Who would have thunk it?

• Oyster did the Happy Dance in the optometrist's office this week. She is thrilled to need glasses, just like Mommy and Daddy. She picked frames with a cheetah print. I think it is the same as what we called tortoise shell when I was a kid--but I am content to let her believe it is a cheetah. Maybe when she can actually see them she will revise her description.
• The most popular time for a child in this household to want to be read to is bedtime. Especially when she eschewed my offer to read to her earlier and opted to watch television instead. She did not do the happy dance when I declined her kind offer to let her stay up late while I read aloud.
• Right now she is watching television, even though she agreed that once her homework was done we would read together. I anticipate she will again be disappointed at lights-out time when she asks me to read aloud.
• Lawns do not mow themselves. Floors do not sweep themselves. Cats do not clean up after themselves. And children do not use soap in their bath without direct supervision. But if anyone knows of a spell I can use to make any of this this happen, please forward it. I would be forever in your debt.
• And, despite what may appear to be grousing in the previous points, I feel quite lucky to have landed in my current life. My family is wonderful and fun and I feel very loved. I really enjoy my job--especially post-Easter Day! The work-load certainly decreased when Holy Week came to completion. The new house is much nicer than the old and we are making changes to get it to better meet our needs. I may even get that front flower bed looking nice someday soon!