This little dent totalled out my car. Wow.(This photo was taken last Saturday, since then we have had two days in the 50's and there is only remnants of the biggest drifts left in my yard.)
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
25 Randoms
I was tagged on Facebook to write a note with 25 random things on it about me. I figured it would also work for here. On Facebook though I didn't include the explanation because we weren't supposed to.
1. I have been married for 8.5 years; we've been together 12.5.
We met at the Fremont County Fair in July of 96. For the next 4 months or so we talked to each once a week and wrote letters back and forth.
Two days after my 16th birthday I drove to Ames to a hockey game and the rest is history. Really old history because we didn't really have email. As I said we mailed letters back and forth and talked on the phone 2 hours a week. I can't imagine we would be together right now if we had had cell phones. Just a feeling.
I still have all of our letters. The ones he sent me and the ones I sent him. I didn't find out until a couple of years ago that he kept them. What a wonderful surprise that was.
2. I like to cook... just not supper.
I hate having to decide what is for supper. If I had my way we would have hamburgers every night. I do a lot of my experimenting at lunchtime.
3. I wash my bedding every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
I don't know why. I just do. It isn't even that those same sheets are going to go back on the bed. We have something like 11 sets. The comforter and all gets washed. We also have a lot of comforters. Enough that I don't want to count them.
Austin used to think that this needed to be a couple's joint decision. After all it is about decorating. He no longer thinks that because I refuse to get his okay every time I want to change the blankets.
I have a new one in the closet that I got on clearance and I don't feel one bit guilty about that at all. It would be on the bed but it is more of a summer theme one and just looking at it makes me cold this time of year.
All the comforters have a light brown color in them somewhere so that every one that I get blends right into the colors in the room.
4. I might be OCD on some things.
The bathroom must always be clean. Sink washed out and the toilet scrubbed. Floor swept and mopped. Mirror wiped down. Everything clean.
Sheets get washed on schedule. If I am gone on one of those days and get back the next it is okay I just change sheets and they still get washed on the next scheduled day.
The blankets on the bed must be centered. They all have to be pulled up to the same evenness at the top. No exceptions. I have been known to safety pin them together. My husband just realized this quirk last year. Crazy.
DVDs must be alphabetized according to the first letter of the title not including 'The'. DVDs with numbers in the title go at the end in numerical order no matter what the title is. Unless it is just a second movie in which case they go alphabetically.
Glasses in the cabinets go one right side up, one upside down, etc to prevent chipping.
5. I like to go grocery shopping late at night by myself.
I think this one is self explanatory.
6. We have one too many houses.
We have a second home in Indiana that has been on the market for a really long time. It will be a miracle if it ever sells. We have an accepted offer on it right now but I am not holding my breathe. After 3 years we have had more than one failed offer. Nothing to do with the house but with buyers financing going bad.
I am really glad that we bought the house we are in when we did. There is no way we would have qualified for another loan in the current credit market. Not that we can't pay it but because the banks are a little more skittish now.
7. I count the steps in my house every time I go up or down them like I expect there to be a new number of them. There are 14. That isn't going to change.
If I happen to lose count on the way up I will usually trip. If I lose count on the way down I have to stop and check myself because I have been known to fall down them. Thankfully I usually lose count on like number 12 or 13.
8. I hate when people talk about nothing or try to monopolize the conversation and will often change the subject to better suit myself. ;)
I don't like when people just talk about themselves and don't let anyone else in on the conversation. That or they just talk to hear themselves. That just doesn't fly with me. I also don't like when people have to think about what they are going to say. Like they are reading off of a teleprompter or crib sheet. Don't get me wrong if they have some kind of mental problem or disability that is something else entirely. But most of the time it is just people trying to keep their lies straight. I might be a domineering conversationalist but I let everyone in on the conversation.
9. I am a morning person that for some reason likes to stay up late.
Just call me stupid. Thankfully I don't need a whole bunch of sleep. 4 or 5 hours a night is enough.
10. I kept Mason rear facing until he hit the limits of his seat.
It was and is so much safer to have little kids in rear facing. He hit the limit of his seat and I have reluctantly switched him over to forward facing. I did look around at other seats and decided for the extra inch I would have gotten out of it was just too much. I really struggled with this decision because I do drive a lot. Now when I go somewhere I am more likely to find a route that isn't traveled very much. I don't worry about my driving so much it is more those other stupid bastards out there talking on their cell phones playing with the radio while trying to light a cig that make me nervous.
11. I am scared of snakes... really scared.
I have always been scared of snakes. I used to have nightmares about them, they would be climbing the walls and coming out of toilets. As I got older I realized how ridiculous it was to be that afraid of snakes. That was until we moved here. Most snakes in the state of Iowa won't bother you. Once in a while you will run over while you are mowing the yard but that is the extent that you might see one.
Here at my house though we have a more aggressive bread of bull snake I believe it is called a fox snake and they will follow you around striking. I currently have one in the basement and have caught others down there.
12. There is an unwanted snake living in my basement.
Here is a pretty good of what it looks like. It is bigger than this though.
13. During the colder winter months Hyde can usually be found under my sweatshirt with just his nose sticking out of the neck hole.
We started this when he was just a cute tiny puppy. Whenever he is tired or cold he likes to get on my lap and he will worm his way under my sweatshirt. He cuddles up and then sticks just his little nose out the neck hole. He is my own portable heater.
