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- Let me be the first to say (haha...yeah right) that this hurricane is really messing with my life. We had lots planned for this weekend and now I don't know if any of it is going to happen...silly weather patterns.
- I got my hair cut last night...I walk into that salon and I feel at peace. I am there to take care of myself and nothing will stand in my way. It's 45-60 minutes of doing something for me every 7-8 weeks. So, I sit down and start to zone out. All of the sudden, a lady sits down next to me and starts singing the song that is on the sound system...right.out.loud. It was a good song, so I figured "maybe she just can't help herself...it's a good song." Then the song ended. I was hoping to return to my zen place. Then she starts singing THAT song too...no way was it a happy accident...the song was "Simply Irresistible" by Robert Plant. That's when she turned into an annoying bitch.
- This week, I feel that I've been doing more striving to make it to nap time than actually enjoying my children. That makes me feel horrible and like I'm a shitty mother.
- I made a mistake this week...a small mistake, but completely out-of-character for me. It turned out to be okay, but I seriously panicked and freaked out. I hate making mistakes.
- I have been making an attempt to dress nicer when I leave the house...it just makes me feel better. I just wish everyone else would do it too...I'm sick of looking at "blah."
- I have to write the Crazies' thank you notes for their birthday presents...ask me if I have any clue where I put the list.
- I want to bake bread so badly this weekend...a recipe that I've been holding on to, but we have so much damn bread in this house that it makes me want to vomit...and I don't even like bread. It's too dough-y.
- Speaking of baking, I love aprons...I wear a Vera Bradley one all the time and I really can't stand Miss Vera. I need them to cover my tatas though b/c I'm a messy cook. Is it weird that I adore aprons?
- Matt has been giving me a hell of a time going down for naps. I'm thinking it might be correlated to whether or not I'm going to be there when he gets up, but we'll figure that out this afternoon. He's woken up to Babysitter or Husband 3 out of 4 afternoons this week. We'll see...he's been REALLY bad though.
- I've realized that one of the characteristics of 3-years olds is that they're total wiseasses.
- They also like to tell me what to do...that goes over really big in my house.
- I hate power struggles...they just seem so fruitless when it's clear, from the beginning, that I'm going to win.
- I need a mudroom...I'm a bag lady...I have a pool bag, a tutoring bag, a gym bag, a yoga bag, a "returns" bag...I need a mudroom. It's as simple as that. Currently they're all piled up in my living room. I'm not very happy with that situation.
- The Crazies took ALL of their toys out of the living room and brought them to "Parerra" (a.k.a. Brie's pillow)...what a freaking mess. They were pretty impressed with themselves though. I wouldn't say "impressed" was the word for my reaction though.
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| Left: What they were able to amass in a short time. Right: The retreat...their new desks wouldn't fit. |
- I think I use the multiple exclamation points too much - "!!!" How annoying, right? I also use this a lot - "..." just because what I'm saying really never wants to end. A period just seems so final.
- Two more things and then I'm done...here are two seriously interesting articles:
- In Defense of Dining with Children - a reaction to the ban on younger diners.
- A Long Summer for 'Weary Tiger' Mothers - one woman's thoughts on how tired summers make her...trying to turn her children into reading cyborgs...love it.
14 comments:
Irene's a whore. That's all I have to say about her.
I just realized that I never mail out one of my thank yous, to a dear friend no less, and I now feel like an ass.
Lastly, you are far from a shitty mother. We all have down times. And I am totally jealous of your me time. I haven't had my hair cut since December, and then it was cut by my cousin in the kitchen-classy!
I need to know what the good song was. And Simply Irresistable is by Robert PALMER, not PLANT. Plant is from the Led Zeppelin. My husband would be having a seizure if he knew you mixed them up. :)
I got my hair done this week, too. I was not at all sad that it took her longer this time than usual. I love chatting with my gal!
We had a ton of zucchini so DH made some zucchini bread this week and I was sooo excited. BUT...he tried a new recipe and it was no good :-( Not happy about that - but probably good b/c I would have eaten it all if it had been yummy.
We have a mudroom but its where the dogs kennels are, the kids 1,279 pairs of shoes, husbands crap and misc shit that doesn't make it/out of the house but instead just gets dropped there. sometimes it drives me crazy, but then I realize it would all be IN the family room instead.
The lady singing in the salon??? That sucks. That's similar to when I was getting my pedicure a few weeks ago. I was there by myself, reading a magazine...when this weirdo lady sits next to me and basically wants to roll her eyes at the foreign guy (nail tech) who can't understand what she's saying. Don't pull me into this lady! Actually, don't talk to me at all...I'm not here for drama!
It only got worse, though, when she told me how her 8-year old daughter, who was there with her, had had such a high fever earlier in the week that she's been to the ER...but her fever broke that morning. Wha??? Get me away from this lady!!!
I swear I didn't punctuate the first part of my comment that way on purpose...but I obviously have some punctuation issues, too. :)
I'd have to add to my list that I use too many emoticons. It's just that you can't hear my cute little lilt when I type...HA! ;)
We all make mistakes.
I use too much everything. () !!! ... :) LOL
Let's call it passion, shall we? :)
Go easy on yourself and remember I'm learning from you so take careful notes so you can share with those of us who have younger twins.
OMG--the comments on that article about banning children make my blood boil! People are SO ridiculous. If you want a guarantee that no child is going to be in the same restaurant with you, eat at home! Grrr....
I am an admitted over-user of both the double exclamation point and the ellipsis. I have a lot of unfinished thoughts...
Stay safe this weekend!
Hi! Stopping in from FNL. Want to list all the things I love about what you said tonight but then my comment would be a small blog. Will say that I had a bad mother week with you and that I also use "..." too often
DITTO on...
1. Just making it to naptime.
2. Needing a mudroom. I'm a bag lady as well. My closet is full of them.
3. I'm a big fan on the "..." as well.
Well, at least you had plans, we have nothing.
It would totally piss me off if someone was interrupting my hair time - doesn't this woman realize how much hair days mean?!
Nope - I have had many days when I looked forward to nap - we all need to recharge.
Thank-you notes: "Thank you for attending my water party and the gift. I hope you had as much fun as we did."
I use "-" way too much.
my mudroom? on the other side of the house from any entry. great planning, huh? an in an even greater plan--B and I just moved a love seat and a kid craft table in there. so...now there's a couch in front of the coat hooks. wonder where we're gonna put our coats? right now i'm hoping they end up in the closet. BUT after we did all of this i noticed all of OUR bags: school bags x 2, workout bags x 2, diaper bag, clinic bag, art bag. now they're all right next to the front door. this is not going to work.
holy comment that is all about me. sorry :(
and you know you're a great mother. the best piece of parenting advice i've gotten in the past few months was that kids turn into "assholes" when they turn 2. and that they stay that way until they're 4. so. some days you just gotta make it till nap, right?
This weather is definitely screwing things up! I'm anticipating a long night tonight with the winds that are being predicted.
I'm with you on a mudroom. We have a laundry room, but it's just not enough. If I could pick two areas of the house to demand when I buy next it would be a super modern kitchen and a huge mudroom.
Your list is in the pile in the middle of the diningroom table (in amongst the construction paper). Yikes to the Parrera toy pit! So make a mistake - it's fixable (and human, just so you know). Love you, honey...
I love your blog BTW.
My sons both stopped napping on their 3rd b-days. Never napped again.
I've been trying to spend time on myself too...it's so hard. I desperately need a haircut. I made an appointment for Monday night but I hate that it $55. I'm cheap when it comes to hair.
Our coat closet is 15 feet away from the front door. Not good. The crap just piles up and there is no where to hide it:(
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