The day is slowly winding down here. Cory and Accalia are both upstairs and heading to bed, if they aren't already there. Cole is nursing to sleep right now. He's always lulled to sleep when I carry him in the sling while loading the dishwasher. And knowing that'll get him to sleep always motivates me to do that particular household task, so that's a bonus.

This week I've felt as if I've lost my mothering mojo. It just doesn't help that Accalia and Cole have been in rather sour moods. And I know that puts me in a bad mood which puts them in a bad mood and the cycle keeps on going. So it's up to me to put a stop to it. Hopefully tomorrow will be a fresh start for all of us. Cory won't be home until 9:30 p.m. or so tomorrow since he'll be out doing contract work.

Oh, funny thing at the library. The police officer who was the guest speaker at story time today asked the kids if they had any questions. Accalia immediately raised her hand (which surprised me), but thankfully the officer wasn't looking her way. I leaned over and asked what her question was, and she said - a bit frantically - "Help me! Tell me my name!" I whispered back, "He's not asking for your name right now, but he wants to know if you have questions." Accalia said, "Oh" and then put her hand down. Hopefully I didn't burst her bubble! I didn't mean to. I think she thought they were going to go around and say their names like they did at the start when Accalia was over by the toys and puzzles in the kids' section.

I've started a couple Leader Applications the past few days for my CLA duties. I remember how exciting that process was for me, and I hope I can be as motivating and inspiring as the representative I worked with was for me. Pretty soon I'll have to write an article for the Area leaders' newsletter. Just waiting to hear whether my idea is a go or not.

Cory's mom left a couple Janet Evanovich novels at our house quite some time ago in hopes of me reading them. I finally did and actually got into the Stephanie Plum series. It's definitely light, no-brainer reading, but when I have some down time lately I'm not in the mood to do much thinking. LOL! I don't especially like that Evanovich's novels are written more for women. Don't know why that bothers me. Maybe it's just because most of the mystery/suspense authors I enjoy seem much more gender neutral and I'm just not used to it.