Close to 40, Somewhat sunny, windy
Ahhh the energy of a two year old! Emma is certainly full of it. She is talking non-stop. Her favorite things to say is “what’s dat?” or “hear dat” (head cocked, hand on her head) when you ask her something that she knows the answers to she will say “dunno!” for a reaction. She also tries to justify herself…how funny, like a little lawyer! Emma why did you make a mess? “Because!” She says “cause” a lot, she must be needing to get her point across at daycare. Yesterday after daycare we all sat down for a snack together (so rare) and discussed our days. Chris headed out to the garage and I wanted to get a jump on dinner. Emma decided she would like to take her snack in the living room and make a huge mess of her crackers. I stopped her in her tracks, explained why she can’t eat crackers in the living room and like a mini-miracle she came back to sit at the table. I think I belong to some angle child club out there. Seriously this kid is too easy! After snack (and some crafty paint time) Emma helped me make a batch of banana bread. Her eyes were as big as pennies she was so excited! I think I will keep her on this cooking kick and she will be able to make us cookies and other yummy treats by the time she is 6!!!
Yesterday was my grandpa and grandma Hewitt’s 68th wedding anniversary. Chris and I are going on 1.5 and he makes me crazy sometimes. I can hardly imagine 20 let alone 60+ ! Words from Dad
68 years ago, this year, my folks wanted to get married, but the Catholic church would not marry during lent (may still doesn't how would I know), so they picked the first day after Easter to get married, which was March 25.
In that 68 years, this is the only time that march 25 falls after Easter, since the first time. That is quite interesting.
They are quite the couple that’s for sure and an inspiration to us all.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
SNOWY
30ish Snowing like Mother Nature is out for a vengeance. She’s pissed!In the last two days I have burnt my hand twice. I don’t know what the deal is but I am on serious edge. I think I may be having serious anxiety issues. All I do at this lame ass job is obsess about everything that needs to get done, how little time I spend with Emma and how I am a completely wasting my talent day after day withering away in this chair staring at this screen. I’m sure between this job and the stress I have aged 5 years in 2 months or maybe it’s because I’m 30 now.
Yesterday was mom’s birthday. The calm family get together of the past is so long gone I dread going over there anymore. First Dad insists on cooking jambalaya were, of course, Mike will help with the effort. I love how the Hewitt men cook. Let’s find the recipe that needs the most ingredients and dirty every pot and pan in the house and then the girls better clean up. I am still frazzled with chasing Emma and Maura around and keeping Emma from having a complete emotional breakdown from being so overwhelmed with the people, music, Maura and all the noise. Which she did and I really wanted to start crying with her. Especially when Chris is sprawled out on a recliner looking all lovely and relaxed. The jambalaya was crazy spicy and took forever to cook, Uncle Bernie was late and before we knew it 8:30 rolled around. I nicely asked Chris to take Emma home and put her to bed so I could stay and do the Cinderella duties. He snapped and told me to take her home after I was done cleaning. A dagger must have shot out because he put his tail between his legs, packed Emma up and went home. I started to clean and quickly realized that this mess was going to take about 2 hours to tackle. I put some stuff away and got the hell outta there. I know it was wrong put I was so damn tired it felt like I was going to fall over standing up. It’s nice to know that Easter is on Sunday. Can’t I just hide out all weekend at home under the comforter? No!! We have to paint!!! God I am crabby today. I need some chocolate to get over this.
It was cute to see Emma mimic (or try to keep up with ) Maura and how affectionate she is with Owain. She is so gentle with that child! I do believe she was just born with a sweet gentle soul. She is such a good eater too! I see other mom’s complaining that their kids don’t eat or will only eat certain things. Last night for her dinner she ate 5 shrimp, handful of chicken and three huge helpings of rice with some cheese on top. Mauna hadn’t touched anything on her plate so Emma finished off her rice too. SO funny! Ms. Michelle has commented that she must have a really high metabolism because she is so small but out eats all the other kids there. Good fortune has reigned on my Child. She will be tall and skinny and will be able to eat whatever she wants! I worked with a woman like that once. She would eat brats for breakfast and steak whenever she pleased. She was about size 2 and over 50! Can we all be so lucky?! So anywho amsit all of the chaos (and headache today) Emma seemed to dazzle and make it all worth it! Maybe Easter won’t bee to bad after all. This weekend I hope to clean the house from top to bottom, paint the entire basement and color eggs and “craft” (hell yes) with Emma. I want to make and egg carton catapiller. I think I will bring the stuff over to my parent and we can do it there on Sunday. It will be a calm day with a perfect child, yummy food and no chaos. Yeah right!