14. I am a closet smoker... SHHH don't tell.
Yep, been a closet smoker for many many years. I know your wondering how in the world do I hide this from the husband. Easy he just associates me with the smell of smoke. He can take something of mine out of the dryer and say it smells like smoke. It could be something that I have never smoked in.
And he said I would never be able to brainwash him.
15. I go to the mailbox everyday but don't always check it...(refer to #14)
All I care about are the bills. I just let the rest of it pile up out in the mailbox. My mailman thinks it is hilarious. We get a lot of magazines every month and I don't even bring them in. We can fit 3 months worth of junk mail out there.
I have tried to train Austin that on Mondays to just empty out he mailbox when he takes the trash to the end of the driveway but he won't go for it.
17. I love to sit and watch my son play 'trucks' on the dining room table.
He will line up his cars and trucks on the edge of the table and push them around for house. They have to stay in line and it is just fun to watch him try to get them all moving and keep them in line. Sometimes he gets frustrated and starts to grumble and sounds like his dad.
He does the same thing in the window sills.
18. I like sweet tea with a bunch of ice and don't understand how people can drink it unsweetened.
My family has always had sweet tea with a bunch of ice. Austin's not so much. I don't know what they drank I have a feeling it was probably pop. I buy no pop. Austin will not drink sweet tea. He likes it unsweetened and at room temp. So wrong, so very wrong.
I have given up and make it unsweetened but only because I have figured out that if I add two sweet and low packets it taste almost the same. There are some days though that I just don't care and add sugar right to the pitcher. Those are usually the days that Austin decides to drink some. He is very aggravating some times.
19. I love the aftertaste of black coffee but I drink mine with enough sugar and creamer to qualify it as candy.
There is nothing like warm candy to get me going on the weekends. I don't generally make coffee during the week. I don't know why I just don't.
20. I love to read. I always have a book in my purse.
Perfect for those times when Mason falls asleep in the car and I know that transferring him will wake him up and it will still qualify as a nap. It never fails he falls asleep during the last 5 minutes of the drive.
I have finished many books in the driveway sitting in my car with a sleeping child in the back.
21. I talk to my little sister everyday on the phone. She truly is my best friend. I just stay on her good side...
My little sister is a bitch. There is no other way to put it. When on her bad side she can become vicious. She is my best friend though. We fought like no other all through high school.
There aren't very many days over the last 10 years that we haven't talked on the phone.
She is a very protective mother with two of the naughtiest little boys. Smart naughty boys and a protective mother is not a good thing.
22. I wish I had more time for photography... time to myself for photography.
This should be easier this summer when the sun is out later. I used to feel guilty when I would need some time alone because that meant leaving my husband with a crying baby but i don't feel guilty anymore. Why? Because he gets the crying side from his father and I totally believe Austin should know how to take care of his own child. I shouldn't have to be afraid every time I leave them home alone.
I have taken this so far as to get a job. I love it. Adult interaction and it doesn't involve me asking them to bring down their dirty clothes or cooking them supper. Wonderful. I will only be working about 12-15 hours a week but that is perfect.
23. I have decided to paint my office a pink color; I just need to find a way to tell my husband how it is going to be.
My husband spends no time in here. I let him have an opinion on every other room in the house and I am claiming this one as mine. I have already bought the paint and am just waiting for a weekend when he isn't in the house. It might have to wait until summer when he is helping his friends hay.
24. I can survive on very little sleep.
I found this out because my husband cannot. I have had more than job where I had to close and then open. Casey's specifically I would close Friday nights, get home about 12 and be back up there to open on Saturday mornings. I had to be there at 4:30 to get the paperwork done before we opened at 6. There is a very good reason I don't work at Casey's anymore.
25. I DON'T drink. Like at all. Cost too much to get tipsy and taste bad too boot. No Thanks.
I have way too high a threshold. When I would go to the bar with my siblings I would usually drink my own drinks and finish off everyone else's and didn't even get buzzed. It has been years since I have tried that. Mainly because it taste bad. Sorry don't like the taste.
More recently when we have friends over they will bring over different alcohol for everyone to try and I keep up with the guys and so I just get to sit there and watch them get trashed. There has been more than once that one of our friends has had to have help getting to the car and yet I am clear headed and sober. Sucks.
Well those are my 25 random things. If you follow this blog I am sure you knew some of them but I know you didn't know all of them.
1. I have been married for 8.5 years; we've been together 12.5.
We met at the Fremont County Fair in July of 96. For the next 4 months or so we talked to each once a week and wrote letters back and forth.
Two days after my 16th birthday I drove to Ames to a hockey game and the rest is history. Really old history because we didn't really have email. As I said we mailed letters back and forth and talked on the phone 2 hours a week. I can't imagine we would be together right now if we had had cell phones. Just a feeling.
I still have all of our letters. The ones he sent me and the ones I sent him. I didn't find out until a couple of years ago that he kept them. What a wonderful surprise that was.
2. I like to cook... just not supper.
I hate having to decide what is for supper. If I had my way we would have hamburgers every night. I do a lot of my experimenting at lunchtime.
3. I wash my bedding every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
I don't know why. I just do. It isn't even that those same sheets are going to go back on the bed. We have something like 11 sets. The comforter and all gets washed. We also have a lot of comforters. Enough that I don't want to count them.
Austin used to think that this needed to be a couple's joint decision. After all it is about decorating. He no longer thinks that because I refuse to get his okay every time I want to change the blankets.
