Okay, apparently, somewhere between six months ago and today, I became "the mom who just doesn't KNOW fashion". My eldest, will come whining out here, saying she needs help finding something to where. So we go in her closet, which is jam packed full of clothes (a HELL of a lot more clothes than I had growing up) and try and pick something out.
So I offer suggestions. "Oh geez Mom, that SOOO does NOT go together!" She tells me.
Hello?!?!?! I picked out most of the friggin clothes in that closet, I think I KNOW what goes together! Pulease! Plus I've been scrapbooking for 7 years now, I think I happen to know patterns that go together........
So we try another outfit. Nope! That SOOOOO does NOT go together either!
And yet another top or pants.
"Oh mom, you just don't KNOW today's fashions!" I hear.
HUH?????
Since when did I become THAT mom??
I happen to think I have a pretty decent sense of fashion. Sure I may not wear those kinds of clothes, but I've sure seen them on people and I know what looks good together. Plus, 1/2 of the kinds of clothes she wears nowadays, I used to wear at some point in my life (because as we all know, the trends keep coming back in just "slightly different" ways) For one thing, I don't wear the "shrug" tops where it ties together and is more like a 1/2 or 1/4 jacket or sweater, because I have BIG boobs and it would look just plain silly or slutty. Oh, and while we're on the subject of clothes for me, it pisses me off that some of the cutest clothes that are out there right now (the tops that are basically slips), I can't wear, because I would show a tremendous amount of cleavage, and hello, I'm married with children, I don't need to be showing it off. Plus I never liked showing that much cleavage anyway. I like people to look at my face, not my chest.
Okay, back to the kid......
I finally pick something out that looks good :::::::::::::the angels are singing right now:::::::::::::, and of course I taunt her with it. "See, I DID find something good! You KNOW that looks good, don't you?! Now, make sure you don't smile, because you know I'll see it!" LOL!!! Geez, I sound like a kid, don't I!
So what does she do? She goes into her drawer and brings out another top to see if it would look better than the top I picked out!
I give up.........
I'm outtie......... (which is something my eldest has said on occasion, meaning, I'm outta here...)
P.S. She did end up choosing the shirt that I picked out in the first place (it's one of those bohemian tops that I ::::::clearing throat::::::::: picked out for her for school pictures that she loved.....)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
100 things about me
I saw this on another blog and thought I'd do it too. :)
1. I’m a Mom.
2. I love disco music.
3. Growing up, I actually liked liver.
4. I love to scrapbook.
5. I used to be able to draw pretty good (haven’t sat down to try it in a long while)
6. Before I got married, I used to go down to the Venice Boardwalk and go
rollerskating by myself.
7. I met my husband at a party and we made out that night.
8. I love hard rock/heavy metal music.
9. I always knew I wanted to be a mom.
10. I love Basin Robbins Hot Fudge Sundaes.
11. I love the color pink.
12. When I was in 5th/6th Grade, I used to LOVE Unicorns.
13. I worry about money a lot.
14. I LOVE shopping at Target.
15. Sometimes I get carried away at Target.
16. I recently lost 30 pounds.
17. I love shopping for clothes now, and like to wear low-rise pants (not too low rise
though, I still like wearing underwear)
18. I can’t stand to wear thong underwear.
19. I have high blood pressure (it’s controlled though)
20. I suffer from anxiety and take medication for it.
21. I used to have very low self esteem.
22. I still worry about what other people think, although certainly not as much anymore.
23. I love watching hockey games.
24. I used to collect hockey trading cards and still have my collection.
25. I have a decent sized collection of the old Little People.
26. I have a few old Barbies.
27. I seem to have an obsession with collecting things, right now it just seems to be
scrapbooking supplies.
28. I love Gone With The Wind, and have read the book many times and seen the movie
many times.
