But I know if I don't post my favorite SMIB will be pestering me on facebook.
We've been to Hershey Park twice now. It is so much fun. At the entrance to the park, they have an area where kids can measure themselves to see how tall they are. Each height section has a name of a Hershey candy. This year, Wyatt graduated to Reeces PB Cups. He is SO excited. Every time we visit, I take his picture in front of the measuring thing-y. That way, if he gets lost or something, I have a recent picture, as well as a way to remember what he's wearing. And, they can see how tall he is. Possibly a little over protective. But, I'm mom, it's my right ;)
Poor kid, yesterday, he was SO tired, that he looked at me, said "Mom, can I take a nap?", put his head down, and was out. For hours. He doesn't have a whole lot going on this summer, but it's enough to wear the boy out. I think I will have to make it a point to have one day a week where we don't go anywhere. No camp, no store, no Hershey...just home. Of course, it would be nice if the pool water cooperated. I even took a sample to the pool store, they gave me stuff to fix it....and it still doesn't look swim friendly. I will give it another day and go back.
I'm feeling the itch to go to MD for a few days. Not just overnight, as I have been doing, but long enough to really see everyone. I think I am in desperate need of girl time. And time with MY girls. Not that my friends in PA aren't great friends, but...they're not Trish, and Brenda, and Nikki, and, yes, even you Steph. And besides, there is no Swampwater in PA. (Trust me, I've looked)
Today I am going bra shopping. Blech. Really not terribly exciting. I hate it. I never find anything that fits well, and looks cute, and is confortable. I'm going to start just wearing those bra tanks. Who cares if my ta-tas are at my knees? It will be comfy.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Just one line
OK, so you spend less than a dollar on something that's sole purpose it to be peed on. And you take it home, wait until morning, and pee on it. Then when that stick only shows one pink line, you can't help it. You get mad at it. Like it's the stick's fault your body doesn't do what it's supposed to.
I can say that, once the initial disappointment passes, I am secure in the knowledge that things are going to be ok. First, the disappointment is getting easier to deal with. It just doesn't hurt as much anymore.
My mom asked me the other day if I was mad and frustrated that I'm not getting pregnant. I told her I'm not. And that's not a lie. I have such a comfort in the fact that God has a plan. She asked if I was angry that I conceived so easily before. I just chose to laugh about it. It's hard to be angry about something that brought me love. Sure, there are times that I wonder why I was able to conceive so easily before, but I don't ever get angry. I have learned enough to know that I will appreciate pregnancy so much more. And, really, if Randy and I were going through a pregnancy or infancy when we had these marital problems, I don't know that we would have made it. And, I'm learning SO much more about the kind of pregnancy, childbirth, and infant raising that I want to have. I think if I had gotten pregnant when we started trying, I wouldn't be so well informed. So, the wait is coming in handy.
In the meantime, this video really speaks to me.
I can say that, once the initial disappointment passes, I am secure in the knowledge that things are going to be ok. First, the disappointment is getting easier to deal with. It just doesn't hurt as much anymore.
My mom asked me the other day if I was mad and frustrated that I'm not getting pregnant. I told her I'm not. And that's not a lie. I have such a comfort in the fact that God has a plan. She asked if I was angry that I conceived so easily before. I just chose to laugh about it. It's hard to be angry about something that brought me love. Sure, there are times that I wonder why I was able to conceive so easily before, but I don't ever get angry. I have learned enough to know that I will appreciate pregnancy so much more. And, really, if Randy and I were going through a pregnancy or infancy when we had these marital problems, I don't know that we would have made it. And, I'm learning SO much more about the kind of pregnancy, childbirth, and infant raising that I want to have. I think if I had gotten pregnant when we started trying, I wouldn't be so well informed. So, the wait is coming in handy.
In the meantime, this video really speaks to me.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Morning, interrupted
So I woke up at 3 am this morning. No idea why. But I just couldn't go back to sleep. I finally gave up and got out of bed to play on Facebook. (Although, I must say, I balanced the check book first, so I was responsible! Plus I had to t-fer money from savings to cover Barnum's vet bills) Well, I sat here thinking...I really should take advantage of all the beautiful scenery and sit on my patio furniture with my coffee to watch the sunrise. Does it get any more peaceful than that??
