Slacking Off
So I spent all morning studying with my study partner while Pumpkinhead attended church with my parents and Chapin went off to the casino with his buddies (he turns 30 tomorrow). When I left church, my intention was to head straight home. But then my mother (really sick!) begged me to get her some groceries on the way home. When I dropped them off, I only stayed 5 minutes (again, with the intention of going straight home and studying). But then Pumpkinhead kept saying how pretty all the Christmas decorations were in the neighborhood (darn neighbors trying to outdo each other!) and begging me to put up the tree. I said next weekend and he whined a bit but then stopped pushing it.
Unfortunately my tendency to procrastinate got the better of me. I put the dirty boy in the bath and then snuck up to the attic to get our 6 year-old fake tree. When Pumpkinhead got out of the bath, I told him he could come downstairs and see his surprise. This was his happy reaction:
So then, once I got him dressed, we decorated as quickly as I could push him. I think the tree looks fairly good.
Now he’s laying on the couch next to the tree watching cartoons and I am about to dive back in to my CALI lessons and BarBri StudySmart practice tests. I WILL study hard today! I really am a night person so I’m just getting started. 
See how good I am at rationalizing away my slacker behavior? 
P.S. I love this ornament (a gift from Chapin).
P.P.S. I have GOT to stop visiting my own blog. I keep getting distracted by the Amazon lightning deals in the sidebar. I almost bought the 50% off KitchenAid mixer today… but then I remembered that a) I don’t cook and b) I’m trying to lessen my carb intake and mixers are really only good for baking yummy stuff. Oh well….
