Lameness & Procrastination

I finally got over my lameness & quit procrastinating...its amazing how much I can get done when I put my mind to it even with 2 kids running around & a bunch of explosively dirty diapers. I don't know why but it seems like every time Liam has a poopy diaper he blows a gasket & it leaks, usually up the backside. The leaky diapers wouldn't be too bad except for the fact that the boy wont sit still, he's bouncing & squirming & it takes all my strength to hang on to him & keep him from smear poo every where. Nevermind the fact that he likes to grab the diaper while I'm changing him or reach down to check out what is going on so I'm defending against curious hands while trying to hold him relatively still...it can get a little crazy.

I think I'm starting to make my New Years resolutions because I caught myself thinking about the things I'd like to improve on this year so no I just need to really pull my thoughts into a cohesive plan & then get crackin' on it.

No more dirty diapers (well, sort of)

I am so thankful that little miss Emma is no longer in diapers, the less dirty diapers I have to change the better. Last night she went all night without wetting her diaper (I'm not brave enough to try putting her in underwear at night yet) & she didn't even wake up to go potty until 4:30am. Now we just need to work on the EC (elimination communication) with Liam.

Today was another one of those days where you just want to curl up with a mug of something warm to drink. I opted for chai tea today instead of hot chocolate...what?! you say...but I say chai is like drinking a liquid pumpkin pie & some days it just hits the spot. Of course Emma wants to try anything mom eats or drinks...she loves chai, just like her mommy.

Mmmm...Hot Chocolate

It is a hot chocolate kind of day, gray & dismal & wet & cold...snuggled here in our warm little home I'm thinking some hot chocolate is in order. A spicy mexican hot chocolate for me & a pint sized milky hot chocolate for Emma. Its one of those days where you just want to snuggle under big warm blankets & hibernate in front of a fire (of course we don't have a fireplace). But there is too much to do today so I will content myself with some hot chocolate.

Frustration

Why must straightening out financial messes be so frustrating? So last night DH gets home from work & realizes he doesn't have his phone, no big deal because he probably forgot it a work. Well this morning he gets to work & his phone is nowhere to be found. We're guessing that somehow he dropped it while biking home last night because someone found it & has been using it. I had to call the cell phone carrier this morning to suspend the services on his phone & although the customer service rep was very friendly, she wasn't as helpful as I would have liked. We can't dispute or reverse any of the charges made by the person who found the phone until after we get billed for them at the end of the month & meanwhile we still get charged the monthly fees for his phone even though we aren't using it. It makes me want to gnash my teeth.

On a more positive note, at least I got more sleep last night...baby boy didn't nurse as much last night, maybe his growth spurt is slowing down. And his teeth have cut through most of the way now, 4 teeth all at once, so hopefully the days will be going a little smoother now too.

Okay, I feel a little better now that I vented. I'm off to do dishes, make yogurt, bake bread, & come up with something yummy to take to food storage club tomorrow night. Fingers crossed that we get the last of our W-2s in today's mail so that I can hurry up & file our tax return (I love taxes because we get $$ back).

First things, first...

The reason why I started this blog is so that my sister who is on the other side of the country can keep up on what is going on. However, in my head this blog has mutated in to something larger & more grandiose... we'll see what happens. I'm sure there will be other readers over time so hello to all. As for the tittle...it was the best I could come up with at the time. Which, by the way, I would love some input on the tittle...love it? hate it? got a better idea?

So love to you little sis, we miss you.