Web addresses that is. I am turning traitor on google and moving my blog to wordpress. At least for now. I am finding that I like the formatting more and it is much easier to update remotely. Anyhow, the address is very similar: youcannevergoback.wordpress.com.
Hope to see you all on the other side!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Ah, the joys
...of trying to balance life, work, motherhood, and self. I still seem to be stuggling to do this and I am now 30 years old with 2 kids. One would think by this time there would have been a little progress. Thankfully the one things I have learned over time is to laugh at myself and be very, very flexible.
Hubby and Bug are at Hubby's parents' today. They actually left last night. This means that Squeaker and I are chillin' together today. So far so good, although he is starting to get tired and crabby. The silly kid doesn't believe in 2 naps a day - never has - and so I am debating if I should try to keep him moving until right after lunch or just cave and put him down now. The age old question - what will get me more quiet time and potentially a nap myself...
Squeaker is getting so big! He is going to be a year old this next week and I am trying to figure out just where all that time went. He is doing so much better standing on his own and is starting to take our hands and walk us around the room. I don't think he will be walking by his birthday, but soon after he should be cruising around on two legs.
Hubby and Bug are at Hubby's parents' today. They actually left last night. This means that Squeaker and I are chillin' together today. So far so good, although he is starting to get tired and crabby. The silly kid doesn't believe in 2 naps a day - never has - and so I am debating if I should try to keep him moving until right after lunch or just cave and put him down now. The age old question - what will get me more quiet time and potentially a nap myself...
Squeaker is getting so big! He is going to be a year old this next week and I am trying to figure out just where all that time went. He is doing so much better standing on his own and is starting to take our hands and walk us around the room. I don't think he will be walking by his birthday, but soon after he should be cruising around on two legs.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Blah
I am wasting time tonight. There are papers to correct, dishes to do, and clothes to fold. But I am sitting here surfing the Internet and watching tv. Wonderfully productive.
Squeaker is dealing with another ear infection. I am really nervous that we will have to deal with tubes yet this year. I know that I am probably overreacting, but I really don't want Squeaker to have to deal with getting tubes. Hopefully we can make it through this winter, have a great summer and start a healthy winter next year. Bug was the same way and she just got her first ear infection in 2 years.
We had a Speech meet today. They really drain a person. Nothing physical, just a lot of mental work. This is my 3rd year coaching and I have judged for a few years more. There are a lot of first time members on the team this year...and many of them are also involved in wrestling, basketball, the musical, etc. It seems like the kids you try to recruite are already grabbed by a ton of other activities. I always wonder what will make them reach the breaking point. That is one of the reasons we try to run a fairly flexible program. We want kids there, but don't want to make the kids chose between us and something else. That is one of the quickest ways to turn a kid away from the program.
Anyhow, I am rambling and have absolutely nothing to say. I am thinking it is time to get my iPod and speakers, head into my room, and set the player on some nice nature background noise to help sooth me to sleep.
Squeaker is dealing with another ear infection. I am really nervous that we will have to deal with tubes yet this year. I know that I am probably overreacting, but I really don't want Squeaker to have to deal with getting tubes. Hopefully we can make it through this winter, have a great summer and start a healthy winter next year. Bug was the same way and she just got her first ear infection in 2 years.
We had a Speech meet today. They really drain a person. Nothing physical, just a lot of mental work. This is my 3rd year coaching and I have judged for a few years more. There are a lot of first time members on the team this year...and many of them are also involved in wrestling, basketball, the musical, etc. It seems like the kids you try to recruite are already grabbed by a ton of other activities. I always wonder what will make them reach the breaking point. That is one of the reasons we try to run a fairly flexible program. We want kids there, but don't want to make the kids chose between us and something else. That is one of the quickest ways to turn a kid away from the program.
Anyhow, I am rambling and have absolutely nothing to say. I am thinking it is time to get my iPod and speakers, head into my room, and set the player on some nice nature background noise to help sooth me to sleep.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The new camera
I got a new camera! My new Canon SD780 si arrived yesterday. I have taken a few pictures and videos of the kids, but haven't stopped to sit down and read through the instructions yet to really see what my new toy can do. I am such a guy asking for directions when it comes to instructions and technology - they don't generally mesh. Instead, I like to channel my three-year-old and push buttons to see what pretty colors and fun sounds are produced. Realistically, I know this is not the best way to explore a $200 camera. Instructions will be looked at in depth tomorrow. I promise.
My fear is that once I sit down with that thick little book and start reading, I will be disappointed. Sure, I did my homework, read all the reviews, shopped around for the best deal. But I am moving up from a Kodak EasyShare that is over 3 years old, and down from a Rebel Xti. I still use and love my Rebel, but needed something that is much more purse/diaper bag friendly. The SD780 fits that bill perfectly - it is so TINY! Since I have't taken the time to really work with the settings, the pictures aren't quite the quality that I am used to. We'll see. By the weekend I am really hoping to run it through the paces and have the chance to write a solid review based on my limited camera knowledge/experience.
