After finals

I don't know how most couples split the domestic tasks, but we're pretty even about doing things. We both sweep, vaccuum, mop, etc. The single exception to this rule, however, is dishes. Neither of us like to do them, but Becca hates them more than I do. So the dishes are basically my job.

This last week has been a rough one. I had caught up with the dishes on Sunday, but I had a final on Monday morning and I had to turn in my seminar paper by midnight on Friday. I was at the law school library almost every waking moment from Monday afternoon until Friday evening, usually from 7 am to midnight. In the meantime, we had company over for dinner and the Babe continued to make her usual messes. So this is what I woke up to this morning:

It actually got a little worse after that. We actually used every single plate, bowl, spoon, and fork that we own. We had to have finger food for lunch. :-) I've done my duty now -- we still have some dirty dishes in the sink, but we at least have things to eat on.

Thanks to Becca for coping this week. It's been just as hard on her as it was on me. But it's over now. We'll still have a very busy week next week, with company and graduation and all, but at least I'll see my family for more than half an hour each day.