clients who had to deal with the noises my kids made.  Also, the vending machine money was not worth it (even though I forgot their snacks).