Wednesday, July 17, 2013

a rough week

well the journal thing seems to be sticking, it gives me a direction for my thoughts so i'm gonna just roll with that again.

out my window: sunny and hot.  although i'm the first one to remind people that we got significantly longer periods of cooler temps before summer set in this year, i am starting to long for fall.  our AC died the weekend of the 4th so cameron and i spent last week at the house of a very generous friend and the dogs were boarded.  thankfully, we have a home warranty so we only had to pay $300 instead of $4000 for a new AC.  but it was still a stressful and crazy week. 

what i'm wearing; the good ol' kahkis and a teal shirt that may or may not be a maternity shirt.  what?  it has rouching and is long in the torso!  :)  i figure as long as it doesn't say "baby on board", it's fair game.

the toddler: he is now working on running but still loses his balance with that.  he likes to be chased, which is a blast for both of us.  last week he played peek a boo for the first time and it was pretty funny, i got video.  (see!  there's a good side to having a smart phone with you at all times while you try to parent presently!... or so i tell myself)  he also randomly busts out words.  "yea" and "drink" and the occasional "hi!".  it's pretty great.  he is also waving again, which is nice because i think now he realises it to be a form of greeting or farewell instead of just something to do that is rediculously cute and will get you lots of attention.  he got some nice bumps and bruises over the weekend.  i experimented with a new method of church-going and it was wildly successfull, except for the fact that he smacked his forhead on the chair in front of us and got a bruise.  but other than taking him out briefly to calm down after the "injury", he was quiet and calm all through mass and i actually got to participate and listen!  victory!!!  fingers crossed that my leg corral will continue to keep him entertained as long as he can stand between the two chairs in front of us and play with the mass update leaflet.  the other "injury" was a bloody lip.  i'm not sure but i *think* he was trying to run down the hall to find me in the bedroom and he tripped and maybe ran into the return vent.  he had a tiny bit of blood on his  lip but calmed down quickly enough.  now he just has a little purple spot, maybe a blood blister?  i have no idea.  but it's on his bottom lip.  doesnt seem to bother him at all.

in the kitchen: someone at work brought in some cucumbers and zucchini yesterday so i brought a couple of each home.  last night i made something pretty awesome: whole wheat rotini mac and cheese with chicken and sauted zucchini on the side.  i brought it for lunch today too and i am looking forward to it.  i do love food.  not sure what i'll make the rest of the week.  i have some romaine to use up and some black beans so i will maybe make a taco salad for dinner tonight.  being away from home last week really threw off my cooking so i need to get organized this weekend.

crafting: havent been able to do any more painting on the projects started for charles.  supplies are expensive!  i would very much like to make some puppets for cameron, any words of wisdom? 

reading: same ol'.  i think when i finish HP i will read pride and prejudice again.  i had hoped to watch the 6 hr super nerd extravaganza this year, it's not really something easily watched when charles is around, but since i have no TV anymore (it died last month), that's out the window.  i could watch things on my laptop, but if i can't watch it at it's best, i'd rather not watch at all.

bringing me joy: having a cool house again!!!!!!  my goodness we are spoiled.  i also got to hear my husband's voice for a few minutes yesterday, that was an unexpected suprise.  free food.  i've had opportunities for a lot of free food lately through work and it makes me very happy.  last night i also ordered the family pictures we had taken at penneys while charles was home.  so although that will mean substantial cost in framing when they arrive, they are really great pictures and i am very happy that we had them done. 

thinking about: when i came home sunday to check on the dogs there was a 3' long black snake in my garage.  my #1 fear is snakes and so it would be an understatement to say that i 100% lost. my. mind.  thankfully, my neighbor was home and so he came over and raked it out, then, without any idea from either of us as to what the next step should be, he chopped it's creepy head off with a garden hoe.  i am STILL creeped out and am beyond paranoid that it has friends lurking somewhere else and they will come out and get me. 
 tony the snake killer
picture to share: so that i don't leave you with the equally creeped out feeling on the snake note, a family friend recently moved to the KC area and we were able to get together sunday (pre-snake incident) and so we wandered around oak park mall.  cameron was not pleased with being confined to the stroller for a couple of hours so i decided to treat him to a ride on the 2 story carosel.  i'm pretty sure i was more excited than he was, but it was still cute.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

journal: ready for the long weekend

out my window: it's been beautiful this week, in the mid-upper 80s.  in july.  no complaints here!  my electric bill is thankful.
clothes: size 12 jeans.  thankyouverymuch!  they're super stretchy, but they still say size 12 on them so i'm going to wave that flag all day!  also a black "fancy" sleevless top and my black sandals.  i should probably paint my toenails or at the very least, remove the polish from 2 months ago, but that's just not going to happen.  i dont have plans, as of now, to try out for the mrs america pagent any time soon, so i think i'm ok with my nasty looking feet.
toddler: not so bad with the teething this week so that's good.  and he seems to be pretty much over the sickness too, also good.  he is starting to try and run but loses his balance easily but it's still pretty funny to watch.  overall though, he is just having a BLAST with his movement.  he will run around and around in the kitchen/dining area, come find me and give me a hug then take off again.  tomorrow my parents will be here through the weekend and they are pretty excited to see him since he was not walking the last time they were up and have only seen it on skype.
in the kitchen: hmmm... nothing lately, just using up food.  although my lunch today is the last of the leftovers so i will have to cook tonight.  maybe that pasta and sugar snap peas business.  i also made a pot of black beans from dry so i need to do some very bean-ish things in the next couple of days.  i anticipate some homemade ice cream, a dessert of some kind, and hopefully some good summer food this weekend.
crafting: made cameron a great 4th of july shirt last night with the help of some friends and their extra hands.  i will save a pic for the "picture to share" below because i dont have any other pictures to share.  :)  but i think it's cute.  i am going to try and do at least 1 or 2 shirts for him each year for one holiday or another and then eventually turn it all into a quilt, probably adding in the shirts for eventual kid #2.  that's the plan at least.  in the mean time, it makes for cool pictures.
reading: still harry potter goodness.  i'm on to the goblet of fire now.
bringing me joy: talked to my husband this weekend on skype and he got to see his little boy.  cameron loves to see him on the computer.  we are missing each other so so so very bad, and while that is in no way a joyful thing, it is a point of connection to hear him say that he misses me too.  it's been a rough week in that respect for us.  4 more months.
thinking about: passing 4 more months and keeping busy; my health and fitness progress: since december - 12 pounds lost, 7" off waist and 3" off hips, next month i will aim to pass a PT test and in september i'm running my first 5K.  i'm excited to get where i have wanted to be for about 10 years at least.  i am well on my way and it feels great!  also, i had a bit of a conversation with a friend last week who has also been trying to "get there" for a long time and it is infinitely frustrating that she gets in her own way.  there must come a time when you dont let yourself shut down and make excuses.  i finally got there.  if she were really serious, she'd get htere too instead of talking herself into a hole.  it really pisses me off when people do that. 
so ok, i could go on a whole separate rant about that stuff.  here's the pic of cameron's shirt:

and for a refersher, and because i happen to have the pic on my work computer, here's his other seasonal shirt from halloween: