I love Saturdays

I get to sleep in...until 8AM. but hey, that is sleeping in to me! I pretended to be in a dead sleep while I listened to the baby babble happily from the monitor, until the man got up and took care of breakfast for them both.
yes, he works all week. but, he can do kid duty once a week. that's not a lot to ask, is it? Saturdays I get to get up, have coffee, take a shower by myself...possibly shave my legs without anyone asking me why my legs are prickly and why do I have hair on my peepee.
this makes me happy.

you think you've got your schedule all together and then... BAM!

I've mentioned my son takes karate classes. he is an orange belt now and has been going to classes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:45-7:30PM since the school year began. apparently now that has changed and no one told me.
we showed up on time(or so I thought) for his class tonight, and I see a class in progress that has a lot of familiar faces in it. in fact, all of the kids in the class are from Jack's class. one parent whispers to me, "class starts at 6 now." uh, huh? so after I processed that there was only about 5 minutes left of the class, I told Jack to just wait and we'd talk to the Sensei after class. so then I asked him how he knew about the time change, and he says, "oh, I asked a bunch of questions after the last class before the holidays". great. wonderful. I am the loser parent who just assumed classes would remain the same after the holiday break. I mean, far be from me to assume that maybe the school could have written an email(they have my addy) or maybe put a notice into the mail or something? I guess I am not the only parent, though. one other Mom walked in and found out and her reply was that her ex probably had the schedule and just didn't tell her the time change so she'd look bad.some issues there, I guess.(closing my eyes and whispering....never getting a divorce. never getting a divorce. never getting a divorce.)
so, now our schedule has changed. (I really hate changes like this.) off to re-do the weekly planner now. grrrrrrrrrrr

Santa was on drugs when he gave this particular gift to my children

so...Santa. Santa is great, isn't he? I absolutely LOVE to see the excitement of Christmas and Santa in my children throughout the season. especially Christmas Eve and morning. but, here we are at January 6th and 1 present that Santa gave us is still in about a million pieces spread out all over my kitchen table.
Santa brought them a log cabin kit. it's sort of a rugged dollhouse. Jack and Erin are both excited to play with it when it is done. yes, Santa brought a toy that needs a frickin general contractor to put it together. it even has a video for instructions.(not that the man has watched said video....no, far be it from my manly man to succumb to (gasp) directions!
so, we have worked on this thing quite a bit, yet it does not seem to have put a dent in the pile of wood that is still there for parts. it even has furniture that you have to put together. and a gabled roof. and you have to cut stuff, too. oh, and the best part of this kit.....none of the pieces of wood are marked or labeled in any way. yeah, so you have to measure and find each piece and there are pieces that are only 1/8 inch in difference. good God, I may just have to put this thing on display by the time it is finished, because I don't know that my heart could take it to see my children do something like stand on it. (they climb/stand on everything. I thought it was a passing phase, but the 8 yr old still does it, so I guess it's genetic.)
so, upon completion of the Shenandoah Log House, there will be a party. in my kitchen, using the kitchen table once again for something other than a sawhorse.
to be continued......

we're freezing in sunny Florida

yes, that is ice. in Central Florida. and yes, that is the Elmo sprinkler that was turned on for a bit so that my children could see what ice on the yard looks like. poor Elmo.
so, I'm just not cut out for cold weather living. in theory, I think that snow is beautiful. the crisp, cold air is invigorating. the clothes are kinda bulky, but if everyone is wearing a parka, than it's OK to wear a parka, right? however, these past few days of unseasonably cold weather here have waken my ass up about cold weather. I hate wearing layers of clothing. I hate needing to wear shoes for the purpose of keeping my feet warm, not just to keep sand out of my toes. I hate having to dress my children in layers of clothing. especially the baby. he hates socks as much as his Momma does. and the fleece outfits(actually they are sleepers, but who cares, right? if we're inside the house and he is warm, than a sleeper can serve as an outfit for a 9 month old).
my feet are cold. I think my blood is cold. my body feels cold and it is 50 something outside. I walked out to get the mail and had to have a cup of hot tea when I came back inside.
and people live in this frigid condition for months on end? good God, give me my flip flops and sandy toes any day. if you're reading this, please send warming vibes to Florida. this Momma needs it to be at least 70. soon.

Happy New Year (and yes, I know it's the 2nd)

well, better late than never, right? I spent the majority of yesterday taking advantage of(err, loving his company)my hubby. we got all of the Christmas stuff down(well, the lights are still on the swing set...the kids love that)and up into the attic once again. some spell was cast upon hubby and he decided all on his own to clean out his side of the closet. gasp. now, this does make me happy, however it also means that I now have to do the same on my side. can't have his side looking more organized than mine. no no no.













we did some sparklers and some legal(boring)fireworks in the backyard. drank a bottle of champagne and rang out 2007 with a little zing zing.(I say we closed out 2007 because the man was fast asleep and snoring by 11PM) I, however, decided to stay awake until 1 watching some shows that have been on the dvr forever. I am now all caught up on Nip/Tuck..love that show!
then, at 3AM, Luke decided it was time to start the New Year...still sick:( I let everyone else sleep until 9 and then passed him off to Daddy and went in for a shower and nap. I wish I could be a nap person. it never works for me...either I sleep way too long and am then awake too late that night, or can't sleep and just lay there thinking that I am wasting my nap time by not sleeping. ugh. so, I rested for an hour or so, but since the baby was crying and obviously not happy with whatever Daddy was doing with him, I got up. what was Daddy doing? watching football, i.e. ignoring everyone else in the room.
OK, off to Walgreens yet again for the latest Rx for Luke. now we're trying liquid Albuterol. we'll give each and every drug company a fair chance. thank God for insurance, we only pay $9 per Rx.