Daughter has recently decided that she doesn't really need to stay in bed once we put her to bed. That means that we spend about 20 minutes putting her back into bed after we already put her to bed for the night. I think I figured out that if I cut her nap off early, she will just stay in for the night once she is down.
Today though, because selfish honesty here... I wanted to watch the end of a show on HGTV without interruptions (I know... so important!!) I let her sleep a little longer than usual. Needless to say, she has been up several times since putting her to bed. I thought I heard her up preparing to squish herself against the door to peek under it so I jumped up, quickly got to the door and flung the door open in hopes of catching her in the act and, therefore, teaching her that Mommy really does know what is going on even when she is not in the same room and you are supposed to be asleep.
So I'm thinking to myself "HA! Caught you!!"... and then I look over and see the precious little sleepy head snuggled deep into her bed, cuddling Bear- right where I left her. Nice going, Mom! Way to show Daughter just how smart you really are!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
"I Just Wanted To Say Hi!"
We were driving down the road yesterday and had a totally weird experience.
As we were sitting at a red light- on a major road in town- we see this woman get out of the car stopped behind us and start running toward our car. She starts waving her arms and smiling this somewhat-crazy-personish smile as she approaches my side of the car. Husband unrolls my window (BTW, thanks, Honey, for opening the car up to a wild looking random stranger running up to our car at the stop light for no apparent reason!) and she says "Hi! I'm from Alaska and I saw your licence plates and I just wanted to say Hi!". And then she runs back to her car.
Yes, we have licence plates from Alaska, and yes it does tend to make people stop to chat with us... ask what part we are from, what we thought of it, how we like it here ("Is it hot enough for you here?"- always followed by a little chuckle)... your typical out-of-towner type of chat. This happens lots of times in "box store" parking lots, occasionally in a restaurant parking lot, sometimes even at the gas station. Never however, had we ever had someone stop and run to us on the middle of the road. We figured that she must have been really homesick!
As we were sitting at a red light- on a major road in town- we see this woman get out of the car stopped behind us and start running toward our car. She starts waving her arms and smiling this somewhat-crazy-personish smile as she approaches my side of the car. Husband unrolls my window (BTW, thanks, Honey, for opening the car up to a wild looking random stranger running up to our car at the stop light for no apparent reason!) and she says "Hi! I'm from Alaska and I saw your licence plates and I just wanted to say Hi!". And then she runs back to her car.
Yes, we have licence plates from Alaska, and yes it does tend to make people stop to chat with us... ask what part we are from, what we thought of it, how we like it here ("Is it hot enough for you here?"- always followed by a little chuckle)... your typical out-of-towner type of chat. This happens lots of times in "box store" parking lots, occasionally in a restaurant parking lot, sometimes even at the gas station. Never however, had we ever had someone stop and run to us on the middle of the road. We figured that she must have been really homesick!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
I Did It
I sat down and wrote this post earlier this evening. It turned into something that I wasn't expecting and I don't know how willing I am to post the whole thing. Maybe tomorrow I will post it all, but for now- to quote a great movie- "No, there is too much. Let me sum up":
The other day I posted about having done something in my younger years that I was considering repeating. Well, I did it. I pierced my nose. OK-so I didn't actually do it, I went and had it done, but whatever. I realize that this still doesn't make me a wild woman (maybe it does to a few people, but not the majority of folks) but I don't think I'm going for Wild Woman status. Maybe just a little bit less not-wild!
The other day I posted about having done something in my younger years that I was considering repeating. Well, I did it. I pierced my nose. OK-so I didn't actually do it, I went and had it done, but whatever. I realize that this still doesn't make me a wild woman (maybe it does to a few people, but not the majority of folks) but I don't think I'm going for Wild Woman status. Maybe just a little bit less not-wild!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Just A Peek
I am not a particularly wild woman. Being bold for me means wearing red polish on my fingernails. I was a little wilder in my pre-motherhood years. Once upon a time, I cracked open my shell a little and poked my head into the big, wide world. I am thinking about doing it again. I am a bit uncertain of how it would be received, however.
We are headed to the beach for the weekend and I think that, if I were to do it, now would be the time to once again break out of my shell a little bit, to take another peek at that big world you hear so much about. The question is- just how far out if my shell am I willing to come? Hmmmmm...
We are headed to the beach for the weekend and I think that, if I were to do it, now would be the time to once again break out of my shell a little bit, to take another peek at that big world you hear so much about. The question is- just how far out if my shell am I willing to come? Hmmmmm...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Google Makes Me Giggle
I discovered something last night that I really got a kick out of. This is only going to add to the mounding pile of evidence that I am indeed a nerd... but try this:
Google "Eyebrow floss" and see what you get. Go ahead, I'll wait...
That's right! I Really Ought To Be Doing Something Else is #2 on the list of results. That makes me giggle. (When you Google me, I giggle!) I realize that this is not a major- or even minor, I don't think- accomplishment in life, but I still think it's pretty cool.
Google "Eyebrow floss" and see what you get. Go ahead, I'll wait...
That's right! I Really Ought To Be Doing Something Else is #2 on the list of results. That makes me giggle. (When you Google me, I giggle!) I realize that this is not a major- or even minor, I don't think- accomplishment in life, but I still think it's pretty cool.
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