Scary Times

I know this economy (such as it is) is a scary time and place for many of us. I’m feeling the effects now more then ever and I’m scared.

Just over a year ago we moved back to the Pacific Northwest when my husband was offered an amazing job opportunity with a new up and coming company. With the joy of knowing we were heading back home we packed up our shipping boxes and headed back after just one little year in California.

And now… well… now that new up and coming company is on it’s way down and out. My husband and all of his co-workers are looking at being unemployed within 6 months.

I know we are just one of millions of families in or entering the jobless front. I don’t expect any sympathy. I’m just scared.

Decorating

When we visited my sister this summer my daughter fell in love with some curtains in her cousin's bedroom. They were bright (very bright) with PINK. Like most little girls, my daughter loves any thing pink.

A few weeks after I got home from our holiday a package arrived in the mail. My sister had gone out and found the fabric for me to make her niece a set of her very own curtains.

It is now January.

I finally made them this weekend. Ugh. The guilt I feel about how long it took me.... it pretty much equals my hatred for sewing. I think my dear sis should of sewed them before she mailed them. Ha, ha.

What is important is they turned out... okay. More importantly, my daughter is thrilled!!!!

A Tired Muncher

Wow! This first week back to school has been a long and tiring one. I realize that doesn’t make sense, but non-the-less I am in fact very tired.

My mind is mush and I’m not even the one in school learning all day. If you were to ask me what a Plantar Fasciitis was right now, I’d be too tired to look it up so I could answer you.

Maybe I’m tired, because like so many people I made the resolution to lose weight and get fit. This week I started working out at a gym. I am motivated and I hope I stay this way. Now what I really need to do is improve my diet. I’m great at making sure my family eats well, but I’m a slacker and a muncher of junk food. All my working out won’t do much if I don’t eat better.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could always have the motabolism of a 16 year old??

Random Thoughts of a 4 Year Old

Random Thoughts of a 4 Year Old

Sounding annoyed in the car this week, my daughter said,

“Mom, why does God live in Canada? He is supposed to live up there.” (and points to the sky).

Me: “Honey, God doesn’t live in Canada. He lives up in Heaven”.

Daughter: “Oh yeah… I want to go to Heaven”

She has wanted to talk about Heaven a lot lately. I try to answer her questions in ways she can understand.

So I attempted again…After a short moment of silence (to digest my great wisdom and then disregard it), she replied...“After we visit Heaven can we go to Canada? I miss my cousins”.

Oh, to be 4 years old.

Back to the Gym

So…I started working out (a little) in December. I used to go to the gym religiously before my son was born. So it feels good to be going back (7+ years later). However it is really showing me how out of shape I am. I know, I know, it has been 7 years and 2 children later. Of course I’m not going to be in the same physical shape.

How did I get here? Have you ever wondered that? Like, when did I become a middle-aged mom. I don’t think I’m going through a mid-life crisis. I’m not depressed either. I’m just sad that life is flying by. My youth is LONG gone.

It shouldn’t bug me. I’m so blessed in my life with a wonderful family and my health (knock on wood). Life is good… it is just zooming by. For example I swear just yesterday my son turned 2 years old. Today he is 7. Even harder for me to comprhend is on my next birthday I’ll be 40. Yeah. 40 years old. How did that happen?

It’s too bad you couldn’t by replacement parts for your body like you can for, say, your computer. You can buy a new Rackmount monitor for you home computer, but I can’t buy a mid-section (ha, ha). So… that’s why I’m going back to the gym…

Anyone a Plumber??

Ugh! Yesterday was frustrating. As the last day of vacation before school resumed, my husband and I decided to treat the kids to a movie. While we were gone the dishwasher ran. It is really loud and runs for over an hour. I swear when that hour is up I have a headache. I know you think I’m exaggerating, but I’m seriously not. Any way, we always try to turn it on when we are leaving… I guess that isn’t always the wisest idea. Especially if a pipe under the kitchen sink decides to spring a leak…

Yeah, so we returned to a bit of a flood. I am most upset over the damage it did to our hard wood floors. It pains me every time I have to step on our newly warped floor boards. Ugh. I don’t think we could anything but replace them. We don’t have the money for that right now though.

My husband (being the non-handyman that he is) fixed the leak with duck tape. Yeah, I’m serious. So you know what that means. I can’t leave the dishwasher running when I’m not home again. Maybe one day I’ll be able to talk my husband into getting a plumber in to replace the pipes and maybe we’ll get new faucets. Or better yet a new quiet dishwasher!!!

Oh, the joys of home ownership!

Movie Day

Yesterday I went to see a movie with a girlfriend. We both wanted to see a happy feel good movie. So even though we both have heard great things about “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, we went for “Marley and Me” thinking it would be more light hearted.

Now, I’ve read the book… so you’d think I’d know better.

We both didn’t have high expectations on this movie, but it was really good. It also stayed true to the book. However (like the book) it wasn’t all light-hearted. To say we didn’t shed a few tears throughout the movie would be a lie.

So even though we left with red eyes and tear-stained faces I highly recommend this movie. Especially if you are a dog lover… just remember to bring Kleenex!