The Long, Involved Story of Wunderkind and Sweetie Babe: I'm so busy I forgot to be bored

Before I quit my job to stay home with the kids full time, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to fill my days.

Ha!

It's crazy busy around here. Wunderkind constantly needs help with something (or, more often, he wants to have a conversation spanning any number of topics from Phineas & Ferb to dinosaurs to the proper way to safely travel from Georgia to Minnesota. Really. I was informed yesterday that if you cross Georgia with Minnesota, you'll get a "wicked thunderstorm." I have no idea where he gets this stuff). Sweetie Babe doesn't allow me to be out of her line of sight for longer than 3 to 5 minutes at a stretch. The kitchen is constantly getting dirty. There are squirrels in my ceiling (yes, still). Someone is always hungry or bored or needs to poop or just finished pooping.

For the record, I am absolutely not complaining.

Every day is a brand spanking new adventure. The day is what I make it. My only deadlines are naptimes and my bosses - while tyranical, unreasonable, and prone to histrionics - are also very, very cute, snuggly, and funny. The chairman of the board of directors works hard to ensure continued success of the organization and affords me plenty of latitude in the way I manage the branch office.

The pay is horrible. The benefits are amazing.

Today's adventure took us to Kenosha for a subdivision-wide rummage sale. Wunderkind scored a sweet toy mixing board for $5 and a boatload of stuffed animals for under $4 total. Sweetie Babe is set for clothes for this summer and fall. I even got some wicker furniture to slightly refurbish before putting it out on the patio. Total spent: $58.

Wunderkind was a total trooper. He developed a blister on the arch of his right foot while walking around the zoo yesterday but he toughed it out. He also got much less sleep than he's accustomed to since he was so excited that he couldn't fall asleep in a timely manner and then was up before 6am today. He was overheated, tired, hungry, crabby... and exceptionally polite, patient, and sweet to strangers and to his baby sister. I am so proud of him for his excellent behavior today.

He's still got $10 from his piggy bank and he wants to go rummage sale-ing again tomorrow. I can't think of anything better to do with our time.