Another day, another mowing

Today turned out to be lovely after overnight rain and morning clouds.  When I got home this afternoon, I decided to take a short snooze on the couch before chopping the dandelions down again, but the dog came to me, whining, about something going on outside.  Okay...so we went out.  Ack!  The neighbors moving in next door had two yappy little dogs in the back yard, and Frodo just didn't know what to do about that!  At first, she charged the fence and they all barked at each other enlessly, but on future trips out, Frodo seemed considerably outnumbered and confused about what to do next.  Bark, of course!  I hope this isn't a sign of things to come.  I'm not sure the neighborhood can take THREE yappy dogs at the same time!

Yesterday, Meg and the children were in my driveway when I got home from school.  Meg came to work on my computer.  (It needed to be cleaned of unnecessary files, etc.)  In the meantime, the children and I muddled through the evening.  Don't know what it is, exactly, but after about 4:00 PM daily, my normally delightful grandchildren become agitated and testy (mostly with each other).  Boredom?  Fatigue?  Who knows?!  In any case, they systematically tore up the house, and Grandma (who was already tired) was impatient.  Finally, I plopped them both in the bathtub, put them on separate couches in their jammies with sippy-cups of milk, and plied them with Dora the Explorer videos until Meg was done.  It was only moderately successful in settling them down.

Robin has an affinity for getting "all warm and snuggly," which consists of dragging out every pillow and blanket in the house.  Sometimes, she buries herself in them to get...well...all warm and snuggly.  Other times, she uses them to create tents and things she calls her "home".  (Ryan's creations are "dams", as in "I am building a dam!"  Go figure!)  I'm afraid I am the guilty party that got them started on that whole bit when Robin was sick one time.  I understand that it is fun and makes one feel secure...but it sure doesn't do much for the situation of  keeping the bed linen clean and in place!  (And btw...even though they have a zillion blankets at their house, they still fight over who gets what blanket to play with!)

I have a zillion things to do and haven't done any of them tonight.  Some things never change!