Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Financed!
Our mortgage finally is all the way through! Yea! Now I have to finish packing since we do need to leave at some point today.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Catch-up
Ok, so I've successfully missed Beth's Saturday, Thomas Tuesday, and Thoughtful Thursday ... there's been a lot going on! A brief rundown:
House went under contract Tuesday evening, I woke up in the middle of the night realizing that something is messed up with it. See, they wanted to include the closing costs in the price of the house (you know, add the $ to the agreed-upon price and put in the contract that we would pay closing costs out of it). Fine, great, no problem (really, no skin off our backs!). Alas, we put the $4K in the wrong spot so right now it looks like we'll be forking over $4K *cash* at closing and they'll be getting their loan for the agreed-upon price (without the $4K added in). Needless to say, no good. So, we got ahold of the buyers, they have no problem with rewriting the contract correctly - great, awesome, no problem. But now they're thinking closing costs will be more so we'll have to work that in too ... anyway, they'll be over tomorrow afternoon and we can rewrite to make it a happy ending.
Except. (You know that was coming, didn't you?) Theunhelpful idiots very nice people at our new mortgage company decided that they want this house sold (lock, stock, and barrel) before they'll close on the new house, and they saved this lovely piece of information for this week. And having this house under contract isn't good enough. Grrr. Well, we're getting all that worked out (actually, I won't take any of Clay's credit, he's been doing ALL of that end, he's been amazing with everything he's had to hold down lately) but annoying doesn't really cover what I'm thinking of them right now.
Ok, enough ranting, at least on the obnoxious mortgage people (I understand they have a job to do and this country is in a mess with people buying houses too big, etc. etc. but REALLY!)
Thomas was adorable earlier this week:
Thomas: says something unintelligible by anyone else that sounds something like Mommy's bad
Me: (amused) What did you say? Mommy's bad?
Thomas: No. Mommy's pretty good. Mommy plays on the floor.
Beth, not to be outdone on the cuteness, had this to add to the week: She was wanting to suck but wasn't hungry (she'd completely drained me, she was literally sloshing) so I got out her pacifier. (And to answer questions ahead of time, yes, I do hate them, but as with all things baby, whatever works!) I stuck it in her mouth and she couldn't keep it there because she was so happy she was grinning like a little imp. Clay walks by and says, "Wow! She likes it?!" Now, I'd spent a couple weeks lurking in the baby aisle looking for a pacifier that she'd like (I knew she preferred latex nipples and the Gerber-shaped pacifier, but finding both of those requirements in one her size - not so easy). Apparently I had been doing this for my health, though Clay *knows* how much I hate the things ... anyway, the grins she was giving were hilarious, especially through a pacifier.
Ok, Thomas is up and it's time for bubbles outside (as promised if he'd let me finish typing). I've got a few more topics to cover, but they'll just have to wait for future posts!
House went under contract Tuesday evening, I woke up in the middle of the night realizing that something is messed up with it. See, they wanted to include the closing costs in the price of the house (you know, add the $ to the agreed-upon price and put in the contract that we would pay closing costs out of it). Fine, great, no problem (really, no skin off our backs!). Alas, we put the $4K in the wrong spot so right now it looks like we'll be forking over $4K *cash* at closing and they'll be getting their loan for the agreed-upon price (without the $4K added in). Needless to say, no good. So, we got ahold of the buyers, they have no problem with rewriting the contract correctly - great, awesome, no problem. But now they're thinking closing costs will be more so we'll have to work that in too ... anyway, they'll be over tomorrow afternoon and we can rewrite to make it a happy ending.
Except. (You know that was coming, didn't you?) The
Ok, enough ranting, at least on the obnoxious mortgage people (I understand they have a job to do and this country is in a mess with people buying houses too big, etc. etc. but REALLY!)
Thomas was adorable earlier this week:
Thomas: says something unintelligible by anyone else that sounds something like Mommy's bad
Me: (amused) What did you say? Mommy's bad?
Thomas: No. Mommy's pretty good. Mommy plays on the floor.
