No Naps...

Good evening. Well, it has been one week since Emma has been home with Daddy. The most productive thing they've done is play an hour long game of Disney Princess memory. Emma totally kicked Daddy's butt! They did make scones last week, that was very productive. We're going to make sure we get some good 'ol learnin' in there sometime. I'm going to make some flash card type things for them. Before the end of school, her teacher said that Emma knew the word for kite. The kid is eager to learn to read. If you ask her, though, she'll say she doesn't want to read - but despite what she says, she's ready. I'm just so afraid of the kid getting bored. Bedtime was eerily smooth this evening. She cuddled up in her bed with all of her Groovy Girls (save one that got left at Oma and Papa's) and listened to a story and said goodnight. She's been all about kissing me on the nose, that's her new thing. I remember - no, I pine for our old bedtime routine... a hug, a kiss and a bunny kiss. That's way back when she would actually say goodnight and "I love you, Mommy." Oh, those were the days! Well, dinner is almost ready. We're having corned beef and cabbage - can you guess why? Well, tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day! I could really go for a Guinness, but, I only like it on tap. I guess that means that Scott is going to have to take me out one of these evenings! So, anyways - the no naps thing... With the exception of driving from Oneonta to the Lake, the kid has not had an honest nap since the last Wednesday she was in school! Not good! She can be so good one evening, but a complete sleep deprived monster the next. Wish us luck with the new routine. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Ok, dinner is on the plate - I'm outta here!

I've been pretty bad about keeping up on this - but I resolve to be a better, more consistent blogger. We (the child and I) are at Oma and Papa's now. After a late night PB&J the kid passed out cuddling with Oma. How many days is that without a nap?! To be fair, she did nap on the way out here yesterday afternoon. My parents are going explorin' with their cronnies for a couple of weeks. My parents are so well behaved and responsible - the kind of parents a girl can really be proud of. Though, I am concerned about the company they keep - those friends of theirs keep them out until all hours and I don't even want to know what else! Boy, can they teach us yung-uns how to have fun! It is 10:00pm and Scott is not answering the phone again. Is he out with a buddy or just out (zonked)? Maybe he is just so tired from making a double batch of totally awesome chocolate chip cookies - one can only hope! Great, now I've got that in my head and will be disappointed if there are no chocolate chip cookies when I get home! Ok, that's it for now. I've got to get up extra, super early tomorrow.

Tuesday - Day 2

Good evening. I'm still learning, so I'm not going to get all in-depth and type lots of stuff that may get lost because I don't know what I'm doing quite yet...

Ok, I've fiddled around a bit and think we're okay. Scott just finished watching the movie 300. Not for me - too sad, too gory.

I'm tired. I feel like I've accomplished something this evening. It took me over an hour to figure out how to start adding posts. Dirty jobs is on - I want to watch it. So, now that I'm a little more blog savvy than I was last night or even a few hours ago, I'm calling it quits again for the evening. I will be back tomorrow. Maybe then I can get into some juicy stuff!

Nighty night.

dynamic uno

Well, here we go. This is my first ever, brand spankin' new blog. Daddy is in the bedroom reading "12 Cows to Texas" to the kid - with an accent. I'm drinking a Myers's and CFP (Caffeine Free Pepsi) - and missing my Dad terribly. My Mom too. My Daddy makes the best "RAC's" (rum and cokes). We had a snow storm today. The storm that "ravaged" the East Coast. Long Island got about a foot. We got maybe that much, but that's totally normal for us. I left work early because I wanted to, but there were a couple of accidents on the way home, so I don't feel guily about it. And, it is bitter cold right now. So, all in all, I feel okay that I left early. I gave our "notice" at school today. I got much more emotional than I thought I would. Daddy got laid off a couple of weeks ago and we're just not able to keep the kid in school. We call the kid our dynamic uno. She's our one and only. That's how it's going to stay. At some point, I'll tell you all the injustices I've done to our child by ensuring that she stays an only child... at least as explained to me in the grocery store by uninvited strangers! I want to see how this turns out, so, I'm calling it quits for tonight - besides, my leg has fallen asleep - but the child has not...