may sound like an early hour to get up. But when your a mommy sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do to get some "ME" time. Turns out it was a great idea. I read my email uninterrupted, read the paper, went to the gym and worked out, came home and showered and hopped back into bed just in time to nurse the wolverine. Then we got up and had breakfast.I cleaned the kitchen while he "helped". Then it was client calls while he played. I finished the laundry. We read and played in every closet in the house...which is his current fascination...closets. Then he went down for an early nap and i ate lunch. He woke up and i laid down with him and fell asleep and awoke just in time for playgroup. Whew!!
Of course at playgroup he was a little craggy.....but hey its 7:45 pm and he is asleep so we finished the day on a good note.
NEXT UP: Farewell to Julie and Daniel....and have a safe trip to Germany. You both will be missed. Please keep in touch. Its always sad to see friends move.
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This is hilarious......http://feministing.com/GoodHousewife
Keep in mind that the article is for real....albeit in 1955. If you notice any similarities to your own home life....pick up your purse right now, take out your car keys, walk calmly out the door, get in your car and drive far far away.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Et Tu' Mississippi???!!!
First came Hurricane Katrina and her wake and now this....geesh...Me and the hubby moved out of Mississippi just in the nick of time.
Following in the recent footsteps of TX, GA, & possibly TN...MS has passed a law banning sex toys...
“A person commits the offense of distributing unlawful sexual devices when he knowingly sells, advertises, publishes or exhibits to any person any three-dimensional device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs or offers to do so or possesses such devices with the intent to do so.”
Listen people...youve got alot worse problems to worry about right now then people gettin' their groove on with some plasic and batteries. There are still people living on the coast with HURRICANE SEASON upon them in TENTS and TRAILERS for goodness sake!!!! PRIORITIES PLEASE!!!!!
on a personal note- Me and my girlfriends bought many a wonderful vibrator and sex toy in MS...we braved the sex shops to fulfill our shopping needs in person instead of the cowardly people who buy online. I would hate to see all those people put out of business AND the community left with nowhere to shop on a late Friday night when they are feeling frisky.
NEXT UP:
Jenna Elfman has apparently gone the way of the bobble headed, emaciated actresses. I flipped by her soon to be cancelled sitcom and thought for a second they had replaced her with a skeleton in a wig. LADIES OF HOLLYWOOD PLEASE STOP GETTING THINNER!!! You women were already too thin to begin with, what is with the race to be the closest to a living stick figure....its gross. The reason i only watched Schindlers List once was because (although it was a wonderful film)i found the imagery of starving people too disturbing. WHO KNEW that the trend of Hollywood starlets and fashinistas this year was to borrow body images from the Holocaust.
Its ghastly.
And if another actress comes out with her confession of an eating disorder i am just going to scream!!!! These are not revelations people...weve known all along you all have a problem. Get help and move on. Stop trying to make us feel sorry for you for playing Hollywoods game.
****This rant was brought to you by a woman on her 8th day of eating no sugar.
Happy Birthday Amelia. Seems just like yesterday that you were born. Now six years later my niece is getting grown up so fast. I love you a ridiculous amount....the world became a better place when you arrived.
Good night room. Goodnight moon. Goodnight wolverine, not a moment too soon.
Following in the recent footsteps of TX, GA, & possibly TN...MS has passed a law banning sex toys...
“A person commits the offense of distributing unlawful sexual devices when he knowingly sells, advertises, publishes or exhibits to any person any three-dimensional device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs or offers to do so or possesses such devices with the intent to do so.”
Listen people...youve got alot worse problems to worry about right now then people gettin' their groove on with some plasic and batteries. There are still people living on the coast with HURRICANE SEASON upon them in TENTS and TRAILERS for goodness sake!!!! PRIORITIES PLEASE!!!!!
on a personal note- Me and my girlfriends bought many a wonderful vibrator and sex toy in MS...we braved the sex shops to fulfill our shopping needs in person instead of the cowardly people who buy online. I would hate to see all those people put out of business AND the community left with nowhere to shop on a late Friday night when they are feeling frisky.
NEXT UP:
Jenna Elfman has apparently gone the way of the bobble headed, emaciated actresses. I flipped by her soon to be cancelled sitcom and thought for a second they had replaced her with a skeleton in a wig. LADIES OF HOLLYWOOD PLEASE STOP GETTING THINNER!!! You women were already too thin to begin with, what is with the race to be the closest to a living stick figure....its gross. The reason i only watched Schindlers List once was because (although it was a wonderful film)i found the imagery of starving people too disturbing. WHO KNEW that the trend of Hollywood starlets and fashinistas this year was to borrow body images from the Holocaust.
Its ghastly.
And if another actress comes out with her confession of an eating disorder i am just going to scream!!!! These are not revelations people...weve known all along you all have a problem. Get help and move on. Stop trying to make us feel sorry for you for playing Hollywoods game.
****This rant was brought to you by a woman on her 8th day of eating no sugar.
Happy Birthday Amelia. Seems just like yesterday that you were born. Now six years later my niece is getting grown up so fast. I love you a ridiculous amount....the world became a better place when you arrived.
Good night room. Goodnight moon. Goodnight wolverine, not a moment too soon.
Monday, March 20, 2006
V for Vacation ...as in..i need one...
