January 10, 2010

Back to Blogging. Yes, Finally…

So, I’m back. Back to blogging. The 10 day hiatus was wonderful. I didn’t announce that I was going to take a break; I didn’t know how long I’d need to refresh.

Our holidays were great. Christmas was the highlight of my kids’ lives. The each received too many toys, and over the holiday break I sorted through their old stock and made some donations to Goodwill. No child needs that many toys.

I’ve been trying to gain some control over the house.  Owen keeps me busy.  I’m constantly nursing him, holding him, rocking him, and entertaining him that every other priority has been pushed to the back burner.  I’m happy to spend so much time with my children, because I know they won’t be little forever, but I’m also annoyed by the fact that I’ve only done the minimum in regards to housework.  The kitchen and bathrooms are clean, but my living room is a tornado of toys and games and a certain 5-year-old’s socks.  (He’s learning to put them away, so I can’t be too upset.)

My husband is suffering some knee pain and last month he went to the doctor to have it checked out.  He discovered he has a torn meniscus, and humorously he tells his family and friends it’s a torn hibiscus (as in the tree) which gets a laugh every time, but the poor guy is in a lot of pain and will need surgery very soon.  Since I’m not back to work yet, he’s putting it off until March.  Thankfully his doctor has prescribed pain killers and anti-inflammatory medication to help my husband feel better until he goes under the knife.

Just after Christmas, Owen had his 2-month check-up.  He weighed 14 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 23 inches long.  He’s off the charts for weight and in the 36th percentile for height.  He’s going to be a linebacker.  I just know it. NFL here he comes.

Dawson is growing too quickly.  He loves 4K and he tells me such hilarious stories about school and his bus ride.  There’s a girl on the bus who lives down the street and apparently she is not very nice.  Dawson told me he had to sit next to her one day and she kept pinching me.  I said, “That’s not nice at all.  Did you tell her to stop?”  He replied, “Yeah, I did.  But, man, she’s evil!”  I had to fight back laughter.  Kids say the funniest stuff.

Today we are gearing up to watch the Green Bay Packers take on the Arizona Cardinals (again) in their wild card playoff game.  I’m very excited.  The whole family is dressed in their green and gold.  Go, Pack!

And lastly, you may notice new ads on the right sidebar. If you haven’t heard of The Savvy Source, it is a fantastic network for parents which has launched a separate social media site that you can connect through Facebook.  I love the Savvy Groups and have joined the group for parents of 4-5 year olds.  Also, you can take the Savvy Quiz to see how your child is progressing developmentally.  The Savvy Source is wonderful.  Click the ad to take the quiz or to learn more about connecting with other parents in their online community.

I’m off to make game time foods!  Happy Sunday!

July 29, 2009

I’m Getting There…

I am just logging in for a second to tell you that I am trying…TRYING…to get to each and every one of your blogs.  I want to read your BlogHer recap posts, and I want to link to everyone I met at the conference.  I’m working on it.  It may take a day or two longer.

I’ve gotten to some of your blogs already, but about 12 blogs in I realized how overwhelming this can be.  Plus, I’ve had to readjust to my “in real life” and it’s hard.  That, and I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow so I’m trying to decompress and prepare myself for the big 28-week prenatal check-up.

And then, my husband and son are being rather demanding of my time and attention.  So far, I’ve gone grocery shopping twice this week because apparently I’m still suffering from BlogHer Brain (or Pregnancy Brain) and I’ve forgotten many things on the grocery list.

The house is a mess because NO ONE cleans when I’m gone.  NO ONE.  And that sucks.

Also, I’m still catching up on sleep.  I’m so darn tired.  I’m actually tired of being tired.  IF that’s even possible…

And of course, I had to reset my internal clock and jump back into my work schedule and that right there?  Is what takes up my time.  I read hundreds of blogs a day and reading a few more outside of my work time is proving difficult right now.

But I will get it done.  Hopefully by Saturday.  Oh yes, I will.

