My girls are sick. Nothing serious just schmucky noses that drain down and make them cough much of the night. (READ: no sleep for anyone) As a result of this, I felt that everyone (mostly me) could benefit from the girls taking a nap after lunch. They got their snuggle toys. We read stories. I turned on their sleepy-time music at 12:45. I went downstairs to list the old truck on Craig's List and to blog about the new one.
At 12:50 they both came down. Naiya needed a drink of water. Eva didn't want one, but came anyway for moral support.
At 12:53 Eva wanted a cup of water.
At 1:07 they both came down again. Naiya wanted a cup of tea with honey. Eva didn't want one but once again came anyway.
At 1:20 Eva wanted a cup of tea.
At 1:40 they both came down. Naiya needed to go to the bathroom. Eva didn't. (The only bathroom in our house is UP stairs.)
At 2:05 Naiya needed to go to the bathroom again. Eva still didn't. I decided to stay upstairs to get some other work done and try to keep them in the room.
At 2:30 Eva came out with a poopy diaper... and Naiya had to pee again. I told them that enough was enough and that they were not to leave the room again until after getting some sleep.
At 2:37 Naiya called me into the room. She asked for a warm cup of soy milk. I said no. I told her she could have soy milk AFTER her nap. I took their books away (they had each stacked up at least 15 books on their beds since I first left them in the room) turned on the music again and tucked them in. Naiya told me "I just don't know why grown-ups are no fun."
It wasn't until 2:57 that I confirmed that they were both asleep. That's over 2 hours of trying to get them to take a nap.
At 4:03 Naiya emerged from the bedroom.
At 4:17 Eva was up.
That's just over an hour of actual sleep.
Fortunately I was brought back into their good favor by allowing them to play their new Leap Frog computer game that they got from Uncle Martin for Christmas. After Naiya finished her turn, she came to me, gave me a hug and said, "Mom, I'm proud of you." For what? I asked. "For finally being fun and letting me play the Thomas game." I guess Cindy was right all along... girls really do just want to have fun.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Good-bye Bessie... Hello BEAST!
*UPDATED WITH THE PICS... and all in one day! :)
Good-bye Bessie:
(Okay, not actually the Beast either... I'm way to lazy to take/download pics today.)
BTW... I heart the BEAST.
Good-bye Bessie:
(Photo shown is not actually Bessie it's from carmax.com... which, I might add makes the car look far more glamorous that it does in person)
We took Bessie back to the rental shop today because Jared bought a new truck!
One that doesn't leak transmission all over our driveway.
One with zero tires that need to be inflated each morning due to slow leaks.
One that has heating and air conditioning... that works.
One that we can put car seats in.
One that I'm not afraid to drive.... (Well, maybe I'm a little afraid to drive it, but not because it might break down, just because I might be running over small animals and/or motorcyclist without knowing it.)
One that won't break down at any given moment.
It really was time to put "Ole Unreliable" (the old truck) down.
So.... Say hello to the BEAST:
(Okay, not actually the Beast either... I'm way to lazy to take/download pics today.)BTW... I heart the BEAST.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Zoolights
One of the best things about the car accident (are there ever really good things about car accidents?) is that the girls were not in the car. Instead, they were with Neema (my mom) and Babi (my grandma) at Hogle Zoo visiting the Zoolights display. Although it was cold, they got so see a few animals (like the ones that are normally hiding during the day) and they got to ride the carousel. They also got to see Christmas lights, which is fascinating to them.
Naiya was asking why we don't have Christmas lights on the house all the time. At first I couldn't give her a reason (besides to save on the power bill ;). Then I realized that the reason is that it wouldn't be as special if we had it all the time!
Here's a pic with Babi and my little Eskimos.
Naiya was asking why we don't have Christmas lights on the house all the time. At first I couldn't give her a reason (besides to save on the power bill ;). Then I realized that the reason is that it wouldn't be as special if we had it all the time!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Bessie
If you know me, you know I LOVE my Subaru. All-wheel drive plus snow tires and I'm feel invinsible. Snow? I laugh in the face of snow. BRING IT ON! Except that right now...and for the next little while I don't have my Subaru. I have Bessie. Bessie does not have 4 wheel drive. Bessie does not have snow tires. Driving Bessie in a snow storm is not fun. It makes my bottom sore from all the clenching. It makes my teeth sore from all the grinding. It makes my eyeballs dry from not blinking. Don't get me wrong. I appreciate all Bessie has done for us the last couple of weeks. She has delivered my little family home safely on Christmas day when I thought it impossible. I will do my best to take good care of Bessie until the 16th (hopefully not much longer), but I can't wait to get the Subie back. I miss him. Thankfully he'll be back soon. For now, I will be taking the "Let It Snow" sign off of my door.
Subaru vs. SUV
First of all, Jared is fine. I am fine. SUV is fine... for the most part, and Subie will be fine... eventually. ;)
Here's the story... My mom had just picked up the girlies to take them to the Zoolights at Hogle Zoo. We were on our way to dinner with the Chamberlains and a little Kurt Bestor. Jared wanted an energy drink to stay awake, so he walked to the Sev that's about 5 houses down from us, and I finished getting ready and picked him up.
He, being the manly man that he is, wanted to drive for our date. So when he came out of the Sev, we switched seats. He got in the drivers seat and turned around in the parking lot, preparing to turn left onto the street. If you've been to our house between 5:30 and 6:30, you know that there is always a row of cars waiting for the traffic light down the block. It's hard to pull out to turn right let alone left. Traffic was backed up as usual. A car in the outer lane stopped to let us through. Jared started to pull out and was focused on the the two lanes of cars coming from the opposite direction. The inner lane (a right turn lane) was not as backed up. At least not until we pulled out in front of a car in that lane.
