Hi,
I hope everyone is doing well!! I have just a couple things to share, nothing earth shattering, but just fun (?) to catch you up on.
1) Our weather. Ok, I am a geek and I love the weather. I loved studying clouds in school and atmosphere stuff. Our weather here in Central OH has been really wacky. I think we started mowing in April because it was hot and it rained enough to make our grass grow at unreasonable rates. Now, our grass is dead. We have had terrible storms, another one just rolled thru and there are more on the way. I am thankful for the rain but am over the lightening. And thunder. And the big, hot dog that is terrified all the time.
2) Bike wrecks. In the last two weeks, Middle child has had more bike wrecks than he has had in the 6 years he has been riding his bike. I literally went today and bought FIVE boxes of band-aids hoping it will last the rest of the summer. I do believe some of it is the cute Alaskan gals we have visiting in our neighborhood this summer. I do believe he has been "distracted" while biking.
This leads me to number 3..
3) Teenagers. I have been very fortunate to spend a lot of time with teenagers this summer. This is heaven to me because I work with teens and then I get to spend the summer with mine and their friends. They are the funniest people I know and I love how they are all so confident and kind. I like to think when we are all in the pool together people mistake me for one of their teen friends....ok, just let me live that dream, ok?? I enjoy how Middle child tries to be a teenager and how Youngest isn't sure if the teens are cool or just plain weird. But he plays along with them, but I am sure he thinks he is way cooler than they are. He may be right.
4) My workout routine. What? No, there hasn't been one all summer. I have put on 3 lbs which I can live with and am still doing weights and less cardio. I proclaimed to too many to take it back, that next year is the year of the BIKINI for me. Here's why:
We were at the pool the other day and Daughter had her new bikini on with her aviator glasses. She was with her friend and when those two walked by, it was like some weird slo-mo moment. They both were stunning and even the guy friends of theirs we were with, took a breath. A big, heavy breath. The girls were just stunning. So I decided right then and there that I will get in shape so I can look like the mom of the girl in the bikini.
AND the best part was: when I told Daughter I was wearing a bikini next year she said "If you do, I will wear a ONE PIECE all summer next year". OH MY, SCORE!! So I can get her out of her outfit, me into something totally inappropriate for my age?? This is the best deal ever.
I start work in two week and I cannot wait. I miss my co-workers and the kids I work with. I miss working. There have been some rough patches this summer but so far, this summer will just go down as the summer that was hotter than hell.
But I am in my own heaven. Hope you are all well.
Cat
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
911 What's your emergency?
This is a fictitious call that went on in my head earlier this evening.
Me: It's my daughter!
Dispatcher: What's wrong with your daughter ma'm?
Me: It's...It's...
Dispatcher: Calm down and tell me what happened.
deep breath
Me: She wants to take down all the little kid stuff in her room and paint all of her furniture to make it more "modern"!!!
Dispatcher: Ma'm, how long has she had all this "little kid stuff"?
Me: Since she was born!!
Dispatcher: Ma'm, how is your daughter now?
Me: Almost 15.
Silence
Dispatcher: Ma'm, I think it is long over due for her to get rid of her kid stuff. What color does she want to paint her furniture?
Me: White.
Dispatcher: Not black, or gothic, or anything with chains?
Me: No...
Dispatcher: Go get a can of white paint and get to it.
And once I got over the shock of her wanting to update her room, we got to painting her furniture. Husband took her to Lowe's to pick out new handles for her drawers. At 8pm on a Friday night. Love that man.
But not before he let her DRIVE the Accord out of the drive way and into the middle of the court..
Dialing 911 again...
Cat
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Love and Loss: a story of technology
I love my
I debated about getting it a couple months ago and with a few tweaks with AT&T, I have my bill where I want it and I can say I love my Iphone. It was invaluable on vacation, I do my grocery list on it, and every night, Husband and I play hours of Words with Friends with each other.
I love this phone.
And then Daughter had an Ortho appt I had to take Youngest to.
I bribed him with Angry Birds Space thinking I can load it on my Itouch.
Nope. Iphone only.
It has been two days since I have spent time with my Iphone before 9pm.
I miss you and I love you and I am sorry Youngest's sticky fingers are touching you all over. I know how that is and it is weird and gross.
