I had a friend call and ask if I was ok.
Because I haven't blogged in nearly a week.
I'm that bad, huh?
Well - yes, my friend(s) - if anyone else was concerned as well - I just haven't had anything noteworthy occur this week. I try not to blog about the mundane. Though everyone's definition of mundane varies.
I guess I could take more pictures of Brianna sitting on the potty. We've been doing that a lot. She's only diapered now while sleeping or while out on an excursion that doesn't offer easy restroom access. We've only had a couple accidents this week - both when she was mad at me for putting her in timeout.
Speaking of timeout...I could take pictures of her doing that too. She goes at least once a day to the corner for 30 seconds. Usually for belligerent mess-making.
I could take more pictures of us reading books together. We do that a lot too. Though I'm worried she's borderline A.D.D. because she often has a 5 second limit per page. Or less. Someone please tell me this is normal.
I could take pictures of Brianna pushing her away Daddy and screaming, "NO! Go 'way! Mommy give!" at him. Suddenly he's not her favorite anymore {understatement}. I wish she realized how hard he works for us. It's been 11-12 hr days at the office, often minus lunchbreak. I hope this is just a phase. I'd honestly be happier if she preferred HIM and pushed ME away!
We've been pretty indoor-confined this week. Single-digit temps and no snow to play in are really not conducive to outdoor fun.
We cook. We clean. We laundry. We Lego. We gym. We shop. We bathe. We repeat.
OH, and we Bambi. Every day. She's obsessed with watching Bambi. Bolding and italicizing the word obsessed isn't emphasizing it enough. We both have the entire 96 minute 1940 film memorized word for word - including the horribly cheesy 40's-choir songs. She insists on sitting on my lap the whole time. So I've kept the laptop close. I read the SeriouslySoBlessed blog religiously. A recent post mocked people taking pictures of themselves holding cupcakes with their feet turned inward. That made me laugh. Almost as much as the post making fun of women calling themselves single-moms because their husbands work/school long hours. I talk to my sisters everyday and they tell me what being a single mom is really all about. I also use my Bambi/internet time to work on Christmas gifts. I'm doing everything online this year - minus a few yardsale finds (how whitetrashy is it that I love yardsales?). Lots of photo-gifts. FYI - vistaprint.com is horrible. Artscow.com has the best prices. Shutterfly and Snapfish are pretty much the same. Walmart Photo is lesser quality. Photoworks is not user friendly. There're facts according to Chelsea.
See? Told ya I had nothing noteworthy to blog about. I'll work on it.
10 comments:
What's funny about the "mundane" is that it is sometimes the most interesting/entertaining/insightful :) I feel better knowing that Brianna speeds through books too, that she is also put in timeout and that she also has tv related obsessions (although grace's latest obsession is listening to a new weezer song, Over and Over again). Sometimes it is nice to know that I am not alone in my daily mundaness:)
PS: thanks for the website tips, this year i have been using shutterfly.
Guilty!!! I have, more than once used the "feeling like a single mom" complaint. Of course, I know I am not. I am thankful I am not. And I can imagine how hard it can be for those who are. The only difference is that my husband is not a law/med/dental student. So all his hard work isn't paying for my pedi's...dangit! :) j/k It is a small trial for me, with the hours he works (Sundays at church without him are very tiring and a lot of times I just want to leave), but I can appreciate the fact that I need to complain less. I have to admit, I don't like that blog...it rubs me the wrong way. Maybe if I lived in Utah and really knew people like that I would find it more funny. However, it did make me stop and think about my situation and that I really do need to not complain as much (hopefully I'm not too bad). And I'm serious.
p.s. I actually do know ONE person who really fits the SSB mold. Not a close friend, but every time I read her blog, I think of SSB.
daniel sits for 5 sec for a whole book....so maybe he is add to....
River has NEVER let me actually READ a book to him - its more of a show-and-tell experience - he'll point at all the pictures and tell me about them. Sometimes he'll sit there staring at a page for a looooooooooong time, but there's not really any "reading" going on. Anyway, point is, its not just Brianna - and don't start labeling her already!!! :)
Oh, and I'm so impressed with Brianna's singing!!! She's lightyears ahead of Rio on that account!!! :)
Question... how's that timeout business working for you? The pediatrician asked how its going and I was like, "Um, timeout? Yeah, we've never done it..." I'm pretty sure if I tried to sit him in a corner, he'd be up and running around in seconds....
Oh yeah, and poor Dave is not really Rio's favorite person either... likewise, hopefully just a phase!
I live in Utah (have most of my life) and SSB rubs me the wrong way too. I got so annoyed with most of the posts, that I had to stop reading it.
I must say that it also made me happy to read that Brianna is obsessed with Bambi. Emma is onto Cinderella right now, but I'm glad to have company!
I also was beginning to wonder if something was wrong with you.
I didn't know Grant is getting married! That's so cool! Thanks for letting know!
Have you gotten your Christmas clutter out yet?
WE MISS YOU, YOUR HUBBY AND YOUR BABY GIRL!! COME BACK!!!!!!!
I love the Brianna videos!!!!!! I also love garage sales, and I think it's completely normal for her to have a 5 second attention span per page. Thanks for the tips on artscow, etc. You are awesome. Love ya. That's all for now.
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