I have a new one in the closet that I got on clearance and I don't feel one bit guilty about that at all. It would be on the bed but it is more of a summer theme one and just looking at it makes me cold this time of year.
All the comforters have a light brown color in them somewhere so that every one that I get blends right into the colors in the room.
4. I might be OCD on some things.
The bathroom must always be clean. Sink washed out and the toilet scrubbed. Floor swept and mopped. Mirror wiped down. Everything clean.
Sheets get washed on schedule. If I am gone on one of those days and get back the next it is okay I just change sheets and they still get washed on the next scheduled day.
The blankets on the bed must be centered. They all have to be pulled up to the same evenness at the top. No exceptions. I have been known to safety pin them together. My husband just realized this quirk last year. Crazy.
DVDs must be alphabetized according to the first letter of the title not including 'The'. DVDs with numbers in the title go at the end in numerical order no matter what the title is. Unless it is just a second movie in which case they go alphabetically.
Glasses in the cabinets go one right side up, one upside down, etc to prevent chipping.
5. I like to go grocery shopping late at night by myself.
I think this one is self explanatory.
6. We have one too many houses.
We have a second home in Indiana that has been on the market for a really long time. It will be a miracle if it ever sells. We have an accepted offer on it right now but I am not holding my breathe. After 3 years we have had more than one failed offer. Nothing to do with the house but with buyers financing going bad.
I am really glad that we bought the house we are in when we did. There is no way we would have qualified for another loan in the current credit market. Not that we can't pay it but because the banks are a little more skittish now.
7. I count the steps in my house every time I go up or down them like I expect there to be a new number of them. There are 14. That isn't going to change.
If I happen to lose count on the way up I will usually trip. If I lose count on the way down I have to stop and check myself because I have been known to fall down them. Thankfully I usually lose count on like number 12 or 13.
8. I hate when people talk about nothing or try to monopolize the conversation and will often change the subject to better suit myself. ;)
I don't like when people just talk about themselves and don't let anyone else in on the conversation. That or they just talk to hear themselves. That just doesn't fly with me. I also don't like when people have to think about what they are going to say. Like they are reading off of a teleprompter or crib sheet. Don't get me wrong if they have some kind of mental problem or disability that is something else entirely. But most of the time it is just people trying to keep their lies straight. I might be a domineering conversationalist but I let everyone in on the conversation.
9. I am a morning person that for some reason likes to stay up late.
Just call me stupid. Thankfully I don't need a whole bunch of sleep. 4 or 5 hours a night is enough.
10. I kept Mason rear facing until he hit the limits of his seat.
It was and is so much safer to have little kids in rear facing. He hit the limit of his seat and I have reluctantly switched him over to forward facing. I did look around at other seats and decided for the extra inch I would have gotten out of it was just too much. I really struggled with this decision because I do drive a lot. Now when I go somewhere I am more likely to find a route that isn't traveled very much. I don't worry about my driving so much it is more those other stupid bastards out there talking on their cell phones playing with the radio while trying to light a cig that make me nervous.
11. I am scared of snakes... really scared.
I have always been scared of snakes. I used to have nightmares about them, they would be climbing the walls and coming out of toilets. As I got older I realized how ridiculous it was to be that afraid of snakes. That was until we moved here. Most snakes in the state of Iowa won't bother you. Once in a while you will run over while you are mowing the yard but that is the extent that you might see one.
Here at my house though we have a more aggressive bread of bull snake I believe it is called a fox snake and they will follow you around striking. I currently have one in the basement and have caught others down there.
12. There is an unwanted snake living in my basement.
Here is a pretty good of what it looks like. It is bigger than this though.
13. During the colder winter months Hyde can usually be found under my sweatshirt with just his nose sticking out of the neck hole.
We started this when he was just a cute tiny puppy. Whenever he is tired or cold he likes to get on my lap and he will worm his way under my sweatshirt. He cuddles up and then sticks just his little nose out the neck hole. He is my own portable heater.
14. I am a closet smoker... SHHH don't tell.
Yep, been a closet smoker for many many years. I know your wondering how in the world do I hide this from the husband. Easy he just associates me with the smell of smoke. He can take something of mine out of the dryer and say it smells like smoke. It could be something that I have never smoked in.
And he said I would never be able to brainwash him.
15. I go to the mailbox everyday but don't always check it...(refer to #14)
I make it look like I checked it if there is snow on the ground or it is muddy. Really anything that will show my foot prints.
All I care about are the bills. I just let the rest of it pile up out in the mailbox. My mailman thinks it is hilarious. We get a lot of magazines every month and I don't even bring them in. We can fit 3 months worth of junk mail out there.
I have tried to train Austin that on Mondays to just empty out he mailbox when he takes the trash to the end of the driveway but he won't go for it.
17. I love to sit and watch my son play 'trucks' on the dining room table.
He will line up his cars and trucks on the edge of the table and push them around for house. They have to stay in line and it is just fun to watch him try to get them all moving and keep them in line. Sometimes he gets frustrated and starts to grumble and sounds like his dad.
He does the same thing in the window sills.
18. I like sweet tea with a bunch of ice and don't understand how people can drink it unsweetened.
My family has always had sweet tea with a bunch of ice. Austin's not so much. I don't know what they drank I have a feeling it was probably pop. I buy no pop. Austin will not drink sweet tea. He likes it unsweetened and at room temp. So wrong, so very wrong.