29. I love music from the 50’s & 60’s.
30. I can’t stand bugs.
31. I always envied my sisters’ beauty.
32. I still envy my youngest sister’s good looks and her sense of charm.
33. I have 5 sisters.
34. I had a brother, but he died of cancer in 1992.
35. I love genealogy.
36. I can be a REAL BITCH.
37. If someone screws me over, it takes me a VERY long time to get over it, if I even do.
38. I love the movie, Gidget, and especially love the TV show Gidget with Sally Field.
39. I love the movie Steel Magnolias.
40. I watched it for the first time when I was down visiting my husband (then boyfriend)
for the weekend and he was on duty while I was waiting for him in the hotel room.
41. I love my husband with all my heart.
42. I love the song, My Sharona, by the Knack.
43. I don’t hesitate to dance around when I hear that song, even in the car.
44. I sing along to the songs in the car.
45. I’ll drown or crush ants to death if I see them in my house.
46. I can be very emotional.
47. I breastfed each of my girls for 18 months each.
48. I would have breastfed my eldest longer, if I wasn’t “encouraged” to stop.
49. I’m surprised I lasted as long as I did with the 2nd one, as she tended to “nip” quite
often.
50. I love sentimental things.
51. I don’t like the Grateful Dead.
52. I married a man who LOVES the Grateful Dead.
53. I can be VERY stubborn.
54. I’m not that afraid of heights.
55. I can go up on a roof, no problem.
56. I love roller coasters.
57. As much as I love my husband and my children, there are times when I just need
some “me/alone” time.
58. I didn’t get my own bedroom until I moved out on my own.
59. Growing up, I shared a bedroom with my two sisters.
60. I used to sleep on the top bunk of a bunkbed.
61. I loved my bunkbed with my own “closet”.
62. I love 80’s music.
63. I don’t like cleaning my house.
64. I love gardening, but hate weeding.
65. Eventually, I want to get a Jeep Wrangler.
66. I love wearing dresses, but rarely wear them.
67. I also love wearing high heels but they hurt my feet and rarely wear them either.
68. I love wearing all black.
69. I used to wear mini skirts and midriff showing tops.
70. I’m a pretty good mom and love my children with all my heart.
71. I love to bake.
72. I don’t mind cooking, but would rather have someone else do it.
73. I believe in God.
74. Sometimes I think I should go to church, but I just can’t stand listening to a sermon.
75. I love to sew.
76. I love to crochet.
77. I love to cross-stitch and needlepoint.
78. Other than sewing recently, I haven’t cross-stitched, crocheted or did needlepoint in
quite a few years.
79. I used to slouch a lot when I was younger, because in 4th grade when I was starting
to develop, a boy made fun of me because I was wearing a shirt that said “Squirt”.
80. I was worried that I’d have to kiss a boy who asked me to be his girlfriend in 5th
grade.
81. I never did go out with him.
82. He ended up going out with a girl who did kiss.
83. I’m a Navy wife.
84. 4 months after my husband proposed to me, we were married.
85. No, I wasn’t pregnant.
86. I had a miscarriage before I had my first child.
87. It was one of the most heart wrenching things I had to go through.
88. I wish I could be a full-time stay at home mom.
89. I bring my youngest to work with me every time I go to work.
90. Even though it will be nice when she’s in kindergarten in a couple of years, I will miss
having her with me at work.
91. I don’t like a lot of rain.
92. I like perfect mid 70’s weather.
93. I like getting tan, even though it’s not good for you and I don’t get THAT tan.
94. I like being barefoot.
95. I don’t care to swim in the ocean that much.
96. I have to take a shower every morning.
97. I don’t care for rap music all that much.
98. I can get embarrassed easily sometimes.
99. I love being married with children.
100. I love to take pictures.
1. I’m a Mom.
2. I love disco music.
3. Growing up, I actually liked liver.
4. I love to scrapbook.
5. I used to be able to draw pretty good (haven’t sat down to try it in a long while)
6. Before I got married, I used to go down to the Venice Boardwalk and go
rollerskating by myself.
