It's been one of those weeks around here.  Bad news keeps getting worse, plans keep getting interrupted, and my faith in humanity in general is fading.  Fast.

"No Make-Up Monday" turned into "No Make-Up Tuesday," which turned into "Maybe Some Mascara Wednesday," followed by "Why Bother Thursday" and "WTF Friday."

What do we do when things get tough?  Make pumpkin smoothies, go outside, and paint pumpkins.

I put Katherine's finger paints on a paper plate, set her up on her plastic picnic table on the back deck, and let her have at it.  The paint was washable so it didn't really matter if she got messy.  She enjoyed painting so much that we'll probably bust out the paints again next week for more fun Halloween art projects.  

To top it off, Katherine chose this week (a week where daddy is stretched thin at work and mommy is stressed to the max) to challenge me on everything.  She was ignoring my "no, no" commands so often, I wondered briefly if she had a hearing problem.  Nope.  She can hear.  She just chooses not to.  Jason was working late each night, so it was just Katherine and I as she emptied the hamper...and ate handfuls of dog food before throwing it through the air like freaking confetti.....and dipping her drink cup in the dog's water bowl before dumping the water out of the bowl completely....and hitting one of the dogs with the TV remote.....and waking daddy up early after a late night at work with two maracas and a tambourine.

Here's hoping for a better week this week.