I know we live in Sunny California, and we should be happy that it's not snowing blah blah blah. But I am really freaking ready for some mild fall weather.
This past weekend on the face of the sun AKA Santa Rosa, it was a nice 100+ on Saturday and Sunday. Of course I had a "sick-ish" toddler on Saturday who wanted to lay on me all day...needless to say I was melting on the couch.
Sunday was equally as hot..or so it felt but at least we got to cool down with a nice trip to the lake. Our friends Shaun & Amy got a boat earlier this summer so we were lucky enough to be asked to go out to the lake yesterday. Lemme tell you this pregnant lady was all too happy to jump into the freezing waters to cool off.
Natalie had a great time too, well except for the two times she fell off the back deck of the boat face first into the lake....but luckily for her we have slacked on breaking the binky so she had that plug in her mouth and didn't swallow any of the lake water. She didn't even cry...what a champ!
And did I mention that my kid only got car naps yesterday....she was an angel considering her lack of sleep. She loved watching Shaun wake board and loved waving to him although he didn't wave back.
So I will consider that a great close to summer and nature can now move on to the regularly scheduled crisp air, winds, and cool weather...
Monday, September 28, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Ditched...
So I've been ditched tonight, Dan is going to the lake with his friends and while I thought we had plans to go out to dinner and then catch up on some DVR...he apparently says we had no plans. So I'm all alone with Natalie tonight. Generally I don't mind when he wants to do something with the guys, it doesn't happen often so it really isn't a big deal but in addition to him being gone my parents are out of town watching my brother play soccer...so there goes my back up.
I emailed the wife of one of the guys going tonight but she is babysitting and then heading to bed early...she's pregnant too. And while going to bed early sounds great...I really want something to do tonight.
Hmmph. I hate being ditched, even if our plan was just to watch TV.
At least I'm not as emotional as I was when he first told me...I about cried...damn pregnancy hormones.
And don't even get me started on the fact that he's leaving for a 10 day hunting trip in a couple weeks...uh yea that should be fun trying to entertain myself while he's off gallivanting around Idaho. Bastard doesn't even have a job...so to top it off I am paying for the hunting trip. ARRRGGG!
I already told him I'm planning a spa weekend with the girls (aka my mom) and he's not going to bitch about having Natalie to himself for the whole weekend!
I emailed the wife of one of the guys going tonight but she is babysitting and then heading to bed early...she's pregnant too. And while going to bed early sounds great...I really want something to do tonight.
Hmmph. I hate being ditched, even if our plan was just to watch TV.
At least I'm not as emotional as I was when he first told me...I about cried...damn pregnancy hormones.
And don't even get me started on the fact that he's leaving for a 10 day hunting trip in a couple weeks...uh yea that should be fun trying to entertain myself while he's off gallivanting around Idaho. Bastard doesn't even have a job...so to top it off I am paying for the hunting trip. ARRRGGG!
I already told him I'm planning a spa weekend with the girls (aka my mom) and he's not going to bitch about having Natalie to himself for the whole weekend!
Blog Challenge week one.
Lately I've been struggling with bloggers block, not only do I feel like I have nothing to write about but I generally blog at work (I know it's awful) so I don't even really have many pictures to upload here.
But luckily for me one of the gals in the online community I am active member of posted a blog challenge and I quickly jumped at the opportunity to have someone else come up with the ideas for me and I could just write...perfect!
So the the challenge for week one is "Why do you blog? What do you hope to get out of participating in this challenge?"
Hmm...a deep question for the first week, lets hope they become more superficial in the future...lord knows I love superficial crap. But I'm up for the challenge.
Why do I blog? Well I began blogging while I was home on maternity leave with Natalie, I wanted a place to put pictures of her and updates on her latest milestones, with the hope of using it in lieu of a baby book. I have a friend who did this and made a blurb book with her blog, it was so cute...and I thought "hey I could do that"...well apparently I can't do that. Only a couple posts into this blog it stopped being all about Natalie, don't get me wrong but I felt like this blog was MY blog, and while she is a huge part of my life I wanted to be able to put down my feelings. It turned into almost therapy, being able to get my feelings out there. For a long time I don't think anyone was reading my blog, and that was fine I was still getting it out and dealing with stuff. Then I thought it was a great place to put funny stories...which I guess people like cause I got some followers after that. And while I crack myself up daily I was glad that I could make other people laugh too. So over the year plus that I've blogged I've changed my reason a few times, and now I blog for me...anything on my mind that I want to get out of my head goes in the blog...it's still like therapy and much cheaper than counseling.
What do I hope to get out of participating in this challenge? Hmm...well since I've had blogger block I hope that it gets me back to blogging. For quite some time I was blogging regularly and it was great. But life gets in the way, a super mobile kid and being pregnant doesn't help. Plus I was actually trying to get some work done. But getting back to it is a good thing. I also hope that with these questions it will make my blog more well rounded, things about me, about Natalie, and funny stories about my sister (cause really they're always about her). And maybe I'll gain some readership with this challenge, having some followers makes me feel like I have to be accountable and I can't just give up or quit.
So stay tuned for weekly challenge updates, hopefully I can blog more than just once a week...but for now I'll take it.
But luckily for me one of the gals in the online community I am active member of posted a blog challenge and I quickly jumped at the opportunity to have someone else come up with the ideas for me and I could just write...perfect!
So the the challenge for week one is "Why do you blog? What do you hope to get out of participating in this challenge?"
Hmm...a deep question for the first week, lets hope they become more superficial in the future...lord knows I love superficial crap. But I'm up for the challenge.