7. I met my husband at a party and we made out that night.
8. I love hard rock/heavy metal music.
9. I always knew I wanted to be a mom.
10. I love Basin Robbins Hot Fudge Sundaes.
11. I love the color pink.
12. When I was in 5th/6th Grade, I used to LOVE Unicorns.
13. I worry about money a lot.
14. I LOVE shopping at Target.
15. Sometimes I get carried away at Target.
16. I recently lost 30 pounds.
17. I love shopping for clothes now, and like to wear low-rise pants (not too low rise
though, I still like wearing underwear)
18. I can’t stand to wear thong underwear.
19. I have high blood pressure (it’s controlled though)
20. I suffer from anxiety and take medication for it.
21. I used to have very low self esteem.
22. I still worry about what other people think, although certainly not as much anymore.
23. I love watching hockey games.
24. I used to collect hockey trading cards and still have my collection.
25. I have a decent sized collection of the old Little People.
26. I have a few old Barbies.
27. I seem to have an obsession with collecting things, right now it just seems to be
scrapbooking supplies.
28. I love Gone With The Wind, and have read the book many times and seen the movie
many times.
29. I love music from the 50’s & 60’s.
30. I can’t stand bugs.
31. I always envied my sisters’ beauty.
32. I still envy my youngest sister’s good looks and her sense of charm.
33. I have 5 sisters.
34. I had a brother, but he died of cancer in 1992.
35. I love genealogy.
36. I can be a REAL BITCH.
37. If someone screws me over, it takes me a VERY long time to get over it, if I even do.
38. I love the movie, Gidget, and especially love the TV show Gidget with Sally Field.
39. I love the movie Steel Magnolias.
40. I watched it for the first time when I was down visiting my husband (then boyfriend)
for the weekend and he was on duty while I was waiting for him in the hotel room.
41. I love my husband with all my heart.
42. I love the song, My Sharona, by the Knack.
43. I don’t hesitate to dance around when I hear that song, even in the car.
44. I sing along to the songs in the car.
45. I’ll drown or crush ants to death if I see them in my house.
46. I can be very emotional.
47. I breastfed each of my girls for 18 months each.
48. I would have breastfed my eldest longer, if I wasn’t “encouraged” to stop.
49. I’m surprised I lasted as long as I did with the 2nd one, as she tended to “nip” quite
often.
50. I love sentimental things.
51. I don’t like the Grateful Dead.
52. I married a man who LOVES the Grateful Dead.
53. I can be VERY stubborn.
54. I’m not that afraid of heights.
55. I can go up on a roof, no problem.
56. I love roller coasters.
57. As much as I love my husband and my children, there are times when I just need
some “me/alone” time.
58. I didn’t get my own bedroom until I moved out on my own.
59. Growing up, I shared a bedroom with my two sisters.
60. I used to sleep on the top bunk of a bunkbed.
61. I loved my bunkbed with my own “closet”.
62. I love 80’s music.
63. I don’t like cleaning my house.
64. I love gardening, but hate weeding.
65. Eventually, I want to get a Jeep Wrangler.
66. I love wearing dresses, but rarely wear them.
67. I also love wearing high heels but they hurt my feet and rarely wear them either.
68. I love wearing all black.
69. I used to wear mini skirts and midriff showing tops.
70. I’m a pretty good mom and love my children with all my heart.
71. I love to bake.
72. I don’t mind cooking, but would rather have someone else do it.
73. I believe in God.
74. Sometimes I think I should go to church, but I just can’t stand listening to a sermon.
75. I love to sew.
76. I love to crochet.
77. I love to cross-stitch and needlepoint.
78. Other than sewing recently, I haven’t cross-stitched, crocheted or did needlepoint in
quite a few years.
79. I used to slouch a lot when I was younger, because in 4th grade when I was starting
to develop, a boy made fun of me because I was wearing a shirt that said “Squirt”.
80. I was worried that I’d have to kiss a boy who asked me to be his girlfriend in 5th
grade.