Beth, not to be outdone on the cuteness, had this to add to the week: She was wanting to suck but wasn't hungry (she'd completely drained me, she was literally sloshing) so I got out her pacifier. (And to answer questions ahead of time, yes, I do hate them, but as with all things baby, whatever works!) I stuck it in her mouth and she couldn't keep it there because she was so happy she was grinning like a little imp. Clay walks by and says, "Wow! She likes it?!" Now, I'd spent a couple weeks lurking in the baby aisle looking for a pacifier that she'd like (I knew she preferred latex nipples and the Gerber-shaped pacifier, but finding both of those requirements in one her size - not so easy). Apparently I had been doing this for my health, though Clay *knows* how much I hate the things ... anyway, the grins she was giving were hilarious, especially through a pacifier.
Ok, Thomas is up and it's time for bubbles outside (as promised if he'd let me finish typing). I've got a few more topics to cover, but they'll just have to wait for future posts!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Good news/bad news
Bad news: Clay's sister was in the hospital overnight for a racing heart - her heartrate was over 220! I can't even imagine, I'd be terrified. Apparently it's fairly common (something like 20% of people over 30 experience it) and she doesn't have to do anything (meds or anything) except have a followup appointment in 60 days. So, a bit of a scare but not nearly what it could have been!
Good news: We have a family coming over tomorrow evening to make an offer on the house! Yea! They seem really nice, they moved here a year ago from San Diego and started renting a house with the option to buy, but decided they do NOT want that house (it sounds like it might be kind of yucky). Here's hoping it all goes well ...
We've all been enjoying the gorgeous weather (it's been in the upper 60's through mid-80's), Thomas especially loves sidewalk chalk. Most common phrase heard in our house right now: "Ta-ess go ouside an do side-walk?!"
Beth officially chuckled for the first time last night. She had sort of heh!'d before, but we got 2-syllable chuckles last night. Heh-heh! I love watching the kids grow, I feel like I've turned around once and they both went from newborns to what they are now.
Speaking of gorgeous weather, we went over to the Freeze for the first time (last time) of the year on Saturday evening - we waited in line for (I kid you not!) over an hour! The line REALLY didn't look that long, but I guess the servers are still getting in their groove for the summer. Yummy though! While we were there, several people kept asking how old "he" (the baby) is. Beth was wearing pink.
And we wonder why the nation is in such a state.
Good news: We have a family coming over tomorrow evening to make an offer on the house! Yea! They seem really nice, they moved here a year ago from San Diego and started renting a house with the option to buy, but decided they do NOT want that house (it sounds like it might be kind of yucky). Here's hoping it all goes well ...
We've all been enjoying the gorgeous weather (it's been in the upper 60's through mid-80's), Thomas especially loves sidewalk chalk. Most common phrase heard in our house right now: "Ta-ess go ouside an do side-walk?!"
Beth officially chuckled for the first time last night. She had sort of heh!'d before, but we got 2-syllable chuckles last night. Heh-heh! I love watching the kids grow, I feel like I've turned around once and they both went from newborns to what they are now.
Speaking of gorgeous weather, we went over to the Freeze for the first time (last time) of the year on Saturday evening - we waited in line for (I kid you not!) over an hour! The line REALLY didn't look that long, but I guess the servers are still getting in their groove for the summer. Yummy though! While we were there, several people kept asking how old "he" (the baby) is. Beth was wearing pink.
And we wonder why the nation is in such a state.
Friday, April 18, 2008
My legs are sore!
And no surprise - I certainly expected to pay for my spur-of-the-moment run yesterday. On the other hand, I had a lot of fun doing it and look forward to doing more. In fact, I'm planning on doing a 4-mile race on July 4 with Clay's mom and sister (Jill, whose blog I've mentioned a few times here). We do a Girl's Weekend every year with Clay's 2 sisters, mom, and me - Kelley won't be in town in time to go for it, but the other 3 of us are going to slumber party at our new house Thursday night then go to the race in the morning. I'm SO looking forward to it, the last time I participated in a race was Thanksgiving 2006 - and that was the first time I'd run in a year (which was the first time I'd run since Clay and I got married). So you could say I'm a bit spotty on my dedication to the activity. Here's hoping that signing up for a real race will help me continue.
