Friday, September 22, 2006

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 8:52 PM   •   no hope? 

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 8:49 PM   •  2 mistaken birds 

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Hey, I've got a secret- I have Elmos. Yes- I have lost my mind and I'm hoping that I'll make some extra cash for Christmastime once I decide to sell. But the pathetic thing is...that if I know someone who wants one I'll sell it to them for my cost even though I dragged my kids around for 4 hours looking for the laughing monster.

 8:37 PM   •   no hope? 

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Nearly a year since posting...is that a record? I found a spare second to type while Ellie is watching Sesame Street- gotta love Elmo when you're a parent. I'm now a parent to two. My son, Noah, is about 9 months old and a wonderful little guy. I thought I would dislike having a son until he came along and now if I ever had a third- I'd prefer another boy. But we are not planning on any more children. Mostly because we are so strapped for cash and don't want to be any tighter. Things are good here. I love my life for the most part. Being a mom is the best and I never thought I'd enjoy it as much as I do. There are the more sticky aspects of life and those are never as fun. Like my brother and his teenage dramas and my parents always having marital issues. I love my mom and I cherish her help with my kids but their problems are so complex and draining. Not to mention that I work for them and I need the money that Bob's job generates. Ugh. The best way for me to stay sane is to keep it simple. I'm not involved in much at church right now except Sunday School because I'm frankly just not that in need of social interaction. I need a day at home- doing nothing but cleaning up and letting the kids have naps in their own beds for a change. I know this period of them being babies is only a season and I'm not in a hurry to let it go.

 12:17 PM   •  5 mistaken birds