81. I never did go out with him.
82. He ended up going out with a girl who did kiss.
83. I’m a Navy wife.
84. 4 months after my husband proposed to me, we were married.
85. No, I wasn’t pregnant.
86. I had a miscarriage before I had my first child.
87. It was one of the most heart wrenching things I had to go through.
88. I wish I could be a full-time stay at home mom.
89. I bring my youngest to work with me every time I go to work.
90. Even though it will be nice when she’s in kindergarten in a couple of years, I will miss
having her with me at work.
91. I don’t like a lot of rain.
92. I like perfect mid 70’s weather.
93. I like getting tan, even though it’s not good for you and I don’t get THAT tan.
94. I like being barefoot.
95. I don’t care to swim in the ocean that much.
96. I have to take a shower every morning.
97. I don’t care for rap music all that much.
98. I can get embarrassed easily sometimes.
99. I love being married with children.
100. I love to take pictures.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Thoughts of Mom...
I've been thinking a lot about my mom lately. That's not to say that I stop thinking about her, far from it, it's just she's been in my thoughts quite a bit lately.
The other day my eldest was having a meltdown for some reason (to tell you the truth, I can't remember if it was because of clothes, homework, reorganizing her room...) and I just sat down calmly with her and said, "Well, let's figure this out". Saying that TOTALLY brought me back to when me and my sisters would have a problem. My mom wouldn't freak out or yell at us, she would calmly say, "Well, let's figure it out" or "Let's see what we or I can do". She was SOOOOO awesome that way!! She brought the tension level way down and brought us down to be calm and have us totally trusting in her to help us out. And she always did help us out.
I was talking with my sister, Heidi, the other day and we were talking about how a lot of our mannerisms are a direct copy of our mom. Sometimes I'll position my hands in the same way Mom did, or talk in a certain way that she did as well.
It's hard to believe that it's already been a little over a year since she passed away. I sit here and still can't fully grasp that she's gone. If I sit and really think about it, I will feel SOOO alone and lost without her.
As Heidi and I were saying, there's so much we want to just sit and tell her. I loved talking to my mom. I would call her at least twice a week, most of the time more. And whenever hubby would go out to sea, I would call her EVERY DAY. I kid you not. Even if I was just on the phone for five minutes, I would still call her every day. Boy is my sister going to be in for a surprise when hubby starts going out to sea again. She is going to get SOOOO sick of hearing my voice! LOL!!! I'll try and break it up and call my aunt or my other sister too, along with my cousins. It's just when he's out to sea, I need to talk to SOME adult, a family member every day.
Back to mom.....I truly, truly know she is in heaven, and watching over us. I'm not sure exactly which one she watches over the most, probably the grandchildren. I know that my grandma watches over me. Some people may think it's a bizarre thing, but I KNOW she's watching over me. I just know, you know?
One of the hardest people I had to tell, when my mom died, was my friend, Stacie. She grew up with me. She has been my friend since my baby sister, Heidi, who is now 27, was born. I rarely ever think about that day, after we left the hospital, because it is still just too painful to deal with again.
Before, growing up, whenever I did mannerisms or things my mom did, I would so try and change them. Because, of course, I wanted to be ME, not my mom. Oh my goodness, like who would want to be that (in my totally Valley Girl voice). But now, I cherish the mannerisms I have from my mom. I adore saying some of the things she did. It makes me so proud to carry on things she did. She was such a good mom to us and totally devoted her whole life to raising us and loving us. There were times when money was so tight, we would have soup and corn muffins for dinner, but mom made it to be a treat for us. That, and cottage cheese and peaches, or macaroni & cheese and hot dogs were SO special to us!
Mom made the little things so special for us, and I truly hope that I can do the same thing for my girls.
The other day my eldest was having a meltdown for some reason (to tell you the truth, I can't remember if it was because of clothes, homework, reorganizing her room...) and I just sat down calmly with her and said, "Well, let's figure this out". Saying that TOTALLY brought me back to when me and my sisters would have a problem. My mom wouldn't freak out or yell at us, she would calmly say, "Well, let's figure it out" or "Let's see what we or I can do". She was SOOOOO awesome that way!! She brought the tension level way down and brought us down to be calm and have us totally trusting in her to help us out. And she always did help us out.