Why do I blog? Well I began blogging while I was home on maternity leave with Natalie, I wanted a place to put pictures of her and updates on her latest milestones, with the hope of using it in lieu of a baby book. I have a friend who did this and made a blurb book with her blog, it was so cute...and I thought "hey I could do that"...well apparently I can't do that. Only a couple posts into this blog it stopped being all about Natalie, don't get me wrong but I felt like this blog was MY blog, and while she is a huge part of my life I wanted to be able to put down my feelings. It turned into almost therapy, being able to get my feelings out there. For a long time I don't think anyone was reading my blog, and that was fine I was still getting it out and dealing with stuff. Then I thought it was a great place to put funny stories...which I guess people like cause I got some followers after that. And while I crack myself up daily I was glad that I could make other people laugh too. So over the year plus that I've blogged I've changed my reason a few times, and now I blog for me...anything on my mind that I want to get out of my head goes in the blog...it's still like therapy and much cheaper than counseling.
What do I hope to get out of participating in this challenge? Hmm...well since I've had blogger block I hope that it gets me back to blogging. For quite some time I was blogging regularly and it was great. But life gets in the way, a super mobile kid and being pregnant doesn't help. Plus I was actually trying to get some work done. But getting back to it is a good thing. I also hope that with these questions it will make my blog more well rounded, things about me, about Natalie, and funny stories about my sister (cause really they're always about her). And maybe I'll gain some readership with this challenge, having some followers makes me feel like I have to be accountable and I can't just give up or quit.
So stay tuned for weekly challenge updates, hopefully I can blog more than just once a week...but for now I'll take it.
Fun giveaway
I love giveaways and I love jewelry so what could be better than a jewelry giveaway!
H over at Angel Face Designs, makes amazing jewelry, I have a couple of her pieces and love them, not to mention I always get compliments on them.
If you'd like a chance to win, head on over to her blog and check it out, not only does she make fabulous jewelry but her blog is super fun!
H over at Angel Face Designs, makes amazing jewelry, I have a couple of her pieces and love them, not to mention I always get compliments on them.
If you'd like a chance to win, head on over to her blog and check it out, not only does she make fabulous jewelry but her blog is super fun!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Long time no blog...
I know I've been a bit MIA lately, I while I really have no excuse other than wicked morning sickness...err All.Freakin.Day sickness to blame for it I still appologize.
The morning sickness has really kicked my ass this time around, I mean laid out on the couch while I pray for my kid to remain entertained with the books, boxes, dolls that she is playing with..sick.
But still that is no excuse for also having not a damn thing to blog about. I have tried really I swear but nothing...I think the throwing up has ruined my brain.
So all I have to share today is a sort of funny story about my kid...it involves throwing up so if you don't want to know about that stop reading....
Yesterday while Dan was out shooting guns and leaving his sick as a dog wife home alone to deal with a feisty toddler (yeah I'm still bitter) I decided to give Natalie some oatmeal...and since hers looked delicious I decided to have some as well. Mistake #1. I finished off my oatmeal and began to clean the kitchen while N was still eating hers....well really trying to feed it to the dogs. I get all the dishes in the dishwasher and begin to clean up the counters and here it comes. Time to get sick, my kid was strapped in the highchair and I didn't want to leave her stranded in the kitchen, AND I really didn't think I could make it to the bathroom...so I threw up in the kitchen sink...gross! Well it was a marathon puking session lasting about 15 minutes. I was trying to remain calm thinking I would scare Natalie if things got too bad, but then mid puke I hear "ha ha ha ha Roooaaarrrrr ha ha ha" I look over to see my sweet angel pointing and laughing at me while I vomit into the sink, all the while adding some nice "roar" sounds in the mix. She thought I was roaring into the sink...she found this hilarious. I will be the first to admit that I am not a quiet sick person, I can not throw up silently...I try trust me I try...but no such luck. Apparently my loud throwing up sounds like roaring to my kid.
I guess it was a good think that it didn't scar her, better to have a toddler laughing at you while you throw up than to be scared shitless and screaming bloody murder while you can't pull your head out of the kitchen sink.
The morning sickness has really kicked my ass this time around, I mean laid out on the couch while I pray for my kid to remain entertained with the books, boxes, dolls that she is playing with..sick.
But still that is no excuse for also having not a damn thing to blog about. I have tried really I swear but nothing...I think the throwing up has ruined my brain.
So all I have to share today is a sort of funny story about my kid...it involves throwing up so if you don't want to know about that stop reading....
Yesterday while Dan was out shooting guns and leaving his sick as a dog wife home alone to deal with a feisty toddler (yeah I'm still bitter) I decided to give Natalie some oatmeal...and since hers looked delicious I decided to have some as well. Mistake #1. I finished off my oatmeal and began to clean the kitchen while N was still eating hers....well really trying to feed it to the dogs. I get all the dishes in the dishwasher and begin to clean up the counters and here it comes. Time to get sick, my kid was strapped in the highchair and I didn't want to leave her stranded in the kitchen, AND I really didn't think I could make it to the bathroom...so I threw up in the kitchen sink...gross! Well it was a marathon puking session lasting about 15 minutes. I was trying to remain calm thinking I would scare Natalie if things got too bad, but then mid puke I hear "ha ha ha ha Roooaaarrrrr ha ha ha" I look over to see my sweet angel pointing and laughing at me while I vomit into the sink, all the while adding some nice "roar" sounds in the mix. She thought I was roaring into the sink...she found this hilarious. I will be the first to admit that I am not a quiet sick person, I can not throw up silently...I try trust me I try...but no such luck. Apparently my loud throwing up sounds like roaring to my kid.
I guess it was a good think that it didn't scar her, better to have a toddler laughing at you while you throw up than to be scared shitless and screaming bloody murder while you can't pull your head out of the kitchen sink.
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