Yesterday was mom’s birthday. The calm family get together of the past is so long gone I dread going over there anymore. First Dad insists on cooking jambalaya were, of course, Mike will help with the effort. I love how the Hewitt men cook. Let’s find the recipe that needs the most ingredients and dirty every pot and pan in the house and then the girls better clean up. I am still frazzled with chasing Emma and Maura around and keeping Emma from having a complete emotional breakdown from being so overwhelmed with the people, music, Maura and all the noise. Which she did and I really wanted to start crying with her. Especially when Chris is sprawled out on a recliner looking all lovely and relaxed. The jambalaya was crazy spicy and took forever to cook, Uncle Bernie was late and before we knew it 8:30 rolled around. I nicely asked Chris to take Emma home and put her to bed so I could stay and do the Cinderella duties. He snapped and told me to take her home after I was done cleaning. A dagger must have shot out because he put his tail between his legs, packed Emma up and went home. I started to clean and quickly realized that this mess was going to take about 2 hours to tackle. I put some stuff away and got the hell outta there. I know it was wrong put I was so damn tired it felt like I was going to fall over standing up. It’s nice to know that Easter is on Sunday. Can’t I just hide out all weekend at home under the comforter? No!! We have to paint!!! God I am crabby today. I need some chocolate to get over this.
It was cute to see Emma mimic (or try to keep up with ) Maura and how affectionate she is with Owain. She is so gentle with that child! I do believe she was just born with a sweet gentle soul. She is such a good eater too! I see other mom’s complaining that their kids don’t eat or will only eat certain things. Last night for her dinner she ate 5 shrimp, handful of chicken and three huge helpings of rice with some cheese on top. Mauna hadn’t touched anything on her plate so Emma finished off her rice too. SO funny! Ms. Michelle has commented that she must have a really high metabolism because she is so small but out eats all the other kids there. Good fortune has reigned on my Child. She will be tall and skinny and will be able to eat whatever she wants! I worked with a woman like that once. She would eat brats for breakfast and steak whenever she pleased. She was about size 2 and over 50! Can we all be so lucky?! So anywho amsit all of the chaos (and headache today) Emma seemed to dazzle and make it all worth it! Maybe Easter won’t bee to bad after all. This weekend I hope to clean the house from top to bottom, paint the entire basement and color eggs and “craft” (hell yes) with Emma. I want to make and egg carton catapiller. I think I will bring the stuff over to my parent and we can do it there on Sunday. It will be a calm day with a perfect child, yummy food and no chaos. Yeah right!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Let's get crafty!!
Sunny, close to 40?!
Apparently my child is “crafty” so says Ms. Michelle. I love the new daycare we have found. Emma is learning so much everyday but I feel like I am really missing out sitting here rotting away at this stupid job for little more than pennies. There isn’t even a bottle of Elmer’s in our house. Let alone an extra hour or two just laying around ready to “craft”? God I’m so far from crafty it is unbelievable. SO I have spent the morning at said BS JOB going to different websites looking up toddler crafts. Because, damnit, I will be the one crafting with my daughter, thank you very much. These here internets have provided me with much inspiration and ideas and have me thinking, hey I can do this too! (however, I can’t add more hours to the day…may just have to quit BS JOB!!!!)
I think I will be making a trip to Michael’s over my ½ hour lunch. BTW most days that ½ hour gets stretched to at least a whole deserving hour since I work soooo hard here.
*My List: (with all this extra time I have been making some really good lists)
1- Glue (what kind of mother am I anyway)
2- construction paper
3- felt
4- yarn
5- tissue paper
6- pipe cleaners
7- egg coloring stuff
I hope to stick to the list since we are so short on money right now. They better have pipe cleaners there because if I have to step into Target it may be the death of me.
Finishing up on the playroom has me picturing my perfect little girl with her smock on (oh add that to the list) glue and painting away at her tiny IKEA craft table. It will be so lovely if Chris would just get up off his ASS and finish this shit. I tell you I am trying to advert eye contact with him right now because daggers may fly out and kill him.
Yesterday:
Getting home from and interview (ahh.. yeah fools) about 6:20. “hello” no one to be seen or heard. The house is still and dark. “hello” I go upstairs to find Emma with a diaper in her hand and a guilty look on her face. “Where’s Daddy?” “I dunno” Scoop her up and head back downstairs to find Chris cuddled up on the couch in a deep slumber. F-er. What the hell! Is this dude her dad or some punk teen-age babysitter. Lately I can’t tell. I guess if I’m not around to feed her she is just going to stave. So much for going to the gym anymore after work. I swear the ugliest thing about this man is the laziness.