I was talking with my sister, Heidi, the other day and we were talking about how a lot of our mannerisms are a direct copy of our mom. Sometimes I'll position my hands in the same way Mom did, or talk in a certain way that she did as well.
It's hard to believe that it's already been a little over a year since she passed away. I sit here and still can't fully grasp that she's gone. If I sit and really think about it, I will feel SOOO alone and lost without her.
As Heidi and I were saying, there's so much we want to just sit and tell her. I loved talking to my mom. I would call her at least twice a week, most of the time more. And whenever hubby would go out to sea, I would call her EVERY DAY. I kid you not. Even if I was just on the phone for five minutes, I would still call her every day. Boy is my sister going to be in for a surprise when hubby starts going out to sea again. She is going to get SOOOO sick of hearing my voice! LOL!!! I'll try and break it up and call my aunt or my other sister too, along with my cousins. It's just when he's out to sea, I need to talk to SOME adult, a family member every day.
Back to mom.....I truly, truly know she is in heaven, and watching over us. I'm not sure exactly which one she watches over the most, probably the grandchildren. I know that my grandma watches over me. Some people may think it's a bizarre thing, but I KNOW she's watching over me. I just know, you know?
One of the hardest people I had to tell, when my mom died, was my friend, Stacie. She grew up with me. She has been my friend since my baby sister, Heidi, who is now 27, was born. I rarely ever think about that day, after we left the hospital, because it is still just too painful to deal with again.
Before, growing up, whenever I did mannerisms or things my mom did, I would so try and change them. Because, of course, I wanted to be ME, not my mom. Oh my goodness, like who would want to be that (in my totally Valley Girl voice). But now, I cherish the mannerisms I have from my mom. I adore saying some of the things she did. It makes me so proud to carry on things she did. She was such a good mom to us and totally devoted her whole life to raising us and loving us. There were times when money was so tight, we would have soup and corn muffins for dinner, but mom made it to be a treat for us. That, and cottage cheese and peaches, or macaroni & cheese and hot dogs were SO special to us!
Mom made the little things so special for us, and I truly hope that I can do the same thing for my girls.
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Because I did!!
Well, I had this other entry I had typed to put in here, but apparently I pushed the wrong button and lost the whole damn thing. So I'll just sum it up. Got no sleep because a duraflame log lasted too long and wouldn't go out without drenching the damn thing. Can't function on no sleep, become Mr. Hyde. Get enough sleep, I'm Dr. Jekyll. Yada yada yada.......... (really, I thought it was a good post, but apparently the computer didn't and erased it for me.......
So onto the phrase, "Because I did!" This is my youngest's absolutely, ultimate, without a doubt, favorite phrase.
We ask, "Why did you hit your sister?" She replies, "Because I did!"
"Why did you color on the couch?" "Because I did!"
"Why did you put the whole roll of toilet paper in the toilet?" "Because I did!" Hey, at least she's honest and admits she does it!
We always joke that later on in life she'll do something horrendous and when they ask her why she did it, she'll say, "Because I did!"
Hubby always sucks himself into that "Because I did!" black hole. He asks the question to her and then when she says her catch phrase, he'll keep pulling himself deeper and deeper in and asks her why she says that and of course, her retort? "Because I did!" Sigh........
I admit, I get sucked into it too at times and I almost always laugh after she says it. At least I have found a way around it and I'll ask her if she did it (and she'll always admit to it), then I'll ask her if that was a bad thing to do (and she'll usually say yes it was), and then I'll ask her if she's going to do it again (She SAYS no, but hey, she's a 3 year old......they're going to do it again.....). But every once in a while, I'll slip up and ask "WHY did you do it?" Her answer?
