So far....

"Stumbled out of bed... stumbled to the kitchen... poured my self a cup of ambition...."
(Name that song)

No, I am not reminiscing 80's movie/songs... I wish I were cool like that... no, this is how I really started my day... and now I realize I am in over my head today and decided to take a minute to tell you, rather then keep working....(analyze that)

I have company coming for dinner tonight... I was very (legitimately) busy all day yesterday and the house is a wreck... Not a little messy, a wreck. In fact when I said the words "Wednesday would be great!" I knew the house would be a wreck, but I kinda thought... it will always be a wreck unless I have a deadline... Do you ever do that to yourself?

Good idea in theory, but now I am really in trouble....I over slept....the girlies are both needing my help with school... the dining room still has about 1/3 of the contents of our bedroom... the kitchen needs mopping..bad... the bathroom is a health hazard.... and, well... the list goes on and on... I am also supposed to meet a friend today, make a trip to storage, and shop for dinner.... Oh and did I tell you I just discovered that the vacuum cleaner died... yep DIED... traitor... we have two dogs, two cats and five people in this house... we can't have company and not vacuum... I don't have money to go buy one today... Do you think Dave Ramsey would call this an emergency?....That money is just sitting there.... Do you think P would... by the time he gets home from work it will be too late... Aghhhhhh....

Well, that's my day so far...

Update.... (added 4 hours later....)
Things are looking up....

I call the friend I was supposed to meet and explained I was in over my head and made plans for a later date. Next I marshaled the girlies told them today is for "home ec. credit" and handed out mops, brooms, and dusters and put there teenage butts to work....(I then ignored all grumbling... I've gotten good at that...)

Then I went all "recession era housewife" on that mutinous vacuum. I armed myself with a screwdriver and later a wire hanger. I took it apart and found the problem... I put that thing back together, said a quick prayer and turned it on.. nothing... I did it all over again, found a different problem, skinned my knuckles on sharp plastic parts... put it back together, prayed, and it works!! Better then ever if I do say so myself... and yes, I am glad I didn't go spend any money...

I just realized I have nothing for dessert, but other then that, things are going much smoother.....

Thanks for listening...