Why are women/mothers expected to be Super Woman and never allowed to get sick? Why when we do get sick we are still expected/required to take care of the household as well as any children? Why if we are sick it is the end of the world and nobody can function without us? Thank God I am not currently sick. Tired yes, but sick no.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
All About Firsts... (part I)
Firsts - There are many firsts in our lives. The first day of life, first day of school, first kiss, for some the first marriage, the list of firsts goes on and on. For me, life is not easy and certainly not simple.
I married my husband 5 years ago, and with him came a step daughter, J. That stepdaughter is now 13 years old (almost 14) and in the 8th grade. So not only are there firsts in my life, but I need to learn abouts/deal with the firsts in her life.
I married my husband 5 years ago, and with him came a step daughter, J. That stepdaughter is now 13 years old (almost 14) and in the 8th grade. So not only are there firsts in my life, but I need to learn abouts/deal with the firsts in her life.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
First Day of School...
This has been one long day...
What a start we had today. Getting ready for work as usual,then making sure J is awake and getting ready on her first day of school. Everything is fine and dandy until I tell her she needs to come up and get something to eat. She then proceeds to tell me that she is getting a ride to school with the neighbor boy and his mother. She never asked me. She never mentioned it to me. Apparently she mentioned it to Dad a few minutes earlier, but he didn't approve either.
What a start we had today. Getting ready for work as usual,then making sure J is awake and getting ready on her first day of school. Everything is fine and dandy until I tell her she needs to come up and get something to eat. She then proceeds to tell me that she is getting a ride to school with the neighbor boy and his mother. She never asked me. She never mentioned it to me. Apparently she mentioned it to Dad a few minutes earlier, but he didn't approve either.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
21 months...
Where does the time go...?
It has been 21 months since my little girl joined our family... 27 1/2 hours of labor, c-section, 5 days in the hospital. E was 6# 12oz, 19.5 inches long. She is my little angel. It amazes me how fast they grow up. She is walking, running, talking (trying to), enjoys certain cartoons, specifically her current favorite is Blues Clues, then Dora, Tigger and Pooh, and Little Einsteins. She like reading books (being read to) and jamming to music. Since watching Blues Clues the last week or so, she has started talking more and actually interacting with the TV a bit more, pointing things out that she sees.
It has been 21 months since my little girl joined our family... 27 1/2 hours of labor, c-section, 5 days in the hospital. E was 6# 12oz, 19.5 inches long. She is my little angel. It amazes me how fast they grow up. She is walking, running, talking (trying to), enjoys certain cartoons, specifically her current favorite is Blues Clues, then Dora, Tigger and Pooh, and Little Einsteins. She like reading books (being read to) and jamming to music. Since watching Blues Clues the last week or so, she has started talking more and actually interacting with the TV a bit more, pointing things out that she sees.Wednesday, September 2, 2009
J's Cross Country Meet
First Cross Country Meet...
Well I made it to J's first country meet with little time to spare. Had no idea what to expect. I did get a chance to wish her luck just before they took off. The Jr High Girls ran 1 1/2 miles. They also ran with 9th graders and some of them were big girls, not fat, tall, mature, developed. They looked at least 15 years old. J made it through with a time of 8:08 for 1 mile and 12:28 for final time; 62 out of 82 girls. Her friend Ella, who ran cross country last year, came in ahead of her with times of 7:27 and 11:06; about 42 place. Overall I think the girls team took 6th place. There were about 10 different schools there and some of them had huge teams for the various ages. There was a group of 30-40 jr high boys for one school. Our school only has about 6 girls and 6 boys for the jr high team.
Well I made it to J's first country meet with little time to spare. Had no idea what to expect. I did get a chance to wish her luck just before they took off. The Jr High Girls ran 1 1/2 miles. They also ran with 9th graders and some of them were big girls, not fat, tall, mature, developed. They looked at least 15 years old. J made it through with a time of 8:08 for 1 mile and 12:28 for final time; 62 out of 82 girls. Her friend Ella, who ran cross country last year, came in ahead of her with times of 7:27 and 11:06; about 42 place. Overall I think the girls team took 6th place. There were about 10 different schools there and some of them had huge teams for the various ages. There was a group of 30-40 jr high boys for one school. Our school only has about 6 girls and 6 boys for the jr high team.
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