#137 - A Sad Post

Today I found out how I work under extreme emotional stress. After a night of not sleeping well (thanks to TLG who is quite unhappy with his post-surgery situation), everything came to a head when my dear hubby found our beloved older dog had passed away in the night. When he woke me to tell me the news, I was surprisingly calm... for about 30 minutes. I had good suggestions and was strong and decisive, and then after that I just couldn't hold it together anymore. I hope that in any future crises I will show the same fortitude. But as they say, it's alright to cry. C.J., we love you and you will be missed every day.

#136 - An Adventure in Dining

What do you make for dinner when you have an under-the-weather child and 1/2 a box of Velveeta in the fridge? Funny you should ask. On Monday, I tried a new recipe: Extremely Easy Taco Bake. Ingredients included 2 cans of no-bean chili, 1 can of diced tomatoes/chiles, my Velveeta, and some taco chips. Mix it together according to the directions, bake for 30 minutes, serve topped with sour cream... and then you'll have a spicy not-quite-soup, not-quite-stew concoction with which to annoy and pester your spouse.

#135 - A Ho-Hum Holiday

...at least for my wonderful husband. Last Thursday, for Valentine's Day, all my hubby got was two cards (one mushy, one funny, as is tradition). He did send me some beautiful flowers, but contrary to our other six V-Days we've celebrated, neither of us got a gift for each other. We were just too busy getting ready for TLG's surgery on Friday to go out to dinner, anyways.

#134 - Paperwork

I've been asked to find paperwork from my childhood detailing my vaccinations. I ask you, who at age 29 could actually find such a thing? It's not like it's a birth certificate or a passport, for crying out loud. Fortunately, today I followed a suggestion from my dad (who can be brilliant, by the way), and I called my alma mater and asked if the university kept these records on file - and they do! And I can get a copy from them! Hooray! I will putting a copy in a safe place in case anyone ever asks again. Thanks for the idea, Dad!

#133 - A New Thing for TLG

Today, I watched in wonder as TLG chose his own shirt and put it on all by himself! It feels like it was just yesterday that he was just a tiny baby, and now he can undress himself and put on shirts? Good grief, time goes by so quickly. Now we just have to work on pants and socks.

P.S. I finally downloaded a bunch of photos, some of which are for my older posts, so check them out if you like.

#132 - Christmas in February

We celebrated Christmas again today, this time with Poppy and my sister, who drove in from out of town. Never have I celebrated this holiday so far from the real day! Fortunately, we hadn't quite put away the boxes of decorations (though they were upstairs, at least), so it was easy to bring down a small table-top tree and a CD to pop in for "mood music." We had a grand old holiday, and as is tradition in our family, everyone had tons of wonderful gifts to open (thanks, Poppy and Aunt B!)

#131 - Errands with TLG

Yes, I have taken TLG on errands before, but we usually do errands as a family or somebody stays home with him while the other person heads out to the stores. Today TLG and I did the errands together, sans stroller, and we did GREAT. First we headed to Macy's where he was enthralled with the Clinque lady's painting on her hand (she was showing me lipstick samples). Then to the fancy-schmancy car wash where we sat through a long line but TLG was patient and seemed to enjoy the "show." Finally to Costco, where we bought the old standards (diapers, wipes) and he got to ride in the cart. He was a trooper, never whined or complained, and we were back home in two hours. After his nap and lunch, I took him to the park this afternoon so he could get out some of that energy... the weather here was great today and we had fun there, too. I guess errands with the kiddo don't have to be as scary as they used to be!