#169

I am surrounded by stuff.

My stuff. My large quantity of stuff. Some of it is still in boxes. Some of it is broken. Some of it is missing. There is too much of it in some rooms, and way too much in other rooms. Some of it stinks. Some of it makes me smile.

For the next few days we will find a home for each item. And for the next couple years we will rearrange it all until we find thee 'perfect' spot. And then, we will box it all up for another move.

I am really thinking I want to live a Spartan life.

It's crazy how stressed and mad I was today. I should have been happy to get my stuff. Instead, I was mad. Well, part of that attitude was because of the crappy morning I had with the girls.

We went to a new playgroup. YMCA has a play group every morning, and today was the first chance we had to check one out. I also wanted the girls out of the house while the movers were here. So we went.

I wish we had done anything else in the world. The lady that was running it ssounded like she was auditioning to be on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. For real, her voice made me want to choke her. And it was just me and my girls, and her and her kids. That is all. Just the six of us. Not a pleasent experience.

So I decided the girls needed to play- actually PLAY. I drove 25 minutes to a McDonalds that had a play place. Only to discover that the play place was locked and they wouldn't be UNlocking it. Seriously?? Yeah, I was more than irritated.

I wanted to cry. I wanted to jump on a plane headed to Germany. I wanted my girls to play with kids. I wanted to talk to friends while my girls played. This was not a great experience for me.

And then to come home to a house filled with boxes and almost put together furniture and straneg men... Lets just say, today was not my finest hour. I almost had a complete breakdown.

But then I got a text from my bestest friend in the world, telling me she loves me. Just because. What would I do without her???