So Sunday afternoon i highstepped it to the movie theater with Maria. We were babyfree. I got there 30 minutes too early so i kicked back in the car and rocked out to some tunes. What a nice change of pace. We saw V For Vendetta. I liked it...it was full of interesting things to think about. Alot of questions about the politics of fear, government of the people, terrorism vs. freedom fighters...and probably at its heart fascism VS anarchy (at least from the source material which was a graphic novel put out in the 90s with the same title). I wont write anything more..no spoilers...the hubby hasnt seen it yet so im banned from discussing it. But i would give it a B. Mainly it was just great to get out on my own for a few hours with a friend. Sometimes i think i forget im more then just a mother. Im a whole person with a myriad of interests, thoughts, and feelings. Im sure the wolverine will be bettter off in the long run if i remember that and nurture myself on occassion.
So day 6 of the NO SUGAR plan. Im impressed we have lasted this long. The first four days were BLECH. I had headaches, and cravings, i was cranky, and in a foggy haze. It was alot like coming off a drug addiction come to think of it. Who knew sugar had such power. The main obstacle i think in the remaining 8 days is growing bored with the allowed food and the pure unadulterated laziness that causes me to reach for the phone at dinnertime and call up Donatos. I thinkwe can ride it out...but then the fun really begins. We have to take what we have learned and apply it....keep a watch on the calories...make good choices...stay away from the evil SUGAR...and actually use our YMCA membership instead of just paying them $66 a month for a plastic membership card to hold my keys on.
I finally saw The Importance of Being Earnest...the hubbys play...he did a fine job directing it. Its the first show ive seen in forever that i actually laughed aloud in. Boy that felt good. More plays need to inspire belly laughs. The audience was really responsive and seemed to love it. Yaaay Hubby director. All those longs days and nights with the wolverine were worth it. Though i must admit i am looking forward to a break from theatre....its very hard to juggle your theatrical schedule with our parenting schedule.
Melinda had an idea of getting together with other women and doing potluck and creating something...quilting, knitting, etc. I like the idea. IM not sure what to do but it could be fun. I love playgroup but lets be honest...those of us with toddlers dont really get the benefit of the chit chat anymore. Im too busy either chasing the wolverine around and keeping him out of stuff or trying to get him to nap since now playgroup and his nap have collided. I still appreciate the company...its just more stressful then it once was. So i guess im always on the lookout for some down time...and some fun.
Yaay to Laura who went off for a couple of days witha friend to Gatlinburg. Thats WITHOUT the baby....who stayed home with daddy. I applaud you....a brave mommy who realized her need and made it happen. Oh i might even be a little envious. I dont see anytime in the near future where i will be overnighting without the wolverine. Part of it is me...im just not ready yet...and part is him...he relys very heavily on me at nightime. Im sure that will fade over the coming months (right?!) but for now i will have to be satisifed with living out that fantasy vicariously through other mommys. Hope you had a blast!
IM obviously playing catch up here....im horrible at keeping up with this blog.
Here is a question for anyone who is reading this...(all 4 of you)....What music is in your CD player/ stereo/ car right now. Anything i should be listening to? The last few days we've played Johhny Cash greatest hits, Pearl Jam (1st album), a PASTE magazine CD that includes that crazy ortho-jew-rasta-rapper guy and Counting Crows greatest hits. Plus ive sung my fill of kiddie songs to the wolverine. I think he like it when me and the daddy duet Johhny and June. He sways along and claps.
So day 6 of the NO SUGAR plan. Im impressed we have lasted this long. The first four days were BLECH. I had headaches, and cravings, i was cranky, and in a foggy haze. It was alot like coming off a drug addiction come to think of it. Who knew sugar had such power. The main obstacle i think in the remaining 8 days is growing bored with the allowed food and the pure unadulterated laziness that causes me to reach for the phone at dinnertime and call up Donatos. I thinkwe can ride it out...but then the fun really begins. We have to take what we have learned and apply it....keep a watch on the calories...make good choices...stay away from the evil SUGAR...and actually use our YMCA membership instead of just paying them $66 a month for a plastic membership card to hold my keys on.
I finally saw The Importance of Being Earnest...the hubbys play...he did a fine job directing it. Its the first show ive seen in forever that i actually laughed aloud in. Boy that felt good. More plays need to inspire belly laughs. The audience was really responsive and seemed to love it. Yaaay Hubby director. All those longs days and nights with the wolverine were worth it. Though i must admit i am looking forward to a break from theatre....its very hard to juggle your theatrical schedule with our parenting schedule.
Melinda had an idea of getting together with other women and doing potluck and creating something...quilting, knitting, etc. I like the idea. IM not sure what to do but it could be fun. I love playgroup but lets be honest...those of us with toddlers dont really get the benefit of the chit chat anymore. Im too busy either chasing the wolverine around and keeping him out of stuff or trying to get him to nap since now playgroup and his nap have collided. I still appreciate the company...its just more stressful then it once was. So i guess im always on the lookout for some down time...and some fun.
Yaay to Laura who went off for a couple of days witha friend to Gatlinburg. Thats WITHOUT the baby....who stayed home with daddy. I applaud you....a brave mommy who realized her need and made it happen. Oh i might even be a little envious. I dont see anytime in the near future where i will be overnighting without the wolverine. Part of it is me...im just not ready yet...and part is him...he relys very heavily on me at nightime. Im sure that will fade over the coming months (right?!) but for now i will have to be satisifed with living out that fantasy vicariously through other mommys. Hope you had a blast!
IM obviously playing catch up here....im horrible at keeping up with this blog.
Here is a question for anyone who is reading this...(all 4 of you)....What music is in your CD player/ stereo/ car right now. Anything i should be listening to? The last few days we've played Johhny Cash greatest hits, Pearl Jam (1st album), a PASTE magazine CD that includes that crazy ortho-jew-rasta-rapper guy and Counting Crows greatest hits. Plus ive sung my fill of kiddie songs to the wolverine. I think he like it when me and the daddy duet Johhny and June. He sways along and claps.
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