Monday, August 31, 2009
Weekend surprises
Thursday, August 27, 2009
What a week!
I'm so glad tomorrow is Friday. Don't get me wrong, I am thankful for the extra hours (especially since I'll be making less every hour then I ever have before at the school. Yes, I've been demoted pay wise by switching positions.) But Matthew and I are just not used to working this much and he's not sleeping as well at daycare. Unfortunately it will be a busy weekend, so we probably are just going to have to do the best we can. Yesterday Matthew got really fried because we were there for 9 hours and kept asking to go home. Today we had a meltdown because he wanted to go to daycare and it wasn't time. I just can't win! Is it almost summer yet? Just kidding, I need to have my 9 months of slim pickings paychecks.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Running on no nap

This little man decided that he did not need a nap today at daycare. My did he get tired this evening. But I have to admit that he did much better then I thought he would. I sure was tired by time I left too. 8 hours at a daycare is a long time.
Matthew, over the weekend, really got on a roll of saying to Phil or me, "There you go!" I guess I tell him that alot. I'm still not tired of the way he says "Ohhh yesss." I am tired of hearing him yell, "I do it" for every little thing. I love that he wants to help and be independent, but sometimes it's just better for me to do it and here I have a little 2 yr old trying to bowl me over to get there first! No one told me I'd have to race my child at times to do boring things! Today he bumped my head with his head and announced, "Matthew knocked heads." I had no idea he even knew the expression "knocking heads." I'd say he must have learned it at daycare, but I'm there every day with him!!! For the second time he announced he needed to go potty and did it. This time it was at daycare so he got an M&M. He liked that. Today he threw a toy down and I told him not to do that because he would hurt it. What do you think he did? Brought it over, held it in my face, and solemnly said, "Kiss." Yes, I had no choice but kiss the toy's boo-boo. So I did.
That's all I can think of for today folks. Gotta get some sleep so we can do it all over again tomorrow!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
My journeys in nature
The three of us had a very good weekend. We finally took the plunge and got rid of our old couch. I had to admit I felt very sad leaving it behind at the dump, but it was in terrible shape (and very cheaply made, it had plastic legs if that says anything) so it really couldn't be saved. I'm all for donating things and putting things on the curb, but I think this is one couch no one would touch! I had it for 9 years. But it had the best designed arms I've ever seen. Our new-to-us couch is a sleeper bed, so we can have a dedicated place for company to sleep without having to have a spare room, since space is limited at the moment. Now that I think of it, of the 3 couches I've now owned, I've never had a brand new one. They've always been pre-used. Anyway, we also dropped off our futon to be sold at a future auction. I love clearing out space! It's such a good feeling. Other then all that, we mostly just hung out as a family and did alot of cooking. I think Matthew and I are rested up enough to take on our 8 hour a day week!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Who knows what to title this one?
Once again we've rounded the curve out of the work week, into the weekend. It's been 2 full weeks of work in the daycare, but I've really enjoyed it. I think Matthew is really enjoying having Mommy there. I would say the weekend would be totally awesome because Phil is home for the first time in 3 weeks, but one of my daycare co-workers went home to find her husband dead at their house today. They are an older couple, but it was still pretty shocking for us. (It happens to be Matthew's friend Amanda's grandpa. So we feel sorry for the family's lost. Matthew and I'll be helping to hold down the daycare fort by working full-time hours next week. Life is just such a fragile, fleeting thing isn't it?
Well, now that I have that out of my system on to more cheerful things. I was able to get outside and dig up some plants and move them to new locations. I still have more to move, but I'm still thinking out I want to do it. I have some bulbs I need to dig up from my Grandmom's and I need to thin her irises. My "oriental" irises are really starting to come up. I think I might end up with at least 8 sprouts now. I'm so ready to get the rest of my orders in! Next spring will be such a surprise with all the new stuff planted.
Yesterday we also went over to my old boss's house for supper. Matthew has decided that he is family and helped himself to a Capri Sun out of her fridge. Nice. I told him that he needed to ask first and she was excited that he was so smart and observant that he knew exactly where they were.
Today I got a new haircut, and true to form, not a single person noticed. I expect people at the school to notice in about a month. That's the way it works for me. Always has!
Well, now that I have that out of my system on to more cheerful things. I was able to get outside and dig up some plants and move them to new locations. I still have more to move, but I'm still thinking out I want to do it. I have some bulbs I need to dig up from my Grandmom's and I need to thin her irises. My "oriental" irises are really starting to come up. I think I might end up with at least 8 sprouts now. I'm so ready to get the rest of my orders in! Next spring will be such a surprise with all the new stuff planted.
Yesterday we also went over to my old boss's house for supper. Matthew has decided that he is family and helped himself to a Capri Sun out of her fridge. Nice. I told him that he needed to ask first and she was excited that he was so smart and observant that he knew exactly where they were.
Today I got a new haircut, and true to form, not a single person noticed. I expect people at the school to notice in about a month. That's the way it works for me. Always has!
Labels:
flowers/gardening,
hair cuts,
Matthew-isms,
Matthew's friends,
old friends,
school
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
I GOT IT!
Monday's weather related events
I am glad that we are getting rain, but it is annoying, because I was planning on moving some irises and daylilies around to make room for the stuff that is coming next month. I thought it had dried out enough yesterday to accomplish it, but it rained another tenth last night, so I have to postpone. I do like that the temps. have been cooler. It means I can leave the a/c off and enjoy the sounds of nature instead. Today the bugs are really singing to me. It makes me want to take a nap!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Goodbye Double 7
On a side note, totally unrelated, while Matthew and I were enjoying the evening outside tonight, the coyotes started howling and one came into the side yard. If Scamp is worthless for everything else, I will always be thankful to him for charging and barking them away. During that charge I was stuffing my child inside to safety. Gotta love the country!
The weekend wrap-up
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Matthew uncut and uncensored
No one asked for videos, but since most of you have never heard Matthew talk or run around, I thought you'd enjoy seeing a bit of it for yourself. It was a windy day, but I think it comes out ok. I'd upload videos more often, but they are so slow to load it's a pain.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The sweetness of nature
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The phrases
It's the little phrases that my son comes up with that crack me up. Today at work was especially rich with them. He is in the habit of pushing the limits when I tell him to do something. He will wait till I've counted to 3 and then think he'll do whatever he is supposed to and it'll still be ok. Wrong! So I put him in time out. His little face just crumpled and he whined, "I behave, Mommy I beeehaaave. Mommmy, beeeehaaaave." It was so funny, in a way, I had to turn around to giggle. He is at the stage of being dramatic when in trouble. So I turned around and asked if he was sure he was ready to behave and he assured me he was. The end of that time out. The other one that really got me was he decided he was straving. So he announced, "Mommy, hungry boy. Hungry boy. Goldfish, here, table. Mommmmmy, hungry boy!" It was time to leave and I had to bribe him to leave with promises of goldfish crackers at home. On the way home he announced, "Mommy goldfish, bowl." So then I had to promise goldfish crackers served up in a bowl. And that's the first place we went when we got home. Straight to the goldfish and into the bowl it went. And the hungry boy was happy.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Summers over people
Labels:
flowers/gardening,
Halloween,
nature,
playing,
school
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