Fortunately nobody was hurt. I'm thankful that the SUV only had minor bumper damage (I would hate for us to have caused more damage to someone else). Then there's Subie. My sweet Subie. He made it through the rest of the evening. We made it to the tail end of dinner and to the Kurt Bestor concert. (Later that night I lost my wallet for a couple of hours. It was not on my list of top ten dates with Jared.) However when I went to take Subie in for a quote, (not before the front bumper fell the rest of the way off), and they pointed out that the radiator had shifted (and probably had some sort of hairline crack) Therefore Subie was unsafe to drive. and has been sitting there ever since waiting amongst mounds of other damaged vehicles for his turn at the shop. He should be done between the 16th and the 25th.(They originally told me it would be FINISHED by Monday the 5th, but I don't want to get into that.) For now, we have Bessie...
Here's the story... My mom had just picked up the girlies to take them to the Zoolights at Hogle Zoo. We were on our way to dinner with the Chamberlains and a little Kurt Bestor. Jared wanted an energy drink to stay awake, so he walked to the Sev that's about 5 houses down from us, and I finished getting ready and picked him up.
He, being the manly man that he is, wanted to drive for our date. So when he came out of the Sev, we switched seats. He got in the drivers seat and turned around in the parking lot, preparing to turn left onto the street. If you've been to our house between 5:30 and 6:30, you know that there is always a row of cars waiting for the traffic light down the block. It's hard to pull out to turn right let alone left. Traffic was backed up as usual. A car in the outer lane stopped to let us through. Jared started to pull out and was focused on the the two lanes of cars coming from the opposite direction. The inner lane (a right turn lane) was not as backed up. At least not until we pulled out in front of a car in that lane.
Fortunately nobody was hurt. I'm thankful that the SUV only had minor bumper damage (I would hate for us to have caused more damage to someone else). Then there's Subie. My sweet Subie. He made it through the rest of the evening. We made it to the tail end of dinner and to the Kurt Bestor concert. (Later that night I lost my wallet for a couple of hours. It was not on my list of top ten dates with Jared.) However when I went to take Subie in for a quote, (not before the front bumper fell the rest of the way off), and they pointed out that the radiator had shifted (and probably had some sort of hairline crack) Therefore Subie was unsafe to drive. and has been sitting there ever since waiting amongst mounds of other damaged vehicles for his turn at the shop. He should be done between the 16th and the 25th.(They originally told me it would be FINISHED by Monday the 5th, but I don't want to get into that.) For now, we have Bessie...
I Heart
- Two squirmy girlies napping at the same time.
- A hubby who goes to Home Depot yesterday to rig up my washer and dryer to work.
- The smell of clean laundry.
- Not making a New Year's resolution to not eat left over holiday treats.
- Space heaters in cold basements while I type.
- Having a little time.
Hope you've been able to find a little time today!
- A hubby who goes to Home Depot yesterday to rig up my washer and dryer to work.
- The smell of clean laundry.
- Not making a New Year's resolution to not eat left over holiday treats.
- Space heaters in cold basements while I type.
- Having a little time.
Hope you've been able to find a little time today!
Happy New Year!!
Well, it's officially 2009! I won't say that 2008 was a terrible year, but honestly, I've had better; and I'm excited at the prospects that the new year brings.
In 2003 I got married and started teaching. In 2004 we got (and did a lot of work on) our house. In 2005 we had Naiya. In 2006 we had Eva. In 2007 and 2008 I feel like I spent a lot of the time trying to redefine normal while holding on for dear life. Having a husband, a house, and two kids all the sudden can turn your world up-side-down. Not that it's bad, it's just a completely different life that 5 or 6 years ago.
To be honest, I feel like I've been waiting for another big change the last 2 years. It's just been how life has gone for us. I guess I'm realizing that in 2009 I can start really getting it all together.
I'm excited for the prospects this new year brings. I want to get organized (I'm looking at this office/basement in disarray as I type this.); I want to establish good routines (i.e. get my butt to the gym on a regular basis); and I want to find as many ways to help/serve as I can (within my family, extended family, community and where ever). My theme for the year is a sort of a change what I can, and accept what I can't kind of thing.
I hope that you are happy wherever life currently has you and I'm sending you even more happiness in 2009. Happy New Year!!
In 2003 I got married and started teaching. In 2004 we got (and did a lot of work on) our house. In 2005 we had Naiya. In 2006 we had Eva. In 2007 and 2008 I feel like I spent a lot of the time trying to redefine normal while holding on for dear life. Having a husband, a house, and two kids all the sudden can turn your world up-side-down. Not that it's bad, it's just a completely different life that 5 or 6 years ago.
To be honest, I feel like I've been waiting for another big change the last 2 years. It's just been how life has gone for us. I guess I'm realizing that in 2009 I can start really getting it all together.
I'm excited for the prospects this new year brings. I want to get organized (I'm looking at this office/basement in disarray as I type this.); I want to establish good routines (i.e. get my butt to the gym on a regular basis); and I want to find as many ways to help/serve as I can (within my family, extended family, community and where ever). My theme for the year is a sort of a change what I can, and accept what I can't kind of thing.
I hope that you are happy wherever life currently has you and I'm sending you even more happiness in 2009. Happy New Year!!
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