| Saturday, November 15th, 2008 |
| 7:59 am |
My mom was suppose to come with me and the kids to the zoo today, but she just called and cancelled. She is always doing this kind of stuff! And then she wonders why we don't hang out more. So, now, since I already told the kids we were going, I'm going to go with them by myself. I just hope we don't have a repeat of last time. Last time, you ask? What could have possible happened? Well, while I was in the bathroom with Sullivan, Saul sprinted out of the bathroom and took off. By the time I could pull thngs together and run after him, it took me nearly 10 panic-stricken minutes to find him. Now I finally understand leashes for children. So big plan #1 for the weekend (aka, the zoo) may or may not be the fun time I was thinking it would be. However, I actually had multiple plans this weekend that did not involve grocery shopping or cleaning (I sound so exciting, dont' I?) My second big plan was for tonight where I was actually going to see a couple of friends. Granted, those plans only involved hanging out at my house after the kids were asleep, but they were still plans. Unfortunately, I had an email this morning from one of the friends saying maybe we should do it another night. Excuse me while I throw a pity party for myself. |
| Thursday, August 9th, 2007 |
| 10:27 am |
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| Thursday, July 26th, 2007 |
| 8:35 pm |
I've been scarce for a while now, but with two kids and work being absolutely insanely busy I just don't have time to be online much. I thought work would calm down after I'd been back for awhile, but no such luck. I'll get semi-caught up for a while only to fall behind again the next week. I've even been coming in early almost every morning and it doesn't seem to be making much of a difference. :::::sigh:::::
Not a ton of news though. Sullivan is growing fast. Saul is his usual little tornado self. He does seem to be slightly better behaved than he was when we first brought Sullivan home. That's a plus.
I'm trying to plan a birthday party for myself for my 30th birthday.
Wow. 30. How did that happen? Still, I don't feel like I could possibly be 30.
I've decided to do a pirate themed birthday party. I'm working on the invitations and I've actually managed to mail out a few already. Hard to get much accomplished in the way of crafty things though. Little hands always want to help. :) |
| Sunday, February 11th, 2007 |
| 3:00 pm |
This has not been a good weekend. First I've barely slept the last two nights. Saul started getting sick (fever, bad cough) Friday night. This morning his fever was mild and he was acting normal so I decided it was safe to go grocery shopping. He was running towards the door. No sooner had I said "Saul, don't run...you might fall" than he tripped and hit the corner of our metal coffee table. He was acting kind of dazed and he had a gigantic bump and bruise on his head. Ben thought we'd better take him to the emergency dept which freaked me out because he is generally much less concerned with bumps than I am. On the car ride there, Saul started acting more normal and was babbling away to me. However, shortly before we got the emergency dept, Saul started throwing up which made me all freaked out again. Luckily he seems to be okay. THey made us stay to make sure he could drink some juice and keep it down. Now I'm suppose to keep an eye on him tonight and tomorrow to watch for any warning signs. If he starts throwing up again, I'm suppose to bring him back to the emergency dept. I know chances are he's fine, but I'm so paranoid. I have a billion things to do at work tomorrow but I think it may be best if I stay at home at least for half the day so I can keep an eye on him. I just don't think daycare will be able to watch him that closely. How can they when they're watching multiple kids? |
| Monday, February 5th, 2007 |
| 7:46 am |
I have got to be the clumsiest pregnant woman alive. I have fallen 4 times in the last week. Luckily, I have caught myself on something each time, but not without injury at least half the time. First I tripped going down our basement stairs. Luckily Jack (my lab) was standing in front of me so I grabbed hold of him to break my fall. Still hurt my foot but it was better by the next morning. Then, when I was giving a presentation in a staff meeting, I tripped over the projector cord. Luckily I caught myself on a nearby chair. Same thing happened again the very next day. Obviously I didn't learn anything the first time. Sunday, as I was leaving Mother's after having brunch, I tripped and my arm caught me before I fell. My upper arm has a giant black and blue bruise on it now. I need to wrap myself in bubble wrap. |
| Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 |
| 4:04 pm |
Snow, snow, and more snow. I left for work at 6:30 this morning. I didn't make it there until almost 9:30. I could post about the whole long drawn out adventure, but I don't want to bore you. I hope I have better luck tomorrow. |
| Sunday, January 14th, 2007 |
| 8:06 am |
We got Saul's hair cut for the first time yesterday. His curls were all falling out so he was just starting to look like he had a mullet. Here's some pictures. (sorry they're not the best but he was a moving target!). I miss my little boy's curls! |
| Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 |
| 9:08 am |
I've been trying to cash out the measly $800 in my old retirement account so that I can pay for part of our roof repairs. I have been going back and forth with my old retirement co and my new retirement co for several months now trying to get the money transferred into my new account. I'm sick of the confusion, frustration, etc, so it seems reasonable that I should just take the penalty and cash it out so I can use it for something we need. Well, according to my old retirement co they can't cash it out because my new retirement co already cashed the check. This would sound reasonable to me except that I am holding the uncashed check in my hand! So they are suppposedly researching the issue and will get back to me. I swear I'm going to go insane before I get this straightened out! Why can nothing be simple? |
