“today i am going to wear my tennis racket shoes!”
but she ended up in one pink rubber boot and one croc. where does she get it?
power-hungry March 28, 2008
most 3-5 year olds are desperate for power. they have been bossed around their whole lives, and now, being fully aware that they are being bossed around, they really want to boss someone else around. if you don’t believe me, allow this antedote to highlight the truth of what i am saying:
me: overhearing addie in the bathroom say…
her: purple towel, you need to be nice to the other towel. you need to not be scared and you need to be nice!
me: who are you talking to addie?
her: i am telling purple towel what to do because i am his boss.
WOW.
“so good yull slap yo mama!” March 27, 2008
is the tag line for the awesome bbq place we went to in memphis. if you are ever there, you gotta go.
(and i did slap my mama!)
imaginary obit March 23, 2008
this is probably morbid, and perhaps not blog-appropiate, but every now and then i wonder what i would do if steve were to die.
it happens most around certain personal mile-stones that signal the death of my own dad, who passed away when i was 2 years old. right before addie turned two i thought about it alot, and now that paige is over a year old, i find it on my mind again.
my mom was widowed at 23 years old, with two young girls to care for. i have NO idea how i would survive that, but it makes me admire my mom for getting through it. she worked secretarial jobs until she remarried, and then quit work to stay home with us again.
what would i do? where would i work? what would i do with my girls while i worked? would i move? would i remarry at some point? would i get a dog to snuggle with at night? 
just kidding, but not really. all these questions go through my mind. sometimes steve and i talk about it, and what he would do if i kicked the bucket. i have a friend, who shall remain nameless, who once told us she had picked out the woman she wanted her husband to marry if she were to die. i have never done that…maybe it’s not a bad idea, afterall, they did it on Everybody Loves Raymond!
although these thoughts and questions creep up from time to time, i am not weirdly obsessed with them. but they are there, maybe more real to me than some people because i grew up with the reality of having lost a parent. but it certainly makes me thankful for the times we have together, and appreciate the presence of my husband, for his strength, protection, love and fathering even more.
humanity, summed up March 23, 2008
thus sayeth the 4 year old,
“But I want to to do what I want to do.”
2 kids plus 1 March 20, 2008
i started watching a 4 month old baby girl 2 days a week. basically, it has gone very smoothly, although there are moments of mayhem every now and then. in those instances i feel more inclined to tend to the baby first because i am being paid to take care of her, and she is still just a baby.
all this has reinforced my desire to only have 2 kids, and reminded me how much i admire those who effectively manage large familes.
14 days March 19, 2008
for the first time in my life i wrote out meals for the next 2 weeks. it’s not because i am organized. the truth is, i am at my wits end. i am not naturally a cook, nor am i good at finding new recipes. so i thumbed through a rachel ray magazine and browsed through allrecipes.com for ideas. i compiled recipes and ingredients for the next 2 weeks. hopefully this will make my life easier.
any ideas out there for good recipes or meal organization tips? and please don’t say freezer cooking. although i think it’s a great idea, my husband just won’t go for it.
the results are in March 17, 2008
my team lost last night, but i had fun body checking as many of them as i could, and i have the marks to prove it.
ready, set, go! March 15, 2008
i’m getting ready for my first roller derby bout tonight.
to prepare: i had a big juicy burger for lunch, i took a long nap, i’m drinking lots of water, i’m painting my toenails and donning my fake eyelashes.
