Influx

This is a week of things coming into my house. Later today I will be acquiring Niece1 and Niece2 who will both be staying until Thursday. Niece1 is the same age as Patch and will blend right in with my kids. Niece2 will be reminding me what it is like to be a toddler-mommy. I’m looking forward to it, even though I know it is going to complicate many other things.

From a different source we will be acquiring a parakeet and two rats. The rats will not actually be staying in my house, but my kids will be making frequent trips to the neighbor’s house to visit and care for them. Hopefully the parakeet will be happy, with our crowd.

Tomorrow will bring a big truck with four pallets of books. These will fill our garage for the next couple of weeks.

I have also acquired several stacks of shipping supplies and mailing tubs. To counter-act the influx of chaos, I cleaned my office. Unfortunately the process reminded me that I do not have enough shelves for my books, and that I’d really like to re-decorate the entire room. I have neither time nor money for these projects. I shall have to be content with being able to find the carpet.