idle hands (this was accidentally left in "drafts" Oops)

I made two phone calls this afternoon. One was to REI to check a gift card balance, and the other was to FedEx to track my Bodum Chambord coffee press. I realize neither was vitally important, but it was on my mind and I thought I could take a few minutes to do these things.
What Owen and Liam did while I was on the phone:

Owen: tore the July page off the desk calendar and wrote my chores on the back for me. (there is a back story to this: I made a chore chart for him and posted it on the wall in the kitchen. It's a calendar grid with happy faces for the days he does his chores, and sad faces when he doesn't. Chores are getting dressed in the morning, picking up his toys at the end of the day, and setting the table). Now I have a chore chart too, including sweeping the floor, washing the dishes, watering the (non-existent) garden, and washing the clothes). He then proceeded to use up a roll of tape to affix my chore chart to the wall. Finally he locked the bathroom door from the outside with the lights on.

Liam: pounded on the wall with his plastic hammer; took the keys out of the drawer and jammed them into the sliding door track; reaaranged the contents of the desk drawer; and lost the cap to the glitter glue.

Was it worth it? Maybe in 6-8 weeks when the coffee press arrives.

time wasted

It's bedtime and I did not finish folding the laundry (I didn't even begin). I also did not make my new September calendar that included Owen's chores. I guess that must be why he didn't finish his chores tonight. I did however upload pictures from Nettie's wedding to Shutterfly and FB, created and ordered a photo book, I also answered all my emails, and recommended some books to my uncle in Virginia. I guess you can say it's been a virtual productive day (as opposed to "virtually productive"). Tomorrow has my name written all over it, but for now it's off to bed to read a real book.
Incidentally, I made tacos for dinner and in place of the lettuce I used fresh baby spinach. My kids ate it without a fuss. My husband ate it without a fuss. What an easy, easy, easy way to add spinach to our diet. Not that my boys are picky about their vegetables but who am I to turn down a gift horse?