I have given up and make it unsweetened but only because I have figured out that if I add two sweet and low packets it taste almost the same. There are some days though that I just don't care and add sugar right to the pitcher. Those are usually the days that Austin decides to drink some. He is very aggravating some times.
19. I love the aftertaste of black coffee but I drink mine with enough sugar and creamer to qualify it as candy.
There is nothing like warm candy to get me going on the weekends. I don't generally make coffee during the week. I don't know why I just don't.
20. I love to read. I always have a book in my purse.
Perfect for those times when Mason falls asleep in the car and I know that transferring him will wake him up and it will still qualify as a nap. It never fails he falls asleep during the last 5 minutes of the drive.
I have finished many books in the driveway sitting in my car with a sleeping child in the back.
21. I talk to my little sister everyday on the phone. She truly is my best friend. I just stay on her good side...
My little sister is a bitch. There is no other way to put it. When on her bad side she can become vicious. She is my best friend though. We fought like no other all through high school.
There aren't very many days over the last 10 years that we haven't talked on the phone.
She is a very protective mother with two of the naughtiest little boys. Smart naughty boys and a protective mother is not a good thing.
22. I wish I had more time for photography... time to myself for photography.
This should be easier this summer when the sun is out later. I used to feel guilty when I would need some time alone because that meant leaving my husband with a crying baby but i don't feel guilty anymore. Why? Because he gets the crying side from his father and I totally believe Austin should know how to take care of his own child. I shouldn't have to be afraid every time I leave them home alone.
I have taken this so far as to get a job. I love it. Adult interaction and it doesn't involve me asking them to bring down their dirty clothes or cooking them supper. Wonderful. I will only be working about 12-15 hours a week but that is perfect.
23. I have decided to paint my office a pink color; I just need to find a way to tell my husband how it is going to be.
My husband spends no time in here. I let him have an opinion on every other room in the house and I am claiming this one as mine. I have already bought the paint and am just waiting for a weekend when he isn't in the house. It might have to wait until summer when he is helping his friends hay.
24. I can survive on very little sleep.
I found this out because my husband cannot. I have had more than job where I had to close and then open. Casey's specifically I would close Friday nights, get home about 12 and be back up there to open on Saturday mornings. I had to be there at 4:30 to get the paperwork done before we opened at 6. There is a very good reason I don't work at Casey's anymore.
25. I DON'T drink. Like at all. Cost too much to get tipsy and taste bad too boot. No Thanks.
I have way too high a threshold. When I would go to the bar with my siblings I would usually drink my own drinks and finish off everyone else's and didn't even get buzzed. It has been years since I have tried that. Mainly because it taste bad. Sorry don't like the taste.
More recently when we have friends over they will bring over different alcohol for everyone to try and I keep up with the guys and so I just get to sit there and watch them get trashed. There has been more than once that one of our friends has had to have help getting to the car and yet I am clear headed and sober. Sucks.
Well those are my 25 random things. If you follow this blog I am sure you knew some of them but I know you didn't know all of them.
Monday, February 2, 2009
I have decided...
I have decided to get a camera strap slip cover. I just can't decide which one to get. The Brown and Turquoise, the Black and White or the Red one. I am sure I will end up with all three but I have to start off with just one because of Austin. He gets weird about buying stuff online. I think he is crazy.
I have also decided that my diaper bag needs retiring. It is not cute and I don't use it that much so I might as well just use a purse and keep a diaper in it. I am tired of carrying around a ugly diaper bag filled with toys, diapers and snacks for the 'just in case'. I don't think I have ever changed a diaper while we were out unless it was a day trip. I will have to wait until next month to replace it though because I am fairly certain that Austin would flip out if he saw both hit the account in one month.
It is probably a good thing that way I can decide what one to get. The Pink Black Paisley, the Spa Chocolate Trellis or the Spa Kiwi Chocolate.
I have also decided that my diaper bag needs retiring. It is not cute and I don't use it that much so I might as well just use a purse and keep a diaper in it. I am tired of carrying around a ugly diaper bag filled with toys, diapers and snacks for the 'just in case'. I don't think I have ever changed a diaper while we were out unless it was a day trip. I will have to wait until next month to replace it though because I am fairly certain that Austin would flip out if he saw both hit the account in one month.
It is probably a good thing that way I can decide what one to get. The Pink Black Paisley, the Spa Chocolate Trellis or the Spa Kiwi Chocolate.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tank... Really
Well yesterday was Mason's 18 month well baby visit... I don't know how I feel about this... I am not ready for him to be 18 months.Considering it took forever to get out of the house. I let the dog out and went outside to start the car, came back in to get Mason and Hyde slipped back inside, I go back in to put Hyde in the kennel and get the diaper bag. I put Hyde in his kennel and give him his treat, I grab the diaper bag and am ready to head out when I notice the diaper bag is leaking. So I look in it to find the culprit and smell it... Yep... Dog PISS!!
Talk about a jealous pup!
So I hurry and get new diapers, wipe off the wipes... grab clean clothes to go in it and a clean diaper bag. Thankfully one was in the dryer.
We finally get on our way and everything was going good... um... yeah... all except for the part about the ride there where he got his finger stuck in a toy truck. Yes, you read that correctly. A. Toy. Truck.
Then he started to panic... and fling the truck around... and scream... all while I am driving on a questionable road covered with snow. So I pull over into a driveway and twist around to reach him and I can't get the truck off his poor little finger. I finally get it off with the ole spit maneuver and then comes the real test... Can I even get out of this stupid driveway?