We spent the morning outside, Thomas played with sidewalk chalk while I did some yard work, then we went inside to cool off for a bit. We then left for a walk, stopped at a garage sale to benefit Relay For Life, then went to the park. We got back home for Thomas to take a nap, then Jenn and Dave came over (with Henry, of course) for dinner and another trip to the park. I spent a good bit of time running around on the big playset going down the slides with Henry, which was great for my sore legs. They ached, but I know that it helps get rid of the lactic acid, so beyond just having fun with Henry I was glad to do it for me, too. Thomas spent nearly 20 minutes giving Jenn a dissertation on the ducks, it was hilarious. They had brought over KFC for dinner (the second time in my life I've had it, it was great) and got some of the parfaits with it, so after playing at the park for ?? (a long time) we headed home for dessert. Yum.
Playgroup yesterday was lots of fun, we were outside most of the time then, too. It was a little sad since it was likely the last time we'll see a couple of the people, but such is life I guess. We've made a lot of good friends here in a relatively short period of time, I'll be surprisingly sad to leave for just having been here 10 months. On the other hand - just 10 days till we live in Ohio again!
Oh yeah, and the people who came to look at the house on Wednesday really liked it and are talking to different banks getting the rates information, researching deeds, etc. Here's hoping!
We spent the morning outside, Thomas played with sidewalk chalk while I did some yard work, then we went inside to cool off for a bit. We then left for a walk, stopped at a garage sale to benefit Relay For Life, then went to the park. We got back home for Thomas to take a nap, then Jenn and Dave came over (with Henry, of course) for dinner and another trip to the park. I spent a good bit of time running around on the big playset going down the slides with Henry, which was great for my sore legs. They ached, but I know that it helps get rid of the lactic acid, so beyond just having fun with Henry I was glad to do it for me, too. Thomas spent nearly 20 minutes giving Jenn a dissertation on the ducks, it was hilarious. They had brought over KFC for dinner (the second time in my life I've had it, it was great) and got some of the parfaits with it, so after playing at the park for ?? (a long time) we headed home for dessert. Yum.
Playgroup yesterday was lots of fun, we were outside most of the time then, too. It was a little sad since it was likely the last time we'll see a couple of the people, but such is life I guess. We've made a lot of good friends here in a relatively short period of time, I'll be surprisingly sad to leave for just having been here 10 months. On the other hand - just 10 days till we live in Ohio again!
Oh yeah, and the people who came to look at the house on Wednesday really liked it and are talking to different banks getting the rates information, researching deeds, etc. Here's hoping!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Thoughtful Thursday #1
Have you read the book "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin yet? It's been on the NYT Best Sellers List for 62 weeks thus far - it's #1 in its category right now. I read it after my mom passed it on to me, and I can't give it anything less than the highest recommendations. It's the best non-fiction book I've read in ... ever, I guess. Certainly among the best, I'm sure they've already added it to the required reading for all the Comparative Studies classes in colleges across the country. It tells the story of the director of the Central Asia Institute as he went from Loafer Climber Dude to humanitarian and director of an NGO whose mission is "To promote and provide community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Central Asia." So they build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The guy, Greg Mortenson, is incredible in his drive to both reach out to girls and provide a non-extremist education in areas most Americans wouldn't (and shouldn't!) dream of going. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that no Americans should go there, but there are plenty of us over there screwing things up trying to make everyone live like us, and I certainly wouldn't trust the "average American" to grasp the concept of cultural relativity. Which is a point Mortenson makes pretty strongly in the book - the "American way of life" is just that - our way of living - and not necessarily appropriate to all (most) situations in the world. The book is both witty and ... prescient. Go get a copy! You'll be reading about a future Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
The guy, Greg Mortenson, is incredible in his drive to both reach out to girls and provide a non-extremist education in areas most Americans wouldn't (and shouldn't!) dream of going. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that no Americans should go there, but there are plenty of us over there screwing things up trying to make everyone live like us, and I certainly wouldn't trust the "average American" to grasp the concept of cultural relativity. Which is a point Mortenson makes pretty strongly in the book - the "American way of life" is just that - our way of living - and not necessarily appropriate to all (most) situations in the world. The book is both witty and ... prescient. Go get a copy! You'll be reading about a future Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Running!
