Ellie has a black eye and a stuffy nose. Damn restaurant chair fell right on her head - it happened so fast. I grabbed her and hustled out to the gum machine to distract her and some lady followed me out yelling, "DID YOU SEE HER EYE???" Of course I saw her eye. I guess it's good that people care but I was doing enough freaking out on my own.
She keeps saying her eye is "better now" but that she has "too many boogies." That's my girl.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
complete sentences abound
"I can't reach it."
"I love you too baby mama."
"Cagney, leave Ellie alone."
Just a sampling of my genius-child's repertoire of sentences.
We had such a wonderful evening, just me and the bug (Courtney working, Matthew at dad's). We made Ramen noodles ("oonles"), we watched the Olympics ("the jumpers"), we played with Polly Pockets, we read sticker books, we did laundry (Ellie LOVES putting the clothes in the machine). And we snuggled. I have the most snuggly bug ever and I love it. She spent an inordinate amount of time kissing my eyebrows...because she can. There was a time or two where she accidentally poked me in the eye, but she offered up a hug as apology.
Life is good.
"I love you too baby mama."
"Cagney, leave Ellie alone."
Just a sampling of my genius-child's repertoire of sentences.
We had such a wonderful evening, just me and the bug (Courtney working, Matthew at dad's). We made Ramen noodles ("oonles"), we watched the Olympics ("the jumpers"), we played with Polly Pockets, we read sticker books, we did laundry (Ellie LOVES putting the clothes in the machine). And we snuggled. I have the most snuggly bug ever and I love it. She spent an inordinate amount of time kissing my eyebrows...because she can. There was a time or two where she accidentally poked me in the eye, but she offered up a hug as apology.
Life is good.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
they're growing up too fast
There's nothing better than working in the kitchen while the kids hang out. Matthew usually does his homework while I could dinner - looks like Ellie will join in on this part of the daily routine. I love it.
Routine makes me happy. I love the predictable and I love the comfort that comes from doing familiar things. I know that whatever else happens during the day, by 9:00 pm, I'm relaxed with a book or the remote. I love that every night at a not-so-precisely-predictable time, Ellie and I sit and read books and snuggle before bedtime. I love that every evening around 4:00, Matthew and I shoot hoop in the living room until Courtney yells at us to stop.
Routine makes me happy. I love the predictable and I love the comfort that comes from doing familiar things. I know that whatever else happens during the day, by 9:00 pm, I'm relaxed with a book or the remote. I love that every night at a not-so-precisely-predictable time, Ellie and I sit and read books and snuggle before bedtime. I love that every evening around 4:00, Matthew and I shoot hoop in the living room until Courtney yells at us to stop.
Monday, February 06, 2006
better now
If Ellie has an "owie" and I ask her about it, she usually says, "better now." That's how I feel today. Better now.
The weekend was good, although there's not much worth noting. I struggle with leaving Ellie - we had a babysitter on Saturday night and it was like pulling teeth for me to leave the house. I'm not sure why - sometimes I think I'm being "overboard-mama," while sometimes I think I just like hanging out with her after a week of being at work. Courtney and I need a night out here and there, though, so we went to dinner and had a great time.
Was there a Super Bowl yesterday? I can honestly say that I didn't watch a minute of it. Not even for the ads. I'm actually not sure where my day went. We watched Toy Story 2 and some morbid movie about 9/11 (I watched it while Ellie played with her trains - Courtney was working). The day just kind of melted away otherwise...
Back at it - sometimes I love Mondays, sometimes I hate 'em. Today's looking pretty good.
The weekend was good, although there's not much worth noting. I struggle with leaving Ellie - we had a babysitter on Saturday night and it was like pulling teeth for me to leave the house. I'm not sure why - sometimes I think I'm being "overboard-mama," while sometimes I think I just like hanging out with her after a week of being at work. Courtney and I need a night out here and there, though, so we went to dinner and had a great time.
Was there a Super Bowl yesterday? I can honestly say that I didn't watch a minute of it. Not even for the ads. I'm actually not sure where my day went. We watched Toy Story 2 and some morbid movie about 9/11 (I watched it while Ellie played with her trains - Courtney was working). The day just kind of melted away otherwise...
Back at it - sometimes I love Mondays, sometimes I hate 'em. Today's looking pretty good.
Friday, February 03, 2006
feeling ever distant
Sometimes I feel like I'm losing parts of my brain. I forget things, I feel exhausted, I lose patience and sometimes I just can't feel very connected with the people I'm closest to. Is it old age (relatively speaking, of course)? Is it raising a toddler? Is it just having too much to juggle? Is it just that my brain is full?
