Please, please don't rain

[ailbhe]

The forecast said no rain. I've just hung a load of nappies on the line, and two loads of clothes. The children are happily drawing with chalk on the patio (you have no idea how posh I thought a patio was when I was a child). And the air feels heavy and damp and cool and there are navy blue, grey and purple clouds lowering overhead. If we only had a moor, it'd be a Brontë sky (If we only had a moor, the little-known number from The Wizard of Id the musical, perhaps?).

On the other other hand I've brought in a load of dry bedding for my bed, and lots of clothes, which I now have to put away.

I think I need a new Chorewars team. One with more people with children on it. My housework burden is just way way way over what anyone else in my party does.

Comments

[tiggsybabes.livejournal.com]

Actually, I want to resurrect chore wars. I had a team of my lj friends, so many of us have children. I prob need to overhaul the chores though.

[hilarityallen.livejournal.com]

It's strange. I grew up in a house with a patio, so it was 'normal'. The richer/more spendthrift families had conservatories, and I thought those were very posh.

[helenprev.livejournal.com]

What is Chorewars? It sounds as though it is something I would be up for, if I knew what it was!

We had a patio when I was young, though I don't think we were allowed to chalk on it. We used to make watery hand and foot prints (and occasional rebellious bottom prints) using the water out of the bird bath! We weren't a posh family at all, but we were incredibly lucky with a huge garden. That is the one thing I really really wish I could somehow provide for my children.

Mind you, we have a small back yard of concrete, and the children can chalk all they like on the ground out there.

[radegund.livejournal.com]

Chorewars! Had never heard of it, but it looks iiiiiiiiiinteresting. Are you doing it for realz? How's it going?

[ex-serenejo.livejournal.com]

I should check out chorewars. I work my ass off around here, and it might be fun to make a game of it. Wonder if the teenager would be willing...