It took a couple minutes of slipping and sliding but we made it out. Here is something for the record books... I was still early!! How often does that happen.
We pull into the doctors office to see my husband pulling in also. He decided to join us. Yeah... can you read my enthusiasm.
I think it was retards are us at the check in counter. Every time they ask all those questions about if everything is current. She starts in and I stop her and say 'Everything is the same.' to which she replies 'I'm sorry mam, (I saw red at that point, I am not old enough for MAM) I have to ask these questions because it has been six months since your child was in.' So she starts over with the questions. Starts over as in even asking Mason's name.
I think steam started coming out of my ears.
My husband seeing this slipped into the next line and got Mason checked in in less than 15 seconds. I didn't say anything back to her I just stomped over and asked the other lady to please put a payment on the account. The other gal follows me over and whispers in the other girls ear. I couldn't believe it but by that point we needed to get going before we were late.
I hated to just leave it at that so on the way out I stopped and asked to talk to the manager. I filed a complaint and the lady in charge was appalled by how I was treated. Evidently I am not the only person to file a complaint against this gal.
So now on to the good stuff. Mason is healthy. Duh like I didn't know that.
He weighs 29 lbs 14 oz 71 percentile and is 33 inches tall 91 percentile. The Dr. asks me all the normal questions. Yada yada yada. He picks Mason up to see how he is walking and calls him a tank. Most little kids when you pick them up are lite but he said Mason has substance to him 'like a tank, or linebacker.'
When he asked me how many words Mason knew I chuckled and asked 'Words that I can understand or words that his dad can understand?' He said 'Words that you can understand. Otherwise technically no little kids would know any words until kindergarten.' Austin looked offended but all he understands is no, Mama, and Dada. We get talking with the doctor and Mason is looking at his book and points to a truck like he had stuck on his finger and says 'Truck. ouch.' Even Austin understood it so he looks at Mason and being my son says 'what? NO! WHAT!!'
The Dr was floored. He said even though parents tell him all the time that their 18 month old knows so many words he had never seen such a demonstration of that knowledge. All I could say was 'Ouch is a new one'
So the nurse came back in and Mason got his shot and we declined the flu shot again. We were on our way.
The ride home was no better. Mason has a water sippy that has a straw and he has recently learned how to slide it open. He would open it and water would splatter all over, he would take a drink and close it. Over and over and over again for the whole 30 minute drive home. I was happy he didn't nap but upset that everything was wet.
After a quick diaper change and some dry clothes it was nap time. I don't understand why going to the doctor has to be so horrible. It really ruins the day.
Talk about a jealous pup!
So I hurry and get new diapers, wipe off the wipes... grab clean clothes to go in it and a clean diaper bag. Thankfully one was in the dryer.
We finally get on our way and everything was going good... um... yeah... all except for the part about the ride there where he got his finger stuck in a toy truck. Yes, you read that correctly. A. Toy. Truck.
Then he started to panic... and fling the truck around... and scream... all while I am driving on a questionable road covered with snow. So I pull over into a driveway and twist around to reach him and I can't get the truck off his poor little finger. I finally get it off with the ole spit maneuver and then comes the real test... Can I even get out of this stupid driveway?
It took a couple minutes of slipping and sliding but we made it out. Here is something for the record books... I was still early!! How often does that happen.
We pull into the doctors office to see my husband pulling in also. He decided to join us. Yeah... can you read my enthusiasm.
I think it was retards are us at the check in counter. Every time they ask all those questions about if everything is current. She starts in and I stop her and say 'Everything is the same.' to which she replies 'I'm sorry mam, (I saw red at that point, I am not old enough for MAM) I have to ask these questions because it has been six months since your child was in.' So she starts over with the questions. Starts over as in even asking Mason's name.
I think steam started coming out of my ears.
My husband seeing this slipped into the next line and got Mason checked in in less than 15 seconds. I didn't say anything back to her I just stomped over and asked the other lady to please put a payment on the account. The other gal follows me over and whispers in the other girls ear. I couldn't believe it but by that point we needed to get going before we were late.
I hated to just leave it at that so on the way out I stopped and asked to talk to the manager. I filed a complaint and the lady in charge was appalled by how I was treated. Evidently I am not the only person to file a complaint against this gal.
So now on to the good stuff. Mason is healthy. Duh like I didn't know that.
He weighs 29 lbs 14 oz 71 percentile and is 33 inches tall 91 percentile. The Dr. asks me all the normal questions. Yada yada yada. He picks Mason up to see how he is walking and calls him a tank. Most little kids when you pick them up are lite but he said Mason has substance to him 'like a tank, or linebacker.'
When he asked me how many words Mason knew I chuckled and asked 'Words that I can understand or words that his dad can understand?' He said 'Words that you can understand. Otherwise technically no little kids would know any words until kindergarten.' Austin looked offended but all he understands is no, Mama, and Dada. We get talking with the doctor and Mason is looking at his book and points to a truck like he had stuck on his finger and says 'Truck. ouch.' Even Austin understood it so he looks at Mason and being my son says 'what? NO! WHAT!!'
The Dr was floored. He said even though parents tell him all the time that their 18 month old knows so many words he had never seen such a demonstration of that knowledge. All I could say was 'Ouch is a new one'
So the nurse came back in and Mason got his shot and we declined the flu shot again. We were on our way.