| Thursday, December 21st, 2006 |
| 8:41 am |
I rode the tram yesterday! Hardly breaking news, but I was a little hesitent about riding it even though I wanted to (I'm scared of heights). It was pretty weird. It looks like it's going pretty fast when you're watching it, but it doesn't feel that fast. I was also afraid it would sway (which would have scared the crap out of me) but it felt very stable much to my surprise. You'd think a little bubble car suspended from an arm attached to a wire would sway more. The ride up scared me a bit but I think it was only because I was watching as we went higher and higher. Yes, I'm a chicken. |
| Monday, December 4th, 2006 |
| 6:41 pm |
Is it possible to gain 6 lbs in a week? I had a dr's appointment today and according to the scale that's how much I had gained since last Monday. I blame my coat. And the cup of tea I had before I went. Surely my coat + the 12 oz of tea would equal a total of 6 lbs? I know for sure the baby didn't gain 6 lbs in a week so the only logical conclusion is the tea and the coat. Did I mention that my stomach is now touching the steering wheel of my car when I drive? I can put the seat back one more notch and still drive (although not the most comfortably). I suddenly wish I had long legs. |
| Tuesday, November 7th, 2006 |
| 8:15 pm |
I wanted to make a quick update even though there's not really much going on. Of course I could let you hear all about how I haven't slept in 2 days now and had a crappy day at work. I'll spare you. One of my good friends got her house broken into yesterday. Stole her wedding DVD among many other things. She just got it! (she was just married 4 weeks ago!) Of course, it's not just the lost of material items, but the feeling of being violated. This is the third person I know who has gotten broken into in the last month. It's really starting to freak me out. Especially since I'm the one who lives in the worse neighborhood. We were suppose to go to Seattle this weekend but Ben volunteered to be on call. I swear he always seems to be on call lately. Considering that we don't really see each other during the week, and lately not so much on the weekends, I may forget what he looks like. |
| Thursday, September 28th, 2006 |
| 6:04 pm |
today's good: Went walking on my lunch break. today's bad: ate potato chips while waiting for my prescription at the pharmacy :( |
| Monday, September 4th, 2006 |
| 3:08 pm |
Forgot to mention (not sure how I forgot this though)...I actually finished college! I now have my BS in Psychology. It's a miracle for sure. One day I may go to graduate school, but for now I'm glad to be out of school. |
| Thursday, August 24th, 2006 |
| 6:49 pm |
I haven't updated in a long time. Things have been insanely busy as usual, but now that Saul seems to get into EVERYTHING I'm even busier than before. My birthday was fun. We spent 3 days up in Seattle doing the usual touristy things plus a couple un-touristy things. One of my friends got me one of the coolest birthday presents ever! 1981 Strawberry shortcake doll in the box! You would think, being an adult, this would not excite me so much but it does. Work has been especially hard lately and I wonder every once in a while if I'm really the management type. I am so bad at disciplining people! Even when people do the stupidest things, I still feel terrible writing them up. Everyone keeps telling me I will get use to it after a while, but it's been over a year and it doesn't seem to be coming naturally to me yet. This weekend I've got tons of stuff to do, but hopefully some of it will be fun so that's okay. All I have time for right now. Hope everyone is doing great. |
| Saturday, July 22nd, 2006 |
| 11:52 am |
Alas...it looks like there will be no pirate birthday festivities for me. I worked in the yard for an hour this morning and only managed to clear a small corner. I am more upset about this than logic says I should be, but perhaps that is more proof that I am a child at heart. Maybe next year. |
| Saturday, July 15th, 2006 |
| 5:19 pm |
Am I getting dumber as I get older? Seriously. It use to be difficult for me to do homework but only because I hated missing out on something fun. Once I got started writing the paper or answering whatever questions there were, I was fine. The last couple of years however, it seems to be more and more difficult for me. I'm trying to write a paper today and it is honestly painful! My brain hurts every time I try to think! I need a dunce cap. |
| Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 |
| 6:46 pm |
Aliens have invaded the planet!!! They have invaded and taken over my husband's body. That's the only explanation...I came home to a clean house. |
| Saturday, July 8th, 2006 |
| 9:55 pm |
Saul has a new phrase: "oh die". Nice huh? Now, I'm sure that's not really what he's meaning to say, but that's what it sounds like! Fun. |
| Thursday, July 6th, 2006 |
| 5:17 pm |
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!!!! I went to turn on the grill this evening and there was a mouse on our porch. A little tiny, scurrying mouse. And where there is one mouse there is bound to be many. I hope they stay outside. Maybe I should get more cats. |
| Wednesday, July 5th, 2006 |
| 9:19 pm |
I have a black eye. No, not a bar fight. My 15 month old child! He got mad when I went to remove him from the unsafe perch he had climbed to and head-butted me. Ouch. It really hurts. It's totally swollen too. I was just starting to think about how sweet another baby would be too, but not anymore. THis must be God's way of bringing me to my senses. Can you imagine what would happen if I had two of them ganging up on me? |
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