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Monday, January 24, 2011
FW: LET'S PLAY FAMILY FEUD
Sunday, January 23, 2011
another parenting fail
Tom and I are sick. So sick that we drafted J to come and get Gman and take him to McDonald's playland today so that we could rest and he would be entertained. He was incredibly bored by a mom and dad who were too out of it to play. We couldn't even do voices since we both have coughs and stuffy noses and trying to talk in squeaky voices simply made us both sneeze/cough/blow our noses. I went to sleep even before J had him out the door. I sent him downstairs in his jammies with his clothes for the day, let her dress him [Tom was out starting his truck because it was snowing, roads were slick, and J doesn't have 4-wheel drive], and went to bed. Even when he returned I stayed in bed for 3 hours. We didn't even go to Church today. Tom was blowing his nose every minute sounding like someone had stuffed a trumpet up there and I have a cough that sounds like I am attempting seal impersonations. So what does one do when you have a 5 year old who can't entertain himself? He watched movies all day. The same movie in fact. He watched Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius 3 times today! Not my best parenting day.
Friday, January 21, 2011
more G-isms
We were leaving Gram's house last Saturday where Gman's cousins were visiting. I was explaining to Gman that his cousins were sad to leave and his older male cousin was crying he was so sad. Gman's response, "I'm not sad. I'm like Santa Claus, happy all the time". [this from the kid who can whip up tears at the mere thought of not getting his way]
Every other day or so Tom or I cut up cheese for Gman. This entails using the AWESOME cheese knife my mom got me for my birthday [sharp plastic knife with raised edges horizontally along the blade that keeps the cheese from sticking to the knife]. We cut up a block of cheese – the block is cut into 4 sections, each section is halved lengthwise and again widthwise ending up with 4 long sticks of cheese all still in a stack. We then cut these 4 sticks into cubes but all 4 cubes end up sticking together forming a 4 brick wall. Gman hates this. His cheese needs to be in separate cubes before he eats them [my OCD little man] and he is constantly trying to get Tom or myself [or anyone for that matter] to separate the cheese into cubes for him [yes, he is the laziest child in the world]. Well, to counteract this, Tom told him that Tom's job was to cut up the cheese and Gman's job was to separate it. Gman was not happy. Saturday morning someone was grumpy and tired and begging me to separate his cheese cubes for him. I told him he would have to do it and Gman explained to me about the cube separation being his job "Daddy told me …." I agreed it was his job to which he replied, "I quit! I am quitting this job and now you have to do it for me!" Ah, the logic of childhood.
Gman loves for me to tell him the story of King Kong [I have no idea why] and Tom loves to throw me under the bus by occasionally reminding Gman to have me tell the story. So the other day I was repeating the story and when I got done I wondered what the "beautiful girl" in the story looked like to Gman, so I asked him. "She has yellow hair. She has blue eyes. She's wearing a pink shirt and pink pants. And she has glasses." He is so his father's son. Daddy likes girls who wear glasses also.
Every other day or so Tom or I cut up cheese for Gman. This entails using the AWESOME cheese knife my mom got me for my birthday [sharp plastic knife with raised edges horizontally along the blade that keeps the cheese from sticking to the knife]. We cut up a block of cheese – the block is cut into 4 sections, each section is halved lengthwise and again widthwise ending up with 4 long sticks of cheese all still in a stack. We then cut these 4 sticks into cubes but all 4 cubes end up sticking together forming a 4 brick wall. Gman hates this. His cheese needs to be in separate cubes before he eats them [my OCD little man] and he is constantly trying to get Tom or myself [or anyone for that matter] to separate the cheese into cubes for him [yes, he is the laziest child in the world]. Well, to counteract this, Tom told him that Tom's job was to cut up the cheese and Gman's job was to separate it. Gman was not happy. Saturday morning someone was grumpy and tired and begging me to separate his cheese cubes for him. I told him he would have to do it and Gman explained to me about the cube separation being his job "Daddy told me …." I agreed it was his job to which he replied, "I quit! I am quitting this job and now you have to do it for me!" Ah, the logic of childhood.
Gman loves for me to tell him the story of King Kong [I have no idea why] and Tom loves to throw me under the bus by occasionally reminding Gman to have me tell the story. So the other day I was repeating the story and when I got done I wondered what the "beautiful girl" in the story looked like to Gman, so I asked him. "She has yellow hair. She has blue eyes. She's wearing a pink shirt and pink pants. And she has glasses." He is so his father's son. Daddy likes girls who wear glasses also.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
2010 recap
2010 recap.
1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?
Got promoted to supervise my department.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember if I made any so obviously if I did, I didn't keep it. My resolutions this year are to get into better shape [me and everyone else], to say the Rosary every day, to read more intellectual books [instead of brain candy - although there will be some of that as well], and to get my diabetes under control.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Two of the women who work with me.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no one really close to me, but I had several friends lose their parents or child.
5. What countries did you visit?
Does FL count as a different country? It seemed like it.