The answer to that, my friends, is YES. It gets much more peaceful. Because, you see, there, on the pretty blue and yellow cusion, was a spider. Now I know that spider was sitting there, waiting. Waiting for my pre-caffeinated self to not notice it and plop right down, where it would promptly bite me in the ass and kill me. And really, I refuse to die before I've had my coffee. So Mrs. Outdoors came in. See, this is why I must have a camper to camp. No tents for me! Can you make a tent spider proof? I think not
Hey, did you know that my kid is the cutest EVER? Yesterday, he was playing with his legos, trying to build a fire truck. This is what I heard: "On the third day, God created a steering wheel. And He liked it". Ahhh...so sweet. He comes up with stuff all the time that is SO smart. And lately he has really been a different kid. His behavior is SO much better. He cleans up after himself, I only need to ask him once. (Bear in mind, this is after weeks of throwing away toys that he didn't pick up....In reality, they were donated, but he thinks they were thrown away)
It appears we are going to be moving to SC with a zoo. That's right, a zoo. 3 cats, 2 fish, a snail, a frog and 4 dogs. FOUR dogs. We have been petsitting a friends Golden Retriever until he can find an apartment that will let him keep Sam. Well, said friend and I were talking, and I jokingly told him he was going to have to figure out how to make visitations work if it was across state lines. He said "Well, I guess I'll have to drive to SC". Uh, I wasn't serious, it's your dog! But, well, I guess now I have a step-dog. He's such a sweetie that I really don't mind. Now, I know what you're thinking. Mocha, Rascal, and Sam. That's 3 dogs. I said 4. Well, do you remember our puppy Sam? (Clearly, a very different Sam than the one we have now) His mom just had puppies. Yesterday, in fact. And, one of them is ours :) I am getting a girl this time around. I am getting way too outnumbered around here. And I'm excited!!! :) Hey, I warned you people. So what, I didnt' wait 6 months? Randy feeds into it....He's the one who wanted Georgie, the kitten. So there!
I think, when we move (or maybe before that) I'm going to look into becoming a midwife. Too many moms don't have the birthing options they want. I know that when I do get pregnant again, I want to deliver in a birthing center, instead of a hospital. I'd really like to deliver at home, but I don't know that anyone would allow that. It may be too risky. So, I will settle for a birthing center. I'd like to do a water birth. I've heard such wonderful things. But, I digress. SC does allow midwifery, so....I am going to look into it :)
The answer to that, my friends, is YES. It gets much more peaceful. Because, you see, there, on the pretty blue and yellow cusion, was a spider. Now I know that spider was sitting there, waiting. Waiting for my pre-caffeinated self to not notice it and plop right down, where it would promptly bite me in the ass and kill me. And really, I refuse to die before I've had my coffee. So Mrs. Outdoors came in. See, this is why I must have a camper to camp. No tents for me! Can you make a tent spider proof? I think not
Hey, did you know that my kid is the cutest EVER? Yesterday, he was playing with his legos, trying to build a fire truck. This is what I heard: "On the third day, God created a steering wheel. And He liked it". Ahhh...so sweet. He comes up with stuff all the time that is SO smart. And lately he has really been a different kid. His behavior is SO much better. He cleans up after himself, I only need to ask him once. (Bear in mind, this is after weeks of throwing away toys that he didn't pick up....In reality, they were donated, but he thinks they were thrown away)
It appears we are going to be moving to SC with a zoo. That's right, a zoo. 3 cats, 2 fish, a snail, a frog and 4 dogs. FOUR dogs. We have been petsitting a friends Golden Retriever until he can find an apartment that will let him keep Sam. Well, said friend and I were talking, and I jokingly told him he was going to have to figure out how to make visitations work if it was across state lines. He said "Well, I guess I'll have to drive to SC". Uh, I wasn't serious, it's your dog! But, well, I guess now I have a step-dog. He's such a sweetie that I really don't mind. Now, I know what you're thinking. Mocha, Rascal, and Sam. That's 3 dogs. I said 4. Well, do you remember our puppy Sam? (Clearly, a very different Sam than the one we have now) His mom just had puppies. Yesterday, in fact. And, one of them is ours :) I am getting a girl this time around. I am getting way too outnumbered around here. And I'm excited!!! :) Hey, I warned you people. So what, I didnt' wait 6 months? Randy feeds into it....He's the one who wanted Georgie, the kitten. So there!
