she had to go! July 31, 2007
addie squatted at the water’s edge and went pee.
in front of a bunch of people.
that’s my girl.
in a nutshell July 24, 2007
we are in troutlake, wa for a few days. it is one of the most beautiful places in the world, as far as i am concerned. yesterday my friend and i took our kids on a “hike”. it’s really a flat 1 mile walk thru the woods. all was well until we started home. both 3 year old girls had a hard time making it home…but eventually, we made it, with much threats and bribes.
this morning we had an awesome bike ride. here they are again, in dor’s bike trailer, having a very relaxing ride (dor had to do all the work!).
and over the weekend we went to a 10ish year reunion at MBC in portland. it was so GOOD to see faces i haven’t seen in years. i laughed a lot. props to my friend ian for coordinating the entire thing…
apparently, we have all been busy the last 10 years…there were about 200 (it felt like) kids running around, like wild chickens, having a ball. i actually feared the “kid gang” barreling through the halls. no major injuries though, and it was pretty cool seeing our offspring play and have fun just as we did many years ago.
another adventure July 20, 2007
we’re off again. another exciting road trip with 2 kids and everything we own but the kitchen sink. remember the days of “throw a few things in the car and go”? those days are long gone. but, it’s ok. i’ll willingly trade the freedom for the sweet, cuddly screams, um, i mean smiles and coos. nothing quite warms the heart like that.
anyway, my posts will be few and far between for the next couple of weeks, but i should have some good stuff to retell. you can’t help it when you take a 2 week, 3 state road trip with kids.
until then…
i realized… July 18, 2007
all of my posts are happy. well, basically. but today i am not happy. i am shell-shocked from a non-stop 14 hour stretch of child-rearing yesterday and i see no end in sight. i am sure all mothers feel this way at times. and it will pass. it always does. but the strain of not enough sleep, a sassy 3 year old and a high-maintenance baby is enough to put me over the edge. there are moments that i just want to walk out the door and not come home for a few, several, many hours.
so, in a nutshell, i want your pity. don’t even bother commenting unless you have sympathetic words. i don’t want wisdom, or “encouraging” words. just sympathy. and pity.
i hate morning July 18, 2007
i hate morning. always have. i don’t like late afternoon either. evening is not my high point. i guess my favorite time of day is bed time.
lofty aspirations July 16, 2007
last night i asked addisyn what she wanted to do when she grows up.
she replied, ” a doctor, a store helper or a grown-up.”
tea time July 15, 2007
we went to a really cool tea house in susanville with paul and erin. i have to admit steve was quite out of his element and i enjoyed seeing squirm.
super power aloe vera July 13, 2007
our newspaper, the spokesman review, does a “people poll” every week. sometimes they ask pertinent questions, sometimes random ones.
this week they asked the question, “if you were a super hero, what would your super power be?”
my favorite response from a guy who looks about 20ish said, “instead of mucous in my nose, i would have aloe vera, so if i ever got a sunburn, i could sneeze on myself. oh, and other people too.”
i so want to be that guy’s friend. no, really, i do.
hotter than hades July 12, 2007
so it’s been hovering and over 100 the last few days, and the forecast is for more of the same.
we have no AC (except a small one room ac unit in our bedroom) so the downstairs is consistently over 80, and the upstairs is quite a bit warmer than that.
basically, we have taken to staying indoors, taking lots of cold showers, eating very little and sweating alot.
yesterday i caught myself daydreaming about winter and cozying up to our fireplace!
but at least we can sleep. the gentle hum of my little room ac is music to my hot and sweaty ears.
paigey-poo July 6, 2007
today paige had her 4 month immunizations (even though she is 5 months!).
she did great and i am happy to report my little plump girl weighs 16 pounds- just the way i like them-soft and squishy!
seroiusly, skinny babies just are not as cute.
long lost friend July 5, 2007
i got a call the other day from a girl i knew as a child in arkansas….we have known eachother since we were 3 years old. it’s crazy to think that after all these years she found me. although i haven’t seen her yet, i spoke with her on the phone and despite all the years, i could hear the same little girl i once knew. we had all kinds of fun together as kids. some of my favorite memories with her are gettting in ding-dong fights with my older cousin, a vacation to florida, and lots of sleepover’s.
i hope to see her soon!
the papparazzi of fat people July 3, 2007
my husband has a sick obsession of taking undercover pics of really fat people he sees.
here is a sample.
$100,000 July 3, 2007
in an attempt to pass the tedious hours in the car on our drive home from california we played
what would you do if you had an extra $100,00???
it was kinda fun, so i thought i would ask you the same question…
btw, you only have one day to spend it and you can’t leave the country.
GO!