Apparently my child is “crafty” so says Ms. Michelle. I love the new daycare we have found. Emma is learning so much everyday but I feel like I am really missing out sitting here rotting away at this stupid job for little more than pennies. There isn’t even a bottle of Elmer’s in our house. Let alone an extra hour or two just laying around ready to “craft”? God I’m so far from crafty it is unbelievable. SO I have spent the morning at said BS JOB going to different websites looking up toddler crafts. Because, damnit, I will be the one crafting with my daughter, thank you very much. These here internets have provided me with much inspiration and ideas and have me thinking, hey I can do this too! (however, I can’t add more hours to the day…may just have to quit BS JOB!!!!)
I think I will be making a trip to Michael’s over my ½ hour lunch. BTW most days that ½ hour gets stretched to at least a whole deserving hour since I work soooo hard here.
*My List: (with all this extra time I have been making some really good lists)
1- Glue (what kind of mother am I anyway)
2- construction paper
3- felt
4- yarn
5- tissue paper
6- pipe cleaners
7- egg coloring stuff
I hope to stick to the list since we are so short on money right now. They better have pipe cleaners there because if I have to step into Target it may be the death of me.
Finishing up on the playroom has me picturing my perfect little girl with her smock on (oh add that to the list) glue and painting away at her tiny IKEA craft table. It will be so lovely if Chris would just get up off his ASS and finish this shit. I tell you I am trying to advert eye contact with him right now because daggers may fly out and kill him.
Yesterday:
Getting home from and interview (ahh.. yeah fools) about 6:20. “hello” no one to be seen or heard. The house is still and dark. “hello” I go upstairs to find Emma with a diaper in her hand and a guilty look on her face. “Where’s Daddy?” “I dunno” Scoop her up and head back downstairs to find Chris cuddled up on the couch in a deep slumber. F-er. What the hell! Is this dude her dad or some punk teen-age babysitter. Lately I can’t tell. I guess if I’m not around to feed her she is just going to stave. So much for going to the gym anymore after work. I swear the ugliest thing about this man is the laziness.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Let it SNOW!
30ish Cloudy, Snowy
This time of year is such a transition time. Winter is leaving spring is coming but winter isn’t giving up with out a fight. Like 6” of snow fight. Emma is getting cabin fever along with the rest of us. Yesterday she spotted one of her summer toys under the deck and decided that it would be fun to go outside and play on that. Oh yes it would be so fun Emma….but we are going to have to wait until all the muck dries up...like in three months! I am trying to keep up with her more “active by-the-day” imagination. Yesterday I even sat her down on the computer and brought up playhouseDisney.com. Yes, I have bestowed a new computer addict on the world. Probably against my better judgement but oh well. What the hell do I know! That’s Emma…my future little myspacer!
At least we have Hockey to keep us entertained. Both the Wild and Gophers have eeekkked themselves into playoff position. Something to do/ watch this weekend while we paint the playroom…oh it is soooooo close! Hopefully by this time next week I will be ordering carpet. I seriously can’t wait to have new carpet smell in the house. The carpet fumes will keep me happy (or high) until all of the snow melts and reveals the disaster in our front yard. Thinking about the big project is giving Chris and I ulcers. I am frantically collecting money and desperately trying to keep the costs down. I worry about the money a lot but not nearly as much as the time. This project could easily see us into next year. The entire burden falls on Chris’s shoulders. I want to help but there isn’t much I can do while keeping the house together, chasing a toddler oh and work this shit job. Enough crying for now.
Emma did her first official Easter egg hunt on Saturday and it was adorable. Cold but tolerable. She officially believes Easter is about 1) Chocolate 2) Bunnies 3) A fun game of hide-and-seek with eggs. Jesus is not even a blip on her 2-year-old radar. This parenting shit is confusing.
This time of year is such a transition time. Winter is leaving spring is coming but winter isn’t giving up with out a fight. Like 6” of snow fight. Emma is getting cabin fever along with the rest of us. Yesterday she spotted one of her summer toys under the deck and decided that it would be fun to go outside and play on that. Oh yes it would be so fun Emma….but we are going to have to wait until all the muck dries up...like in three months! I am trying to keep up with her more “active by-the-day” imagination. Yesterday I even sat her down on the computer and brought up playhouseDisney.com. Yes, I have bestowed a new computer addict on the world. Probably against my better judgement but oh well. What the hell do I know! That’s Emma…my future little myspacer!