"Because I DID!" LOL!!!!
Damn, I love her..... Never a dull moment around here, I'll tell you that!!! :D
So onto the phrase, "Because I did!" This is my youngest's absolutely, ultimate, without a doubt, favorite phrase.
We ask, "Why did you hit your sister?" She replies, "Because I did!"
"Why did you color on the couch?" "Because I did!"
"Why did you put the whole roll of toilet paper in the toilet?" "Because I did!" Hey, at least she's honest and admits she does it!
We always joke that later on in life she'll do something horrendous and when they ask her why she did it, she'll say, "Because I did!"
Hubby always sucks himself into that "Because I did!" black hole. He asks the question to her and then when she says her catch phrase, he'll keep pulling himself deeper and deeper in and asks her why she says that and of course, her retort? "Because I did!" Sigh........
I admit, I get sucked into it too at times and I almost always laugh after she says it. At least I have found a way around it and I'll ask her if she did it (and she'll always admit to it), then I'll ask her if that was a bad thing to do (and she'll usually say yes it was), and then I'll ask her if she's going to do it again (She SAYS no, but hey, she's a 3 year old......they're going to do it again.....). But every once in a while, I'll slip up and ask "WHY did you do it?" Her answer?
"Because I DID!" LOL!!!!
Damn, I love her..... Never a dull moment around here, I'll tell you that!!! :D
Monday, January 16, 2006
My Friends.......
On Friday night I got together with a bunch of my friends to do a gift exchange (yea, we're a little late, but at least it wasn't during all the hustle and bustle of Christmas), and then we all went out for a bite to eat. We had SOOOOO much fun talking and laughing and such! I just dig all my friends you know? I'm so blessed to have them, as well as all my other friends.
One friend of mine was saying how I have my "category" friends (and not in a bad way). I guess that's true in some respect, and it's not a bad thing. I think everyone has friends in certain areas of their life.
I have friends that I've known since high school, my scrapbooking friends, my email friends, friends from having our husbands all be in the military at one point, family friends, and friends from my daughter's school. I feel SOOOO blessed to know all these people and have them in my life.
I remember growing up and not having such a wide variety of friends. I had more of a variety in high school versus grade and middle school, but nothing like this. I truly enjoy being able to associate with such a wide variety of people. And even within each group of friends, they are all diverse as well!
Not everyone likes the same music, or has the same taste in different things, but we all have a common interest, and we all respect the fact that we are not all alike, and accept that. That, I think is an amazing thing in today's world. We have come SOOOOO far in society in acceptance, but we still have a ways to go. I don't mean that we all have to be "Politically Correct" either. I like someone who will say how they feel, but also accept the way I feel as well, and not dislike me as a person for it.
One thing I think that a LOT of people in today's society need to work on is manners. I get so choked up when I see people do good for others, just because, you know?! But I certainly don't see that as often anymore. Too many people are in such a hurry to just even hold the door open, or watch where they're going. Hopefully we as moms will be able to have our children help to bring those manners and "niceness" back to each other.
One friend of mine was saying how I have my "category" friends (and not in a bad way). I guess that's true in some respect, and it's not a bad thing. I think everyone has friends in certain areas of their life.
I have friends that I've known since high school, my scrapbooking friends, my email friends, friends from having our husbands all be in the military at one point, family friends, and friends from my daughter's school. I feel SOOOO blessed to know all these people and have them in my life.
I remember growing up and not having such a wide variety of friends. I had more of a variety in high school versus grade and middle school, but nothing like this. I truly enjoy being able to associate with such a wide variety of people. And even within each group of friends, they are all diverse as well!
Not everyone likes the same music, or has the same taste in different things, but we all have a common interest, and we all respect the fact that we are not all alike, and accept that. That, I think is an amazing thing in today's world. We have come SOOOOO far in society in acceptance, but we still have a ways to go. I don't mean that we all have to be "Politically Correct" either. I like someone who will say how they feel, but also accept the way I feel as well, and not dislike me as a person for it.