I think, when we move (or maybe before that) I'm going to look into becoming a midwife. Too many moms don't have the birthing options they want. I know that when I do get pregnant again, I want to deliver in a birthing center, instead of a hospital. I'd really like to deliver at home, but I don't know that anyone would allow that. It may be too risky. So, I will settle for a birthing center. I'd like to do a water birth. I've heard such wonderful things. But, I digress. SC does allow midwifery, so....I am going to look into it :)
Worst. Cat. Mom. EVER
OK, so Barnum has been limping for several weeks now. He's had a wound, and it just wouldnt' heal. (Needless to say, Barnum and Bailey are inside cats again) So...I took him to the vet.
And it's infected. Not a little infected. The vet said it was the largest abcess she's ever seen. And that, she couldnt' be certain without an xray, but she thought it went to the bone. Apparently, little patches of healing skin had grown over/around some of the infection, so on top of the main abcess, there were lots of little infection patches. WHY didn't I take him in sooner? I just kept thinking it would heal. Ugh...terrible, I tell ya...Just terrible! Poor kitty.
But, just since he went yesterday, he has been more playful than he had gotten. At least he's on the road to recovery!
And it's infected. Not a little infected. The vet said it was the largest abcess she's ever seen. And that, she couldnt' be certain without an xray, but she thought it went to the bone. Apparently, little patches of healing skin had grown over/around some of the infection, so on top of the main abcess, there were lots of little infection patches. WHY didn't I take him in sooner? I just kept thinking it would heal. Ugh...terrible, I tell ya...Just terrible! Poor kitty.
But, just since he went yesterday, he has been more playful than he had gotten. At least he's on the road to recovery!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
You can't say you weren't warned....
I would like to introduce you to Georgie, our new kitten. She looks like a Georgia Peach.
Yes, yes I know. We are nuts. Certifiable. We have a house on the market, 2 bio dogs, a step dog, 2 bio cats, a puppy in 10 weeks, and now...Georgie. I'm a sucker. And I'm Still. Not. Pregnant. So, yeah, I got a new "baby".
She's very sweet. Of course, I have to take her to the vet for de-worming and all that. I will make an appt for her when I take Barnum tomorrow to get his paw looked at.
Apparently, I've been missed!
I have not one single special thing to type. Yet, some crazy woman is hounding me on facebook to update, so....here it is.
My house has, actually, stayed clean the past few days. Which is good, because I got one of those "Someone wants to come see your house and they can be there in an hour" kind of calls yesterday. Which is good. I was stressing that noone had wanted to see it yet.
Hey, did you know coffee can be bad for you? I had my coffee delivery yesterday (not a big deal, really...we order it so we can get the flavors we want and it's cheaper) Well, as I was coming inside, the screen door slammed on the back of my foot. It was NOT pretty, and I am not proud of my reaction, or the things I said in front of Wyatt. Oops.
Sooo....I'm thinking about getting a membership to one of the local pools. Yes, we just got season passes to Hershey Park, but there are days, like today, where if we go, we have to be home early because one of us has to work. And I don't want to tear Wyatt away from having fun. That's just too stressful. So, the pool would be a perfect solution. I hate that Wyatt wants to stay inside and play Wii or on the computer. Get out! Play!
We are going to SC in a couple of weeks. I think we need another vacation though. That's not really going to be a good one....we have too much we HAVE to do down there for it to really count, ya know? I'm thinking maybe Williamsburg in the Fall. The downside to that is if we are in SC, Randy will have just started a new job (hopefully) and it's too soon to ask for time off. (Can I take a minute to point out a benefit to homeschooling? A vacation to Williamsburg becomes a field trip. Ha!)
