It's been a week without posting + incoherent rambling

It's been a week without posting and I swear I have good reason. First, it is the end of the school year, and for an English teacher, that means grading a hell of a lot of essays. Arg. We all know I'd rather be writing than grading, but I can no longer procrastinate my career duties.

Second, I'm 31 weeks pregnant and just getting up from a chair makes me exhausted, let alone actually completing all of my daily tasks. Yes, I have even been too tired to sit at the computer and type. But I'm not too tired to sit on the couch and eat ice cream.

Third, it has been beautiful weather this week, albeit a bit hot, and with it being light out until 8:30, Cavan and I are enjoying playtime outside until dusk. Well, Cavan is playing and Mommy is waddling around in flip-flops with swollen feet. But all this fresh air means that the little lady isn't going to bed until 9:30 or 10, which is when I flip-flop it into bed as well, see point number two. Except when I have to stay up and grade papers, see point number one!

So, what have been the major happenings this week? Here are the highlights, though it hasn't been much of anything out of the ordinary, except the last point. You'll have to wait for it. It's that good.

**Ordered Cavan's new twin bed and mattress (along with a matching set for baby #2 when he or she grows into it.)

**Cavan strutted her stuff in her brand new swimsuit as we broke out the kiddie pool during our 90-degree weekend.

**More landscaping of our property, removing trees and preparing to plant grass on a newly cleared and flattened lawn area.

**I've actually cooked three dinners in a row! Holy crap, this is major news. Hubby is the chef of the family. Every night. If Hubby isn't cooking, it's order a pizza or open a can. But Hubby's been doing double duty with work lately, so I wanted to give him a break and a meal that he didn't have to prepare himself. Fried eggplant with fresh tomato and basil on Monday. Tacos yesterday. And tacos today. (They were so good yesterday that it was a unanimous decision to repeat the meal. Well, that and we had leftovers. But I still want credit for THREE days of cooking!)

But I warned him that just because I'll be a SAHM in a matter of a month, he shouldn't count on coming home to dinner on the table. Call me a bad wife if you want, but I'd actually rather clean than cook. Hubby would probably rather me clean than cook. When I cook, I cook well, but I don't think I can manage doubling the C duties. Not with my Cavan duty as well.  (Another C). And a newborn. (Couldn't think of a C-word.) Can you tell that it's after midnight and I'm exhausted and pointlessly trying to coax clever consenant concoctions?

On that note, I'm going to bed.

I will get back to my regularly scheduled blog posts soon. Stay tuned. They should be more COHERENT...