Three cheers for Jill! If you haven't been reading it, her blog is here. And I know she may have had a hard time hitting the road lately, but she's successfully gotten *me* off *my* butt. This is the first time in ... uh ... nevermind (let's just say that figure is in YEARS) that I've gotten myself (just me) out there with the sole intention of taking a run. I ran 1.8someodd miles in 20:35, at least that's what the Gmaps Pedometer tells me. And I had a great time doing it! I even stretched afterwards (go me!) And it was after only the first half-mile that everything loosened up (including my lungs, which were totally confused about being asked to work in the cool air).
I woke up early with you-know-who so she could eat, but since I couldn't put myself back to sleep easily I was thinking about Jill's blog and was like "That's so inspiring, I could almost get myself out of bed to do that!" Which turned into "Well, I really could get myself out of bed to do that ..." Which moved to "I think I'm going to get out of bed to go for a run." To "Hmm, I've packed away all my exercise clothes in boxes since I was *sure* I wouldn't be using them in the near future." Then to "Well, I've got these pants and this shirt, my running socks *are* out still, so I can make do!"
Go me!
I woke up early with you-know-who so she could eat, but since I couldn't put myself back to sleep easily I was thinking about Jill's blog and was like "That's so inspiring, I could almost get myself out of bed to do that!" Which turned into "Well, I really could get myself out of bed to do that ..." Which moved to "I think I'm going to get out of bed to go for a run." To "Hmm, I've packed away all my exercise clothes in boxes since I was *sure* I wouldn't be using them in the near future." Then to "Well, I've got these pants and this shirt, my running socks *are* out still, so I can make do!"
Go me!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Life
So, lately I've been blah. No news to my 3 regular readers (shout out to Jenn, Jill, and Mom), it keeps me posting, which keeps me sane, but worth saying all the same. Because apparently, I'm not alone. Here's yesterday's post from one of my favorite blogs:
Another blogger posted a comment that I found really helpful:
A. YOU are not boring.
B. Changing diapers IS boring.
C. That does not make you a bad person. It doesn't mean you aren't a great mom just because you don't want to speak toddle-speak or talk about your kids 24/7. It means you are a grown up. And human. And INTERESTING.
D. To combat this, I read about other people's lives (novels as well as blogs). I listen to NPR. And I started something on my blog called Thinky Thursday where I made a promise to myself to write one post per week about something that had nothing to do with children or housekeeping in any way. It pushes me to engage with ideas out there in the world, and to have little conversations about them. And since I started that, I have found myself starting those conversations with my friends in real life too. This helps a little.
E. We ALL feel this way. It comes and goes and is a normal part of having very young kids I think. I'm sending some hugs, for whatever that's worth.
So, I'm going to try Thoughtful Thursdays (sorry, but "Thinky" is a little too kiddish for a day devoted to NOT posting about kids). Which means Beth is getting bumped to Saturdays (so there's something to look forward to every couple days rather than everything happening at once, and the alliteration goes better this way). See how boring I am? I have so much "bore" that I consider the alliteration of my titles.
Since I will not be posting about it tomorrow, I'll have to say today that we're hosting playgroup tomorrow and then post about it Saturday. And Beth discovered yesterday how to use her voice on purpose, and today I heard her chuckle for the first time. Clay claims she's done it before, but I kinda think he's full of it.
Clay's dealing with a serious academic misconduct at school, I feel really bad for him - he had a really miserable day today where he had to confront his Problem Child and the Child With Problems. (PC being the problem, CWP being the ?inadvertent? provider of copy material.) The s**t hit the fan last Thursday when he caught it in the first place, and he's been consulting with deans and such since then finding out procedures and all. For one of the first times ever, I think my job will be easier than his over the next few weeks.
Thomas was pretty good today, he was thrilled that Henry and the rest of the playgroup are coming over tomorrow, so maybe that influenced his behavior this evening just a bit. And here's a cute tidbit from when Clay got home, complete with grammar:
Clay: It's my Thomas! Hi! How are you?
Thomas: Hi! Thomas pretty good.
Clay: (chuckles) Are you pretty good?