I cannot believe how easy Weight Watchers is! I have "cheated" a few times, and I'm still losing weight. It almost seems like a no fail diet. I don't go to meetings, I just do the online stuff. I may start going though, just for the socialization with other (non EMS) grown ups. And, I'm joining the Y. (What do you mean you 've heard that before? I don't know what you're talking about)
Thank GOODNESS for the autosave feature, since Wyatt just turned the computer off accidently. If this wasn't autosaved, there would be no blog today.
Well, Randy and I talked while the computer was restarting, and we decided to just go buy a blow up pool to keep here. Not a dinky 2 or 3 ring one, maybe one of those that has the ring you blow up, and the more water you add, the higher the ring goes...I don't know. I guess we're going to go look.
On that note, I need to go get the cat unstuck from the chair. *Sigh* Our next house will have a padded room
My house has, actually, stayed clean the past few days. Which is good, because I got one of those "Someone wants to come see your house and they can be there in an hour" kind of calls yesterday. Which is good. I was stressing that noone had wanted to see it yet.
Hey, did you know coffee can be bad for you? I had my coffee delivery yesterday (not a big deal, really...we order it so we can get the flavors we want and it's cheaper) Well, as I was coming inside, the screen door slammed on the back of my foot. It was NOT pretty, and I am not proud of my reaction, or the things I said in front of Wyatt. Oops.
Sooo....I'm thinking about getting a membership to one of the local pools. Yes, we just got season passes to Hershey Park, but there are days, like today, where if we go, we have to be home early because one of us has to work. And I don't want to tear Wyatt away from having fun. That's just too stressful. So, the pool would be a perfect solution. I hate that Wyatt wants to stay inside and play Wii or on the computer. Get out! Play!
We are going to SC in a couple of weeks. I think we need another vacation though. That's not really going to be a good one....we have too much we HAVE to do down there for it to really count, ya know? I'm thinking maybe Williamsburg in the Fall. The downside to that is if we are in SC, Randy will have just started a new job (hopefully) and it's too soon to ask for time off. (Can I take a minute to point out a benefit to homeschooling? A vacation to Williamsburg becomes a field trip. Ha!)
I cannot believe how easy Weight Watchers is! I have "cheated" a few times, and I'm still losing weight. It almost seems like a no fail diet. I don't go to meetings, I just do the online stuff. I may start going though, just for the socialization with other (non EMS) grown ups. And, I'm joining the Y. (What do you mean you 've heard that before? I don't know what you're talking about)
Thank GOODNESS for the autosave feature, since Wyatt just turned the computer off accidently. If this wasn't autosaved, there would be no blog today.
Well, Randy and I talked while the computer was restarting, and we decided to just go buy a blow up pool to keep here. Not a dinky 2 or 3 ring one, maybe one of those that has the ring you blow up, and the more water you add, the higher the ring goes...I don't know. I guess we're going to go look.
On that note, I need to go get the cat unstuck from the chair. *Sigh* Our next house will have a padded room
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Diets and all that crap
It's not like Weight Watchers is a difficult diet. So why am I having so many problems sticking with it? I'll tell you why...It's that dreaded shift work. We get a call at 3am, my partner wants hot dogs from Sheetz, and I get nothing. I don't even LIKE hot dogs, but at 3 am, they look so yummy...and smelling them makes my tummy rumble. However, watching said partner snarf them down does make them slightly less appealing. I could very easily get something if I wanted, but I know those points would taste so much better being spent on ice cream in the afternoon. Besides, isn't it all about learning better eating habits? See, really, being a stay at home mom is better for my health!!!
Plus, I'd get to wear flip flops. All. The. Time.