One thing I think that a LOT of people in today's society need to work on is manners. I get so choked up when I see people do good for others, just because, you know?! But I certainly don't see that as often anymore. Too many people are in such a hurry to just even hold the door open, or watch where they're going. Hopefully we as moms will be able to have our children help to bring those manners and "niceness" back to each other.
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Such A Nice Day With The Children....
Today was one of those days that makes me enjoy being a mom.
I helped in my youngest's preschool class today (She goes to a preschool through the parks and recreation department in my town - it's such a wonderful program, I think. Each session is 10 weeks and you HAVE to help out at 3 classes and go on all field trips. I love being able to get to know the kids and the parents too), and I so enjoyed being around all the kids! (Yes, I said that, I'm not crazy, I just finally got enough sleep!) I got to catch up with her teacher (she was the same teacher that my eldest had quite a few years ago), and get back in that "mom" mode.
What, you say? You mean I'm not always in a "mom" mode? No, boohoo. Work calls, the house calls, bills call, people call, etc..... Sometimes things get so hectic. I do love working, (it's just part-time and I get to bring my youngest with me), but I would love to be able to take a month off, and just be a complete stay-at-home mom and catch up on all that I need to do.
One thing I do love about after the holidays, is that you are so used to things being so hectic and having so much to do, that when January comes around, and things have settled down, you feel like you now have tons of time to get things done. Not that it always gets done, but at least you finally feel like you have down time.
Anyway, back to my nice day today. After I helped out at my youngest's preschool class with her, we went and got lunch and brought it to my eldest at her school, and sat and ate lunch with her and her friends. It was so nice and calming, and I got to enjoy watching my children.
Afterwards, the youngest and I came home for a while, before we had to go back and pick up the eldest from school. Then I came back home and made dinner for the family, gave the youngest a bath, and then she fell asleep sitting next to the oldest at the computer, allowing my husband and I to actually sit on the couch and watch some TV together. That's a rarity.
It is just so nice to sit here and be so calm and not worry about all the crap I've got to get done. Oh believe, me I do have a LOT of crap to get done, I'm just not worrying about it right now. I'm reflecting back on the nice day I had with my children.
I helped in my youngest's preschool class today (She goes to a preschool through the parks and recreation department in my town - it's such a wonderful program, I think. Each session is 10 weeks and you HAVE to help out at 3 classes and go on all field trips. I love being able to get to know the kids and the parents too), and I so enjoyed being around all the kids! (Yes, I said that, I'm not crazy, I just finally got enough sleep!) I got to catch up with her teacher (she was the same teacher that my eldest had quite a few years ago), and get back in that "mom" mode.
What, you say? You mean I'm not always in a "mom" mode? No, boohoo. Work calls, the house calls, bills call, people call, etc..... Sometimes things get so hectic. I do love working, (it's just part-time and I get to bring my youngest with me), but I would love to be able to take a month off, and just be a complete stay-at-home mom and catch up on all that I need to do.
One thing I do love about after the holidays, is that you are so used to things being so hectic and having so much to do, that when January comes around, and things have settled down, you feel like you now have tons of time to get things done. Not that it always gets done, but at least you finally feel like you have down time.
Anyway, back to my nice day today. After I helped out at my youngest's preschool class with her, we went and got lunch and brought it to my eldest at her school, and sat and ate lunch with her and her friends. It was so nice and calming, and I got to enjoy watching my children.
Afterwards, the youngest and I came home for a while, before we had to go back and pick up the eldest from school. Then I came back home and made dinner for the family, gave the youngest a bath, and then she fell asleep sitting next to the oldest at the computer, allowing my husband and I to actually sit on the couch and watch some TV together. That's a rarity.
It is just so nice to sit here and be so calm and not worry about all the crap I've got to get done. Oh believe, me I do have a LOT of crap to get done, I'm just not worrying about it right now. I'm reflecting back on the nice day I had with my children.
Monday, January 09, 2006
Sleep, what's that?
