Yesterday I worked my tail off…the kitchen is 90% clean, the laundry is 90% done, the house is 90% tidied. The bunny & lizard cages were cleaned out, and I handled/played with Peyo for longer than usual…his claws are now large enough to actually scratch up the thinner skin on the backs of my hands quite a bit, so a thorough hand-washing and application of Neosporin after handling him is necessary — although he’s generally quite calm and doesn’t scratch much, if he’s startled he digs in his claws. Geoffrey and I tried using an emery board (very carefully!) to dull down the sharp edges, but it didn’t help enough to notice, so we won’t bother with it again.

Geoffrey and I also tackled the major chore of replacing the rollers on the glass sliding door to our back patio. The door was virtually impossible to open; I had to grab the handle by both hands and give it a concentrated yank. Claire (being so tiny) couldn’t open it at all, and Lyse (being somewhat disabled) had problems with it too. It took about an hour of fighting with the damned thing to get the rollers replaced, but now it opens with barely any effort at all! I love being able to make home repairs!

I was lucky enough to get today off, so I’m going to veg out until Geoffrey gets home, and then we’re all off to Molly’s for Anxiety to have the bodice fitted on the dress for Molly’s wedding, and a bit of shopping either on the way there or back.

Last Friday, Anxiety brought home the paperwork for her Catalina Island trip, which will be the 21st - 25th of May. We have 90% of the stuff she needs to take with her, so I’m guessing we’ll need to do just a little bit of shopping next weekend. I have to get her to the airport by 5-freaking-ay-em (for a 7 am flight) the day she leaves!!! I just hope the other passengers on the plane aren’t entirely horrified by the 67 eighth-graders they’ll be flying with. But then again, if they’re crazy enough to be on a plane that early in the morning, they deserve it.