Thomas: Uh-huh. (grins)
Clay: How was your day?
Thomas: It was pretty good. Thomas day pretty nice.
Clay and I were just about rolling.
To top it off, we had a showing on the house at 6:30 that seemed to go really well, here's hoping we hear back from them soon! I'm nervous to type it (don't want to jinx us!) but I think they just might be the ones. Finally! See, and I need to get over this whole jinxing thing - I know it's not real, but obviously on some level don't, 'cause it does make me nervous. I'd say I'm a dummy except that I know I'm not. Silly, maybe, but not dumb. :-)
Oh, and before I forget, a link to my flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hwdiary/
Mayor of Dullsville
I feel boring.
I feel so boring I can't even adequately explain how boring I am. Possibly that is because everyone reading this is over six years old, and I no longer have anything to say to people over six years old. I do child care, and laundry, and grocery shopping, and preschool applications and precious little else. I feel like I've lost the ability to discuss anything other than children.
I don't mean that I'm unhappy, because I am enjoying the mommy thing. I just would also enjoy feeling like I had something to contribute to an adult conversation.
How do you stop being boring?
Another blogger posted a comment that I found really helpful:
A. YOU are not boring.
B. Changing diapers IS boring.
C. That does not make you a bad person. It doesn't mean you aren't a great mom just because you don't want to speak toddle-speak or talk about your kids 24/7. It means you are a grown up. And human. And INTERESTING.
D. To combat this, I read about other people's lives (novels as well as blogs). I listen to NPR. And I started something on my blog called Thinky Thursday where I made a promise to myself to write one post per week about something that had nothing to do with children or housekeeping in any way. It pushes me to engage with ideas out there in the world, and to have little conversations about them. And since I started that, I have found myself starting those conversations with my friends in real life too. This helps a little.
E. We ALL feel this way. It comes and goes and is a normal part of having very young kids I think. I'm sending some hugs, for whatever that's worth.
So, I'm going to try Thoughtful Thursdays (sorry, but "Thinky" is a little too kiddish for a day devoted to NOT posting about kids). Which means Beth is getting bumped to Saturdays (so there's something to look forward to every couple days rather than everything happening at once, and the alliteration goes better this way). See how boring I am? I have so much "bore" that I consider the alliteration of my titles.
Since I will not be posting about it tomorrow, I'll have to say today that we're hosting playgroup tomorrow and then post about it Saturday. And Beth discovered yesterday how to use her voice on purpose, and today I heard her chuckle for the first time. Clay claims she's done it before, but I kinda think he's full of it.
Clay's dealing with a serious academic misconduct at school, I feel really bad for him - he had a really miserable day today where he had to confront his Problem Child and the Child With Problems. (PC being the problem, CWP being the ?inadvertent? provider of copy material.) The s**t hit the fan last Thursday when he caught it in the first place, and he's been consulting with deans and such since then finding out procedures and all. For one of the first times ever, I think my job will be easier than his over the next few weeks.
Thomas was pretty good today, he was thrilled that Henry and the rest of the playgroup are coming over tomorrow, so maybe that influenced his behavior this evening just a bit. And here's a cute tidbit from when Clay got home, complete with grammar:
Clay: It's my Thomas! Hi! How are you?
Thomas: Hi! Thomas pretty good.
Clay: (chuckles) Are you pretty good?
Thomas: Uh-huh. (grins)
Clay: How was your day?
Thomas: It was pretty good. Thomas day pretty nice.
Clay and I were just about rolling.
To top it off, we had a showing on the house at 6:30 that seemed to go really well, here's hoping we hear back from them soon! I'm nervous to type it (don't want to jinx us!) but I think they just might be the ones. Finally! See, and I need to get over this whole jinxing thing - I know it's not real, but obviously on some level don't, 'cause it does make me nervous. I'd say I'm a dummy except that I know I'm not. Silly, maybe, but not dumb. :-)
Oh, and before I forget, a link to my flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hwdiary/
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Thomas Tuesday #2
I'm pretty excited about heading out to Ohio, we close on the house in 15 days! It would be nice if this one would sell first though, I *really* don't want to have to pay a real estate commission!
