Today, I spent the entire day on the phone. No really. One conference call after another all day long.

I picked up the kids with the phone glued to my head, muting and unmuting to add my two cents as necessary. My ear got so hot at certain points that I bet I got a little bit of a burn on it.

And now? I'm all talked out.

Ha! I jest! I am never talked out.

The weather continues to be ridiculously rainy and cold. Here we are a mere two days before my urchins are released into my custody full-time, and it is so wet that I can't exactly make good on my plans to shove them out into the yard on sunrise, and periodically push snacks through the doggie door until bedtime.

I still haven't figured out my mobile internet access, either.

All three of the kids have been bringing home backpacks bulging with the contents of their desk, all the projects they've completed, assorted schoolwork and textbooks and workbooks and they want me to admire each page. I cherish each little scribble and swirl, I do. However, I now have a 3 foot high stack of things to ooh and aww over, and I'm feeling peckish about it.

Must find my good mother hat before Thursday noon.