At least we have Hockey to keep us entertained. Both the Wild and Gophers have eeekkked themselves into playoff position. Something to do/ watch this weekend while we paint the playroom…oh it is soooooo close! Hopefully by this time next week I will be ordering carpet. I seriously can’t wait to have new carpet smell in the house. The carpet fumes will keep me happy (or high) until all of the snow melts and reveals the disaster in our front yard. Thinking about the big project is giving Chris and I ulcers. I am frantically collecting money and desperately trying to keep the costs down. I worry about the money a lot but not nearly as much as the time. This project could easily see us into next year. The entire burden falls on Chris’s shoulders. I want to help but there isn’t much I can do while keeping the house together, chasing a toddler oh and work this shit job. Enough crying for now.
Emma did her first official Easter egg hunt on Saturday and it was adorable. Cold but tolerable. She officially believes Easter is about 1) Chocolate 2) Bunnies 3) A fun game of hide-and-seek with eggs. Jesus is not even a blip on her 2-year-old radar. This parenting shit is confusing.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Bye- Bye Hockey
Cloudyish – 40deg
God this job is D.U.L.L. I should have known better, but these are tuff times especially in the construction industry. The problem is I see potential to make some good money here so I’m not sure if I should stick it out or pack my bags. I am having a really hard time justifying the crap pay and all the time away from home/ family. I have said it over and over 4 days a week. Please! Thank you! Plus a rookie is running this company and there are too many soap operas for such a small place. The weather is going to turn soon and I will be itching to do anything else besides stare at the screen all day…oh and sometimes out the window. The nice thing about it is I get to type on my blog and look like I am doing something productive!
Both Emma and I have cold’s. Being sick is the worst. It doesn’t seem to slow her down much. Yesterday we practiced our Easter egg hunting technique in anticipation for tomorrow’s big event. We have to be ready to compete with the other kids! We also watched Daddy and Uncle Mike take down the hockey rink because the pond is getting pretty slushy during the day. The Hockey rink was a ton of work this year and the disassemble wasn’t any easier. Hopefully next year we will have some of the same conditions because the weather this year made for perfect ice and Emma will be ready for skates. Not really looking forward to the snow to melt and the big mess it is going to leave in the yard. God, this remodel already has my anxiety on high.
God this job is D.U.L.L. I should have known better, but these are tuff times especially in the construction industry. The problem is I see potential to make some good money here so I’m not sure if I should stick it out or pack my bags. I am having a really hard time justifying the crap pay and all the time away from home/ family. I have said it over and over 4 days a week. Please! Thank you! Plus a rookie is running this company and there are too many soap operas for such a small place. The weather is going to turn soon and I will be itching to do anything else besides stare at the screen all day…oh and sometimes out the window. The nice thing about it is I get to type on my blog and look like I am doing something productive!
Both Emma and I have cold’s. Being sick is the worst. It doesn’t seem to slow her down much. Yesterday we practiced our Easter egg hunting technique in anticipation for tomorrow’s big event. We have to be ready to compete with the other kids! We also watched Daddy and Uncle Mike take down the hockey rink because the pond is getting pretty slushy during the day. The Hockey rink was a ton of work this year and the disassemble wasn’t any easier. Hopefully next year we will have some of the same conditions because the weather this year made for perfect ice and Emma will be ready for skates. Not really looking forward to the snow to melt and the big mess it is going to leave in the yard. God, this remodel already has my anxiety on high.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Pretty and Plumpy!
50 deg, Sunny
I have to be perfectly honest. I am not to optimistic about this blog. I am very critical about my writing skills (lack there of) and the time commitment to this flat out sucks. I am not a power blogger and never will be. Maybe it’s the working mom thing. The moment I walk through the door every second of the 3 evening hours I actually get to spend with Emma is devoted to her. If I make it to the gym then scale that back to 1.5 hours. Cry me a river … I know. But it is exhausting trying to make up for lost time with your child. Around 8:30 my mind literally turns off. I have work to do every evening but any and all competence is out the door. That’s why this is the water downed version. Oh and pictures! I would love to add them…somehow…someday. Did I mention I was not granted the technology gene? I keep thinking the one-day I will wake up and be capable of actually doing some nice formatting or actually be able to run a virus scan by myself. A laptop in my hands would be like a bomb.