The ride home was no better. Mason has a water sippy that has a straw and he has recently learned how to slide it open. He would open it and water would splatter all over, he would take a drink and close it. Over and over and over again for the whole 30 minute drive home. I was happy he didn't nap but upset that everything was wet.
After a quick diaper change and some dry clothes it was nap time. I don't understand why going to the doctor has to be so horrible. It really ruins the day.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thanksgiving...
This year for Thanksgiving we are staying home and having friends over. Well friends and Austin's parents.
I decided that I didn't want to drive for 3+ hours to see my family for an hour. Luckily our friends felt the same way so we are all meeting at my house.
I love to cook so we are going all out. The only thing I am not making is the pies because Austin's mom wants to. That is just fine with me I don't especially like to make pie. Especially pumpkin pie.
I am really surprised that his parents decided to join us. I think they are even more antisocial than Austin. They say they don't like to come over when we have friends over because they feel as though they are intruding. Mind you, I am a sweet and wonderful daughter-in-law when they are around. Sweet and wonderful dammit!! So much so that it is just wrong, sometimes I am afraid my face will break. It really doesn't go with my personality.
We get together with our friends and their parents all the time. So it isn't like it is an unusual occurrence for one or more sets of parents to be at our gatherings. I think it is just something they will have to get over.
Thursday should be fun. Busy but fun. Austin has decided that we need to have turkey and ham. I think he just doesn't want everyone eating his turkey. Which is odd considering I have made 4 turkeys this year. This will be number 5, I figured he would be tired of it by now. I spoil him shamelessly. I really should stop. I guess it probably makes up for all my other... um... "good wife" behavior.
Now I just have to hope that Mason's black eye is gone by Thursday. Poor little kid is Austin's, that is for sure. So. I will set the scene. We were all in the kitchen and I was making supper. Austin, Mason and Hyde are all playing with a ball on the floor. I go to the fridge to get out the butter, it is one of those fridges that has the freezer on the bottom, so I had the door open and Mason gets up to chase the ball and runs right in to the corner of the fridge door. He cried a little bit but then got distracted when Hyde tried to run off with 'Mine', his bear. So his eye is to the ugly brownish greenish stage.
I realize that little kids get hurt and I wouldn't be afraid to take him to my any one of my family because they know things like this happen and aren't judgemental. They wouldn't ask where I was when it happened. Then look at me like I was the devil when I said right there beside him. So just to keep everyone happy on Thanksgiving I really hope it is gone. After all I am just the 'spoiled princess' who married her wonderful son.
It's alright I am laughing too. At leastPrincess Hateful Raquel isn't coming this year. I am afraid I won't be as fortunate come Christmas. She better not even think she is controlling Christmas this year. She might run her husbands families holidays but she has to remember I am the only daughter-in-law on this side and I run things. I can't wait for the fight that will ensue. It should be monumental because she wants to get together on Christmas at her parents house that is 3+ hours from where we are going to be. Can you tell I am excited just thinking about it. I really can't wait to show her who is boss exactly. I think it is about time to remind her that I always get what I want by being sweet and wonderful dammit!!
I know the holidays really bring out my... um... yeah... good side... yeah that is what it is called.
I decided that I didn't want to drive for 3+ hours to see my family for an hour. Luckily our friends felt the same way so we are all meeting at my house.
I love to cook so we are going all out. The only thing I am not making is the pies because Austin's mom wants to. That is just fine with me I don't especially like to make pie. Especially pumpkin pie.
I am really surprised that his parents decided to join us. I think they are even more antisocial than Austin. They say they don't like to come over when we have friends over because they feel as though they are intruding. Mind you, I am a sweet and wonderful daughter-in-law when they are around. Sweet and wonderful dammit!! So much so that it is just wrong, sometimes I am afraid my face will break. It really doesn't go with my personality.
We get together with our friends and their parents all the time. So it isn't like it is an unusual occurrence for one or more sets of parents to be at our gatherings. I think it is just something they will have to get over.
Thursday should be fun. Busy but fun. Austin has decided that we need to have turkey and ham. I think he just doesn't want everyone eating his turkey. Which is odd considering I have made 4 turkeys this year. This will be number 5, I figured he would be tired of it by now. I spoil him shamelessly. I really should stop. I guess it probably makes up for all my other... um... "good wife" behavior.
Now I just have to hope that Mason's black eye is gone by Thursday. Poor little kid is Austin's, that is for sure. So. I will set the scene. We were all in the kitchen and I was making supper. Austin, Mason and Hyde are all playing with a ball on the floor. I go to the fridge to get out the butter, it is one of those fridges that has the freezer on the bottom, so I had the door open and Mason gets up to chase the ball and runs right in to the corner of the fridge door. He cried a little bit but then got distracted when Hyde tried to run off with 'Mine', his bear. So his eye is to the ugly brownish greenish stage.
I realize that little kids get hurt and I wouldn't be afraid to take him to my any one of my family because they know things like this happen and aren't judgemental. They wouldn't ask where I was when it happened. Then look at me like I was the devil when I said right there beside him. So just to keep everyone happy on Thanksgiving I really hope it is gone. After all I am just the 'spoiled princess' who married her wonderful son.
It's alright I am laughing too. At least
I know the holidays really bring out my... um... yeah... good side... yeah that is what it is called.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
I have lost it...
