Bark at the Moon

Another busy weekend, of course. Saturday, after we finished picking up the Scout donation bags and dropping them off (John with Keith; Me with Mary and Izzy), we went out to lunch, got food for our one remaining bunny, looked at other really, really cute bunnies that John and I HARSHLY had to say NO to getting, and then we went to see Monsters Vs. Aliens (pretty good!). We ended the evening by taking the kids to the Golden Arches to buy them a chocolate shake for dinner.

What?

Sunday was, well, a DISASTER. Because, Mean Old Mom demanded that the chores get done again. And honstly, I've been working REAL HARD to control my temper, but something about my son's attitude combined with the phases of the moon completely set me OFF. I didn't even have them do their usual list of chores--just a couple of things that really, really needed to get done. Keith spent the whole day avoiding work and then whining and crying when we caught him at it. I finally put John in charge of him so that I could remove my hot-headedness for a while. And he pulled the same crap with John. (Although John held his temper better.) NOT a good day.

Then yesterday he tells us that he got in trouble THREE TIMES at school THAT DAY. That kid hardly EVER gets in trouble (...at school...*cough*). So...at least now I know it's not just me--he's doing this crap with EVERYBODY. (Still didn't need to lose my temper like I did on Sunday, though.)

Must be spring fever.

And...John and I have started the search for a dog. Yes, a dog! I'm excited and worried all at the same time. Our choices are limited because, like the Obamas, we have to get a hypo-allergenic dog. So, we're looking into a miniature Schnauzer. After some diligent internet searching, John did find a local breeder. The price is a TAD higher than I really wanted to pay for a dog--but since the alternative is for me to get allergy shots, I guess I shouldn't complain too much. Anyway, John and I are still trying to decide if we can afford this, and how to work out day-time potty breaks, and where to KEEP the dog, and if maybe we should just forget the whole thing and wait another year or two.... I dunno.... But if this breeder decides to sell us a pup, she's got two litters due in April, so we could have one in the house as early as June/July. Eep!