1. I usually don't understand people's difficulty in coming up with 7 items to write about each week. That's because I have a super over-active brain. But this week I do understand - it's like I'm brain-dead or something! Still, I will press on!
2. OK, I admit it. I cried while watching the mass of installation for Archbishop Timothy Dolan in New York City this week. I am sad he's left and gone; sad that Milwaukee has lost such a treasure (even if I didn't always agree with his approach on some issues.) We will never see such a happy, loving, and effective leader in our diocese (all at once), which is, of course, the reason New York (and the world) got him.
3. For my all complaining and whining about how I'm not a baby/toddler person (which, trust me, I'm sure you'll hear more of), I have to say that my son has recently crossed a line where I'm enjoying him alot more. I think it has something to do with his new found speaking skills, as he tries to identify many things around him. That and just how cute he is. I can't believe I'm finally admitting this, that it's F-I-N-A-L-L-Y come to this point. (Then again, I've repeated this like a mantra since I was a teenager: "Skip the baby part, just give me a 2 or 3 year old.") Stay tuned for another post where I will take back everything I just said here! Ha Ha!
4. Alan will be getting one of those small, covered sandboxes in June for his second birthday. I'm mentioning this because my extreme dislike of all things kid leaves in me in the dark as concerns how to handle sand mess, which I'm not looking forward to. I did find out this week, after taking Alan to a playground sandbox, that you need to remove shoes BEFORE you come into the house, and not when your child is lying down on the changing table. Oops. I'm looking for tips on mess and safety. For example, I'm thinking that since we'll now be going to beaches and playgrounds, etc., I should have a little first aid kit with me. What should I put in it? And what toys should I always be lugging around with me in the van?
5. There is so much Easter candy in the house that it's overwhelming. Eventually, I'll be sending some to to work with my husband, in an effort to get rid of it (well, at least the stuff I don't like as much.) Which is funny, because already, my husband walked in the door yesterday with a bowl of Easter candy that someone else had already dumped at his workplace. It's just one big Easter candy exchange. And thus, I ask: As adults, do we really like/enjoy Easter candy? (For me, the answer is YES YES YES.) But if we really share this like/love of candy, then why are we always trying to foist the candy onto others? Is it about health? Concerns over weight? Or do we just get sick of it?
6. As a Catholic, I just have to emphatically state here that I am ecstatic that the no-meat Fridays are OVER. I am not a fish fan, although I love it when it's prepared well (which does not describe my cooking skills). And I also hate that on the last day of the regular work week, when I'm tired, that I have to come up with a meatless meal. (Thus, the ubiquitous but not always economical fish fry.) So get this: As I continue to struggle with meal planning, guess what I've written in as the dinner entree on each Friday of the month? Someone come talk some sense into me.
7. Yesterday I went thrifting with a friend. When I go to thrift stores, I generally tend to focus on privately-owned stores or St. Vinnies, shunning Goodwill because their prices continue to rise exponentially. Well, I was in for a shocker - I couldn't believe the prices on items even at St. Vinnies! What is going on out there? Is the economy so bad that the thrift stores have decided to capitalize on the jump in traffic they've been experiencing? I did find a few things, like a pair of Franco Sarto shoes for $7 and a brand new, never worn pair of White Mountain shoes for $6. But I know that just a year ago, no thrift store around here would have marked shoes at that price point. I suppose everything has turned desperate these days.
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2 comments:
Charlotte, you always manage to put a big smile on my face!!
I am not a baby person.. I love to hold other people's babies and then hand them back when they fuss:)
And, I have to admit that now that I've got a 15, 13, 10 & 6 year old.. I think I'm liking the age 10 a lot right now.. this is a super fun age where they are still willing to admit they need you and yet they are not overly needy.. just a fun age.. my teens are just wayyyy tooo moody.. just you wait:) ha!!
Oh, sand boxes aren't too bad. Just keep the sand clean and dry and all you need to do is take off their shoes and dust your kid off all over really well before entering the house. (You may opt to strip him completely since sand does tend to work its way up pants and down shirts.) He'll love it!
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