Happy Mother's Day to everyone! I hope that y'all had a wonderful day spent with family and friends, and that you were pampered all day. We deserve at least one day a year of it, right? I had a very relaxing Mother's Day. My husband let me sleep in till 11. I don't know the last time I GOT to sleep in till 11. It was glorious! I even got an afternoon nap while the baby was taking hers. (I felt like I was in college again. I had had the crazy notion that I would spend all day crafting, but the need for sleep and the constant lack of motivation kept me horizontal most of the day. ) Livers and I had brunch--blueberry pancakes and smoothies. Later in the day I went over to my Mom's house to see her for Mother's Day. She had a relaxing day, too, but she had to since she's recovery from her surgery. All in all it was a very nice day. It makes me wish that it was Mother's Day every day :)
Next week we'll be getting back into some type of normal schedule. We're no longer in manic mode around here since the in-laws left and we've done most of our improvements for now. Hopefully that means I'll be able to catch up on fun things, like actually sitting down to watch TV (when satellite is cooperative), read the huge backlog of magazines I've amassed, and craft (motivation pending).
Anywho, to my 3 readers I hope y'all have a spectacular week!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Finally...
...I finished painting the bathroom, and with two days to spare! I would've done it last night, but I was late getting home. I was at the hospital visiting my mom, who had a hysterectomy yesterday. Everything is fine and she's doing great, but I thought I was going to cry when I walked in the room yesterday and saw her in her bed. Especially when she started talking in her loopy, morphine-induced state. It brought back memories of nine years ago when my Nanny was dying with ovarian cancer and she was in and out of sanity thanks to pain meds. I felt so bad for my mom because she was there by herself and seemed so frail. I wish I could've stayed longer to keep her company, but in reality she needed her sleep. When the husband gets home I'm going back to see her, with Krispy Kreme doughnuts :)
But about the bathroom, finally done. I've wanted to repaint it almost since I last did. Yellow is a beautiful color; just not for this space. It now is a calming light gray blue, "Misty Surf" if you will, and it is much more relaxing.
I look forward to next week and the sense of normalcy it will bring. All this work on the house is exhausting, and I just want to sit down, read, watch some TV, and craft. I have a project just sitting there, begging to be worked on, but I've had no time. I also have a bazillion scrapbooking projects to take care of. And...a new sewing machine to learn how to use! (I bought one today while selling my soul to Target. It was on sale...$50 off!!!...and I decided to go ahead and quit pussyfooting around and get it.)
But about the bathroom, finally done. I've wanted to repaint it almost since I last did. Yellow is a beautiful color; just not for this space. It now is a calming light gray blue, "Misty Surf" if you will, and it is much more relaxing.
I look forward to next week and the sense of normalcy it will bring. All this work on the house is exhausting, and I just want to sit down, read, watch some TV, and craft. I have a project just sitting there, begging to be worked on, but I've had no time. I also have a bazillion scrapbooking projects to take care of. And...a new sewing machine to learn how to use! (I bought one today while selling my soul to Target. It was on sale...$50 off!!!...and I decided to go ahead and quit pussyfooting around and get it.)
Monday, May 5, 2008
What Weekend Warriors We Are
These past few days have been so busy I've hardly had time to sit down and veg out with the TV, let alone blog! With the in-laws coming Friday we've been furiously getting the house prepared, which has left me little time to do more than take a nap while Livers is sleeping (to prepare myself for more work) and quickly read a few blogs here and there. Just a quick run down of what all has been accomplished these past few days (NOTE: husband did part of this; I watched the baby while he worked):
-Put a dresser together for the kitchen to put stuff in and to put TV equipment on
-Cleaned out the garage (still not done; too much junk)
-Hauled about 50000 pounds of cardboard to recycling (I'm a tree hugger; I have to recycle)
NOTE: Recycling place was closed and locked, but the fence doesn't go all the way around. I was not ABOUT to get up in the morning before husband left for work to take it to recycling, so I walked around the fence and dragged all of the cardboard into the recycling bin. Probably illegal, but who cares.
-Bought a bunch of crap from Home Depot for various house projects
-Weedwacked the yard
-Blew leaves
-Trimmed hedges
-Prettied up the screened porch
-Washed the screens in the porch
-Bought flowers for the porch
-Two loads of laundry (because Livers just HAD to poop her pants in the middle of the night, TWICE, which means a reappearance of the diaper rash; poor baby!)
-Random straightening
-Probably other stuff I can't remember
Anything outdoor related was strictly Jeremy's business. I hate yard work. And bugs. Particularly when they combine. (Last year, the one time I decided to do yard work myself, I got bit on the arm by some mysterious spider that made my arm swell and a giant red ring the size of a tennis ball. Been afraid to go out since.)
The weekend did have some fun, though. Friday night we went out with one of our few couple friends to dinner and then hung out with them at their house. We listened to 80's music, which was great (I LOVE me some 80's music!!!) and just chilled. That totally messed up Livers schedule, because we got back way too late and she's been having troubles adjusting since. Hopefully we're back in the groove tonight. We also went to a neighborhood friend's birthday party, which was fun. There wasn't anyone really there her age and we didn't know many people, so that was a bummer (and it was frickin' hot as blazes), but that's ok.
Well, I am off to work again. My next project is to repaint the bathroom. I say repaint, because two years ago I had the bright idea to paint our small bathroom yellow, and lets just say it's quite electric. Going to try to tone it down a little. Hopefully I'll be back in the swing of things soon!!
