Short long weekend

You know, after kids, down time is never down anymore. I took last Friday and this Monday off from work, giving me a 4 day weekend. I did it partially because we're trying to get my daughter cleared up from the colds that get passed around at day care before she goes to San Diego Wednesday to spend some time with her cousin. My poor Wife is in Tax hell until the 15th. I took today (Moday) off because I had a migraine this morning, possible from three days and nights with my daughter, but I'm watching her again today, too. Might as well. I mean, a migraine can only get better, right?

The problem is, although it sounds like a nice break, it's not. I love my daughter and all, but the supervision is never-ending. For instance, this is what she's been occupying herself with while I've been typing.

She's not a bad kid. On the contrary, she's a great kid. But kids need to be entertained and supervised. It's exhausting. We like to watch a show called "Jon and Kate Plus Eight," where a couple had twins, and then had sextuplets a couple years later. The poor woman is a stay at home mom, and is amazing. I don't know how she still has her sanity. The dad is great, too. Every once in a while they lose it just a little, and you want to criticize them, and then I think of how I can lose it with just 1 kid.

Anyways, regardless of my nice long weekend, I've gotten amazingly little accomplished. I did become very domestic and managed to do some laundry, clean the house, and pick up in the back yard. I haven't been able to do stuff like mow the yard, work on my truck, or clean and service all of my tools, which are all very high on my to-do list. As a guy, that's frustrating. As a dad, I'm okay with it now. Younger Daughter is a whole lotta fun to play with now, and they're only little once.

Gotta go, she's chasing the dog with a crayon!