So, apparently, 5 is an appropriate age to just drop kids off at a birthday party. Who knew? Last week, one of the moms asked me what time she should be back to pick up her son. I looked at her in confusion. Wait, you're leaving? There are 20 kids here! What if all their moms left? Dont' leave. That's not allowed. So I asked another mom last night what she thought. "Sure!" she said. "At Tanner's party, we are planning on the kids getting dropped off". But....but...they are FIVE. I don't know that I'm ok with that. Especially for an outside party. Not that we aren't in a safe area, but THAT many kids? Really? Can you keep an eye on every single one? There are some days I can keep an eye on one 5 year old, much less an entire gaggle of them. This mom will be a guest at Tanner's party, make no mistake about that.
Speaking of 5 year olds, does mine ever sleep? I love love LOVE summer. But I hate the fact that it's still light at 9:30 ("Mommy, I can't go to sleep, it's still daytime!) and his little internal clock is set to wake him up at 7:00. Unless we have plans. If we have plans, he will inevitably sleep until 5 minutes after we are due to leave the house.
Well, our house is officially listed. Pictures and all. I can't wait to get to S.C. and househunt down there. I'm hoping we can get the house we have our eye on (My dad's 2nd house) He's turning it over to the bank at the end of this month, so it will be listed even cheaper than it is now. I wonder if we can put a contract on a bank owned house? I don't know how that works. Do they even do contingency contracts anymore? I just don't want to lose it because we are waiting for our house to sell. That is MY Dad's house you would live next to, Buster! MINE! Our house has only been listed for a couple of days, but we haven't had ANY showings. Not one. The first couple of weeks should be almost non stop! And it's listed at a great price. I really want to be settled by this fall, so that IF we send Wyatt to school, he can start with the rest of his class. SC just has stricter homeschool laws, so I'm not sure how that would play out. More research is required. From what I can tell, there are more resources for homeschooling parents. We shall see.
Until another day, my pretties.....
(Oh, and that other day probably won't be tomorrow. I work uber late tonight, and church in the morning. What? No, I don't recall making any promise to blog every day. Don't be silly)
Plus, I'd get to wear flip flops. All. The. Time.
So, apparently, 5 is an appropriate age to just drop kids off at a birthday party. Who knew? Last week, one of the moms asked me what time she should be back to pick up her son. I looked at her in confusion. Wait, you're leaving? There are 20 kids here! What if all their moms left? Dont' leave. That's not allowed. So I asked another mom last night what she thought. "Sure!" she said. "At Tanner's party, we are planning on the kids getting dropped off". But....but...they are FIVE. I don't know that I'm ok with that. Especially for an outside party. Not that we aren't in a safe area, but THAT many kids? Really? Can you keep an eye on every single one? There are some days I can keep an eye on one 5 year old, much less an entire gaggle of them. This mom will be a guest at Tanner's party, make no mistake about that.
Speaking of 5 year olds, does mine ever sleep? I love love LOVE summer. But I hate the fact that it's still light at 9:30 ("Mommy, I can't go to sleep, it's still daytime!) and his little internal clock is set to wake him up at 7:00. Unless we have plans. If we have plans, he will inevitably sleep until 5 minutes after we are due to leave the house.
Well, our house is officially listed. Pictures and all. I can't wait to get to S.C. and househunt down there. I'm hoping we can get the house we have our eye on (My dad's 2nd house) He's turning it over to the bank at the end of this month, so it will be listed even cheaper than it is now. I wonder if we can put a contract on a bank owned house? I don't know how that works. Do they even do contingency contracts anymore? I just don't want to lose it because we are waiting for our house to sell. That is MY Dad's house you would live next to, Buster! MINE! Our house has only been listed for a couple of days, but we haven't had ANY showings. Not one. The first couple of weeks should be almost non stop! And it's listed at a great price. I really want to be settled by this fall, so that IF we send Wyatt to school, he can start with the rest of his class. SC just has stricter homeschool laws, so I'm not sure how that would play out. More research is required. From what I can tell, there are more resources for homeschooling parents. We shall see.
Until another day, my pretties.....
(Oh, and that other day probably won't be tomorrow. I work uber late tonight, and church in the morning. What? No, I don't recall making any promise to blog every day. Don't be silly)
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