What a busy week! I realized it was like a bunch of mini-vacations all in a row! And it was as fun as going on a real vacation. It was also the hottest, muggiest, most humid week of the year, so far. A great time to be busy.
First, we had a staycation on Friday and spent the day going through random boxes in the garage and basement, consolidating and preparing for a yard sale. I feel a lot less scattered now. I hate when I don't know where things are or what I own. Basically I hate stuff in storage, and this helped organize it all. All we have to do next is sort our books and baby clothes.
Then on Saturday we woke up early and headed east. First stop was Trader Joes for Ackbar's Trader Joe Cat Tuna...only his favorite meal and the only canned food he'll eat. He's pissed if he doesn't get it, and even more angry if you try to feed him something inferior...like all the other cat food available. At TJ's I was judged at the wine tasting stand, I think the guy thought I had a fake id because he was truly surprised at how old I was. He was a douche. Lilly tried to swim in the wine isle. Luckly we couldn't buy frozen foods because it was one million degrees out and humid and weren't going home any time soon. That cut down on costs and time spent there.
Next stop was my Grandpa's and Aunt and Uncle's houses. They are neighbors, so it was really one stop. Lilly and Josh went swimming in the most beautiful lake, and I listened to stories of my Grandpa's near death experience. He had to get a vein from his leg put into his neck? and they had to open his chest up to do surgery too. He has some pretty cool scars. I wish I could have spent more time there, it's a very relaxing place.
The next day was homeward with a stop in Mount Pleasant to visit Grandma Colombini for dinner. And it was delicious! We took Lilly to a splash park in town and she ran around in the sprinklers for as long as she wanted. Then she tried all 8 of the slides in the park and peed a waterfall on the steps of one of the slides. At least it was the steps, and not the slide all the way down!
Josh worked the next two days. Lilly had a doctors' appointment, where she got a shot! She was such a good girl and only cried a little bit. I took her out to icecream afterwards. The doctor said Lilly is growing well, and a good height, but is much too skinny. She weighed 4 lbs less than I was hoping she would. The good news is I no longer have to worry about what she eats. She gets to eat everything. I just wish she would eat. She's not picky, she just gets distracted and too busy to eat.
At the coffee shop where we got ice cream, I got coffee and a sandwich. Then I used the time to relax on my phone. I was the Mom-On-Her-Phone-Ignoring-Her-Child. But then she got bored with the chair and table and got up and started running around. I put my phone down instantly because I will not be Mom-Who-Lets-Her-Child-Run-Crazy-In-Public. I wrangled her and we left.
Then Oma and Opa watched Lilly over night so Josh and I could have a date night. We drank Port and played a two person Magic: The Gathering card game Draft Tournament. And it was just as nerdy as it sounds. It was so much fun though! We opened 8 booster packs of cards and each made a deck out of the random cards. We only had time for one game, which I won. The tournament is not over yet (best of 5), so it doesn't mean I made the superior deck (so far). Mine is green and white. Josh's deck is red and black.
In the morning we slept in!! And then got Taco Bell and a movie to bring to my parent's house. Lilly was so happy to see us and we got giant hugs! The taco bell was amazing. Just amazing. And the movie, Kingsman, was just okay. Josh and my mom liked it a lot, but I was looking for less blood and more comedy. I also didn't like the main actor kid. It was nice to spend the hot muggy day in the woods in a much cooler house than ours. By the end Lilly was asking for "own house!" and got mad when we had to stop at the grocery store first. We needed food for an adult dinner party! Josh's friend and wife visited and we grilled out. Lilly ran around forever getting wet in the back yard and basically tired herself out. And got wet, twice.
Now it's back to work. Time to prepare for the coming fall. Fair week is soon, and I can't wait to bring Lilly. There won't be any birds there this year due to the Bird Sickness going around. I should probably say Fowl if I want to sound accurate.
Fun Fact: The full moon on July 31 will be a Blue Moon!
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Nothing Much
Yesterday I sat down to eat my cereal and my boob got caught on the bowl, flinging it in a circle with milk and cereal flying everywhere. All I could think about is all the women in my life who told me they wished they had big boobs and how lucky I am. How lucky indeed.
I brought Ackbar to his yearly vet appointment on Monday. I stopped by to pick him up from my parents and amazed my dad. I set Ackbar's kitty carrier down in the kitchen and made two calling noises. Ackbar, who was sleeping under a desk in a very hard to reach place, jumped up and ran straight into his carrier. Heh heh heh. He and I performed the same trick in front of the vet and assistants after his check up. No scratching, catching and forcing an angry cat into an enclosed space. Ackbar LOVES his carrier and loves going places. Even though he doesn't like the car ride too much and he doesn't really like being in new scary places. I think he just likes adventures. You know, add a little variety to his pampered kitty life; it must get wearisome sleeping in the sunshine all day and chasing mice all night.
