Month: June 2006

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So I’m not posting….

not because I don’t want to, but because we are having computer issues with at captial I. Which means my computer time is limited to the 15 minutes I may or may not have at work, or some other random time. Hardly time to collect my thoughts for a blog post.

However, I think L is distracted enough at the moment that I can extend my “turn” at the computer.

Tonight we had a totally random party at our house!! On a Tuesday!! It was so much fun, and I may still be a little buzzed. I had invited a friend to come swimming with her kids this afternoon…..and while I was at work another friend called her, wondering when a good time to come swimming in my neighborhood would be….so they decided that TODAY was THE day, and planned a cook out to go along with it and told their husbands to come over after work. Then I called M’s godparents at work, and they said they could totally join us, and then the only person missing was L. Well, sure enough, his class got out early and he was even able to make a BEER RUN before we sat down to grilled pork chops, grilled veggies and pasta salad. How great is that?? We had a BALL, the kids had a great time, and my house is actually cleaner than it was when I left for work this morning.

I LOVE days like this!!! Viva La Summer!!

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Sunshine!

Today the sun came out after 2 days of rain. It was a welcome relief for all involved. M got to play outside, my students had reccess and the flower beds have a chance to dry out a little bit.

Saturday night we went to a CWA (union) picinic–it was raining, so we ate our food, looked at the clown and left. Next year, if the weather is nice, I think that M will have a ball. The park was really nice, and there was a set up for a few small carnival games (rained out) and a moonwalk (rained out). There was a DJ, and a beer truck. Again, if it hadn’t been 60 degrees and raining, I think we REALLy would have had a good time!

M wasn’t phased by the clown at all–L says this is her “best WTF expression”. The clown was very nice, and very calm around M, which I appreciated.

We spent Sunday in the living room, which by the end of the day was feeling really small! I think we were all happy for a change of scenary today.

Due to a staffing issue, I worked til after 3 today, so M had her longest day ever at Rainbow. She did just great–slept for her typical hour, had afternoon snack, and was playing happily when I picked her up. Of course, she promptly fell asleep, and has been down for almost 2 hours. It’s now 5:30pm. My question is, is she down for the night?? Will she get up? How long will she stay up for? She wore herself out at Relay and slept for 13 hours that night. If she sleeps 13 hours straight, that means she’ll wake up at 5am. Only about 1 hour earlier than usual. Why am I speculating? Why am I pretending I have ANY control over this whatsoever?!?!

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Our first trip to Stride-Rite

With the advent of a few unassisted steps, we went to Stride-Rite today to be fitted for walking shoes!! It will probably go down in our little family history as the easiest shoe-shopping trip ever. M got her foot measured and when you are a 4 1/2 REGULAR width, apparently, your choices are white and white. Not a single style with flowers or color was available. So her first pair of shoes look a lot like mine, circa 1974, except that her soles are rubber and not that rubbery wood from back in the day.

I did splurge and get the little “lace savers” that are pink and have a bell….maybe I’ll find some fun laces too!

This was quite the weekend for Baby Girl’s wardrobe. While in Target yesterday, I found infant swim diapers and matching tops, all with SPF protection. Complete with matching hats and shades. I was SO jazzed, until I realized that there were only bikini tops for girls. Ok, I’m not a prude, but a)I don’t think it’s appropriate, and b)do you see the irony in an SPF protected bikini top?!?! So Baby Girl got a more boy slanted fish t-shirt and green swim bottoms. I made sure her hat was girly, but this time function won out over fashion on the swim top. Seriously, why would I exposed more flesh than necessary?