Love yous.  (Yes, I said yous.  It’s a Polish thing.)

July 18, 2009

This Post Is Boring

Feel free to skip if necessary…

I don’t know what is wrong with me, but I have no ambition to blog today. Or tomorrow. Or the next few days until BlogHer ’09. I had no ambition to blog yesterday or the day before that either. It’s like I’m so tired, no make that EXHAUSTED. I think the cold I’m still (yes, still) recovering from has wiped me out.

Or maybe it’s just the fact that I’m getting closer to the third trimester and my body has decided that sleep is the only thing that matters these days.  All I know is that I better get a burst of energy before Thursday, or I will be one boring woman in Chicago.

I got my gray covered hair colored today.  My appointment was originally scheduled yesterday but my stylist is not feelng well.  Her schedule for this week was tight, so another awesome stylist at the salon was able to fit me in.  I felt like I was cheating on my person.  Seriously.  I actually got on Facebook to ask her if it was okay for her chair mate to do the honors of making me look beautiful.  She gave me her blessing, and I have to say I look pretty darn good for a swollen pregnant woman.  I’ll post photos soon.  Probably during BlogHer.

Yeah, did I mention I’m going?  I’m sure you’ve read sentences like this several times because, for real, thousands of BlogHers will converge in Chicago.   I picked the wrong time to be pregnant, because HOLY PARTIES… and I can’t even have one cocktail.  Not that I really want one… OK, I admit, a sip of wine sounds really great right now.  Oh well.  I will live.

I really have nothing fun to blog about right now.  My mind is occupied by all the packing and to-dos and other chaos I need to handle before I depart.  Oh, that reminds me.  I need to get my car’s oil changed.  Write that down for me, will ya?

I will leave you with a photo of my son, the computer genius.  Here he is on his mother’s “puter” playing a game on the Playhouse Disney website:

I’m starting to think this child knows more about my laptop than I do.  He left clicks faster than his father, and he figured out how to work the scroll bar all by himself.  He even knows how to use the built-in mouse pad, but prefers the old fashioned kind, just like his mother.

Perhaps I will be back tomorow with more interesting blog material.  Or not.  So sorry I’m tres boring.

Any readers going to the big BlogHer shindig?  Let me know!

June 15, 2009

Links I Love

I’ve been blog hopping lately.  I sorta kinda disappeared from the blogosphere.  I wrote posts when I felt like blogging, but I didn’t have the time to read and comment on other blogs because, holy guacamole, life was crazy and busy and full of chaos.  Well, that and pregnancy took over every cell in my body making it hard to function in every day life.

But things have become somewhat calmer and I’m back to doing the things I love, in addition to the things I have to do.

• While blog walking, I came across this post at Design Mom, one that she found at Blog con Queso.  The photography is just awesome (Karen of Chookooloonks has talent I envy) and The Bloggess is Beautiful. Yes, with a capital B.  Katherine is an artist with beautiful handwriting.  I LOVE.  I sorta wish she could write beautiful words over my burgeoning belly.  Wouldn’t that be cool?  (I’m a wee bit self-conscious of the pregnant belly, so I don’t think I’d have the courage to say yes, anyway.)
• So after that I clicked over to Dooce and she just had to go and FREAK ME OUT about the Freebirthing thing she watched on Discovery Health or maybe it was TLC?  I don’t know.  But don’t get me started on A Baby Story.  Cannot. Watch. Any. More.  I’m now terrified of labor, delivery, C-sections, episiotomy and crapping on the table.  You’d think I’d never given birth before.
• I read Catherine’s post and started to cry.  I cannot imagine what her sister is going through.  Tanner’s story touches me and breaks my heart and makes me wonder why certain things happen in this life.  But the photos of Wonder Girl make me smile.
• Y is going through a transformation.  When I read her post I felt so happy for her and I remember exactly how I felt when I was losing weight and gaining self-confidence.  Go read this one.  Cheer her on!
• This right here? Like reading a page out of my own book.

Go forth and enjoy!