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
A stronger and deeper faith, a good couple friend that Tom and I could hang out with that has kids Gman's age, a baby girl.
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 8 - Gman's first camping trip.
August 28 - Gman's first birthday party [members outside the family]
December 11 - first birthday party Gman attended without his parents
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Taking over my department.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Most of my mothering and wifing.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My front steps
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
N who quit her nowhere job, went out of state, learned a new skill, returned, got a better job, got laid off, got another job almost immediately, and held strong not to give in to pressure to do things she didn't want to.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Then entire country's
14. Where did most of your money go?
bills
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Most anything to do with Gman.
16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
You're never gonna be alone -- Nickelback
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
a) same, b) same, and c) same
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Playing with Gman.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
yelling at Gman
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it at Mass in the morning, opening presents with Gman and Tom at home, took a nap, opening presents with Grandma and Aunt K at Grandma's, Opoitkei - spelling completely wrong I'm sure - and Christmas dinner at Grandma's house.
21. Did you fall in love in 2010?
Everyday with the same man and the rest of my family.
22. How many one-night stands?
Why is this question even in this? Aside from moral issues, what about health - mental and emotional, etc. This is a dumb question! [none]
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Bones
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate anybody. There are several people I don't like or respect, but no actual hate.
25. What was the best book you read?
I cannot pick just one. Some of the ones that stick out are listed on my book page of http://www.librarything.com/
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I can't really say I made any. I like Nickelback, Michael Buble, Dean Martin, Pink, Lady Antebellum, etc, but I don't think I found a new band that beats out the old favorites.
27. What did you want and get?
a woobigan - http://www.sahalie.com/
28. What did you want and not get?
my diabetes under control
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Prince of Persia - Jake Gyllenhaal - yummy
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 41 and we probably had dinner with my mom. Other than that, I don't remember.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I had become a better mother and my son's behavior had improved.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
comfortable
33. What kept you sane?
QHRA, SMA, and Tom
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
see 29 above
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Pro-Life
36. Who did you miss?
My dad. Always.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Sunshine, Maria, Luke my chiropractor, I can't pick just one
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
that Tom and I can get mad at each other or disagree and we're still going to be married and love each other.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Time is going by so much faster ... and I regret not spending all of it with you." - Nickelback
1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?
Got promoted to supervise my department.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember if I made any so obviously if I did, I didn't keep it. My resolutions this year are to get into better shape [me and everyone else], to say the Rosary every day, to read more intellectual books [instead of brain candy - although there will be some of that as well], and to get my diabetes under control.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Two of the women who work with me.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no one really close to me, but I had several friends lose their parents or child.
5. What countries did you visit?
Does FL count as a different country? It seemed like it.
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
A stronger and deeper faith, a good couple friend that Tom and I could hang out with that has kids Gman's age, a baby girl.
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 8 - Gman's first camping trip.
August 28 - Gman's first birthday party [members outside the family]
December 11 - first birthday party Gman attended without his parents
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Taking over my department.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Most of my mothering and wifing.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My front steps
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
N who quit her nowhere job, went out of state, learned a new skill, returned, got a better job, got laid off, got another job almost immediately, and held strong not to give in to pressure to do things she didn't want to.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Then entire country's
14. Where did most of your money go?
bills
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Most anything to do with Gman.
16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
You're never gonna be alone -- Nickelback
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
a) same, b) same, and c) same
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Playing with Gman.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
yelling at Gman
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it at Mass in the morning, opening presents with Gman and Tom at home, took a nap, opening presents with Grandma and Aunt K at Grandma's, Opoitkei - spelling completely wrong I'm sure - and Christmas dinner at Grandma's house.
21. Did you fall in love in 2010?
Everyday with the same man and the rest of my family.
22. How many one-night stands?
Why is this question even in this? Aside from moral issues, what about health - mental and emotional, etc. This is a dumb question! [none]
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Bones
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate anybody. There are several people I don't like or respect, but no actual hate.
25. What was the best book you read?
I cannot pick just one. Some of the ones that stick out are listed on my book page of http://www.librarything.com/
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I can't really say I made any. I like Nickelback, Michael Buble, Dean Martin, Pink, Lady Antebellum, etc, but I don't think I found a new band that beats out the old favorites.
27. What did you want and get?
a woobigan - http://www.sahalie.com/
28. What did you want and not get?
my diabetes under control
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Prince of Persia - Jake Gyllenhaal - yummy
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 41 and we probably had dinner with my mom. Other than that, I don't remember.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I had become a better mother and my son's behavior had improved.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
comfortable
33. What kept you sane?
QHRA, SMA, and Tom
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
see 29 above
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Pro-Life
36. Who did you miss?
My dad. Always.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Sunshine, Maria, Luke my chiropractor, I can't pick just one
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
that Tom and I can get mad at each other or disagree and we're still going to be married and love each other.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Time is going by so much faster ... and I regret not spending all of it with you." - Nickelback
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