What Week is This?
I think I'm at about Week 11 of being a stay at home mom (SAHM) but I've lost track. This is now my job but I keep finding myself talking about Amazon as 'my team' and at 'my job' when talking with other people - whoops! I guess it's hard to let go of an identity formed over 13 years in just 3 short months.
My Little Pony
Oh how my daughter loves the new My Little Pony shows on 'The Hub' (channel 123). I've let her watch with commercials a couple of times to get on the computer which led to her saying to my husband, "Dad can I watch The Hub where friends and family come together?" Oh my - guess that scary memory of hers might be a little sponge for marketing phrases. Maybe there is a future marketing genius in the making here. Of course when we went to Target to buy a baby hamster toy she changed her mind and instead of getting the small $5 toy and having money left over she decided to spend every penny and lay out her full $20 to buy the giant Princess Celestia pony with light up wings and she even talks! Thankfully this has led to many minutes of playing with her ponies while I do some things like oh... use the bathroom alone. Sigh.
Tangled and Green Cupcakes
Today is St. Patricks Day so we whipped up some chocolate cupcakes and then made some green colored frosting. We baked the cupcakes and left them to cool at home while we drove down the street to hit the admiral theater and watch Tangled for the third time. We were the only people in there until the last minute when a middle age blond guy showed up by himself. Am I the only person that thinks that is a little odd... why would he see the movie alone - kind of creepy?!? Anyhoo... and 1/2 way into the movie Pookie busts out with, "Mom, I can't sit here the whole time so let's just go home." No argument from me as I've seen that movie twice already so off we went. I have a sneaking suspicion that she remembered the green frosting just waiting for her at home and found that more appealing than watching her movie another time.
Remodeling and Decorating
Mom - you were right. Staying home truly does lead me to reconsider every single decorating decision I've made in this house. Right now the two bedrooms and playroom are looking good but all other rooms need some serious help. I'm leaning towards a beach decor theme for the living, dining, kitchen, and upstairs bathroom. Any thoughts on that my friends? Will I tire of it... probably... but I'm hoping I could get at least 5 years out of it! My goal is to get some nice neutral pieces like the couch (the costly pieces of course) and then be able to tweak paint, art, and a rug to change the decor theme when I reach my breaking point. Advice, tips, your thoughts... all welcome on this subject. My husband is going nuts hearing me talk about this. I can see his eyes glaze over and I imagine he looks at me and hears, 'blah, blah, blah, $$$$'. I can actually hear the little cash register bell ringing when I see the look of fear in his eyes. (insert evil laugh here).
We are DIY kind of folks but have recently found the best electrician known to mankind. We love him and he is an absolute rock star. Thank you Dick for rewiring the basement lights and 'grandma's' bedroom. This weekend is all about mud/tape and J-man is a little hesitant to get started. A good friend hired somebody to do a room in their house with the mud/tape and it cost about $1,000. Yikes. We figure to do it ourselves and if it's really horrible then wait for my Dad to get back to Washington to help fix it. I have confidence in my husband as he is a very smart guy so I think it's going to turn out great.
JC Penney Sales
Why would I ever pay full price on anything from JC Penney? I get these ads in the mail each week telling me it's going to be 60% (varies) off of all home decor. Wow! I'm logging on to buy another set of sheets for our wonderful king size bed. Oh how I love thee my king size bed. It's funny how I spent a bundle of cash on new bedroom furniture (which I love - go Bassett!) and a super nice mattress but then I never really want to spend much money on sheets. I kind of figure that the 'man smell' (anyone who has ever been inside a fraternity knows what I mean here) just doesn't come out after awhile hence the new sheets. Now the trick is to try and find sheets that fit tightly but not so tight that they pop off. The ones I bought last time are a little too big, go figure, and the fitted sheet is bunching up due to our restless legs.
Cutest Baby
The other night I went to dinner with some friends and saw a new baby! My good friend just had her first baby in December, a boy, and he is now 13 weeks old. Wow - he was a super mellow baby and seriously super-model cute. She thought I was just being nice but when I got home I continued to pass on the cute comments to my husband! If she does decide to try the SAHM roll I am going to pester her to get him a modeling gig as a baby. At 13 weeks he is just the right amount of chubby, smiles all the time, made lots of coo-ing noises, and was laid back. I think he could be a rock star for a baby gap photo shoot.
Weekend Party
I'm nervous for a weekend party this Saturday. Friends are hosting a 'no kids' shindig so that makes it fun right off the bat! It is a 'minute to win it' theme so there will be lots of crazy activities that need doing. I think it sounds really fun but I'm afraid that my massive competitiveness streak will eek out and I will embarrass my husband! All week I've been having to remind myself that 'its all in fun, all in fun, all in fun'. Sad but true!
Letting Go
Super proud of my brother and sis-in-law for letting their oldest daughter (18) travel by herself to visit the Grandparents in Arizona. I swear that my Dad and I were more worried than anyone about getting her safely to my house (she drove herself over the pass!), off to the airport, onto the plane, and safely into the arms of Grandma and Grandpa. I'm sure she did great but I can't really remember the first time I had to fly by myself... no friends... no family. I think it might have been for work so I must have been in my mid-twenties, right? I kept having these thoughts all day that some icky pervert would try to sit next to her on the flight (open seating on SW) but then I realized that there is no way in heck that she would ever allow herself to get taken advantage of! My oldest niece is one bossy girl (pot meet kettle) who isn't afraid to speak up for herself which is probably why her parents knew she could make this trip on her own!