Until then...I think it is time for bed.
My fear is that once I sit down with that thick little book and start reading, I will be disappointed. Sure, I did my homework, read all the reviews, shopped around for the best deal. But I am moving up from a Kodak EasyShare that is over 3 years old, and down from a Rebel Xti. I still use and love my Rebel, but needed something that is much more purse/diaper bag friendly. The SD780 fits that bill perfectly - it is so TINY! Since I have't taken the time to really work with the settings, the pictures aren't quite the quality that I am used to. We'll see. By the weekend I am really hoping to run it through the paces and have the chance to write a solid review based on my limited camera knowledge/experience.
Until then...I think it is time for bed.
So. Very. Tired
That about sums it all up. Squeaker basically slept through the night, getting up at 4am for a bottle and then I got to go back to sleep until the alarm woke me again at 5am. I should be better rested, right? I just don't know what it is. Bug is taking her nap - late because Squeaker had to go to the dentist for black spots on his teeth. Thankfully those just turned out to be some sort of staining that was easily removed, so no bad marks for him this time. But since we had the excitement of the dentist, Squeaker is not going oto nap. That means I have to try to stay semi alert and functioning.
Yeah, right.
Yeah, right.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Suprise! I'm still here!
Bet you thought I ran away. Well, I almost did. But the snow stopped me.
We are in the middle of a slow and torturous snow storm. The system is supposed to dump over 10 inches on our area. Guess this is the one time that Mother Nature decided that the weather man could be right.
Schools across the region are closed and the snow is piling up. We are not going anywhere and I am doing my best to put off all housework that could otherwise keep me entertained and help time go by. Nope, I am driving myself nuts by doing a bad job of entertaining the kids and watching the snowflakes fall..and fall...and fall. Did I mention that snowflakes are falling?
Squeaker is into everything lately. The favorite thing for him to torture (besides his big sister)? The tv and any cables he can get his hands on. Saying his name sharply to get his attention doesn't work. Neither does grabbing his hand, saying "no", and removing him from the situation. He looks at us and laughs before heading back to what he was doing. Naughty kid. Right now he is enjoying a "time out" in his playpen, which is filled with toys to keep him entertained. I figure I have about 5 minutes before he gets really bored and wants to to rejoin society again, tormenting anything not nailed down.
Bug takes everything Squeaker does in stride. She really is a great older sister. She doesn't freak out when he pulls her hair or does something else obnoxious. No hitting or pushing (at least no on purpose). How did we get so lucky. Overall they both enjoy spending time together.
Can you tell this weather is totally sucking any sort of humor and liveliness out of me? I can't even think of a semi-funny story that might only appeal to a parent. How sad is that? I guess that is just one more motivational reason to shut down the computer and start reading some papers I promised to look over for a coworker before starting on the pile of term papers sitting in my bag and on my entertainment center and saved online in a drop box. Joy.
We are in the middle of a slow and torturous snow storm. The system is supposed to dump over 10 inches on our area. Guess this is the one time that Mother Nature decided that the weather man could be right.
Schools across the region are closed and the snow is piling up. We are not going anywhere and I am doing my best to put off all housework that could otherwise keep me entertained and help time go by. Nope, I am driving myself nuts by doing a bad job of entertaining the kids and watching the snowflakes fall..and fall...and fall. Did I mention that snowflakes are falling?
Squeaker is into everything lately. The favorite thing for him to torture (besides his big sister)? The tv and any cables he can get his hands on. Saying his name sharply to get his attention doesn't work. Neither does grabbing his hand, saying "no", and removing him from the situation. He looks at us and laughs before heading back to what he was doing. Naughty kid. Right now he is enjoying a "time out" in his playpen, which is filled with toys to keep him entertained. I figure I have about 5 minutes before he gets really bored and wants to to rejoin society again, tormenting anything not nailed down.
Bug takes everything Squeaker does in stride. She really is a great older sister. She doesn't freak out when he pulls her hair or does something else obnoxious. No hitting or pushing (at least no on purpose). How did we get so lucky. Overall they both enjoy spending time together.
Can you tell this weather is totally sucking any sort of humor and liveliness out of me? I can't even think of a semi-funny story that might only appeal to a parent. How sad is that? I guess that is just one more motivational reason to shut down the computer and start reading some papers I promised to look over for a coworker before starting on the pile of term papers sitting in my bag and on my entertainment center and saved online in a drop box. Joy.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wa wa
I am sitting in a chair trying to avoid Squeaker. He is home from daycare - again. He is driving me crazy. No real nap. Lots of crying. Lots of demanding snuggle time and then fighting it. He just threw my cell phone at me.
Grrrr.\
Grrrr.\
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