YOGs #16 – #17
#16
1. Today, Clark and I invented a game called BOO BOO Cuddle. It goes like this. He peeks around the banister one way and I go, “Boo!” and make a funny face. Then, he peeks around the other way, and I go “Boo!” and make another funny face. Next, he staggers all open mouthed and giddy into my arms and we hug. It rules. We played BOO BOO Cuddle for at least 20 minutes today and it was JOYFUL. Full. Of. Joy.
2. Thanksgiving Dinner in January just because.
3. True Blood on DVD. Um, yes. This is a really good show.
#17
1. The Grocery Store. Sometimes, I dread it! I am such an idiot. The grocery store is a wonderful place.
2. Playdates with Jess and V.
3. The hard and the good. It was SO HARD to put Clark to bed tonight for some reason. He’s usually pretty easy, but tonight it took an hour and a half, a barf, a pj change, and a dose of Motrin to get him to sleep. But we WON. HE IS SLEEPING. And it’s so good.
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10:27 pm |
Sorry, Clarkie.
At my Grandma’s house I still get to take a bath in the sink. It’s pretty tight, but usually all the adults stand in the kitchen and entertain me, so I don’t need room for toys.
It’s so annoying to have the paparazzi around while I bathe.
Don’t you put this on the internet, Mom!
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9:46 pm |
Friday Night Ramblings – YOGs #14, #15
SB is out on a man date so I’m blissfully alone with a sleeping baby. I have various things I’d like to address.
SB and I have planned a weekend in San Diego in February with another fun couple. I’m super looking forward to it. I mention this because did you know you can download individual chapters on the Lonely Planet website? I paid $2.10 for the San Diego chapter of the California guide. Isn’t that rad? It’s also great for when you haven’t decided your destination so you don’t want to commit to the whole book. This came in handy when we were investigating islands off Honduras. I downloaded just the chapter for the little island we were considering and learned, oh hey! While the beaches are pristine, you need ALL 5 MALARIA SHOTS to go there. Valuable information gained, no book required.
Moms among you, tell me about your kid storage. I must admit, I’m finding it so satisfying to pack away stuff for Clark’s little brother. Last night I packed away all of the 6-12 month clothes. Here’s what I do. I have a drawer where I just shove things that don’t fit anymore. When the drawer’s full, I go through all the stuff, decide what to keep, then pack it in the appropriate rubbermaid. I feel like this system is a nice combination of lazy and organized. I also made an accoutrement tub where I managed to shove all the infant toys, the changing table pad, the boppy, and a bunch of baby blankets. I rule.
Lookie what we got a screaming deal on:
I guess I better figure out how to use it. I think you’re supposed to run behind it.
Today, I had to go up to Seattle to pick up a photo order, then just turn right back around and come home again to avoid the friday afternoon traffic. I did pay for 20 minutes of parking, though, so Clarkie and I took a little walk before getting back in the car.
He was absolutely transfixed by, and a little afraid of the Seattle Center fountain. I realized as I stood there holding him close, watching the water shoot so high into the air, accompanied by the shocking, air rifle-like, PHOOT of the hydraulics, that I hadn’t stopped to watch that fountian since I was little enough to run in it. It’s pretty neat!
Y.O. G. – #14, #15
1. Bike Rides.
2. Beer.
3. Hanging out in my house by myself. I can sit at the dining room table with my laptop, it’s perfectly quiet, and no one’s watching TV.
4. Burt’s Bees. I have those lovely post-plague, mouth breathing, cracked lips, and making out with my tube of Burt’s Bees is the only thing saving me.
5. I’m super thankful that the trip to Seattle and back went well with Clark today. He pretty much hates being in his carseat, no matter how many times we call it his Adventure Chair. (There’s a song, too, of course.) He was in excellent spirits for all but the last 10 minutes or so, when he would no longer be plied with graham crackers or sippy cups.
6. The ease in posting pictures with the flickr iPhone app. This little YOG project would feel so much more cumbersome to me if I couldn’t just snap a picture and upload it to flickr so easily. That way when I sit down to YOG, the photos are all ready to post.
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11:58 pm |
Y.O.G – #13
1. An early evening stroll with my boys and the dog.
2. Unseasonably warm weather.
3. Looking in windows while out on said walk. Oh, how I love to see inside people’s houses. It’s the best. I especially love when I can see a cozy, well decorated room, or a cat in the window.
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12:23 am |
Y.O.G – #12
1. Clark is feeling better. What a difference 24 hours can make! Last night, he was a limp, hot rag doll. Tonight he’s back to his busy, sqirrelly, self. Unfortunately, we still have to give him medicine twice a day for a while, which, all that screaming you hear? That would be Clark. You’d think that stuff tasted like MEDICINE and not pink bubble gum.
2. The Tomato Gorgonzola Soup and Corina Rosemary Bread my dear husband brought me for lunch from Infinite Soups.
3. Cough syrup with codeine. Good night.
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11:15 pm |
Y.O.G. – #11
Can you handle it? Can you handle looking at the saddest baby ever?
Today, it’s a little harder to YOG than usual. I mean, I usually YOG about less obvious things. But today has been a hard enough day that the things I’m thankful for are bigger than coffee.
