27 March 2011
the noses they do flow
our weekend looked a lot like the paragraph above. kids didn't leave the house. parents begged to leave the house. noses ran. tempers ran. lots of snuggles and kisses were given. food wasn't eaten.
such is the change of seasons, i suppose. i've always said that i like all 4 seasons just the way they were intended. that's why i could never live in florida, for instance. but this? where they can't decide? give me san diego perfectness any day!
19 March 2011
and we're all better
we did a spring-clean this morning. yesterday it was almost 80 degrees out -- windows were open and i happened upon...the dirt. dust. piles. junk. so even though it's saturday, and even though it's 55 degrees instead of near 80, we opened the windows and got to work. even the little animals helped. washing and vacuuming and straightening aren't my strong suits, but mm's pretty good at them :-)
when do YOU spring clean?
16 March 2011
peanut...butter!
but, am i wrong to love me some sick kid? not that i enjoy her misery (and whining), but she's honestly too sick to really whine with oomph. she's just a pathetic little sweaty thing that needs holding and snuggles and kisses and sippy cups of water, even though she's almost 6. i desperately want her to feel better and i desperately don't want her brothers to get sick and i desperately want to find a magic cure.
and...i'm to blame! i have had strep twice in the past month, gave it to the magic man twice now (yeah, we like each other), and now the peanut. poor babe. at least she didn't smash a finger like margot (http://www.digthischickmt.com/2011/03/hump-day-nuggets-thumbs-up.html) but it's all relative. now, back to planning a sick-kid contingency plan.
11 March 2011
a re-do questionairre
what were you doing 10 years ago?
23 years old seems like a long time ago. in about a month i would meet my now-husband, my magic man. that rocked my world, for sure. surprise, not what you're looking for! i was in my 2nd semester of graduate school, living on my own for the first time, very independent and aware of that independence.
what are 5 things on your to-do list?
- try to stay awake for a movie tonight...TRY being the optimal word there.
- change the sheets
- make something with the meyer lemons in the fridge
- clean (some things just don't change)
- moisturize
things i would do if i was a billionaire:
same answer, but i'd add "donate" to this list: pay off my debt. pay off my parents' debt. move my grandparents into snazzy assisted living. buy a house in the outer banks. hire a trainer. hire a housekeeper. travel a lot. hire a babysitter to take with us when we travel. sell my house. get weekly pedicures.
5 places i have lived:
ok, 5 more: baltimore, MD; cleveland, OH; fort wayne, IN; owings mills, MD; chicago area
only 5? sao paulo, brazil; virginia beach; bloomington, IN; farmington hills, MI; south bend, IN...and so on!
3 of my bad habits:
geesh, maybe i'm not so different! i also say "yeah" a lot.
biting my cuticles (so ugly), yelling, saying "cool" a lot -- i swear i am not 17.
5 jobs i've had:
(the more entertaining ones)
- cleaning lady at an auto-parts factory
- hostess at applebees
- fruit stand attendant
- assistant teacher for a kindergarten classroom
- librarian at a summer camp
how did you name your blog?
it is who i is. my husband calls me indiana when i get all midwest on him, and here i am in baltimore.
06 March 2011
it's my party and i'll....
that said, i'm still XX years old and it's a nasty thing to face. my friends now talk about having to dye their hair b/c they see too much gray. my friends USED to talk about wanting to dye their hair with manic panic but their moms got mad about streaking the shower doors with the bold colors. it's crazy. one minute i feel so mature and got-it-together, the next i feel as out of control (good and bad) as i did when i was 22.
all in all, i'm glad i'm XX. there is always a chance the next birthday won't come, and god knows that i know that. i'm grateful for every one i have.