Kum-Bi-Ya, My Lord, Kum-Bi-Ya

Andrew's campfire he made last week during 'Camping Week" at daycare.

And to think...I was thinking about starting a small garden.

Where do I begin? First of all, Marc is out on the boat with the guys tonight, so it's just me and little man. So we pick up and $5 pizza for dinner 'cause there is no way I am heating up the house for just the two of us. (Plus when it's just the two of us, the $5 pizza goes a lot farther...I got me some lunch for tomorrow).

We get home and eat dinner and Andrew seems fussy...not terribly, but not my little angel either. But it progressively gets worse and he starts tugging on his left ear. Pretty soon, he is vigorously rubbing his ear non-stop and flat out crying. Not the "I'm tired" or "I'm hungry" or "I'm mad" or "I just need attention" cry. This is a "Help me, Momma, I'm hurting" cry. Of course, we have no baby meds in the house. (I knew this, but did I remember to pick some up when I went shopping last time? Noooooo....)

So I pack up my man, complete with pacifier and blankie and tears and we drive to Walgreens. I felt so bad as he just keep alternating between whimpering and all out crying and rubbing his poor little ear. He didn't seem to have a cold at all, so I am not sure whether his ear hurt him, itched really bad (you know that itch that is in your throat), whether he fell and hit it today or what? Walgreens is pretty close and with traffic and stupid Michigan lefts takes about 10 minutes to get there. I pull into the lot, grab my purse and realize that I don't have my wallet. I have no cash, no credit cards, nothing on me. I carry my purse in a backpack while at work and when I picked up the pizza I must have missed the purse when I threw my wallet in my backpack. I wanted to cry. I start the car back up and we head home. About halfway home, Andrew really starts getting upset. Normally, his crying doesn't get to me, but this was a different cry and for the moment I couldn't do a darn thing to help him.... so it got to me...and I started crying. So here we are driving down 44th street both bawling. It was lovely.

I get home; run in grab my wallet and head BACK to Walgreens. Well, to wrap it up, we get to Walgreens have trouble finding the children's Tylenol while holding a crying child, pay and get home. I give it to him and just try to comfort him for the next 45 minutes. We tried to rock and read and we tried to watch Sesame Street, finally I lay down with him in our bed. He wiggled and squirmed and whimpered for about 20 minutes, then was out cold. It was only 7:45pm.

I wait a while then sneak out from under him and head down stairs to start working on the house. I decide that I am going to make some zucchini bread with some zucchini someone gave out at church. I got the oven preheated and all the ingredients together and mixed and I'm getting ready to shred the zucchini. I cut it in half to find out that it's a CUCUMBER! AAUUGGHH!!

Fortunately, I had a little bit of another zucchini in the fridge was able to use that. But truthfully, I am not in the mood to clean anymore. Nope, that window has passed. In fact, if I had some I would say a margarita would sound good about now.

Ok, I am going to go. Please pray that whatever was going on with Andrew tonight was a tonight-only thing and I won't have to think about the 'sick' daycare tomorrow morning. (I am covering for someone all day tomorrow and Friday, so taking the day off is out of the question.)

Little Squirt

It was SO hard to come into work today.  I dropped Andrew off at daycare and since we were there early (I had to be at work early today), they were outside playing....IN A SPRINKLER!  They were all in just their diapers, just soaked and laughing!  They were so cute!   It was the type of sprinkler that was made to be played in.  It sprayed water out around the edge of a circle, then all of a sudden (you didn't know when) the circle water would stop and it would spray right up the middle and catch you by surprise.   They also had a water table set up too, with boats and other water toys.   So we show up and strip Andrew and he starts right in at the water table...wasn't quite sure about the sprinkler yet.  All the kiddos were laughing...I wanted to stay and play!!   Andrew still had his minute tears when I left, but was done before I got totally inside.   I wish I could have stayed and watched.   All these cute little babies running around soaked in their diapers. It looked just too fun!

 

Anyway, I am covering today for a staff meeting.  Which means EVERYONE is gone and it's extra long and I have to go the restroom badly and counting the minutes until someone returns to cover for me.   The phones have been too busy to try to sneak away.  So that is why I am sitting here crossed legged writing this post...helping the time go by quickly.  (Of course, I had to start the post by writing about water....)

 

Not much has happen in the last day or so.  Last night we ran some errands and hit Kohls.  Marc needed a few work shirts so I sacraficed my $10 Kohls money for him.  (That's love).  Then we hit Gazelle sports.  I've been pricing out these shoes I want.  They are what all the nurses wear and they are by far the most comfortable shoes I've ever stepped in...no kidding.  I'd be tempted to wear them to bed.   But they are pricy.   So I've been shopping around for them.  I've got my fingers crossed that maybe they'll be listed on Ebay sometime soon for much less.  Here's hoping.

 

Well, I don't want to ramble on just for the sake of rambling on and it might be too late already.  So, I'll wrap this up for now.

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?