-Put a dresser together for the kitchen to put stuff in and to put TV equipment on
-Cleaned out the garage (still not done; too much junk)
-Hauled about 50000 pounds of cardboard to recycling (I'm a tree hugger; I have to recycle)
NOTE: Recycling place was closed and locked, but the fence doesn't go all the way around. I was not ABOUT to get up in the morning before husband left for work to take it to recycling, so I walked around the fence and dragged all of the cardboard into the recycling bin. Probably illegal, but who cares.
-Bought a bunch of crap from Home Depot for various house projects
-Weedwacked the yard
-Blew leaves
-Trimmed hedges
-Prettied up the screened porch
-Washed the screens in the porch
-Bought flowers for the porch
-Two loads of laundry (because Livers just HAD to poop her pants in the middle of the night, TWICE, which means a reappearance of the diaper rash; poor baby!)
-Random straightening
-Probably other stuff I can't remember
Anything outdoor related was strictly Jeremy's business. I hate yard work. And bugs. Particularly when they combine. (Last year, the one time I decided to do yard work myself, I got bit on the arm by some mysterious spider that made my arm swell and a giant red ring the size of a tennis ball. Been afraid to go out since.)
The weekend did have some fun, though. Friday night we went out with one of our few couple friends to dinner and then hung out with them at their house. We listened to 80's music, which was great (I LOVE me some 80's music!!!) and just chilled. That totally messed up Livers schedule, because we got back way too late and she's been having troubles adjusting since. Hopefully we're back in the groove tonight. We also went to a neighborhood friend's birthday party, which was fun. There wasn't anyone really there her age and we didn't know many people, so that was a bummer (and it was frickin' hot as blazes), but that's ok.
Well, I am off to work again. My next project is to repaint the bathroom. I say repaint, because two years ago I had the bright idea to paint our small bathroom yellow, and lets just say it's quite electric. Going to try to tone it down a little. Hopefully I'll be back in the swing of things soon!!
Friday, May 2, 2008
Mama Loves a Good Excuse to Go to Target
Yesterday I posted that little Livers broke my lamp in the den. We struck out yesterday on our search, much because I was tired. We went to Target looking for a lamp, but our search was abbreviated as we were walking down the Crayola isle (no joke, the arts and crafts isle is basically all the same brand). I started smelling something and looked at Livers, saying, "Dear Lord please don't let that be you." And of course it was. So we high-tailed it to check-out and the changing table. Let's just say I felt REALLY sorry for any customers who came in after I changed THAT diaper.
Well, now that I'm rejuvenated we are about to head BACK out to find a replacement. And to get stuff for our downstairs bedroom and bath. Why? My in-laws are coming to visit next weekend, and my husband wants the place to absolutely sparkle. Some women would get really annoyed when their husband gets on a cleaning/organizing kick, barking orders to "get the old baby gear out of the guest room," "straighten the basement," or "take down the Christmas lights in the front yard that have been up since Thanksgiving," but not me. I finally have a teammate in the Battle Against the Clutter. The in-laws should come every month if this is what it takes to get him motivated :)
So I'm off to Target. Hopefully the bank account won't take too much of a hit. ;)
I do love me some Target....
Well, now that I'm rejuvenated we are about to head BACK out to find a replacement. And to get stuff for our downstairs bedroom and bath. Why? My in-laws are coming to visit next weekend, and my husband wants the place to absolutely sparkle. Some women would get really annoyed when their husband gets on a cleaning/organizing kick, barking orders to "get the old baby gear out of the guest room," "straighten the basement," or "take down the Christmas lights in the front yard that have been up since Thanksgiving," but not me. I finally have a teammate in the Battle Against the Clutter. The in-laws should come every month if this is what it takes to get him motivated :)
So I'm off to Target. Hopefully the bank account won't take too much of a hit. ;)
I do love me some Target....
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Another instance of crazy around the world
Video: Babies Thrown Off a Tower in India
Don't get me wrong, I love India and many aspects of its culture, but this is about ridiculous. If anything I think it should bring mortally bad luck. I'd have to bust a cap if anyone did this to my baby.
Don't get me wrong, I love India and many aspects of its culture, but this is about ridiculous. If anything I think it should bring mortally bad luck. I'd have to bust a cap if anyone did this to my baby.
Never turn your back on baby...
...or she'll climb on the end table and break your lamp.
I went to answer the phone, and Livers was sitting on the sofa watching Sesame Street (or so I thought). She seized the opportunity of my absence to climb onto the end table to get at my "amm" (what she calls lamp), which is one of her favorite things to try and grab. While in the kitchen I heard the loud, unmistakable sound of breaking glass. I quickly ran to the den and Livers was on the table, the lamp was on its side, the glass portion broken (luckily not the bulb, so I can reuse it). Livers looked at me, looked at the lamp, and said "uh oh!".
Uh oh indeed.
The silver lining to my broken lamp is that it gives me an excuse to go to Target later today. I LOVE me some Target. I have the bank statements to prove it.
I went to answer the phone, and Livers was sitting on the sofa watching Sesame Street (or so I thought). She seized the opportunity of my absence to climb onto the end table to get at my "amm" (what she calls lamp), which is one of her favorite things to try and grab. While in the kitchen I heard the loud, unmistakable sound of breaking glass. I quickly ran to the den and Livers was on the table, the lamp was on its side, the glass portion broken (luckily not the bulb, so I can reuse it). Livers looked at me, looked at the lamp, and said "uh oh!".
Uh oh indeed.
The silver lining to my broken lamp is that it gives me an excuse to go to Target later today. I LOVE me some Target. I have the bank statements to prove it.
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