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Tuesday, April 11, 2006
A new adventure
Tomorrow I am taking the three boys into NYC to see the circus.. I am a bit nervous to go myself.. which is part of the reason why I am taking Joey out of school to help me with the boys. I am excited for Josh.. he just LOVES animals.. I got free tickets from work.. they are in a box.. so it should be very cool! I will let you all know how it goes!
Monday, April 10, 2006
It's Monday again.....
Why is it that the weekends go by so very fast and it takes FOREVER for the "work" week to end? I am happy to report that the only thing of consequence that I did all weekend (other than a few loads of laundry, dishes and vacuuming) was play with my boys. I didn't worry about paying any bills or finishing my taxes (yes I will probably regret that come Thursday night...) all I did was play.
Josh and I took Molly for a little walk.. (each of us with a separate leash) I am sure it was a sight to see. Matthew got another two teeth.. (ouch!) and is very close to mastering the whole sitting up alone thing.. (webble wobble). I took the boys for two short walks in the wagon... (very out of shape)...
I often wonder what I did when I came home from work before kids.. I remember I always seemed so tired.. but I didn't have three kids and a dog to care for. I didn't have 20 loads of laundry to do... I always got a full 8 hours of sleep each night.. even more on the weekends.. I really wonder how I survive now.. on 5 or 6 hours of interrupted sleep and still manage to dress myself in the morning much less not forget to drop anyone off at school or the sitters.
Last night I did manage to get Matthew to sleep in the crib in Josh's room until about 2am..(woooo weee) and Josh didn't come into my bed until after 4am (another wooo weeee) so I actually got to sleep by myself with my SNORING HUSBAND from 11-2am (and I only got up twice during that period to put the nuk back in Matthew's mouth)... ahhh how relaxing... let's see if I can do it again tonight.
sleep deprivation.. nope not me!
Why is it that the weekends go by so very fast and it takes FOREVER for the "work" week to end? I am happy to report that the only thing of consequence that I did all weekend (other than a few loads of laundry, dishes and vacuuming) was play with my boys. I didn't worry about paying any bills or finishing my taxes (yes I will probably regret that come Thursday night...) all I did was play.
Josh and I took Molly for a little walk.. (each of us with a separate leash) I am sure it was a sight to see. Matthew got another two teeth.. (ouch!) and is very close to mastering the whole sitting up alone thing.. (webble wobble). I took the boys for two short walks in the wagon... (very out of shape)...
I often wonder what I did when I came home from work before kids.. I remember I always seemed so tired.. but I didn't have three kids and a dog to care for. I didn't have 20 loads of laundry to do... I always got a full 8 hours of sleep each night.. even more on the weekends.. I really wonder how I survive now.. on 5 or 6 hours of interrupted sleep and still manage to dress myself in the morning much less not forget to drop anyone off at school or the sitters.
Last night I did manage to get Matthew to sleep in the crib in Josh's room until about 2am..(woooo weee) and Josh didn't come into my bed until after 4am (another wooo weeee) so I actually got to sleep by myself with my SNORING HUSBAND from 11-2am (and I only got up twice during that period to put the nuk back in Matthew's mouth)... ahhh how relaxing... let's see if I can do it again tonight.
sleep deprivation.. nope not me!
Thursday, April 06, 2006
C.A.A.D.D
I got this in a email and I thought this pretty much describes my life... so I would share it!
Recently, I was diagnosed with C.A. A. D. D.- Child Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it manifests: I decide to do the laundry. As I start toward the laundry room, I notice that there are Cheerios all over the floor and my house keys are in the cereal bowl.
I decide to pick up the cheerios before I do the laundry. I lay my keys down on the counter, put the cheerios in the trash can, and notice that the trash can is full.
So, I decide to take out the trash. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the trash I may as well pay the bills first. I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left, my extra checks are in my desk in the office, so I go to my desk where I find a cup full of juice.
I'm going to look for my checks, but first I decide I should put the cup in the refrigerator to keep it cold. As I head toward the kitchen with the cup, a plant on the counter catches my eye--it needs to be watered.
I set the sippy cup on the counter, and I discover babywipes that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back, but first I'm going to water the plants. I set the wipes back down, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote left on the kitchen table.
I realize that when I go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the plants. I splash some water on the plant, but most of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down, get some paper towels and wipe up the spill.
Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day: the laundry isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, there is a warm cup of juice sitting on the counter, the plants aren't watered,there is still only one check in my check book, I can't find the remote, I can't find the wipes, and I don't remember what I did with my keys. Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled becauseI know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired.I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail. Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message, because I don't remember to whom it has been sent. Don't laugh if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!
I got this in a email and I thought this pretty much describes my life... so I would share it!
Recently, I was diagnosed with C.A. A. D. D.- Child Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it manifests: I decide to do the laundry. As I start toward the laundry room, I notice that there are Cheerios all over the floor and my house keys are in the cereal bowl.
I decide to pick up the cheerios before I do the laundry. I lay my keys down on the counter, put the cheerios in the trash can, and notice that the trash can is full.
So, I decide to take out the trash. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the trash I may as well pay the bills first. I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left, my extra checks are in my desk in the office, so I go to my desk where I find a cup full of juice.
I'm going to look for my checks, but first I decide I should put the cup in the refrigerator to keep it cold. As I head toward the kitchen with the cup, a plant on the counter catches my eye--it needs to be watered.
I set the sippy cup on the counter, and I discover babywipes that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back, but first I'm going to water the plants. I set the wipes back down, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote left on the kitchen table.
I realize that when I go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the plants. I splash some water on the plant, but most of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down, get some paper towels and wipe up the spill.
Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day: the laundry isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, there is a warm cup of juice sitting on the counter, the plants aren't watered,there is still only one check in my check book, I can't find the remote, I can't find the wipes, and I don't remember what I did with my keys. Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled becauseI know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired.I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail. Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message, because I don't remember to whom it has been sent. Don't laugh if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!
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