girlymama

why is it...

that when you are completely out of something (like eggs or potatoes, like me) all you can think of to cook includes that exact same ingredient?

This afternoon, I have actually thought: "I know! Meatloaf!" No, takes an egg... "Pot roast!" No... "Oooo... Omelets sound great! No, no eggs. I could just make pancakes..."

Methinks leftovers...

house junk

This weekend I get to paint! I am so excited - I love painting. (As in walls, nothing that is actually artistic.) I will be painting the mudroom on Saturday after my husband finishes fixing it tonight. Then he and his dad will be doing something involving cement in the crawl space all day on Saturday. (I'm staying out of that one.)

So by the end of this weekend, we should have a finished mudroom, a cemented crawl space that drains properly, a working sump pump and - dare I dream - finally be able to store things in the crawl space.  Now I just have to learn how to tile so I can finish up the family room closet and we'll be almost done with the ground floor!  Progress! Yay!!!

I have been getting lots done for the house lately. Little Sis has stuff on her walls now. I trash picked a huge mirror which I refinished and put over her dresser & I made these wooden letters that spell out her name, tied up with ribbons. Very cute. Big Sister insisted on some for her room as well. I also refinished two picture frames for hanging in various locations - I found great wall art on clearance with yucky frames. When Wordpress stops being retarded and lets me post pictures again, I'll show you.

my baby! (sob!)

Who taught my baby learn to pull her big sister's hair while smacking her upside the face at the same time?

What makes my baby think she is old enough to try and reason with me? ("A little baby time-out, okay, Mama?")

Where does my baby learn all the songs she can sing? (From Jesus Loves Me, to Everything Disney to Hey, Jude)

When did my baby begin crossing her arms, thrusting out her chin and telling me "No, I don't want to [fill in the blank]. You no make me."?

Why is she growing up so quickly? I'm not ready! 

How did my baby get old enough to be signed up for preschool this morning?

one thing leads to another, leads to another.....

I haven't posted for a very good reason: I was looking for my Christmas tree stand. And yes, that makes perfect sense. You see, my Christmas tree stand was somewhere in the attic or fourth bedroom/storage room, but I didn't know where. So I started looking. And found a box filled with old coat hangers. An entire box! Coat hangers! Out in the trash that went. Then I found four boxes filled with my husband's crap treasured belongings which I was able to consolidate into three boxes. Then, I found 3 boxes labeled "family room" that were in the attic. ?!?! So those had to be dealt with. Then I realized I could probably pack away the baby swing, seeing as my baby is now 2.

Anyways, one thing lead to another, which lead to another.... but the attic is much more organized. And every single trash recepticle we have is full to bursting. And the fourth bedroom almost resembles a bedroom, although it still lacks a few things vital to any bedroom. Like a bed. Or any furniture. It does have a lamp now, so we are making progress. I am definatly winning my war on useless crap.

Then yesterday we went to get our Christmas tree. YAHOO! I love Christmas. We picked out the perfect tree. Just perfect. We wrestled it into the house and into the corner of the living room, next to the fireplace and said, "Hum. It didn't look quite so big outside." It was like a cheesy sitcom. We bought the biggest Christmas tree ever. We had to cut several inches off and it is so wide that we had to move our couch. Its Huge - with a capital H. Hilarious. Our kids were laughing their little butts off watching us try to wrestle it into the stand. ("Is it straight now?" "No." GRUNT. "How about now?""Nope.") My favorite is when I was holding it up straight and Husband was lying on the floor trying to maneuver it in the stand and he asks, "Can you lift it?" I said, "Are you kidding?"

So I am feeling a strong sense of accomplishment and a strong amount of back pain. I'm going to take a nice, long tub and pop an Advil before crashing into bed tonight.

now that i'm out of my food coma...

...I have a couple of things to share. First off, please do not go shopping on Black Friday if you don't know the rules. Do not complain to the store manager, demanding an item that was advertised "limited quanities" and "first come, first serve" at 11AM! If you want the deals, you needed to show up at 5am when the store opened, you moron. And puhleeze do not  complain that its crowded. You are going shopping on the busiest shopping day of the year. Of course  its going to be crowded. Go home and let the rest of us enjoy bargain hunting in peace.

Secondly, I admit I was upset at the choice for the new Bond. I don't think he is the typical sexy, dashing image that James Bond has. (I am a huge James Bond fan, despite being a girl.) But, I just saw Casino Royale.  It was terrific. Daniel Craig did a great job. Still don't think he's very handsome, but it was a great movie. Go see it.

if she only knew how true that was...

Little Sister, handing me my bra as I'm getting dressed today:

"Here, Mommy, Here your boobs."

have you seen?!?

soooooo excited for this one...

the wild and crazy life i lead

Its been a long week. Long. Tonight, it was take-out pizza on paper plates and kids to bed early. Now I'm off to take a bubble bath and go to bed. Yes, I know its only 8 o'clock. But thats just the kind of week its been. I know. I'm a party animal. Watch out.

More fun updates next week. Promise. We're driving to Ohio to visit the fam and such, so I'm sure there'll be lots of fun adventures-in-traveling-with-toddlers-on-the-busiest-travel-day-of-the-year to relate ;-)

G'nite.

this is it.

Today, just a few months late, Husband is having his annual review at work. We will find out... the raise.

This has been a mystery, building up for about 5 months now. The rumors are circulating (only 3%!), the cut-backs are happening (holiday party in the cafeteria? What??), we're officially freaked out.  I am so nervous. I really want him to get a fantastic review. He's worked super hard all year. He entered a completely new field. And the man who was too squimish to watch me get an epidural is now training surgeons! He's done relaly well and I hope that this review is encouraging to him.  And that they pay him more. That would be nice. (Darn home repairs. Maybe his raise can be given in a Home Depot gift card? That'd be okay too.)

I'm not sure I'm going to make it....

writer's block

I have a lot to say, but I'm too tired/busy/distracted to write it out legibly. So here's some fun info about me that I'm sure you're dying to know. Thanks, dcrmom.

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion:You have medium extroversion.You're not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party. Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences. But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your "down time."Conscientiousness: You have medium conscientiousness. You're generally good at balancing work and play. When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done. But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it.Agreeableness: You have medium agreeableness. You're generally a friendly and trusting person. But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism. You get along well with others, as long as they play fair. Neuroticism: You have low neuroticism. You are very emotionally stable and mentally together. Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly. Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure. Openness to experience: Your openness to new experiences is medium. You are generally broad minded when it come to new things. But if something crosses a moral line, there's no way you'll approve of it. You are suspicious of anything too wacky, though you do still consider creativity a virtue.

The Five Factor Personality Test