Sunday update blog -
well I have been super-productive today and already feeling that 'I've accomplished enough, I've earned a little time to relax' crash coming on and it seems the boys agree - the twins suddenly started lobbying for a nap this afternoon and who are we to argue? Owen has been nursing the beginnings of a cold and there's just nothing cuter (in that really sad, sad way) than Owen when he's sick. Poor guy. So they volunteered for some sleep (Aidan has actually been bugging his brother to take a nap with him every weekend and Owen refuses. Aidan wont go without his brother because he says it's 'more fun together', which is pretty damn sweet) and I'm taking a little time out in the hopes that I'll still be able to get back up and keep the momentum going instead of keeping moving until I burn out....which makes perfect sense if you don't think about it.
In any case, I get shit done on the weekends - sometimes just a little here and there and sometimes I turn into a tornado. Today was the latter. Not only did I get some Punch Out promo work done while the boys played Wii (and dropped off at Kinko's - who just called to say it's already done. this officially means it took longer for the old guy to enter my order than it did for them to fill it...nice), I also managed to get my entire (ok, "entire" meaning the common areas) house clean, organized my desk and some files, fired off emails, laundry done, floors mopped, dishes done and then some....all while the wife went out and brunched.
Brought the boys outside to continue the streak into yardwork (got gravel to move around and beginnings of landscaping to get started....I know, we know how to party) when the new puppy next door distracted everyone and we went over to play and the boys suckered grandma out of some dreamsicles.
Wii, puppies, dreamsicles and now naptime. that adds up to a pretty good day already.
Housework done, course correcting on improv projects, a couple pots of coffee and feeling like I've earned a little extra blogging time before rehearsal - also pretty satisfying. In a super-hyperactive Type A way. I can't help but notice that not one of the things listed above is 'finished web site I'm supposed to hand over tomorrow night' but that's tomorrow's big to-do.
after that is off my plate things really get crazy - I'll have tons more time and attention to devote to things across the board.
so I'm on the verge of finally digging out from under my usual list of over commitments without having to declare time-bankruptcy on a couple of them and just chump out....which feels good.
Taking the boy in for his follow-up UA, all part of the new teenage parenting plan. I'm hoping his numbers come back lower but I'm also realistically leaving room for screw-ups. He seems like he genuinely wants to get his driving rights back (and I really want him driving himself again) and if that gets him to rein things in I'm all for it. We let him know that the first test was his baseline and things needed to go down from there and he spent several days prior out at my sister's house (theoretically) not using so his baseline was actually pretty low in comparison to how much we know he was using.
If he was craftier he would have really gone on a binge beforehand since we already knew he was using, he admitted he was using and there was no chance in hell he could pass a UA - just to give himself some room to taper his usage down. But no, he started out at a pretty low level (almost acceptable for the military! looking at him and thinking that the military would willingly put a gun in his hands as-is gives me enough to fear all by itself) and will have to go down from there.
I have my fingers crossed and, like I mentioned, I'm not going to be surprised when he slips up or tries to beat the little system we've got set up (which he's not good at, see above about not being very crafty) but I'm trying to stay positive that at least this is set up to help him. it's difficult to be positive about the teenager's behavior most of the time and trying to be optimistic about what I think he'll do just makes me look and feel like an idiot - but I'm sure that we're trying to help and pretty sure that this could be a good way to do it.
here's hoping.
alright, time to get off my ass and keep knocking things off this giant to-do list I've created for myself so I can get back to adding more things to it. Only now I have to do it quietly since everyone in my house is now napping, including the wife. Brunch must've been hard. Oh well - less people in the way of the tornado. the really quiet tornado.
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