I've been thinking a lot about what I can do to be a better, less frustrated mom - how to more enjoy being a mom rather than just making it through each day. I think a lot of my frustrations are about fear of criticism of my mommy-ing, like how can I let my kid get away without taking a nap, or let him stay up late, or watch movies, or what have you. I'm trying to take a serious chill pill on that - it doesn't matter what other people think so long as we're all happy and healthy. At least that's what I'm trying to tell myself. I've been trying to be more relaxed at naptime and bedtime - if it takes an extra 10 minutes, so what? The thing that makes me most uptight about it is worrying that Beth will wake up and be throwing major fits, but I guess if I have to go get her it will just be "Naptime Interrupted".
We went over to Jenn and Henry's today, Jenn made these AWESOME pumpkin pancakes along with yummy bacon, it was so terrific. Then we took the kids over to the park that's a couple blocks away, the boys had a total blast while Beth slept. Once she woke up we decided to head back to their house for lunch (well, the boys ate - we were still stuffed on pancakes!) so I could feed Beth (she hadn't eaten since 9). Henry's coming over later tonight to play while Dave and Jenn go to Mythbusters, I think the boys will be in seventh heaven. Unfortunately, even the promise of Henry coming over if Thomas took a nap wasn't enough to get him to fall asleep. However, he's up playing in his room so I guess I can't be too bothered. At least we're both getting some rest (at least from each other!)
Some pics from this morning:
I've been thinking a lot about what I can do to be a better, less frustrated mom - how to more enjoy being a mom rather than just making it through each day. I think a lot of my frustrations are about fear of criticism of my mommy-ing, like how can I let my kid get away without taking a nap, or let him stay up late, or watch movies, or what have you. I'm trying to take a serious chill pill on that - it doesn't matter what other people think so long as we're all happy and healthy. At least that's what I'm trying to tell myself. I've been trying to be more relaxed at naptime and bedtime - if it takes an extra 10 minutes, so what? The thing that makes me most uptight about it is worrying that Beth will wake up and be throwing major fits, but I guess if I have to go get her it will just be "Naptime Interrupted".
We went over to Jenn and Henry's today, Jenn made these AWESOME pumpkin pancakes along with yummy bacon, it was so terrific. Then we took the kids over to the park that's a couple blocks away, the boys had a total blast while Beth slept. Once she woke up we decided to head back to their house for lunch (well, the boys ate - we were still stuffed on pancakes!) so I could feed Beth (she hadn't eaten since 9). Henry's coming over later tonight to play while Dave and Jenn go to Mythbusters, I think the boys will be in seventh heaven. Unfortunately, even the promise of Henry coming over if Thomas took a nap wasn't enough to get him to fall asleep. However, he's up playing in his room so I guess I can't be too bothered. At least we're both getting some rest (at least from each other!)
Some pics from this morning:
Monday, April 14, 2008
BBQ!
We had Jenn, Dave, and Henry over with Dave's parents last night for a barbecue. First cookout of the year, yea! It was a lot of fun, but I need to email my brother Rob - he makes the best hamburgers, I don't know what all he adds but they're terrific. Mine were okay, but nothing compared to his! It was 70 and sunny yesterday, rainy and 50 today. Clay taught Thomas to say "April showers bring May flowers!" which Thomas really enjoyed, he loves to talk about the "pretty flowers" in any possible context. Good karma to whomever planted the daffodils here at the house back whenever! Needless to say, I'm glad we had the good weather yesterday for the cookout! Jenn and Dave brought salad (they make the BEST salads ever!), chips and hummus (both the boys loved it when they had it at their house last), and Jenn made gingerbread from scratch. It was heavenly, especially with the vanilla ice cream. I've been really good and haven't completely finished off all of the rest of it that they *too* kindly left here. I don't give it much past tomorrow though!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
More pictures - Thomas Tuesday and Beth Thursday #1
Hey, I'm getting good at this! Or not . . . I've got bunches of pics to post but I'm not doing it all right now. I do want to start posting pics of the kids every week, so consider this both Thomas Tuesday and Beth Thursday. Beth is shown grinning bunches and snacking with Daddy, Thomas is modeling his "Nemo pants" that I made him in one, and the results of a chocolate long john donut in the other.