Not a whole lot to post about, just wanted to check in. Today was a nice, but hot day. Really too hot to play outside until about 9 tonight. We went to church this morning, which again was really good, but I must confess, I had trouble staying focused today. My mind kept wandering all over the place. Then we came home and hung out a bit. I made breakfast burritos that turned out ok....they are not my favorite meal. We then headed out to run some errands. We hit the pet food place so that poor Rocky (I'm still mad at him) won't starve since we were scraping the bottom of his food barrel for his breakfast. Then we hit Walmart since we didn't have enough diapers in the house to make it through the day. We picked up a few other odds and ends that were needed and headed home. Oh, but not before we hit Gander Mountain for Marc. He didn't get anything, but got to drool over some fishing rods.

Other than that, not a whole lot happened. I got to take a nap again today. Love that! We picked up the house a tiny bit and now I'm just getting my stuff ready for tomorrow. It's going to be an early one since I need to be downtown by 8 and have Andrew dropped off at DC by 7:30. Ugh! Getting myself ready and getting little man ready to head out the door that early is not an easy task. Especially since I'm NOT a morning person and will not have had my coffee yet. The good thing is that Andrew gets breakfast at DC so that's one less thing I will have to worry about.

Speaking of daycare, this week's theme is Rhymes. So Andrew gets to bring in a rhyming book. Now, if you know me at all....ALL of our books are rhyming books since I am a HUGE Dr. Seuss fan. However, I am picking one of my lesser favorites, simply because the book is simple, there are not a lot of made up words (something that tends to show up in Dr. Seuss books and maybe not the easiest for kiddos who are trying to learn new words), and Andrew seems to have taken a liking to it. So he's taking Hop on Pop to school tomorrow. My personal Dr.Seuss favorites are in no particular order (I tried to order these, but just couldn't) 1. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish 2. Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? and 3. The ABC Book. Oh wait, add number 4. Fox in Sox. But I really truly love them all...thanks to my mom who read them to me when I was but a wee tike.

Ok, ok...for not much to post, I wrote a hefty post. Pray for us this week, as I am working a lot. The working part is fine, but it just makes the time at home craziness. Thanks and have a great week.

One Dog for Sale

After Andrew and I get home from garage sale-ing.....I wanted to cry.
Look what my lovely canine did...

And it wasn't just used paper towels, it was leftover chinese rice, dumped sweet and sour sauce, melted ice cream, flour with an open packet of soy sauce mixed in, and plenty of coffee grounds, along with the regular run of the mill garbage. So I got the oppertunity to clean it all up, vacuum over and over, spot clean the carpet and mop the floors when we got home. Fortunatly, Andrew was ready for a nap and went down easily so I didn't have to worry about him along with all this. What a way to spend my Saturday afternoon.

Six Degree of Seperation

1. Me

2. My Hubby

3. His Boss

4. His Wife

5. Her Sister

6. Her Husband is "Zack Morris"!

Gimme an F, Gimme an R, Gimme an I, Gimme an D, Gimme an A, Gimme an Y. Gooooo FRIDAY!!!!

Today has been a busy.  This morning after I pull myself out of bed (which was much harder to do today than usual), I was able to get a lot done.  Dishes unload and reload, pizza dough made and cooked, vacuumed, etc...  Then we did the store real quick, but it still put a little behind getting Andrew to daycare on time.  Lunch had already started.  There they were.  All the little kiddos all sitting around the table in their little chairs eating so nicely.  It was so cute.  Andrew did well, too.  He still had his minute-tears, but they quickly passed when he gobbled (no exaggerating) down a peice of cheese that was offered him.    I will still in the room and he was fine.  Yea.

 

Work was fine today.  It was a nice pace.  Busy enough to allow the time to pass at a good rate, but not swamped where I am practically running from floor to floor.  I am thankful for this as I did NOT where good shoes today.   (they were the only ones that went with my outfit).  :)

 

Well, tonight the Dresslers are coming over and were have.....can you guess?....PiZZA!   I think I am going to Meijer on the way home with Drewbee-Do-Be-Do first.  We'll probably just hang out tonight, probably play card and possibly watch a movie.  Nothing too exciting, but nice. 

 

We really don't have big plans this week.  I'll probably do some cooking for the freezer, since next week promises to be CRAZY and I won't want to think about dinner then.  And of course, there are projects around the house that I would like done.   That doesn't mean much, unfortunately.   And, I think I mights....just might....go garage sailing tomorrow...I haven't really been all summer.

 

Well, have a great night.

Click off and on and off and on and off...

I am in a mood. Not a completely bad mood, but not in a good mood. I am just tired & have a slight headache and it's affecting everything. Fortunately, the kiddo isn't in one of HIS moods tonight, or it would be bad news bears right now. Currently he is sitting on our couch in just a diaper, clicking a pen on and off and on and off and on and off and on and off.

Ok, we just moved outside. He is playing in his pool right now. The joy of wireless.

