It's 9:07 am and I think I need a nap...

and other random comments for the day.

Think of this as my Tweeter post since I don't Tweet. I have lots to say, but can't think clearly enough to expound, so enjoy the quickies (heeheehee).

• Having lunch with Scott today -- away from the office!
• There's a wonderful storm outside right now.
• Meeting up with a friend in a little bit to talk about the amazing book she's written.
• Supposed to create a presentation for the pres. at work, but I don't know what to do.
• Glow in the dark nail polish really does work!
• Must suck to be a gardener when it's stormy outside.
• Wonder if the bananas are ripe yet.
• I think the wind just blew the trash can over.
• Successfully resisted that second Coke and a Hershey bar yesterday. Yay me!
• Have you noticed that Delicious as Pie has 15 followers now? Sweet!
• Those bananas are mostly ripe. A little hard, but good in Rice Krispies anyway.

Ahh, blood sugar is back up after that bowl of cereal. Still would like a nap, but now I'm ready to face the day.

Battling the Worry Monster

Work hasn't paid us again recently. While Scott did come home with nice sized expense check last week, he did not coming bearing pay checks for either of us.

Supposedly, the company our company is merging with was supposed to wire money over so our salaries would be covered, but that wire seems to be untraceable. Meaning the execs at the new company haven't responded to phone calls asking where the money is.

And we all know that banks like to hold on to money as long as they possibly can.

But the thing is, I need money in order to support my family. So *not* a newsflash! But what to do when the money's all gone?

The pisser of it is, is that as soon as the wire arrives, there will be plenty of money. In fact, enough to pay us back the extraordinarily large sum the company owes us from last year!

We just have to hang on. And pray. I've been begging God all day for the wire to come through right away. (Of course, Monday is a bank holiday.)

In the meantime, I have to battle that Worry Monster. Here's my strategy... I'm really focusing on things that make me smile. Here's what I have so far today:

• hot showers
• beautiful, flaming red leaves on a tree
• Scott waking up happy
• super-couponing

It's not even noon yet today, so I'm sure there will be plenty of other things to smile about. I just have to focus on them and not the evaporating bank account.

Oh Joy! Oh Happy Day!

They're healthy again!

Emma finally broke the fever cycle and Hayley's cough and sore throat are so much better!

Yippee!!

I would have sent them both to school today except, of course, it's a teacher inservice day and there is no school.

Alas.

Coupon Love!

Went to Walgreen's last night armed with several coupons, including a $3 rebate check from my last shop.

Check this out!

$9 Quattro razor: FREE, plus $2 back!
$3 Chapstick: FREE!

They won't actually give you money back if your products don't add up to zero (heehee!), so I grabbed a couple boxes of Snapple to-go powder just to have something to pay for.

Cool, huh?

I've got some really great coupons lined up for Rite-Aid and Albertson's as well. Shopping is fun again!!

They're. Still. Sick.

Both of them.

Day 6 for Emma.

Day 3 for Hayley.

Day Crazy for Kate.

Honestly, they're being really good. Needy, but who's not needy when they're feverish and bored?

My saving grace during this Week of Sick? The girls' new obsession with iCarly. It's actually a cute (and tweenishly funny) show and I don't mind watching it. BONUS!

Hayley downloaded past seasons of iCarly on Netflix, so the two of them have had something different to watch.

And last night, we bought Barbie and the Three Musketeers. Emma adores the Barbie movies (shh! don't tell her I told you that!), so we bought it instead of renting. We've gotten caught in the Barbie rental trap before -- every time we let Emma pick out a movie to rent, it's a Barbie movie she's seen a hundred times before. So rather than spending $4 each time she rents the same movie, we just bought it.

I gave it to her a few minutes ago and I saw the biggest smile I've seen since last Saturday. Thank you, Barbie!

Now I'm off to work between beckonings. Ooohh! Sick kids and Support! Oh joy! Can... you... feel... my... excitement...? (Those ellipses are supposed to indicate the slow and monotone voice of that question. Did it work?)