TGIF
TGIF
Thursday, February 02, 2006
nothing too original
stole this from dooce.
Four jobs I've had:
1. strawberry picker in the hot, humid, Fisher's Strawberry Farm. I carted my little stool around (squatting sucks) and put all the green ones in the bottom, red ones on top.
2. receptionist/gopher at the Indiana Guaranty Fund ("Guaranteed Fun...may I help you?)
3. landscaper at Grandma's ("dad, I cut the line on the trimmer...again")
4. rock/pinecone salesperson (ages 5 - 7). We (Rachel and I) sold one pinecone for $1 but Rachel's mom made us take it back.
Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Pee Wee's Big Adventure
3. Urban Cowboy
4. Dirty Dancing (because Courtney makes me)
Four places I've lived:
1. Southport, Indiana
2. Upland, Indiana
3. Indianapolis, Indiana
4. Littleton, Colorado
Four TV shows I love:
1. ER
2. Laguna Beach
3. The L Word
4. Sleeper Cell
Four of my favorite dishes:
1. pasta, pasta, pasta (anything with red sauce)
2. Courtney's ravioli soup (does that go with the pasta entry?)
3. Chik-Fil-A sandwich (with a shout out to Schloobie!)
4. Chinese food of any kind
Four sites I visit daily:
1. Indianapolis Star (gotta check my hometown news)
2. Dooce (funny, funny, funny)
3. Rosie's blog (love my rosie)
4. Schloobie (gotta keep up with my peeps)
Four places I'd rather be now:
1. Mexico, Mexico, Sexico
2. New York City, baby
3. Las Vegas
4. Home
Four jobs I've had:
1. strawberry picker in the hot, humid, Fisher's Strawberry Farm. I carted my little stool around (squatting sucks) and put all the green ones in the bottom, red ones on top.
2. receptionist/gopher at the Indiana Guaranty Fund ("Guaranteed Fun...may I help you?)
3. landscaper at Grandma's ("dad, I cut the line on the trimmer...again")
4. rock/pinecone salesperson (ages 5 - 7). We (Rachel and I) sold one pinecone for $1 but Rachel's mom made us take it back.
Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Pee Wee's Big Adventure
3. Urban Cowboy
4. Dirty Dancing (because Courtney makes me)
Four places I've lived:
1. Southport, Indiana
2. Upland, Indiana
3. Indianapolis, Indiana
4. Littleton, Colorado
Four TV shows I love:
1. ER
2. Laguna Beach
3. The L Word
4. Sleeper Cell
Four of my favorite dishes:
1. pasta, pasta, pasta (anything with red sauce)
2. Courtney's ravioli soup (does that go with the pasta entry?)
3. Chik-Fil-A sandwich (with a shout out to Schloobie!)
4. Chinese food of any kind
Four sites I visit daily:
1. Indianapolis Star (gotta check my hometown news)
2. Dooce (funny, funny, funny)
3. Rosie's blog (love my rosie)
4. Schloobie (gotta keep up with my peeps)
Four places I'd rather be now:
1. Mexico, Mexico, Sexico
2. New York City, baby
3. Las Vegas
4. Home
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
rocks in my head
For the past 24 hours, I've had a headache and a bit of vertigo. It all started on my birthday. Here's the stupid story:
I went out to the driveway to chop up some of the last bits of ice (our driveway faces north). I was using a regular shovel (not a snow shovel) and was just kind of jamming the shovel into the ice and then scooting it away. WELL, I jammed it down once and suddenly had a headache. In fact, I got a little nauseous. For the rest of the evening (and the whole next day), I had bouts of vertigo.
THIS IS AN OLD PERSON'S INJURY, ISN'T IT! How does one give herself what amounts to a concussion - or some stupid thing - just by jamming a shovel into the ground??? I'm so embarrassed!
I went out to the driveway to chop up some of the last bits of ice (our driveway faces north). I was using a regular shovel (not a snow shovel) and was just kind of jamming the shovel into the ice and then scooting it away. WELL, I jammed it down once and suddenly had a headache. In fact, I got a little nauseous. For the rest of the evening (and the whole next day), I had bouts of vertigo.
THIS IS AN OLD PERSON'S INJURY, ISN'T IT! How does one give herself what amounts to a concussion - or some stupid thing - just by jamming a shovel into the ground??? I'm so embarrassed!
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