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A. Age: I turn 30 in two weeks.
B. Bed size: Queen
C. Chore you dislike: I HATE folding laundry. I'll wash it, dry it, iron it and put it away. Please don't make me fold it.
D. Dogs: Want one? Yes. Have one? No.
E. Essential start to your day: Caffeine!
F. Favorite color: red
G. Gold or silver: Silver
H. Height: 5'7
I. Instruments you play(ed): I play the flute.
J. Job title: Stay at Home Mom.
K. Kids: Pirate Monkey and Bebe
L. Live: Pennsylvania
M. Mom’s name: Babs
N. Nicknames: Stace
O. Overnight hospital stays: Only after having the babes.
P. Pet peeves: Smart people who do dumb things, chewing with your mouth open.
Q. Quote from a movie:
R. Righty or lefty: Right
S. Siblings: Brother (deceased) 3 years younger, Sister 5 years younger, Step Sister 6 years younger, Half Brother 14 years younger.
T. Time you wake up: When my children will no longer accept any thing else.
U. Underwear: I wear them.
V. Vegetables you don’t like: Lima beans, peas and raw tomatoes. And avocados. It's a texture thing.
W.What makes you run late: The babes and my husband. Also, big pet peeve.
X. X-rays you’ve had: Teeth, pelvis, lumbar spine, right knee.
Y. Yummy food you make: lasagna, buffalo chicken dip and a honey spice rubbed pork tenderloin that kinda makes me drool.
Z. Zoo animal favorites: Monkeys

eegads.

Our basement is flooded. With water. And a sump pump. What oh what do I do?!?!?!? Gah!!!!

happy happy joy joy

Mind over matter. Joining the gym. Going to get back in shape. Going to get a mood boost while lifting the old booty. And I am going to be happy about it, damn it. Lol!

Also, 18 days from hitting a new decade. New decade= new start. My twenties, they were good. My thirties I am going to work damn hard to make freaking awesome. No reason to keep being mopey. None.

Also, made a list of things to do this spring.
1. redo the flower beds. (crud)
2. plant an edible garden. (saving money by spending money!)
3. tidy up garage.
4. get membership to a swim club for the summer.
5. want to repaint the downstairs after i paint pm's room and bebe's room.
6. find a style icon for my thirties. no reason to keep slumming it.
7. come to terms with someone starting kindergarten. gah!

Also, I like chocolate domes. And Wegman's. Have a nice night. xoxo

this made my day.

I went out for breakfast with my family. Mine. Still wrapping my head around that. We all had a great time. I went shopping with my daughter (one of many many trips, I'm sure) while the hubby took the dude to a movie. We all had a great time. Then hubby and I went out to dinner sans children. Awesome and we all had a great time. Then we came home and did our respective thing until he went to bed and (finally!) gave up the computer so I could play on it. And that, my friends, is when I found this:

And laughed my butt off. The end.

The State of Our Union

I'd be lying if I said everything was sunshine and unicorn farts around here. We hardly see each other. We barely speak. Not out of anger, mind you. We are just busy and exhausted from our respective other responsibilities. I think. Definitley not anger though. It is causing some stress that neither of us is really sure how to address. Both of us can see it's there. Both of us know it's a problem. How do we fix it? No clue. Our marriage isn't like most people's. He doesn't work normal hours at a 9-5 job. I wasn't born to be a stay-at-home mom. I see it as one of MANY things that make me me. It doesn't define who I am, though. I get no days off. He gets zero days off. But if you asked us what we need most it would be time off together. Without two small but incredibly cute tag-a-longs. Our marriage needs an opportunity to thrive independent of our children. Without that I fear things will only get much worse. Now, the tricky part. How do we accomplish this given our lack of time? Thoughts and suggestions, as always, appreciated.

Bebe ~ 6 1/2 months old

PM 4 1/2 years old


I'm reminded lately that we are very very fortunate just to have two healthy children. Healthy. That's all that matters. I've been pitying myself a lot lately, for a bunch of reasons. I'm unemployed. I miss adult conversation. I miss the interaction. I miss getting a check and recently when we did our taxes my ego took another punch when I was listed as a dependent. I'm dependent on someone for the first time in a very long time. But I can't sit here and wallow because there are two precious little people who are completely dependent on me. Got to get out of the mindset of self pity. Got to get over it. Soon. Because the smaller one is starting to rock back and forth on her hands and knees and soon I won't have time to feel sorry for myself. Maybe that's a good thing.

thoughts

randomness from the last 24 hours

*i get overwhelmed walking into craft stores even when i have a very clear plan of what i'm doing there. seriously, i completely lose track of what i was after as soon as those doors woosh open. it's really disconcerting.

*pm does karate in his sleep. i know this because this morning after the power came back on, i went upstairs to check on him and was treated to a flury of rapid karate chop type movements followed by a smile. and then peace.

*when the power goes out, i wake up. and then i freak out. at least if it's winter. in the 2.5 hours we didn't have power it dropped 6 degrees in our house. i was deciding whether i should bundle everyone up and plop us all in the same bed when it came whirring back on. problem solved.

*bebe really seems to be enjoying herself. she likes eating solids. she likes eating her spoon. okay, she likes eating. and she's getting pretty darn close to being mobile! she regularly gets up on all fours, i'm just waiting for the rocking back and forth that preceeds the crawling.

*also, her eyes are still blue. i pm's took a long time to change but it would be so pretty if hers would stay blue. i always wanted blue eyes. but i remember the good ole punnett square and brown eyed mama plus brown eyed daddy usually equals brown eyed baby. and that okay too!

*i have started planning what will become our annual birthday party. pm was (un)fortunate enough to be born at the beginning of may and his birthday this year actually falls on mother's day. plus the weather is unreliable. so we will be having one party for both of them at the end of july. better weather for outside shenanigans. only have to cook and decorate once. i'm excited because if we do it in the summmer, my family can come out for it!

*i just realized he will be 5(!) in three (3) months. zomg. wow. i'm not sure i'm ready for that but it's a nice distraction from how old i will be in just under 2 months. not ready for that either. but that's a different story for a different day.

xoxo