Geez, you think I had a newborn again, with as sleep deprived as I've been the last week. It seems like every other night, I'm getting no sleep. On Wednesday of last week, the youngest took a VERY long nap during the day, and by 12:30 that night, she still wasn't asleep. So I was extremely tired then. Then on Friday night, I went out, and got home at a decent time, 11:30, was in bed by midnight and the youngest (who fell asleep in our bed and stayed there the entire night) proceeded to keep kicking the covers off of her, and then pulling them back on her for at least two hours. So I was dog tired on Saturday. At least I got to take a little nap on Saturday.
Then comes last night. She crawls in bed with us in the middle of the night, which is fine by me, I don't mind, but then she did the kicking covers off again, along with grinding her teeth, after hubby's alarm went off at 4:00 a.m. (which he had forgotten to NOT set so early) and thus, a lack of sleep again.
I can't stand it when I don't get enough sleep. I need at least 7 hours of sleep a night, preferably 8 or even 9, but 9 is VERY rare indeed. I just can't function when I don't get enough sleep. I feel like a total sloth and feel like my whole day is wasted because I just don't have the energy to do anything, and it sucks because I just have absolutely no energy to exercise either and I love to exercise in the morning, it gets me moving for the rest of the day. (You know, and that's just not good for my "ubermom" status LOL!!)
I've always been this way though. Even before I got married and had kids, if I went out the night before and didn't get at least 7 hours of sleep, I called in sick to work. I'm not kidding! My body just can't function, it's just the way it is.
When the youngest was a baby, I was SOOOOO sleep deprived, that at one point I laid my head in my husband's lap and started crying because I was so tired.
Another thing that drains me? Whining!! Constant whining totally drains any energy I have in me. I'm telling you, they should tape kids whining all day long and put that in the enemy's camp, they'll surrender in no time!
On a good note, the youngest finally seems to be potty trained, yea!!! She gets to go in the 3 year old preschool class starting tomorrow. I'm so excited for her, but also nervous as well. Sometimes she'll hold it until the last minute and then have an accident, and I'm worried that that will happen at preschool. I was going to go look at furniture tomorrow, but I think I might stay a little closer to home, just in case I get a call that she's had an accident. I hope not.
I just hope I get more sleep tonight...........
Then comes last night. She crawls in bed with us in the middle of the night, which is fine by me, I don't mind, but then she did the kicking covers off again, along with grinding her teeth, after hubby's alarm went off at 4:00 a.m. (which he had forgotten to NOT set so early) and thus, a lack of sleep again.
I can't stand it when I don't get enough sleep. I need at least 7 hours of sleep a night, preferably 8 or even 9, but 9 is VERY rare indeed. I just can't function when I don't get enough sleep. I feel like a total sloth and feel like my whole day is wasted because I just don't have the energy to do anything, and it sucks because I just have absolutely no energy to exercise either and I love to exercise in the morning, it gets me moving for the rest of the day. (You know, and that's just not good for my "ubermom" status LOL!!)
I've always been this way though. Even before I got married and had kids, if I went out the night before and didn't get at least 7 hours of sleep, I called in sick to work. I'm not kidding! My body just can't function, it's just the way it is.
When the youngest was a baby, I was SOOOOO sleep deprived, that at one point I laid my head in my husband's lap and started crying because I was so tired.
Another thing that drains me? Whining!! Constant whining totally drains any energy I have in me. I'm telling you, they should tape kids whining all day long and put that in the enemy's camp, they'll surrender in no time!
On a good note, the youngest finally seems to be potty trained, yea!!! She gets to go in the 3 year old preschool class starting tomorrow. I'm so excited for her, but also nervous as well. Sometimes she'll hold it until the last minute and then have an accident, and I'm worried that that will happen at preschool. I was going to go look at furniture tomorrow, but I think I might stay a little closer to home, just in case I get a call that she's had an accident. I hope not.
I just hope I get more sleep tonight...........
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