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Athey's party is in a little bit. I guess Max won't be getting a nap today because I think Dave might go into work and I want to go to the party and I will have to take Max. The party is prime Max naptime.
I am making artichoke dip. I still have to take a shower as well. It should be fun. I know I sound so enthusiastic!
I wish I could figure out a way to get motivated to clean up the house. It is so messy. It's like I'm spending my whole adult life living like a messy college student. I have never matured past that phase in cleaning. It's too bad. I wonder what to do. I like flylady okay but I really don't like cleaning on the weekends because Dave is here and I don't like to clean while he is around. He says things that annoy me. Even when he says anything about it at all it annoys me.
It's a lot harder to clean consistently while Max is home. He seems to demand extra attention while I'm trying to clean up. Also he hates the vacuum cleaner. He seems to like brooms now and wants to help with the sweeping.
In any event, I think I'm making a little progress but not enough. It's not like this place is huge so it shouldn't be taking so long to straighten up.
Oh well. I am tired, tireder than I should be. I will not be getting a nap today either but that is okay. I will probably sleep better for it, unless Max wakes up because he isn't getting a nap.
Okay, time to do something productive. :)

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Athey's party was nice. Dave took care of Max who was asleep for most of the time I was gone, I think. Then he called me and I went to pick him up and brought him to the party for a little bit. He was his regular unpleasant self. He's very unpleasant these days when he's around people he doesn't know.
My artichoke dip was a big hit.
Athey got her new laptop which was nice. She wasn't expecting it and I am happy for her. I want a new laptop but mine is okay for now and there is no reason for me to get one. I think hers is like mine so it's just a little newer and I can wait for the fancy one I want next.
Dave said he doesn't like Pierre and that makes me sad. I feel sorry for Pierre. I love him but he is very naughty. I am kind of surprised that Dave says he doesn't like him. He is okay. I feel bad because he is not the dog I would have picked but he is ours now and that is that. He is a good dog just not well behaved. But that is our fault. And he's not horrible.
My cold sores are almost all gone and I think my nose is getting better as well.
The one thing about the party that I didn't like was that a lot of people asked me about my job and since I got fired I don't like having to say that. Even phrasing it that I lost my job and then having people be sympathetic about it is uncomfortable, and it's aggravating that Daddy and Barb both quizzed me about jobs and the house in Atlanta. I want them to get off my case. It is not at all helpful and I just tried to ignore it but that is hard. I love them but they need to stop talking about what I need to do. That does me no good at all.
Well, I'm going to go write my 1000 words for today.