Well, I never replied to the whole “Taggies” letter and got a 2nd legal notice today. I have calmed down now, but was fuming for a while. So tempting just to shoot a ‘nasty gram’ right back at ‘em. But I did not. Guess I should reply to this one. Not sure what I am going to say. “Sorry I wasn’t selling your product. I won’t do it again.”

Anyway, I found out today that next week is going to be a BUSY one for me. I am working all day on Mon, Wed., Thurs., & Fri. And an extra hour on Tuesday. Which means I’ll get NOTHING done next week, since the mornings are gone and I’m guessing Andrew will need extra attention in the evenings. I guess it’s a good thing. I mean, more hours mean more $$. Maybe I’ll net enough on that check to hit the DQ.

On a good note, Andrew is in a pretty good mood tonight, which is a good thing. He is a pretty funny kiddo. And, it’s actually nice outside. I can sit out here for longer than 3 minutes without my skin melting. It looks like it will storm soon. Has that feel and smell. It would be a good thing since we really need rain. However, it is still hot enough for Andrew to totally soak himself in his pool.

Last night was nice. Kari and Andy dropped in and hung out with us. We even got Chinese and watched “So you think you can Dance”….my guilty pleasure this summer.

Well, not a whole lot to report. I’m just thankful tomorrow is Friday. Have a great night.

Stifle that laugh

Today seemed like a crazy day. I got a call this morning about 10 asking if I could work downtown this afternoon rather than in my regular location. This doesn't seem like a big deal but.... it means that I need to drop off Andrew a tad early but need to pick him up about an hour late since I'll be working until 4:30 rather than 4 plus a 1/2hr. drive. This gives daycare a next to nothing notice. And to top it off, there was a conference in town where some-thousands and thousands were going to attend, so traffic was expected to be craziness. When I got the call, Andrew and I were on our way out to Sam's. So now, we were really pressed for time if we still go...which we did. On a good note, it really didn't go that bad, just kinda made it hectic, especially since working downtown is already really busy. (Did that paragraph make sense...I felt like I was rambling).

So, Marc got to go to this conference along with half the state, I think. I would have like to go. It was a Get Motivated conference with a lot of big names. Rudolph Giulliani, Tom Izzo, Zig Zigler, George from The Apprentice, Suze Orman, Jerry Lewis and more. He said it was good.

So lately, in the evenings, Andrew is going through this thing where he is super fussy. But not like not-feeling-good-fussy, but more like, deliberate fussy if-you-even-think-about-not-giving-me-100%-of-your-attention-I-will fall-down-on-the ground-and-produce-real-tears. It's very frustrating. And it's only in the evenings. In the mornings, or when we play outside, he is happy happy happy and self content if I am playing with him, or he is playing by himself. But come evenings...buddy...watch out. However, today, Marc asked him if he wanted a time out and he shook his head yes. We both had to cover our faces while we tried to stifle a laugh...then promptly gave him his time out, which he took tear free.

Anyway, like I mentioned, we do have a magical fix to Andrew's fussiness and it is spelled O.U.T.S.I.D.E. Just mention the word and he repeats it over and over (in a way you would only understand because you just said it yourself) and runs to the door. So, we played outside for a while in the pool. It was nice out and we visited with some neighbors for a while. AND...a police car was driving by so we were all waving vigorously and they flashed their lights and hit their sirens for a quick seconds for us. Very exciting.

Well, we haven't been motivate to do much around the house today, so the place is looking pretty bad...put that on my list of things to do tomorrow. Well, I think that's it for today.

He ate what?

Chili? My son ate chili for lunch? And not just a taste or so...they said he gobbled it up AND they said it was a little too spicy today, too. Who IS this kid? He eats spicy chili, but he wouldn't eat a plain bagel for a snack. Quirky kid. Of course, what did I lay out for dinner tonight? Enchiladas. Poor kid. Or maybe I should say poor mommy for having to change those diapers. J

Also, apparently, the drinking out of a cup isn’t coming along quite yet, since I’ve had to restock his spare clothes EVERYDAY. But overall, he had a good day today. This week’s theme is camping. So he got to bring in a flashlight (which I was told he wouldn’t share) and got to play in a tent (which I was told he really enjoyed). Of course, he still wanted to bolt as SOON as I walked in the door. I’ve talked to other parents and they said eventually they cry when you pick them up and not when you drop them off. Looking forward to that day…maybe.

Today was craziness at work. In fact, I had 9, 500 steps before I even got home from work today. Wowsers. Good thing I wore comfy shoes today.

Well, tonight after dinner, I think we are going to play in the pool a bit. (I forgot about the hose being on and it totally overflowed – good thing it’s a small pool). While he’s playing I am hoping Marc and I (more Marc so I can keep an eye on the kiddo…aka…play) can clean out and vacuum the cars. Marc is getting a movie from Blockbuster right now while running some errands, so after little man goes down (or maybe earlier) we are going to put in a movie and fold our mountain of clean clothes in the basement. I know it sounds like an all too exciting night. J Contain your jealousy.

Well, that’s all for now. Have a nice night.