It should be noted that I haven’t slept in 3 nights and am really sick myself. Puffy-eyed, feverish, nose throbbing, mouth breathing SICK. I’m feeling quite pathetic, obvs. Please feel very sorry for me.
1. Once again, my child’s health. I got pretty scared for a bit this afternoon. Clark’s fever was 102 and he wouldn’t stay awake. Then he started barfing. So, off were we to our first Urgent Care visit as parents. He’s going to be fine. But GAH. I kept thinking about what if he WASN’T GOING TO BE FINE? These kinds of crazy thoughts were of course intensified by the aforementioned fatigue and fever.
2. Convenient access to a washing machine. I was barfed on twice today. And we’re going through towels like crazy.
3. All the amenities available to me for dealing with this crisis. You know, access to health care, access to Target for medicines and tissues and frog shaped humidifiers, a warm and safe house to recuperate in, etc etc etc. In light of these things and recent tragedies, I’ll be all done whining about this now.
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11:35 pm |
Y.O.G – #10
1. My child’s health. Clark is sicker today and it’s so hard to watch. He’s in relatively good spirits most of the time, but he’s so lethargic and clumsy. He’ll be playing, and just lay down for a few minutes. His nose runs like a faucet and he has a tiny smoker’s cough. But he’s going to get better. I can’t imagine how heartbreaking it must be to have a baby with a real health problem.
2. SB’s been making dinner every night for a week or so. Something good and healthy. It’s nice.
3. My bedroom. I’ve gotten almost zero sleep for the last two nights, and my mom actually took my sick baby today for a little while so I could rest. I spent the time in bed with my laptop and my lists, just enjoying my comfy nest, the nice light, and my pretty view. I never get to just hang out in bed in the middle of the day, so it was a lovely treat.
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11:45 pm |
Y.O.G – #9
Reporting live from the house of Plague. I had it first, and I’m almost through it, but now SB has a Man Cold and our poor, poor Clarkie is sick for his first time ever. He’s so sad and pahetic. Goopy eyes, runny nose, and rampant frowny face. But there are still things to be grateful for!
1. Sick snuggles. My busy, busy, boy who never sits still, EVER, is now snuggling in our laps for minutes at a time, resting his hot little face against our cheeks. It’s WONDERFUL.
2. This is a weird thing to say, I think, but I’m enjoying wiping his little nose. It’s one of his cutest bits, and now I get to squeeze it all day in a tissue.
3. Today I’m feeling grateful for my community of drama-free women friends. I’m just never around the type of women who create drama or tear others down. But last night I had a brush with some Mean Girls, and I was reminded how lucky I am.
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1:20 pm |
Y.O.G. #7, #8
Oh man. I fell off my YOG horse pretty quickly. In my defense, one night the internet was out, and last night, um, I forgot. So here’s a list of six things that made me happy over the last couple of days.
1. The internet. The other night when the internet was down, I had this thought pattern: “I need to YOG! Oh, right, no internet. (small amount of time passes) Ooh! I should blog about that new restaurant! Oh! Right! Dumbass. (small amount of time passes) Hey! I need to write K back on Facebook. Damn it! (small amount of time passes) I should upload some new photos to my Ginger fan page. OMG. I’m so dumb. (small amount of time passes) Okay, I’m going to work on thank you cards. Oh bummer. Jill’s address isn’t in my book, Oh I think it’s in an email, I’ll just go get it. GAH! As you can see, I appreciate the internets and it’s many uses very very much.
2. Paper. I love paper. I made some cute thank you cards for Clark and I very much enjoyed the cutting and pasting and the choosing of colors and weights.
3. Yoga clothes that fit. I’ve picked up my rusty yoga practice this new year, but until yesterday, I had been making myself wear my old thin self clothes. It does not aid in one’s zen to constantly have one’s love handles escaping over the top of one’s pants in downward dog. But last night I had on my new pants and shirt and it helped so much with my focus to not have to yank anything up or down between poses.
4. Clark’s surprises. He is constantly surprising me! The other night I sat down on the couch with a notebook and a pen and he grabbed the pen out of my hand and started scribbling with it! I didn’t know he could do that! It’s weird if you think about it. He can’t be seeing anyone use a pen and paper THAT often.
5. Girl’s Night. I have a Girl’s Night once a month in Tacoma and it’s always a highlight of my week. The evite goes out every month to about 40 people, and each time a different 5-8 women show up. This month was a good turn out, there were 9 of us all together. And we tried a new place that I think is My New Favorite Place. Blog review to come!
6. Following through. So, I had this cutesy idea for displaying my business cards, oh I don’t know, a year ago, and I finally completed enough of them and placed one out in public. Yay me!
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11:18 am |
Y.O.G – #6
Entertainment eddition, apparently.
1. SB is a member of SAG so we get sent movies so he can vote for the SAG awards. Today we got this cool packet (Ha! If you’ve seen it!) with Up In The Air, so I got to watch it in my cozies on the couch. It was really good, BTW. Ah, Clooney. He’s like a Chanel suit. He never goes out of style.
2. The How I Met Your Mother 100th episode and that darling darling Neil Patrick Harris. Gotta love a big song and dance number.
3. Taco. Tuesday. Two Tacos, plus rice and beans, one block away, for $3.
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11:41 pm |