Sidenote: Mr. Ackbar lost 2 pounds and is in a good healthy weight range (a grand total of 14 lbs).
Today after checking the mailbox:
Lilly: Mail? Mail?Mail?!?
Me: Yes, a little mail.
Lilly: Tiny mail.
When I was in college, I babysat for a professor with three kids. One must have been 2 yrs old, I didn't know then, and couldn't give you a proper guess at her age. But she was still in diapers, but could walk very well. She helped me get ice cream ready for her and her siblings and then helped me carry it to the tv room. She talked to me the entire time, and it wasn't until we were done that I realized that she wasn't speaking actual words, just baby speak! I loved it, having an imaginary conversation with her, and or communicating without the "right" words. When Lilly was born I waited and waited for her to reach that stage. Turns out, Lilly skipped it. She really only talks if she knows the words, and doesn't have a secret baby babble language.
Last week was the Baby Food Festival, and it was the first time I lived in town while it happened. Let me tell you, it is a lot less inconvenient if you already live in town and already take the back ways around. It was also fun because it gave us things to do for 3 days! Yes, I went three days in a row. We went to the petting zoo the library hosts for the kids, and Lilly got to pet a rabbit, a sheep, a goat, and a horse. She did not want to pet the calf. Then she got to run around and chase her friend Luke and swing at trees with sticks. Then it was off to the Kids Expo where all the kid related businesses in town and some others set up booths and games for the kids to play while handing out info to the parents. Lilly got her first snow cone and I got my first one since I was probably 12. We both loved it.
The next day was the library booksale and business expo. After spending time at the booksale, where Lilly wreaked havoc and was very loud, I brought her outside (in stroller) while Josh paid. I rolled her back in to talk to the ladies taking the money and Lilly just started crying and yelling "No book! No book!" poor girl has boring parents. Then it was off to the business expo. We were recognized by a lot of people from the spring business expo that we attended. Isn't that crazy? I think it's good networking.
Lilly was mad because her cheap ass boring parents wouldn't pay for her to go on a ride. Even if she was too small and young for them.
Then she took a nap and woke up happy.
I brought Ackbar to his yearly vet appointment on Monday. I stopped by to pick him up from my parents and amazed my dad. I set Ackbar's kitty carrier down in the kitchen and made two calling noises. Ackbar, who was sleeping under a desk in a very hard to reach place, jumped up and ran straight into his carrier. Heh heh heh. He and I performed the same trick in front of the vet and assistants after his check up. No scratching, catching and forcing an angry cat into an enclosed space. Ackbar LOVES his carrier and loves going places. Even though he doesn't like the car ride too much and he doesn't really like being in new scary places. I think he just likes adventures. You know, add a little variety to his pampered kitty life; it must get wearisome sleeping in the sunshine all day and chasing mice all night.
Sidenote: Mr. Ackbar lost 2 pounds and is in a good healthy weight range (a grand total of 14 lbs).
Today after checking the mailbox:
Lilly: Mail? Mail?Mail?!?
Me: Yes, a little mail.
Lilly: Tiny mail.
When I was in college, I babysat for a professor with three kids. One must have been 2 yrs old, I didn't know then, and couldn't give you a proper guess at her age. But she was still in diapers, but could walk very well. She helped me get ice cream ready for her and her siblings and then helped me carry it to the tv room. She talked to me the entire time, and it wasn't until we were done that I realized that she wasn't speaking actual words, just baby speak! I loved it, having an imaginary conversation with her, and or communicating without the "right" words. When Lilly was born I waited and waited for her to reach that stage. Turns out, Lilly skipped it. She really only talks if she knows the words, and doesn't have a secret baby babble language.
Last week was the Baby Food Festival, and it was the first time I lived in town while it happened. Let me tell you, it is a lot less inconvenient if you already live in town and already take the back ways around. It was also fun because it gave us things to do for 3 days! Yes, I went three days in a row. We went to the petting zoo the library hosts for the kids, and Lilly got to pet a rabbit, a sheep, a goat, and a horse. She did not want to pet the calf. Then she got to run around and chase her friend Luke and swing at trees with sticks. Then it was off to the Kids Expo where all the kid related businesses in town and some others set up booths and games for the kids to play while handing out info to the parents. Lilly got her first snow cone and I got my first one since I was probably 12. We both loved it.
The next day was the library booksale and business expo. After spending time at the booksale, where Lilly wreaked havoc and was very loud, I brought her outside (in stroller) while Josh paid. I rolled her back in to talk to the ladies taking the money and Lilly just started crying and yelling "No book! No book!" poor girl has boring parents. Then it was off to the business expo. We were recognized by a lot of people from the spring business expo that we attended. Isn't that crazy? I think it's good networking.
Lilly was mad because her cheap ass boring parents wouldn't pay for her to go on a ride. Even if she was too small and young for them.
