5 posts tagged “fun”

What a totally effin-FANTABULOUS day!

Wake to phone call from a good friend that I was missing.

Go to bank to deposit nice cushy check from Asshat.  Go to tan.  Walk out of tanning place to gorgeous sunshine and temps in the 70's.  Windows down, radio up, jammin' down the street.  Life.  Is.  Good.

See fancy salon with Grand Opening balloons.  Walk in seeing if they have any appts this week and their prices... walk out a few hours later a pretty shade of strawberry blond and pretty style.  (GAWD I love it when they massage your scalp and wash your hair... HEAVEN!).

Hit a children's store and find some GREAT deals on clothes for the kids.  Splurge on cute hat for Jenna for easter and a tie for Nate.  I can't wait to see them in it.

Bath and Body works sent me a coupon for some free products... massage oil, pillow mist and lip balm later I feel like I will sleep super good tonight in my pretty smelling bed and with my soft lips (wish I had someone to use the massage oil on... but that will come.  Wink.)

Hit the fancy new Walmart they just put in, complete with Sushi bar (I know... who'da thunk it?)  Get some rainbow roll to take home, some wine, a couple toys for the kids, and some chicken salad and croissants for my lunch tomorrow.

Off to watch a movie with my mom, show off my new hair and finish the wine.

Life feels pretty good today.

Although I thought that this bronchitis was going to kill me over the past two weeks, I think I've made it through the worst of it (thanks to breathing treatments, cough syrup with codiene and a nice big bruise on my ass from the antibiotic shot.  YEOUCH!

Nate's infection in his sinus/ears isn't much better.  We go back to the doctor today and see if he'll need to start on shots for it.  This might mean he'll never be able to take oral antibiotics again, anytime he gets infection he'll have to have a shot.  My poor baby has had so many antibiotics since birth, his body just won't respond to them anymore.  I was really afraid this was going to happen back when he was an infant and started his first days out on antibiotics because of his hydronephrosis (look it up).

Jenna is suprisingly well (much to her changrin, since she has really been begging for a sick day to stay home from school with grandma).  She failed her first spelling test.  My fault really, I was so sick last week I didn't have the energy to go over her words with her.  I felt really bad when she had to go that morning and we hadn't studied.  Bad mommy moment for me.

Despite wanting to stay in bed yesterday, I got up and took the kids to a local carnival with my folks.  They had a blast and it was such a beautiful day.  They enjoyed the rides... mom and grandma enjoyed nachos, corndogs and funnel cakes.  Ha.

The ex is being tolerable.  He's taking the kids to dinner tomorrow night cause I have a committee meeting for work.  Of course, it's only because he's hoping I'll sign away the back child-support at our appointment on the 26th.  He'll be nice and unconfrontational until then, and then it will be back to Mr. Jekyl.  Or Dr. Hyde... whichever one is the ugly crazy dude.

Mama got a few new toys with the income tax refund...  I finally got a laptop to replace my old pc that has been rebuilt twice since it was purchased in 1997.  Yeah, it's old.  I know.  It still works okay though, so I am in the process of cleaning it up and taking it down to bare bones, so that the kids can play around on disneychannel.com and I can buy some learning games for it.  They are super excited.

It was also time to renew the cell contract and upgrade on my phone, so I got a great deal on the Blackjack II.  I am quickly getting spoiled being able to check my email and im on the go.  And the 2.0 megapixel camera is a nice feature.  All the pics from the carnival were taken using it.  It's not my Nikon D50, but it's good for on the go.

That's about it... mainly just been sick and playing with my new gadgets... nothing blog-worthy, so that's why I've been quiet.  Still fiddling around with the thought of writing a novel, but just don't know where to begin.  It's kinda an overwhelming process.  But something I've wanted to do for a long time.  Getting the laptop was step #1 in that process, now I don't have any more excuses to not get started.  Time to get my butt in gear.

Thanks for hanging in there with me through this long and boring update post.  I promise to make my life a tad bit more exciting so I have better material to blog about.  Maybe my next topic will be on my love/hate relationship with Valentine's Day.

Peace Out my friends.  Until next time... 

Last night was fun.  I got on the computer to download some new tunes last night (loving Sara Barailles stuff)... and while I was working on that Jenna got out her addition flash cards and we fooled around with them. 

Nate who's barely learning to count past 10 (ha) decided he wanted in on the action, so Jenna started playing teacher and was actually pretty good at it.  Nate was really catching on to adding lower numbers together with her help and encouragement. 

I guess I shouldn't be all that suprised... she did potty-train him during my emotional spiral while I was seperated and going through the divorce.  She's always been his little coach.  He worships her and does just about anything she suggests.  Sometime this gets him in trouble, but mostly she's been a good influence for him.

After that we decided to get out some paper and markers and stickers for craft/art time.  Nate is still in the random scribbling stage, and Jenna gets disgusted with his bouts of abstract creativity.  I was engrossed with getting some Maroon 5 songs when Jenna states "Mommy look!  I taught Nate how to make a smiley face!"  And sure enough she did (I will try and remember to post a picture later, as they were quite cute).  Nate was just beaming with pride.  And Jenna was going on and on about what a "good boy" he was.  She even asked for some tape so we could tape his smilies up next to her prized drawings in the playroom.

At that moment I sat back and really looked at my two lovely children and felt my heart fill so full.  Despite the trouble they get into at times, and the headaches they cause, and the outbursts of sibling rivalry... these two precious beings are mine.  And they genuinly love and enjoy each other, as much as I enjoy being their mom. 

Suddenly I had a flash into the future.  Jenna giving Nate advice on girl troubles, them discussing what colleges to go to, being there for one another someday when I can no longer be.  It saddens me to think of them growing up so fast, but it encourages me to see that despite a broken marriage and a semi-mentally unstable dad... they have each other... best friends for life.  And it's evident that their love is based on the fact that they are each other's constant in a world of change and confusion.  I am so blessed to have them... and they are so blessed to have each other.

I copied from Marie, who copied from electric firefly... I thought it would be fun!

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