Trying to process it all at midnight....

I should be in bed, but I can't stop my head. Oh no, that just rythmed. I'm not in a poem writing mood. I just want to babble.

I've been away from my nest and I feel so unsettled. I left at 9:00am and returned at 9:00pm.

First up was the planning meeting for our homeschool group. As usual, I was the only unschooler there. I knew I was in trouble when the hosting mom told the kids to play outside and when us moms were finished, she'd ring the bell for them to come back in! She literally has a school bell that she uses to call her children in from outside!! EEEKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thankfully, my boys were actually hanging out elsewhere, keeping it real at our friends' house. I did get to share lunch with them, but then I was off again to another meeting this time for my part-time job.

I came away from that one with too much on my plate as well. Now I'm trying to organize all that has been asked of me for the next several months. I'm starting to freak a little.

My favorite part of the work meeting was when my boss, (the owner), decided to announce to everyone, "Dawn's having a big birthday on Tuesday! She's going to be 40!" I was sitting between two, twenty something, hot, lifeguard guys! I wanted to die. My boss, by the way, is 41. She's 41 and jealous I will always be younger than her! LOL!

I met my boys and DH at Noodles for a late din din thinking I could finally relax. I didn't. I was in after meeting shock. - Due to the work load ahead of me. I'm over the fact I'm old enough to mother those I work with.

We got home and the depression cloud covered me. Yumi had peed on our couch!!!!

DH freaks out at the smell of cat pee. We used to have a cat who would mark outside the box and the tension it created in our home was unbearable. The fact Yumi chose the couch is uber bad news.

DH locked her in the basement until he finally calmed down enough that I could plead her case. I have to wonder if she did this because we have been gone so much. We left her alone during our Blind Melon weekend, and then we were only home two days before we left her again for a week in Minnesota. We've been home 2 days from our Minnesota trip, but today we were gone again because of my crazy meeting schedule. She probably freaked thinking she was going to be left alone again.

I sprayed down the couch cushions with Spot Shot. (Please don't tell me to use those natural enzyme cleaners. They do not work. I've cleaned enough cat pee to know this.)  Tomorrow I will take the cushions out to bake in the sun. If it doesn't help, I may get my wish for new furniture, although DH will agrue that's a dangerous decision if Yumi is taking to couch peeing.

We bought this couch in 1994. I hate it. When you sit on it, you can feel the sofa bed bar. Even though we paid extra for the Scotch Guarding, it has several stains. You can't have raised boys for almost 13 years without having trashed furniture right?

Maybe Yumi was doing me a favor? Maybe she wants me to get furniture for my birthday?

We can't afford it though. I will have to make due with what we got. I wonder if I can hose soak these cushions and still be able to dry them before the mold sets in? Hmmmm... maybe lots of baking soda, hose spraying, baking soda, hose spraying and sun drying will help?

All I know is that tomorrow I'm calling a do over! Its be nice to me day or else!

If you've read this far, thanks! I needed to think this through and lately, I'm thinking better if I'm writing.  Otherwise I try to multi-task while thinking and I lose focus.

Nightie, night. Don't let the bed bugs bite.......