Then she took a nap and woke up happy.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
On Being a Woman
Lilly is now two years old! She loves to prove it too by crying and being frustrated at things I'm not even sure what's wrong. She also likes to do things herself and she likes to order her Da to mow. Da! Mow! and points outside authoritatively. She's learning new words every single day. She got a bike helmet for her birthday and she looked at it and said "Helm" without us telling her what it was! Just amazing.
I want to get her a pretend makeup set so that she can do her makeup while I do mine. I also hope it will curb her drawing on her face. She loves to draw on her face the most.
Thinking about getting her a pretend makeup set reminded me of when I got one when I was little. My Grandma would pick me up for my birthday and take me out to lunch. Even if I was at school! We would go to Pizza Hut and I would use my Book It! coupon to get a free personal pan pizza AND sticker for my BookIt! pin. Then we would go to the Big Wheel and pick out a toy for me. I picked out the pretend makeup and she wasn't sure if my mom would allow me to get it. I said yes because my mom never said I couldn't get it. Heh heh heh.
I was probably 8 give or take a few years. And now I'm asking for one for my two year old. I want her to grow up knowing about makeup. When to wear it, when you don't need to, what type of makeup to wear when she's going out on a date vs. to an interview. I have fought learning this my whole life. I love wearing makeup for me, but I hate wearing makeup when people expect me to and say I have to. Makeup is part of being a woman in this culture, even if it is against your feminist views or your hippie views. I think it's important to be embraced and understood so that it you can control it instead of having it controlled onto you.
Off topic, but a thought to think about: If everyone wants to keep their right to fly the confederate flag, and their right to not vaccinate their children (which I think they should keep that right, but would use my right to not fly the flag and my right to vaccinate my kids), why do women not have their right to their bodies? Women should have the right to easily accessible birth control (all types, Plan B especially), and a right to an abortion. Why does an embryo have more rights than a fully formed human that has lived a minimum of 11 to 13 years? A possibility has more rights than a fact. It doesn't make sense. I would like to see birth control freely available and covered by basic insurance and maybe the government, but that's going above and beyond the basic rights issue. That is a socialist political view, and can be argued. But did you know you can buy Plan B over the counter at a pharmacy? You don't need a prescription. Why don't young girls know that?!?! What if a woman is raped and can't see her doctor in time? There is only a 3 day window for it. And it doesn't kill an embryo, it prevents the embryo from forming. At the very least, I would like to see more knowledge openly talked about and spread about birthcontrol to women. At the very least, I wish it was part of the yearly woman checkup, to discuss all the types of birthcontrol and where to get it.
I want to get her a pretend makeup set so that she can do her makeup while I do mine. I also hope it will curb her drawing on her face. She loves to draw on her face the most.
Thinking about getting her a pretend makeup set reminded me of when I got one when I was little. My Grandma would pick me up for my birthday and take me out to lunch. Even if I was at school! We would go to Pizza Hut and I would use my Book It! coupon to get a free personal pan pizza AND sticker for my BookIt! pin. Then we would go to the Big Wheel and pick out a toy for me. I picked out the pretend makeup and she wasn't sure if my mom would allow me to get it. I said yes because my mom never said I couldn't get it. Heh heh heh.
I was probably 8 give or take a few years. And now I'm asking for one for my two year old. I want her to grow up knowing about makeup. When to wear it, when you don't need to, what type of makeup to wear when she's going out on a date vs. to an interview. I have fought learning this my whole life. I love wearing makeup for me, but I hate wearing makeup when people expect me to and say I have to. Makeup is part of being a woman in this culture, even if it is against your feminist views or your hippie views. I think it's important to be embraced and understood so that it you can control it instead of having it controlled onto you.
Off topic, but a thought to think about: If everyone wants to keep their right to fly the confederate flag, and their right to not vaccinate their children (which I think they should keep that right, but would use my right to not fly the flag and my right to vaccinate my kids), why do women not have their right to their bodies? Women should have the right to easily accessible birth control (all types, Plan B especially), and a right to an abortion. Why does an embryo have more rights than a fully formed human that has lived a minimum of 11 to 13 years? A possibility has more rights than a fact. It doesn't make sense. I would like to see birth control freely available and covered by basic insurance and maybe the government, but that's going above and beyond the basic rights issue. That is a socialist political view, and can be argued. But did you know you can buy Plan B over the counter at a pharmacy? You don't need a prescription. Why don't young girls know that?!?! What if a woman is raped and can't see her doctor in time? There is only a 3 day window for it. And it doesn't kill an embryo, it prevents the embryo from forming. At the very least, I would like to see more knowledge openly talked about and spread about birthcontrol to women. At the very least, I wish it was part of the yearly woman checkup, to discuss all the types of birthcontrol and where to get it.
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