Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Insects, Insomnia and One More Day...

Yesterday, I decided to tackle the evil basement. You know - sorting through boxes, throwing stuff in the bin and generally making it tidy. You would naturally assume that a basement in a house that is 130 + years old would have it's creepy things but - I'm sure it isn't normal to hear spiders walking across the floor before you see them. Then there was the house centipedes *shiver* and we know I'm not much better with those. By the time I was finished each and every one of them had been assaulted with bleach and beaten into tiny carpets. (Some of which were big enough to actually become throw rugs.) I don't expect to recover; I am seriously damaged from the experience. Maybe not as much as the creatures - but badly enough.

I went on to clean out cabinets in the bathroom and mow the national park that makes up the backyard. All of this in a vain attempt to make time go by and to ensure that when I lay my head down to sleep that by force of sheer exhaustion, sleep would actually come... errrr... did not work. I was wide awake till two in the morning. So, I watched the Olympics and marvelled at their ability to defy gravity in the men's gymnastics.

Eventually I did fall asleep for 5 whole lovely hours. At least there's that. Now, I just have to get through the next day without my darling boy - and then two glorious weeks!

Now... for today - I'm off to do last minute packing, playing with babies and painting my toes!

I'll be back around sometime next week to say allo!

8 comments:

Verdant Earl said...

Um, your meez. Rowr!

Slyde said...

earl was talking about the spartan one, you know...

have fun on your vacay! think of me often!

Stace said...

I do not cope well with spiders. I feel your pain. Have fun!

Ruby said...

spiders??? i think you've just given me nightmares for the next 6 months:(

enjoy it sweety pie!!!!

Janine / Being Brazen said...

EEk, I hate bugs..

Have a great holiday :)

Tamara said...

I guess you were like a child the night before Christmas - too excited to sleep ;-)

Callie said...

I'm sure you're having a fantastic time. You totally deserve it after tackling the bugs.

Enjoy!!!!

limpy99 said...

I've had some insomnia for the last week or so. Don't know why, but I am getting a little tired of seeing the world at 3:00 am.