Here are the results of my sewing for Beth lately:
And a "Special Treat":
Here are the results of my sewing for Beth lately:
And a "Special Treat":
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
It's a love-hate thing
I love being a mom because:
*unconditional love
*toothless grins
*"toothed" grins
*I have (and am the only one to have) the power to fix all the ills of the world (at least according to my 2-year-old)
*I don't have a boss to tell me what to do
*most days, I can have a mid-day nap if I want
*ever feel like the world wouldn't miss you if you were gone? Children are the definition of neediness. The world would end if I weren't around.
*spontaneous hugs
*getting to watch as my son starts to understand the workings of the world
*getting to see his sense of humor develop
*getting to watch him go head-over-heels for his sister
*I'd miss at least half of what's going on around me if Thomas didn't point it out to me - I'd never notice the schoolbuses, the big red trucks, or the little blue golf tee he spotted in the yard this morning
*Watching Thomas become able to do more and more things by himself all the time
I hate being a mom because:
*Thomas now wants to do EVERYTHING by himself ALL THE TIME - Heaven forbid I should try to help speed anything up
*I spent 20 minutes this afternoon picking up cat food that was ALL OVER the guest room - fully half the bag was strewn around the place
*I am currently a Giant Boob
*I can't just run off or take a nap or whatever without making arrangements for the care of my kids
*No independence
*The last time I got a full, uninterrupted night's sleep was . . . umm . . .
*If I never had to watch "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" again until it's actually Halloween, it would be too soon
*Whining
*I get SO TIRED of having to use the Mommy Voice
Ok, Internet, what do you both love and hate?
*unconditional love
*toothless grins
*"toothed" grins
*I have (and am the only one to have) the power to fix all the ills of the world (at least according to my 2-year-old)
*I don't have a boss to tell me what to do
*most days, I can have a mid-day nap if I want
*ever feel like the world wouldn't miss you if you were gone? Children are the definition of neediness. The world would end if I weren't around.
*spontaneous hugs
*getting to watch as my son starts to understand the workings of the world
*getting to see his sense of humor develop
*getting to watch him go head-over-heels for his sister
*I'd miss at least half of what's going on around me if Thomas didn't point it out to me - I'd never notice the schoolbuses, the big red trucks, or the little blue golf tee he spotted in the yard this morning
*Watching Thomas become able to do more and more things by himself all the time
I hate being a mom because:
*Thomas now wants to do EVERYTHING by himself ALL THE TIME - Heaven forbid I should try to help speed anything up
*I spent 20 minutes this afternoon picking up cat food that was ALL OVER the guest room - fully half the bag was strewn around the place
*I am currently a Giant Boob
*I can't just run off or take a nap or whatever without making arrangements for the care of my kids
*No independence
*The last time I got a full, uninterrupted night's sleep was . . . umm . . .
*If I never had to watch "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" again until it's actually Halloween, it would be too soon
*Whining
*I get SO TIRED of having to use the Mommy Voice
Ok, Internet, what do you both love and hate?
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Selling
We've had tons of calls for the house, and lots of people wanting to see it - I've already lost track of the number of viewings. We've got someone coming for a second viewing tomorrow . . . keep your fingers crossed for us! The gal came today with her sister and real estate agent, and wants to bring her mom by tomorrow. She seems really nice, here's hoping she likes our nice little house enough to buy it!
We're all recovering from the trip to WV. Thomas woke up throwing up in the middle of the night last night, but doesn't seem any worse for the wear today. Beth has been kind of upset too, and I wasn't feeling the best either, so I think we must've gotten something at the memorial service or hotel. Ugh. On top of which, Clay is still sick (is he ever not nowadays?) so not a whole ton of help when he's sleeping (which is most of the time when he's home). If I had known the allergy shots would make him sleep this much, I'dve vetoed them from the beginning. Grr.
We're all recovering from the trip to WV. Thomas woke up throwing up in the middle of the night last night, but doesn't seem any worse for the wear today. Beth has been kind of upset too, and I wasn't feeling the best either, so I think we must've gotten something at the memorial service or hotel. Ugh. On top of which, Clay is still sick (is he ever not nowadays?) so not a whole ton of help when he's sleeping (which is most of the time when he's home). If I had known the allergy shots would make him sleep this much, I'dve vetoed them from the beginning. Grr.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Brilliant!
