Our builder is here laying out the foundation for our addition :woohoo:! He says if the rain holds- and that’s a big if- they’ll dig on Monday :playnice: and pour on Tuesday :thumbsup:.
Archive for May, 2006
And so it begins…
Friday, May 12th, 2006sniffle *cough* shudder ugh
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006:sick:
Tim has a sinus infection & bronchitis. And a fever.
So far all I have is the fever. I’m chilled to the bone even in a sweatshirt, and it’s a nice warm day. I just want to crawl into bed but I have Tim to deal with and I have to run out and pick up Nick in an hour anyway. Maybe after that. The kids can eat cereal for dinner, they’ll like that.
Tim will most likely be home again tomorrow. He’ll miss his school play. He’s also been missing the qualifying rounds for the spelling bee on Thursday, which is a shame because he’s an awesome little speller.
We made it through winter mostly pretty healthy, but spring is killin’ us.
Tequila!
Monday, May 8th, 2006I went to a Cinco de Mayo party on the fifth of May (I’m cool like that.) It was a girls night out thing, and as mentioned last week, it was hosted by a friend of my homegrrl Keri. I figured great, I’ll get to meet some new people, see a nice house (yes, it was a very nice house and I’m lusting after her basement of all things…) and eat some good food. Not much drinking good drink, because I had to be up for Tim’s communion the next morning. Although I did manage to quaff (nice word, quaff) 2.5 glasses of the most AMAZING sangria ever. It had cognac in it. Seriously. And of course fruit.
But, back to the party. I knew a bunch of people in a “hi” “hi” kind of way from around the schools, a few others are fellow Cub Scout Mommies like Keri & I. There were quite a few newbies like me. It was cool. I can’t say much more without breaking the rules of Girls Night Out. You know, what happens there stays there… but next time I’m doing tequila shots with them.
Tim’s 1st Communion
Monday, May 8th, 2006
Doesn’t he look handsome? We had a gorgeous day. A nice laid back party at home. Plenty of cousins to run around with. He was happy:aniflower:.
Just the usual whining
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006Tim’s been home sick yesterday and today. I just love how every time I get some sort of a schedule set for myself it’s blown apart by something completely out of my control. I spent some time over the weekend getting my new google calendar set up, getting my task list at rememberthemilk.com (cool site, check it out) all organized. I even have each of them set to email me nice little lists of what I need to get done each day at 5am. I don’t have to keep all my life crap in my head, leaving it free for more creative pursuits, like figuring out how to embed a flash slideshow into a blog post (for a client.)
But when my schedule is screwed up by a sick kid, none of that stuff matters, because everything has to go back into my head so I can figure out when I’ll actually be able to get things done. This week in particular is crazy. I have two clients who need small but important tweaks done. The house is a disaster because I’ve been ignoring any and all housework for weeks (the boys have been doing their chores when reminded, but Andy dusting just means now it’s even easier to see the dust, since he leaves swirly patterns behind. And Nick cleaning the bathroom- :scared:) I have nine gifts to purchase for upcoming and completely missed birthdays (going to see all these people in the next two weeks!) Gift cards, people, sorry, but gift cards it is. Or maybe cash. I want to get some flowers for the front yard, I have empty planters just sitting there looking so pathetic. And of course I need to figure out what I’m going to feed people for Tim’s First Communion party on Saturday. That’s not even everything. So I’m sitting here blogging… and feeling guilty because I should be working or at least catching up with email instead!
But, being home with Tim means I’m getting that housework done, and since it’s what I least want to do but really most need to do, I guess that’s a good thing.
Luckily there is a bright spot amidst all this- I’m going to a girls night out Cinco de Mayo party Friday night. It’s at the home of a friend of a friend- I know her but not well. Totally out of my “circle”, but I think that’s part of why I’m looking forward to it so much!