my life as I know it

Thursday, May 17, 2012

thursday night ramblings

That was the front nine.

I won't even show you the back nine.

Let's just say it went downhill from there.

Ugly.

I think I had a mental brain fart all day.

Chris played bad too.

He is grumpy when he plays bad.

Tis not fun.

Ellie is in the tub and the mere thought of washing and jammies and stories and 13 drinks of water and 24 "oh! one more thing Mommy!s" seems overwhelming tonight.

I know I should relish these moments.

And I 99.9% do.

But all I want tonight is a kid tucked snug in bed,

an unloaded dishwasher,

folded clothes,

popcorn freshly popped,

and to find out who kicks it on Greys.

Sigh.

In one hour this will all be done.

I know this.

Just seems like a long hour.

Sigh. Again.

She doesn't have school tomorrow and Chris is working late.

We might take our girly selves on a date.

Hm.

Tis a distinct possibility.

Tis is the word of this blog post apparently.

Brag alert: Sister skipped two whole reading levels at school.

She's brilliant.

I have been running a lot more.

I hate to say that out loud,

lest I jinx myself,

but there you have it.

I'm hungry.

It's all that running.

Oh. My. Word.

Are you still here?

Are you shaking your head wondering what in the world I am doing?

I am too.

Took Ellie's Toms back.

After 4 wears there were wrecked.

We got Keens instead.

Got bless Nordstrom.

They will take anything back,

with nary a question.

Still reading 50 Shades.

I'm on the third one now.

It's a lot.

I think I am kinda over it.

Paige may never forgive me.

I want to say,

"For Pete's sake Christian! You have more money than Midas. Ana loves you. Accept that and freaking move on. For real."

Ellie just washed her own hair, cleaned up all her bath toys, unplugged the tub, put on her own jammies, brushed her teeth, and is now singing some song about pigs at the top of her lungs.

I love that girl.

However, her hair may not be entirely clean.

Tonight I don't care.

Ellie had dance tonight and we were supposed to get her costume for the recital.

It didn't come yet.

I am embarrasingly dissappointed.

Ok.

I think I'm done.

Tis.

The End.

Monday, May 14, 2012

check it out!

I am featured over at Shannon's blog today. It's all about raising daughters and how tough it is!

Just click Here!

Thanks Shannon! It was a pleasure!

weekend

Another good one in the books.

Except I have a gnarly spring cold.

That is making me all snotty and achy.

Boo.

Hiss.

Friday I had tea with my girl at school.

It was so sweet.

And she made me a mothers day book, where she informed me I would probably laugh and cry.

Apparently Chris and I have lots of arguments (not),

and my favorite tv show is Dance Moms (not!),

But I redeemed myself by driving the speed limit,

and singing classical music like a "moovy" star.

Plus I've got some pretty good knockers down there...

I will treasure that book forever and ever and ever.

Saturday morning, we gardened.

And by gardened I mean tore out prickly bushes and planted all kinds of stuff.

I have no idea if any of it will come up...

I hope it does...

And then we went to the zoo.

She realized she could read all the signs now and informed me all day of where to go.

Keep Right Mom!

Sunday we woke up and had a great breakfast at Grumpys and then headed to Chagrin Falls.

She told me I got to do whatever I wanted for the day, but she sure did hope what I wanted to do was fun for her.

I think we managed to sneak some fun in.

I had texted my friend who lives there on the off chance they were having a lazy mothers day too.

As luck would have it, they were.

So we stopped by to visit,

and managed to stay the whole day.

They were fantastic hosts and fed us lunch and wine and then we went out for dinner.

I love days where there are no definite plans, but turn out to be perfect.

It was one of those days.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

crossing my mind

On my jog this morning (and by jog, I mean walk...),

I forgot my headphones.

Gasp!

So I had lots and lots of time to think.

Here are the random thoughts that crossed my mind.

Will I be strong enough to pull out the bushes that need pulling out?

(I have grand plans for my garden.)

Should I have oats or a dipped toast egg for breakfast?

(Oats won.)

Was Ellie dressed "Outback" enough for school?

(Apparently it is Australia day.)

What are the movie times tonight?

(Movie date with a friend, woot!)

Should I make more energy bites?

(I love them, but as they are filled with energy, they are also filled with calories and I can't stop eating them when they are in my fridge.)

Recipe: http://gimmesomeoven.com/no-bake-energy-bites/

Can Miss Colleen babysit this weekend?

(Yes she can! Date night!!)

Is Chris ok?

(Pulled a muscle playing volleyball last night. Sadly, we may be getting a titch too old to play basketball in the morning and volleyball at night on the same day...)

Is this darn walk almost over?

(No.)

Is that dog friendly?

(Very.)

What should I buy that's red for Ellie's teacher?

(Teacher appreciation week: Tomorrow is bring in something red. I have ideas...)

We really need to redo our landscaping.

(Like, really.)

I could go on and on. But I am sure by now you are bored out of your gourd.

Happy Wednesday!!

Monday, May 7, 2012

a good walk

A milestone was reached yesterday.

Sister walked her first 9 holes.

We are very fortunate that we have a little par 3 learning center near us.

Kids and slow play are expected and welcomed.

It's a nice little course, very well maintained.

Now, she has played many a round of golf,

but to walk 9 holes, and play every hole, is a pretty big accomplishment for her tiny little legs.

Good thing she had Daddy to carry her clubs when she started to get a little tired...

which happened on hole number 1...

She likes to be good at what she does.

(Like, she needs to be the best.)

So we told her a little fiblet and said you weren't allowed to keep score in golf until you turned 8.

Yeah. We did.

So we just went out and played and practiced and had fun.

I have always thought Chris should be a coach.

He is so good at explaining what it is you need to tweak to get better in this infernally frustrating sport.

Thank goodness she has him to teach her.

Here is his explaining how to line up a putt.

And watching her hit...

She played every hole from the 100 yard marker in.

Watching her shot.

She got some good ones in!

She was in the sand here.

Chris is telling her where to best hit it.

She got it out first try.

I was jealous.

I rarely do that...

We so want her to love this sport like we do.

I have visions of late afternoon rounds with our girl, and when the time comes, Chris and I taking on her and her boyfriend, like we did with my parents.

I can't speak for Chris, but it is hard for me not to push her.

We aren't correcting grip or swing yet.

Just letting her play and have fun.

I signed her up for a little clinic in June.

She is excited.

I am hoping that is a good sign.