this whole "randomness" thing is somewhat fitting as it fits my current state of mind. i am all over the place. ugh.
1. we attempted to put chris' father's day gift together. didn't go quite as i had planned, but i guess i should be used to that by now. i will make one more attempt and then off it goes...wonderful or not.
2. i am going crazy trying to weed through our 'stuff' for a garage sale next week. we moved in a crazy hurry and as a result, the storage unit is far from organized. i have made a few visits and after standing on top of the file cabinet, crawling on top of a dresser, and over the extra bed, i finally found the thing i was looking for. i am feeling a bit defeated. i asked my friend michelle to come over on friday after work to watch the kiddos for an hour or two while i try to get it together. i guess if worse comes to worse, i'll sell what i get to and the rest will just move with us. it isn't that we have a ton of stuff, but it is scattered throughout. when we packed up our huge house, we started strong, but that quickly ended after 2 rooms or so. oh well.
3. i am looking like an adolescent all over again. the look was not pretty the first time around and it sure isn't now. UGH! this whole exercising thing is reaking havoc on my skin. i am breaking out big time. i have stocked up on clearasil wipes and clinique cream. i may be resorting to proactive shortly. just thought i was over that stage in life.
4. on a positive note...i had a little closet reinforcing session on friday. let me just say...i no longer have a "there's a small chance in hell i will fit into those pants again, so i better keep them" section. i could put them all on..even my smallest size, which was from when we were married, but couldn't button them. progress, progress, progress. i was thrilled. it was just what i needed. then my good efforts were met with one straight day of rain--to which i greeted and went walking/jogging anyway. Yippee!! pretty proud of myself, although i am certain my neighbors thought i was a neglectful mother bringing her children out in the rain (not to worry, they were protected under our huge stroller canopy and a blanket--they weren't touched by a drop and loved every moment of it).
5. my parents are coming in a couple of weeks. i am so excited. i need them. not seeing my family whenever i want has been by far the most difficult thing about moving out here. i miss them alot and can not wait to spend almost an entire month with them!
6. claire is going through a phase right now where she doesn't really want to talk to chris. it is so hard. i don't know what to do. he typically calls around 7:00 our time, which is the only hour that i let her watch tv from the time we get home until bedtime. the time zone issue is really a challenge. she sometimes won't even say hi, or she'll say it quickly and then she's off. chris is taking it well, but i am sure it makes him sad. that being said, claire is normal as can be, otherwise. she talks about him often, we talk about things we will do when he comes home, where he is, why he is there, how much he loves her, what he is doing, she talks about things she will tell him, etc. then the phone rings and she offers..nothing, ziltch, zero. it breaks my heart, whereas she is unphased. i hope this phase passes quickly.
7. i think we must have unknowingly moved to seattle. it freakin rains every single day. yuck. last june it rained all but 9 days the entire month and i think we are pushing for a similar record this june. i hate rain. and humidity for that matter. i am not sure what i expected living on the coast. duh!
1. we attempted to put chris' father's day gift together. didn't go quite as i had planned, but i guess i should be used to that by now. i will make one more attempt and then off it goes...wonderful or not.
2. i am going crazy trying to weed through our 'stuff' for a garage sale next week. we moved in a crazy hurry and as a result, the storage unit is far from organized. i have made a few visits and after standing on top of the file cabinet, crawling on top of a dresser, and over the extra bed, i finally found the thing i was looking for. i am feeling a bit defeated. i asked my friend michelle to come over on friday after work to watch the kiddos for an hour or two while i try to get it together. i guess if worse comes to worse, i'll sell what i get to and the rest will just move with us. it isn't that we have a ton of stuff, but it is scattered throughout. when we packed up our huge house, we started strong, but that quickly ended after 2 rooms or so. oh well.
3. i am looking like an adolescent all over again. the look was not pretty the first time around and it sure isn't now. UGH! this whole exercising thing is reaking havoc on my skin. i am breaking out big time. i have stocked up on clearasil wipes and clinique cream. i may be resorting to proactive shortly. just thought i was over that stage in life.
4. on a positive note...i had a little closet reinforcing session on friday. let me just say...i no longer have a "there's a small chance in hell i will fit into those pants again, so i better keep them" section. i could put them all on..even my smallest size, which was from when we were married, but couldn't button them. progress, progress, progress. i was thrilled. it was just what i needed. then my good efforts were met with one straight day of rain--to which i greeted and went walking/jogging anyway. Yippee!! pretty proud of myself, although i am certain my neighbors thought i was a neglectful mother bringing her children out in the rain (not to worry, they were protected under our huge stroller canopy and a blanket--they weren't touched by a drop and loved every moment of it).
5. my parents are coming in a couple of weeks. i am so excited. i need them. not seeing my family whenever i want has been by far the most difficult thing about moving out here. i miss them alot and can not wait to spend almost an entire month with them!
6. claire is going through a phase right now where she doesn't really want to talk to chris. it is so hard. i don't know what to do. he typically calls around 7:00 our time, which is the only hour that i let her watch tv from the time we get home until bedtime. the time zone issue is really a challenge. she sometimes won't even say hi, or she'll say it quickly and then she's off. chris is taking it well, but i am sure it makes him sad. that being said, claire is normal as can be, otherwise. she talks about him often, we talk about things we will do when he comes home, where he is, why he is there, how much he loves her, what he is doing, she talks about things she will tell him, etc. then the phone rings and she offers..nothing, ziltch, zero. it breaks my heart, whereas she is unphased. i hope this phase passes quickly.
7. i think we must have unknowingly moved to seattle. it freakin rains every single day. yuck. last june it rained all but 9 days the entire month and i think we are pushing for a similar record this june. i hate rain. and humidity for that matter. i am not sure what i expected living on the coast. duh!
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Love ya,
Jessica