DH's job ran short this morning, so he spent most of the day fixing my Bissell.  Tomorrow evening I will be putting the kidbots to bed early and cleaning carpets.  I'm so glad to have a DH who is a natural mechanic!  The carpet is very bad.  Very, very bad.  Let's just say the tummy problems haven't been confined to the underwear.  Sigh. 

I think most people would be stressed out with this stuff.  Maybe they'd handle it more equably than I do, but they'd be stressed.  This morning we folded laundry together, since my clean clothes pile was looking mountainous.  The machines are great at washing and drying...not so great at folding.  :)  I told the kids that one person cannot take care of eight people's clothing, so they were going to have to help from here on out.  This is a good week to take a little time off from "school" anyway, since I'll be attending the GHEA convention on Friday. 

On a brighter note, we received a small check from the college (DH's previous employer) earlier today, which will cover the cost of the children's math manipulatives!  If I can't find them at the curriculum vendor hall, or the used book sale, I'll try eBay again.

Gotta go read to the girls.  Later!