Well it is only Tuesday night and so far this week I have lost 3 CDs full of photos, 2 bills I was to mail (they were Austin so I am not too worried), and a 20 dollar bill. I have no clue where they went. I searched and searched. I even looked in my car even though I wasn't in the car since Saturday. I looked in the freezer and in all the cabinets even behind the toilet and in the trash can. I have no clue what I did with them. I really am not usually so forgetful.
I think it has to do with my birthday on Thursday. You see it is not one that I am looking forward to. I used to think 30 was old but I have had to redo my thinking because every year I am one year closer to 30. I now think that 60 is old. I figure I am 32 years away from 60 so it is a good year to call old.
I think it has to do with my birthday on Thursday. You see it is not one that I am looking forward to. I used to think 30 was old but I have had to redo my thinking because every year I am one year closer to 30. I now think that 60 is old. I figure I am 32 years away from 60 so it is a good year to call old.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
What am I going to do?
Austin is home all day Friday. I don't have enough stuff to keep him busy. He is going to put another coat of mud on the bathroom but that will only take at most an hour. I have no clue how I'm going to keep him busy and out of my hair.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Shelving
This last Sunday Austin and I put up some shelving and we didn't argue or anything. He didn't even make a squeak when I told him I wanted to paint them red. Not just red but hormonal red.
I couldn't believe our teamwork/cooperation. No one lost a finger or anything. There was no unnecessary yelling. Very unusual for us. We were all done in about 4 hours. Best yet they cost us literally nothing. Everything was re-purposed. I think that is my favorite part.
The long black thing you see to the side is actually the level that I was using to hold up that support because I was not tall enough to reach it on even a chair and Austin was already on the ladder.
Before we put the supports in this was just empty useless space behind the door to the stairway across from the bathroom.
Here are the shelves in and unpainted. There is enough room under the bottom shelf for 2 stacked totes.
I left the blue painters tape up in some spots because those areas need a second coat. Now I have a designated spot for my laundry detergent and misc. My bath mats are in the plastic sack waiting for my bathroom to get done. The white little tote is for Austin's stuff. He was shocked when I showed him that he would only have that little tote out of all these shelves. He has been trying to convince me that he will need one entire shelf. I very calmly told him that he has whole shelving units in the garage that are empty. He was less than thrilled with me. I then had to explain to him that it is not my intention to just keep junk on these shelves. If we did that we wouldn't ever be able to find anything.
Clear up on the top some misc baby items that we no longer need, guest bed bedding, Austin's
The next shelf has all my sewing material. Someday when I am able to find time to sew again I will finally get a couple of projects done. I know I will have to find the time somewhere in the next couple of weeks to get some curtains made for these shelves so that you can't see them from the kitchen. It wouldn't be so bad but we painted them to match the trim in the upstairs not the trim in the kitchen. Hind sight is 20/20 I guess.
The 3rd shelf down is pantry. My kitchen cabinet shelves are not tall enough for a box of cereal so I have designated this shelf for cereal and whatever other pantry items I want to put on it. I will also be putting some of my PartyLite stuff on it. The Global Fusion Hurricane usually sits on my dining room table but I have my fall centerpiece out now and next month I will have a Christmas one out. Eventually I will get my stuff organized into totes and put below the bottom shelf but I will have to do that on a day that Mason is spending over at the grandparents because he is just too much help.
The 3rd shelf down is pantry. My kitchen cabinet shelves are not tall enough for a box of cereal so I have designated this shelf for cereal and whatever other pantry items I want to put on it. I will also be putting some of my PartyLite stuff on it. The Global Fusion Hurricane usually sits on my dining room table but I have my fall centerpiece out now and next month I will have a Christmas one out. Eventually I will get my stuff organized into totes and put below the bottom shelf but I will have to do that on a day that Mason is spending over at the grandparents because he is just too much help. As of right now the bottom two shelves have no designated purpose and I'm sure that Austin will fill them with junk. As long as he knows that anything that spills out of his tote can be thrown away at any time he can put whatever he wants on them. I have learned that he needs to be aware of his boundaries and reminded often.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Things I have learned
I figured April Fools was a great day to write this post.
Things I have learned!
1.) We will always be late to everything. - It does not matter how much coaching I do he will find a way to undermine me. Whether it is waiting till the last moment to ask whether or not his jeans are clean or refusing to get baby dressed and then playing ignorant on where and as to what baby is to wear.
2.) It does not matter how often I do laundry what he wants to wear will be dirty. - This often happens because he will go 'outside' to do who knows what while I finish getting ready and get baby ready. (refer to number one)
3.) It doesn't matter how nice I am to the women that I don't like they will always be mean to me. - This one really don't bother me too much. Really it just gives me material for me and my friends to have a good laugh about. So I guess I should say Thank You to them someday. I just haven't found the right pile of dog shit yet. Maybe I will soon. I am always looking.
4.) One week after a hair cut I will hate it and notice that it is not even. - I am always right no matter how much the twit at Great Clips argues I will get a free hair cut. I have no clue how they can call a half inch difference even. I lucked out last time and actually got to get my hair cut in Tabor and still love it. I think I will just have to make the drive to get it cut there from now on. I can actually straighten it now and not have to worry. Not that I will do it everyday or even comb it but it is nice to know that I can.
5.) As soon as Austin gets home Mason will play the act of a perfect angel. - No matter how bad our day has been he gets this angelic lie about him and Austin thinks I'm crazy. Thankfully my new camera has video so now I have proof.
