My husband eats chicken salad.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Adventures in Babysitting
Since the husband has been out of town the little girl and I have been gallivanting around town visiting people. Thursday night we went to my MIL's house and had dinner. Friday afternoon and evening we went shopping with my mom and sister. This morning we spent some time at the library and then went over to my sister's new house for a bit. This afternoon I think we'll just spend some time at home.
Here are some pictures from our trip to the library. We did a lot more playing than we did reading, but it was all good fun. My baby is adorable!
Here are some pictures from our trip to the library. We did a lot more playing than we did reading, but it was all good fun. My baby is adorable!
climbing on the toddler chairs
trying to read a Frosty the Snowman book
but getting distracted by children walking by
playing on the turtle pillow
running from Mama
"I got up here all by myself!"
playing in the "reading rainforest"
She's got my keys. I think it's time to go!
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Five Days
I have a question. Would we appreciate the weather if it were sunny and warm like this all the time? Or would we just take it for granted like we do everything else? Are people in California generally happier people?
I mean, seriously, I've walked outside several times today. I spent literally all day outside yesterday except for the 3 hours I worked and 1 hour I was in a meeting. It is absolutely beautiful. Comfortable and nice. Doesn't it just make you smile when the weather is like this? It didn't used to make me feel this way, but for some reason now it does.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that about 11 months ago the weather was like this, but I spent most of my time inside a dark house, being depressed and crying. Mostly about how different life had become and how frustrating nursing was to me. Anyway, this year the warm weather makes me euphoric. I know that if I spent time like this outside most days I would be a happier person. It's really nice how the weather can do that do to. It's officially Spring in five days.
But tomorrow they're calling for lots of rain and thunderstorms. :(
I mean, seriously, I've walked outside several times today. I spent literally all day outside yesterday except for the 3 hours I worked and 1 hour I was in a meeting. It is absolutely beautiful. Comfortable and nice. Doesn't it just make you smile when the weather is like this? It didn't used to make me feel this way, but for some reason now it does.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that about 11 months ago the weather was like this, but I spent most of my time inside a dark house, being depressed and crying. Mostly about how different life had become and how frustrating nursing was to me. Anyway, this year the warm weather makes me euphoric. I know that if I spent time like this outside most days I would be a happier person. It's really nice how the weather can do that do to. It's officially Spring in five days.
But tomorrow they're calling for lots of rain and thunderstorms. :(
stupid dog
Julianna has started throwing temper tantrums to get what she wants. She literally throws her body down on the floor and screams. We're trying our best to ignore her and she usually stops crying pretty soon after, especially if we can leave the room that she's in to guarantee she gets no attention.
ANYWAY, she's also gotten to where she points at the window and "asks" to go outside. As I've mentioned before, she loves to look out at the neighbor's new puppy. Well, the other day she saw the big dog across the street starting out on a walk with his owners. She got so excited when she realized that I was taking her over to see the doggie.
Then last night we were out in the yard planting flowers. I know. Flowers? Me? Planting? I'll wait while you stop rolling on the floor laughing. Now. Feel better? Good. So... we were out planting flowers and the neighbor and the big dog started out on a walk again. When the neighbor asked, "Does Julianna want to see the dog?" I said, "sure" and we headed over in their direction.
It started out as a simple visit in our driveway. Jules got really excited and flapped her arms wildly when she got close to him. He let her pet him and she grinned from ear to ear. Then I put
her down so he could lick her face.
Let me pause here to say that this dog weighs over a hundred pounds and is definitely a few inches taller than she is. He is a rescued dog who has come a long way since he was first adopted by our neighbors. There are some bad pictures here, but at least you can see that he is rougly the height of the MAILBOX. The other day he accidentally knocked her over by nudging her with his nose while she was petting him. But I digress.
To make a long story short, last night when we were done talking I picked the little girl up and we started to head on our way, when the stupid dog leaped up and bit my baby!
I KNOW!
I ALMOST DIED!