I did get some great shots of sassy-pants diva Emma last night. I was in a full on domestic battle with my kitchen (the kitchen lost, thank god). After 20 minutes of some seriously intense scrubbing I noticed the lack of pitter patters or in Emma’s case boom boom up and boom boom down the hall. “Great!” I lose track of time for a nano second and I already know she has taken advantage and has herself in a facefull of make-up or hair product. True to her cute as a button self she’s in the makeup. Only a picture can express this one. I will rarely go into screaming fits about wanting to play with make-up. After all it’s my dumbass fault that I leave it within arms reach (which is a surprisingly a long reach for miss spider arms)! Plus a girl will be a girl and she just wants to experiment and look pretty! I must say, for 28 months she’s got skill when it comes to cosmetology. She actually has mascassa ON the lash! After some show and tell with daddy and snaps shots for the “maybe someday” photo album it was time for some serious scrubbing. And scrubbing we did until I realized the make-up was leaving her precious baby skin all red and puffy. “Great! She is having an allergic reaction!” There would be no going down to bed until the puffiness resided. After about 15 minutes, 2 stories and snuggles it was, for the most part, gone. All that was going through my mind was “allergic to make-up…that sucks!” You will all be happy to hear that Emma is not allergic to makeup but that lip plumper all over ones face will have some of the same effects as an all out allergic reaction.
It looks like the end is in sight for the playroom. When I say in sight I mean less than three months away. Woohhooooo!
I have to be perfectly honest. I am not to optimistic about this blog. I am very critical about my writing skills (lack there of) and the time commitment to this flat out sucks. I am not a power blogger and never will be. Maybe it’s the working mom thing. The moment I walk through the door every second of the 3 evening hours I actually get to spend with Emma is devoted to her. If I make it to the gym then scale that back to 1.5 hours. Cry me a river … I know. But it is exhausting trying to make up for lost time with your child. Around 8:30 my mind literally turns off. I have work to do every evening but any and all competence is out the door. That’s why this is the water downed version. Oh and pictures! I would love to add them…somehow…someday. Did I mention I was not granted the technology gene? I keep thinking the one-day I will wake up and be capable of actually doing some nice formatting or actually be able to run a virus scan by myself. A laptop in my hands would be like a bomb.
I did get some great shots of sassy-pants diva Emma last night. I was in a full on domestic battle with my kitchen (the kitchen lost, thank god). After 20 minutes of some seriously intense scrubbing I noticed the lack of pitter patters or in Emma’s case boom boom up and boom boom down the hall. “Great!” I lose track of time for a nano second and I already know she has taken advantage and has herself in a facefull of make-up or hair product. True to her cute as a button self she’s in the makeup. Only a picture can express this one. I will rarely go into screaming fits about wanting to play with make-up. After all it’s my dumbass fault that I leave it within arms reach (which is a surprisingly a long reach for miss spider arms)! Plus a girl will be a girl and she just wants to experiment and look pretty! I must say, for 28 months she’s got skill when it comes to cosmetology. She actually has mascassa ON the lash! After some show and tell with daddy and snaps shots for the “maybe someday” photo album it was time for some serious scrubbing. And scrubbing we did until I realized the make-up was leaving her precious baby skin all red and puffy. “Great! She is having an allergic reaction!” There would be no going down to bed until the puffiness resided. After about 15 minutes, 2 stories and snuggles it was, for the most part, gone. All that was going through my mind was “allergic to make-up…that sucks!” You will all be happy to hear that Emma is not allergic to makeup but that lip plumper all over ones face will have some of the same effects as an all out allergic reaction.
It looks like the end is in sight for the playroom. When I say in sight I mean less than three months away. Woohhooooo!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
2 vs 13
The early reviews at Michelle's is that Emma is a keeper. Every morning what I drop off she just raves. "Oh she is sooo well behaved! Is the like this all the time?" I know my baby is a sweet sweet angle but come on lady she two. Are we talking about the same kid? This makes me think that Emma is on her very best behavior all day, you know trying to impress. Or is it daycare politics? Ummm ... Whatever it is it is a front. The minute we walk into the door all I hear is whining and crying. SNAAAAACK,DOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRAAAAAA, CHARLIE BROOOOOOOOWN!!! AHHHHHHH I have never been so proud and frusterated at the same time. I am swated at continuously, mocked with the naughty spot and everything I make for dinner is just gross. Gross...she's two. I really do think a 2 year old and 13 year old have a whole lot in common.
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