6.) If something isn't where he thinks it should be it is my fault. - I'm sorry you can not leave a coping saw, chisel, hammer, and assorted screw drivers in my dinning room and expect them to still be in the middle of the floor a week later. I thought we had discussed that during our baby proofing talk(s). Obviously I was wrong. Sorry I put them where they belong.
7.) As soon as Mason closes his eyes whether it be for nap or bed time the telephone will ring. - Never fails! I can yell at telemarketers but I get strange looks when I yell at his mother. Oops.
8.) As soon as I get comfy the dog will have to go outside. - It does not matter if I had just let him in. He will go #1 and #2. Now why couldn't he just do that the first time.
9.) Mason will wake up as soon as Austin closes the bathroom door in the morning. - He will sleep through the alarm for an hour but as soon as he closes that door Mason is screaming. Makes me wish Austin didn't have to be to work so early.
10.) Cameron will get all my firsts. - It does not matter how much I work with Mason on something as soon as he sees Cammie he will do it for her. First laugh, first kiss and first hug. I am sure he will even walk for her first. I am really close to forbidding her from holding my child.
11.) What is planned for supper will not be what he wants. - Even if it is something he has been asking for.
12.) The car will always need gas when I am running late. - Even if I wasn't the last one to drive it. I am seriously wondering if Austin isn't syphoning it. When we go somewhere together it amazingly doesn't need gas.
Austin and I have been together for going on 12 years in June. We have been married for almost 8 of those. Sometimes I think they have been the l o n g e s t eight years of my life. Then there are times where I wake up before he does and look over at him and see how much older he looks now than when we got married and wonder where all the years went. This last year has gone so fast and been so wonderful watching Mason grow. I wouldn't change it for the world. No matter what little petty argument Austin and I have had. Let me tell you there have been some really stupid tiffs over the years. My favorite is the ice cube fight. (He doesn't like that I make ice cubes with HOT water to this day.) Maybe one of these years I will get him trained maybe not. I wouldn't want life to be too predictable after all. Then what would me and my friends laugh about. Well, other than the hateful ladies we don't like that is.
Things I have learned!
1.) We will always be late to everything. - It does not matter how much coaching I do he will find a way to undermine me. Whether it is waiting till the last moment to ask whether or not his jeans are clean or refusing to get baby dressed and then playing ignorant on where and as to what baby is to wear.
2.) It does not matter how often I do laundry what he wants to wear will be dirty. - This often happens because he will go 'outside' to do who knows what while I finish getting ready and get baby ready. (refer to number one)
3.) It doesn't matter how nice I am to the women that I don't like they will always be mean to me. - This one really don't bother me too much. Really it just gives me material for me and my friends to have a good laugh about. So I guess I should say Thank You to them someday. I just haven't found the right pile of dog shit yet. Maybe I will soon. I am always looking.
4.) One week after a hair cut I will hate it and notice that it is not even. - I am always right no matter how much the twit at Great Clips argues I will get a free hair cut. I have no clue how they can call a half inch difference even. I lucked out last time and actually got to get my hair cut in Tabor and still love it. I think I will just have to make the drive to get it cut there from now on. I can actually straighten it now and not have to worry. Not that I will do it everyday or even comb it but it is nice to know that I can.
5.) As soon as Austin gets home Mason will play the act of a perfect angel. - No matter how bad our day has been he gets this angelic lie about him and Austin thinks I'm crazy. Thankfully my new camera has video so now I have proof.
6.) If something isn't where he thinks it should be it is my fault. - I'm sorry you can not leave a coping saw, chisel, hammer, and assorted screw drivers in my dinning room and expect them to still be in the middle of the floor a week later. I thought we had discussed that during our baby proofing talk(s). Obviously I was wrong. Sorry I put them where they belong.
7.) As soon as Mason closes his eyes whether it be for nap or bed time the telephone will ring. - Never fails! I can yell at telemarketers but I get strange looks when I yell at his mother. Oops.
8.) As soon as I get comfy the dog will have to go outside. - It does not matter if I had just let him in. He will go #1 and #2. Now why couldn't he just do that the first time.
9.) Mason will wake up as soon as Austin closes the bathroom door in the morning. - He will sleep through the alarm for an hour but as soon as he closes that door Mason is screaming. Makes me wish Austin didn't have to be to work so early.
10.) Cameron will get all my firsts. - It does not matter how much I work with Mason on something as soon as he sees Cammie he will do it for her. First laugh, first kiss and first hug. I am sure he will even walk for her first. I am really close to forbidding her from holding my child.
11.) What is planned for supper will not be what he wants. - Even if it is something he has been asking for.
12.) The car will always need gas when I am running late. - Even if I wasn't the last one to drive it. I am seriously wondering if Austin isn't syphoning it. When we go somewhere together it amazingly doesn't need gas.
Austin and I have been together for going on 12 years in June. We have been married for almost 8 of those. Sometimes I think they have been the l o n g e s t eight years of my life. Then there are times where I wake up before he does and look over at him and see how much older he looks now than when we got married and wonder where all the years went. This last year has gone so fast and been so wonderful watching Mason grow. I wouldn't change it for the world. No matter what little petty argument Austin and I have had. Let me tell you there have been some really stupid tiffs over the years. My favorite is the ice cube fight. (He doesn't like that I make ice cubes with HOT water to this day.) Maybe one of these years I will get him trained maybe not. I wouldn't want life to be too predictable after all. Then what would me and my friends laugh about. Well, other than the hateful ladies we don't like that is.
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