Archive for January, 2009
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Jan 29, 2009
11 CommentsNote to self: Invest in Tic-Tacs
This isn’t going to suddenly turn into a a OMGWTF I’m Pregnant! blog, but I am going to talk about things that affect me when they come up. And I’m suddenly affected STRONGLY by the scent of money. This may be… I don’t know… a problem. You know, since I am a bank teller. It’s...
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Jan 25, 2009
9 CommentsThe New Rules
Attention Family Members: From this day forward, in accordance with the rules set forth on the birth of the First Child, I do decree that the following additional statutes are in effect: Rule #1: No one, and I mean NO ONE, is to rise before the sun on a weekend or holiday. Ever. First the sun rises, then...
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Jan 24, 2009
17 CommentsCurrently…
Listening… to Jeremy swear at the tractor because it has decided to stop working for “No F^%$%^ reason, whatsoever. Sonoffabitch.” Watching… The Kid squirm around on the floor in an effort to re-enact every classic pratfall ever. She’s suddenly a comedienne. Minus the funny stuff. Eating… Ben and Jerry’s Vanilla Heath Bar Crunch. Ahhh… yes....
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Jan 23, 2009
19 CommentsIn which Irony kicks my ass
When I found out I was pregnant with the Kid, I was unmarried, living with my parents and basically completely unprepared for a baby. I was also ecstatic. I was so happy I wanted to run out and tell everyone that I was growing a baby. In my uterus. Holy crap, can you believe this miracle?!...
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Jan 19, 2009
10 CommentsA little rhythm would go a long way
I’ve never been the kind of mom that takes pity on my kids and allows them to win when they shouldn’t. I’m a strong believer in letting kids earn what they have, including a sense of accomplishment. When my kids beat me at Candyland it’s because they actually won, not because I let them take...
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Jan 18, 2009
3 CommentsThawed
Winter coats me in a sheet of ice. Everyday that passes my icy layer turns me into a more brittle, fragile monster. I get more bitchy, more irrational, more emotional. Every small incident is the END. OF. THE. WORLD. I think Mother Nature realized I was about to snap, so she sent me sunshine. She sent me...
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Jan 07, 2009
4 CommentsTrying not to run
It’s been one of those wickedly antsy days. I’ve opened up three books, managed to read the first chapter before getting restless and then skipped to the end so I wouldn’t have to finish what I started. I tried to clean the house but got discouraged and angry before I got past the straightening stage....
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Jan 02, 2009
7 CommentsHormone overload
They say that women reach their sexual prime in their thirties. I am completely willing to believe. There isn’t a day that goes by lately when I don’t see at least one man that I would be willing to jump. It could be the dry spell that has overtaken this house since the rash of angry...
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Jan 01, 2009
6 Commentsthe Year of Jen
I wrote something earlier today, left it up for about an hour and then took it down. I don’t usually take down posts but this one was a little unsettling when I re-read it. It occurred to me that if I read something similar on the Husband’s blog (not that he has one, but still.)...
