If I had the day alone I would ...

Finish writing critiques for the manuscripts sitting on my desk.
Iron while watching a movie.
Put clean laundry away.
Clean my bathroom.
Water the garden without "help."
Sort through the piles of kids' artwork and important papers & file them appropriately (not on the ironing board).
Fix website stuff.
Find all the library books to return tomorrow.
Finish scheduling babysitters for next week when I'll be out of town.
Pay bills.
Get my head on straight.
Get a little exercise.
Make a proper meal with a salad and dessert.

Instead, there was a milk truck in my driveway delivering water for this:

Guess what I'll be doing all week?

Posted in: all I really wanted was to kick back with a cup of coffee and a good book