Lucy Lime

Little one totally busted the hell out of my lip. Daddy has him in the bath right now while I am sucking on a bag of ice. Why do children have to have iron heads? Oh, so that they don't get hurt. Them against the world. I get it.

Not that anyone cares but I thought I would mention this for record's sake. When he is older, I will be able to refer to this blog to reminisce about all the things he has done. He will so feel bad in about 18 years.

Labels: battle scars, D

Yeah, I got a HOTTTTT date this Friday. Yeah, that's tomorrow so not much time to plan the wardrobe. Actually, I got two HOTTTTT dates.

The first one will occur around lunchtime at the Olive Garden. I got a huge bowl full of salad and some bread sticks waiting with my luscious name on them. I am dining with my little man and his little gal pal, Victoria. Veronica is going to make sure food fights are not on the schedule. She is the chaperone because when you party like I do, you need a good woman to have your back. She is that good woman.

Tomorrow night..... yeah, that's right. I will be with little man and big poppa at the DOODLE BOPS concert. Jealous! I had been trying to win tickets for the past two weeks. Every morning on my way to work I would call the three radio stations I knew were offering them and finally, FINALLY, I talked my way into them. I called to ask who an artist was and when the dj told me, I said, "Great, could you NEVER play it again? It totally sucks."

He knew exactly who I was! I do this to the guy all the time. Only this time, he said he totally appreciated my honesty (I also tell him when he is on his game) and my listenership. So I asked if I could be rewarded with tickets and I got them! And, certificates to Chick-fil-A! You know, cuz kids love that stuff.

So if the boy hates the Doodle Bops and wants to leave (you never can tell with little guys), then it is no green out of my wallet!

Oh, and did I mention that a prof is leaving and I get to take over teaching his upper-division poetry and drama and novel and short story courses? So unbelievably excited. I love this new university and the faculty is nothing short of awesome. They have all been outgoing and super friendly. AND, my chairperson is the coolest gal ever!!! Professional and approachable. Just the nicest boss I've had since Stuart and Cheryl. It has been a looooong time.

AND AND AND!!!!! I enrolled little dude in school today. The Prof who has her office directly across from mine has four boys. I, of course, have to talk to her about schools and stuff and she tells me about this program and there happens to be an opening for a two year old. I went over to meet the lady she told me about today and I was sooooo sold! He will be going on Tuesdays and Thursdays. AND, he will only be a couple of miles away from me! Love it. His first 'school'.

Things are so looking up. Hubby gets to publish an artsy fartsy book of his designs and photos and we got Season 2, Disc 1 of Upstairs, Downstairs from Netflix today! Life is good!

Off to make homemade sub sandwiches now!

Tah, tah.

Labels: D, dates, Olive Garden, school, the good life, work

Last night was super duper cool family night. Basically, we pulled out the bed couch and all cuddled while watching a dvd. We got this awesome series from Netflix called Upstairs, Downstairs. Unfortunately, Jeff or I must have clicked on the wrong one because we got disc 3 instead of disc 1. We watched it anyway and are in LOVE with it. We really enjoy British comedies and sitcoms and this is an older one. One of the best ones I have seen. Can't wait to get disc 1!!!

Anyway, if you read the blog below, you know that Hubs tried to put D to bed. By the time I finished writing said blog entry, he was successful. We just need to get him on a routine again. We have been totally lax and indulgent for too long.

While he was asleep, Jeff and I got to finish the last two episodes on the disc. Awesome! Then we watched a movie, A Knight's Tale, which I fell asleep in, and went to bed. Yes, I slept in the bed without waking the kiddo up!

I think he can just sense when I am in the room and wakes up. Last night he was out like a light and only rolled out of his bed into ours to cuddle with me. It was great! I did not cough, have to get up to pee, wake up thirsty or anything. Oh, and a big bonus was me not waking up too hot. The bedroom gets so warm at night. I have no clue what is wrong with my sleep that I am always waking up but last night was nice and peaceful.

It must have been the family dance-off that happened earlier in the evening. Jeff put in the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack and I swear my son danced like his butt was on fire! He was a true dancing queen. This morning when I tried to put my bellydancing video in, he started laughing hysterically! He wanted me to pick him up and dance around the room with him. Well, seeing that the video does not require you to dance with weights (and I am not sure I could even keep my balance) I had to turn it off. He loves to dance!!!

Heehee! I just tried to smooch him when he came in the office just now and he pointed at my face and said "no". I did it anyway! I mean, I am his MUM! I gave birth to him!!! I should get kisses!

Oh, and on a side note, I need to tell good old Britney Spears that they make hairbrushes for a reason and she should seriously reconsider that horrid red shade of lipstick she's been sporting lately. It matches the acne on her face and draws it front and center. Yeah, I know. I should give her a break. I don't always look the best or make the wisest style choices. BUT I DO NOT HAVE A STYLIST!!! While I do have 'people' none of them can dress themselves either so I don't trust them with me. But she has lots of people and access to clothes and cosmetics. Use 'em girlfriend! You hit the wall big time! (Sorry, Kenny!)

Labels: Britney Spears, D, family dance off, sleep or lack thereof

As the title of this post suggests, I am trying to maintain some sanity. Right now, hubby is trying to put our little bundle of screams to bed. Bedtime is such a chore. Usually he falls asleep on the way back from our nightly swim or some late evening errand. Hubs thinks it is time that little man figure out how to do the sleep thing without a car. I agree but I hate hearing him yell.

I remember a time in the not so distant past where all we had to do was lay him down in the middle of our bed and within 10 minutes, he would be out. I have no clue how things progressed to him hating bedtime. You know, he no longer takes naps, either. I guess he is growing up.

Wait, that can't be right. I am 30 and I would love a good nap! Just wait til he is a teenager. He will be begging to sleep in and we will make him get up to mow the lawn.

Ah, the crying has stopped. Seriously. It started when I began this post and within minutes, it has stopped.

So the day was super eventful. Just as I was working myself up into a paranoia about "oh there might be something wrong with my kid-he won't talk and acts super introverted", a gigantic breakthrough!!! I come home from work and am greeted by D on daddy's shoulders, staring at me through the window. This is my favorite because he leaps into my arms for kisses.

He kisses me on the nose and says, 'nose'! Then he was saying something about lemons and milkshakes. What the hell????? Why do kids let you work your self up to the crazy point before they will do what you want them to do???

My parents have told me a zillion times that your kid will play you. They got their little fingers on your buttons. D is too smart for his own good. He even tried to give the mailman a cookie.

We worked on Valentine's Day cards today. We got his colors and stickers out today and decorated things. He made a wonderful little picture, very Jackson Pollock. Hubs and I agree that he is a genius and joked that we should sell his stuff on ebay! Wouldn't that be funny if it went viral that I was selling my two-year-old's drawings and someone bought it! College fund!!!

Speaking of VD, I met a woman last night at this fund raiser thing hubs and I went to and she makes homemade caramels. I guess they are the super soft kind and she makes them special order for VD. They sound lovely and we can't wait to try them!

Labels: D, fund raiser, generic