Technically, I'm supposed to be downstairs telling Mark off for breaking the second set of glassware this week. But, I digress. It wasn't even completely Mark's fault. He's got a new frog, which he named Carrot. Where he managed to get the name Carrot from Pork and Beans, I'll never know.

At any rate, after I told Mark to feed Carrot, he did so, and I assumed everything was all and well. Right. So, three hours later, you hear a tremendous CRASH from the kitchen, along with Jessica and Sarah, who were on dish duty after dinner, screaming. Mark's frog had found its way into one of the cabinets with all the plates and cups.

I don't really think I need to elaborate.

Lorraine has decided to start making everything in our house shiny. Now, aside from the fact that this disturbs me a little, she decided to start with our newly installed chandelier. Our last one was destroyed when it just felloff the ceiling during Christmas dinner last month.

The repair company has started asking us to pay hospital bills.

Anyway, Lorraine got up onto the ladder, and started polishing the chandelier. I didn't really see a problem with this, because she had borrowed Jake's extra helmet and wrist guards in case she fell off the ladder. However I'd forgotten the rule about playing hockey in the house. So, WHOOSH comes Mike, Jake, Sarah, Kim, Henry, and Nigel down around the corner and into the foyer and straight into the ladder. All I've got to say is that I am eternally grateful that they were all wearing padding.

All the glass was cleared up in the end.

But I think they took another 2 years off my lifespan.

Kim and Jessica have been following Henry around the house, 24/7, shouting random Spanish verbs at him. While I agree that he needs to practice conjugating them, it's a bit disconcerting to hear "BAILAR! CANTAR! NADAR!" being shouted down the hallway during the night.

Tom got a new job coaching at the high school that Lorraine and Henry go to. He's been putting extra hours in, but he's only home after 10 on game nights.

To Do List

-- Buy new plates, cups: PLASTIC.

-- Buy Lysol

-- Get Jake and Mike to do their own laundry, there's a strange smell coming from that end of the hall

-- Investigate what Kim has chosen to do for her science project this year

-- Find out who stole all Tom's socks

-- Fix microwave