Clay emailed out to about 60 realtors last night telling them about the house/willing to negotiate commission, etc. - we've gotten 3 calls to see the house in the last 5 hours. I knew I married a smart guy!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
A day!
Remember when you were little and the worst thing that could happen when you were sick was that you got sick on a weekend, or holiday, or summer vacation? Well, I have discovered that our moms had it even worse. Poor Thomas caught Clay's cold and has been miserable all day - and it's nearly 60 outside, sunny, and otherwise perfect. I would have loved to go for a walk with the kids or taken them to the park today, but alas . . .
Not much going on otherwise, I've got a couple pictures that need posting of the stuff I sewed in the last few days, I think I'm going to wait until tomorrow to start any other stuff. Somebody posted a bunch of baby girl's clothing on Freecycle, so I'm picking them up after playgroup (assuming we get to go to playgroup). Yea!
On a totally unrelated subject, I was looking on CNN.com and saw a story about a 4-year-old whose mom neglected him till he was only 10 pounds. How horrible! She told police that she just wasn't ready to be a mom, and when he was born with a severe disability she just got so overwhelmed. Which got me thinking about how the OBs and pediatricians are always saying "If you ever consider hurting your baby, get help right away!" Now, isn't a big part of the problem that these poor women feel like there isn't any help to turn to? Just food for thought . . .
Not much going on otherwise, I've got a couple pictures that need posting of the stuff I sewed in the last few days, I think I'm going to wait until tomorrow to start any other stuff. Somebody posted a bunch of baby girl's clothing on Freecycle, so I'm picking them up after playgroup (assuming we get to go to playgroup). Yea!
On a totally unrelated subject, I was looking on CNN.com and saw a story about a 4-year-old whose mom neglected him till he was only 10 pounds. How horrible! She told police that she just wasn't ready to be a mom, and when he was born with a severe disability she just got so overwhelmed. Which got me thinking about how the OBs and pediatricians are always saying "If you ever consider hurting your baby, get help right away!" Now, isn't a big part of the problem that these poor women feel like there isn't any help to turn to? Just food for thought . . .
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Sickies
Clay's been down with a cold since Friday, and as of this morning it's official, he passed it on to Thomas too. Thomas's nose is running away without him, but other than that and being a little cranky he's not doing too badly. Beth is still sound asleep, I left a bottle with Clay this morning while Thomas and I went to the store, and she's been asleep since he gave it to her.
Jenn and Henry came over yesterday, it was great - Thomas started looking out the window watching for them to arrive as soon as he got up. The boys had lots of fun playing, I finished off Beth's dress, and Jenn worked on a cross-stitch she's been at since a junior in high school. I certainly have had projects unfinished since high school, but I have to admit giving up ever getting them done and just tossing them. Heck, I'm about to toss a project I started just a few years ago - a robe that I cut the wrong size (it was my first sewing experiment and I didn't know better, so I went with what their measurements on the back of the envelope said - that I was a size 10 - rather than my actual size of 4). Anyway, Thomas is pulling out my sewing fabric all over the place, so I'd better go stop that.
PS - Our new house is officially under full contract, all the radon and repair stuff negotiated and everything. Yea!
Jenn and Henry came over yesterday, it was great - Thomas started looking out the window watching for them to arrive as soon as he got up. The boys had lots of fun playing, I finished off Beth's dress, and Jenn worked on a cross-stitch she's been at since a junior in high school. I certainly have had projects unfinished since high school, but I have to admit giving up ever getting them done and just tossing them. Heck, I'm about to toss a project I started just a few years ago - a robe that I cut the wrong size (it was my first sewing experiment and I didn't know better, so I went with what their measurements on the back of the envelope said - that I was a size 10 - rather than my actual size of 4). Anyway, Thomas is pulling out my sewing fabric all over the place, so I'd better go stop that.
PS - Our new house is officially under full contract, all the radon and repair stuff negotiated and everything. Yea!
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