Wednesday, June 23, 2010

WHY so many rules?

My goodness, life has changed around here lately. With Ian talking NON-STOP lately, he has learned the art of driving me crazy with why’s and his rules!

Why do I have to take a nap? Why can’t I have that? Why is she doing that? Why did you say that? Why, why, why?? Don’t get me wrong here, it is super cute that he has found his curiosity and is expressing it, but man alive; I do get tired of answering questions all day. And “because” doesn’t work. Because why is always his follow up to my because.

Rules, Rules and more rules come from Ian when he decides it is time for us to play a game.

And it is so funny listening to him come up with all this sh*t he wants us to do in order to play one game. Here is the breakdown of how his games work:

Hey mom, want to play a game?

Sure – what are we playing?

Um – this (no game has yet to receive an actual name)
First you pick up the balloon
Then throw it in the air and KICK it before it hits the ground
Next run down the hall and get this ball (some random ball he finds in his room while explaining his game)
Now throw this ball on the bed and then jump off the bed.
Okay – got it. Let’s go. (Of course I always have to go first)
NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO – you are supposed to kick the balloon first.

Then he is mad that I didn’t play by his rules and is done. He spent all that time explaining the game then didn’t even get to enjoy all his rules he made up!

It is really funny to hear all this come out of his little mouth and see the wheels turning in his head to get it all out.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Pictures

Random pics I have been meaning to post forever. I promise to be better with pictures - oma!


I wasn't above ANYTHING when trying to get him to use that damn potty
Workin' with daddy

Random pic at Danskin Tri - I got a medal for my 5k but I want a real one next year for the whole thing!


Don't know?!?!


Hanging out in my work room "helping" me work! Hey start them young!








Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Over it

I am SO over home remodeling. I am over not having a stove to cook on. I am over not having hot water in the kitchen. I am over not having a dishwasher. One might wonder how the dishes are getting clean without hot water or a dishwasher; well I have been washing them but are they sanitary – I am not sure!

I am also over feeling sorry for myself and my lame weight loss. It is time to buckle down, count calories and do something about it.

I am over telling myself that I am not a “sales person” – I have made a decision to make a sales plan and start “beating the street” getting myself more business. I have been relying on my regular customers much too long to make my card classes a success but I have finally realized a few things: not everyone needs 8 cards a month and like all businesses to be successful, I am going to have to work at it to get my name out there and get people to my classes!

I am over thinking I have to be completely organized in order to be successful. Yes, I know it will help but in the mean time, I need to just do instead of trying to be organized before starting something new.

So, I am over my whining excuses and am ready to get busy living and doing instead of just dreaming and planning!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Try, try, tri again

I am super bummed I am not going to be able to do the Danskin Tri this coming Sunday because I jacked up my neck on Friday while doing my first open water swim.
When I got out of the water, I didn’t know how hurt I was but I did know swimming in open water is a whole different story than swimming in a nice clean pool with nice divided lanes that you only have one way to go.

When I woke up Friday night with an intense burning pain in my shoulder my first thought was heart attack (yes, I am weird like that) then I quickly realized I really messed something up. So after being in pain all weekend and completely worthless around the house and no help to Eric with Ian, I went to the orthopedic dr yesterday. It isn’t my shoulder – it is my neck that is jacked up. Best case – a pinched nerve; worst case – a slipped disk. So for now I will be in physical therapy once a week for 6 weeks, with no swimming or yoga – ARG – the two things I was really enjoying.

I am 99.9% sure though that it is just a pinched nerve being as it feels a little better daily.
I am just pissed though because I so wanted to do this tri a year after I finished all the treatment but I do know there are other tris in the area and I am more than likely going to train for one of those. I just can’t do the Trek because I can’t for the life of me bring myself to swim in town lake – ek!

But with this happening and me being laid up I realized again how glad I am that I got cancer when Ian was only 1 year old. He never knew anything was up, he will never remember what we went through – nothing. But this weekend, he knew I didn’t feel good, he knew something was wrong when I couldn’t play with him, he just knew things weren’t right and for that I am go thankful that he will never know what it was like for me and Eric while I was going through treatment.

Other than this little set back, things are going great around here. Potty training was a big fat bust but whatever. I can’t bring myself to force him to do it – maybe I am wimp, maybe he holds all the cards – but I am fine with that for now. After talking to his doctor and my oncologist (who I feel is hands down one of the smartest women I know) and they both told me don’t waste my time or energy until he is 3 – um, I am going to go with the educated opinion on this one!

We have been having a blast while he is out of school. We go to the pool almost daily now (YEAH!), go to the park with friends and just have lots of play dates. We met Kim and Layla yesterday at the park and to Chick-fil-a and they were so freaking funny together. Ian loved being the older one and Layla loved watched him act like a fool for her.