I immediately jerked her back and pulled up her shirt to see if there was blood. (He bit her belly/side around the top of her diaper.) She started wailing. I tried to calm her. The owner pulled the dog's leash and apologized several times. She even came back later on to check and see if Jules was OK. She really was fine and calmed down easily, but I was definitely shaken. She was mainly just scared too. I looked this morning and she has a faint bruise and pink streak but it has mostly gone away.
But I think it will be YEARS before we get a dog.
ANYWAY, she's also gotten to where she points at the window and "asks" to go outside. As I've mentioned before, she loves to look out at the neighbor's new puppy. Well, the other day she saw the big dog across the street starting out on a walk with his owners. She got so excited when she realized that I was taking her over to see the doggie.
Then last night we were out in the yard planting flowers. I know. Flowers? Me? Planting? I'll wait while you stop rolling on the floor laughing. Now. Feel better? Good. So... we were out planting flowers and the neighbor and the big dog started out on a walk again. When the neighbor asked, "Does Julianna want to see the dog?" I said, "sure" and we headed over in their direction.
It started out as a simple visit in our driveway. Jules got really excited and flapped her arms wildly when she got close to him. He let her pet him and she grinned from ear to ear. Then I put
her down so he could lick her face.Let me pause here to say that this dog weighs over a hundred pounds and is definitely a few inches taller than she is. He is a rescued dog who has come a long way since he was first adopted by our neighbors. There are some bad pictures here, but at least you can see that he is rougly the height of the MAILBOX. The other day he accidentally knocked her over by nudging her with his nose while she was petting him. But I digress.
To make a long story short, last night when we were done talking I picked the little girl up and we started to head on our way, when the stupid dog leaped up and bit my baby!
I KNOW!
I ALMOST DIED!
I immediately jerked her back and pulled up her shirt to see if there was blood. (He bit her belly/side around the top of her diaper.) She started wailing. I tried to calm her. The owner pulled the dog's leash and apologized several times. She even came back later on to check and see if Jules was OK. She really was fine and calmed down easily, but I was definitely shaken. She was mainly just scared too. I looked this morning and she has a faint bruise and pink streak but it has mostly gone away.
But I think it will be YEARS before we get a dog.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
On My Mind
I spent Sunday afternoon watching crummy basketball games and downloading songs to my new iPod. This took hours, but because I ran 5 miles again on Saturday I was totally inspired to create some speedy running mixes. I get to try them out today during my 4-miler.
Last night we finished up watching Babel. If you haven’t seen it yet then I want to strongly encourage you to watch it. It was moving, nerve-racking, and thought-provoking all at the same time. The thing is, I really didn’t expect to like it. But I ended up sitting frozen on the couch the majority of the last hour with my stomach in knots and my emotions running wild. My theory usually is that if a movie can instill that many emotions then its probably a pretty good one even if you dont quite know what to make of it when its over.
On a sad note, the clock keeps ticking. The husband leaves in two nights. I will be a single parent for the time being and the little girl and I are going to tackle some spring cleaning. He he hee. We'll just have to see how that goes.
Last night we finished up watching Babel. If you haven’t seen it yet then I want to strongly encourage you to watch it. It was moving, nerve-racking, and thought-provoking all at the same time. The thing is, I really didn’t expect to like it. But I ended up sitting frozen on the couch the majority of the last hour with my stomach in knots and my emotions running wild. My theory usually is that if a movie can instill that many emotions then its probably a pretty good one even if you dont quite know what to make of it when its over.
On a sad note, the clock keeps ticking. The husband leaves in two nights. I will be a single parent for the time being and the little girl and I are going to tackle some spring cleaning. He he hee. We'll just have to see how that goes.
Monday, March 12, 2007
weekend re-cap
After being really sick Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and having to go to the doctor for antibiotics, etc. Julianna was feeling better and getting a little tired of being inside by yesterday afternoon. The weather was perfect so at half time of the game we spent a few glorious minutes outside. Here is just a fraction of all of the cute pictures we got.
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