Maybe we can "accidentally" delete the app?? But sadly, I have too many things coming up that Youngest will have to attend with me, so I need it.
Friends, if you need me, call the land line.
Sigh.
Cat
Monday, July 16, 2012
7 Things I love about Summer
I have four weeks left of summer and I took some time today to reflect upon some of my favorite things about Summer. Thought I would share them with you. How lucky for you.
In no particular order:
* Fresh watermelon and corn on the cob
* Not worrying about coloring the grey's out of my hair for a couple months because the pool water makes it a pretty shade of orange
* Bare feet
* Sleeping on top of the sheets
* How tan my kids get
* The endless amounts of books I can read
* Popsicles
As usual, time is flying and I will be back at work and in the school car pool lane before I know it. I am grateful every day that I have a job that allows me to be home in the summer. And yes, the kids get on my nerves but mostly when they are getting on each other's nerves.
I hope this blog finds you all doing well and enjoying summer as much as you can. Take your shoes off, grab a popsicle, and get a tan!
Cat
In no particular order:
* Fresh watermelon and corn on the cob
* Not worrying about coloring the grey's out of my hair for a couple months because the pool water makes it a pretty shade of orange
* Bare feet
* Sleeping on top of the sheets
* How tan my kids get
* The endless amounts of books I can read
* Popsicles
As usual, time is flying and I will be back at work and in the school car pool lane before I know it. I am grateful every day that I have a job that allows me to be home in the summer. And yes, the kids get on my nerves but mostly when they are getting on each other's nerves.
I hope this blog finds you all doing well and enjoying summer as much as you can. Take your shoes off, grab a popsicle, and get a tan!
Cat
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Nothing profound to say
Ever have one of those days when you have so much to say to everyone around you and you cannot manage to eek one sentence out? I have been having a lot of those days lately. I have been doing a lot of sitting back and observing and I am bursting at the seams to yell at people but I am trying to keep my attitude and opinions in check. Why? Not sure. Maybe I get tired of spouting my wisdom on people who don't give a crap. Maybe I am out of texting minutes.
We had on heck of a vacation, which I will not relive since I posted quite a bit in FB. But I did want to add in some highlights to our trip:
# Middle child won the swim noodle race at my parents community pool. He was behind but powered on to win when the other kids were getting tired.
# Daughter and I managed to get some good runs in before it got hell hot there. She continues to work on her cross country conditioning and I am proud of her for sticking to it when it is so stinking hot out.
# Seeing an alligator a couple feet away from where you have been fishing is both scary and really exciting at the same time. It was a little one but that only meant the parents weren't too far away.
# Seeing the dolphins in my parents creek and at the beach was the highlight of my trip. It has been a life long dream, no joke, since I was little, to be able to swim with or even just pet a dolphin. Neat to be so close to them. I think it is because they travel in a school but are so peaceful together. Maybe someday my "school" will travel that peacefully together.
(ohhh...so you noticed there were no highlights with Youngest...there weren't many, however the funniest thing he said to my dad was "Is your wife coming to the beach with us??" We all laughed out loud, err yes, Grammy is coming. I think he was just trying to show us he got the relationship but the timing was hilarious. Thank goodness for that or he would be at a rest stop somewhere in WV)
It is nice to be home and the summer is ripping by as usual. I need to get my butt in gear and find some sitters to watch the boys mid-August. I start back to work almost a full week before they do and I don't want to ask Husband to take anymore time off to be home with them. If you have any teens to offer up to watch them for a day or two, let me know. It is less than three hours and I will pay them.
I have gotten back into running, though not as much as before. Have also been doing High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and I really have seen my body change. I still have those 5 non-budging pounds to go, but at my doc appt this morning, I was only .5 away from a healthy BMI. She told me I am so close to my ideal weight, which is my goal of 145. I want to get there before all the schools start. I have been walking/running in the evenings when Husband gets home as a way for me to take a time out from the kids. Seems to be working well so I think we will stick with it.
I hope everyone is doing well and is recovering from the crazy ass storms we had over a week ago. There is no way to describe what we saw heading to my parents, other than it looked like something out of the zombie/apocalypse movies Husband has been watching. I think at one point, I made sure all the doors were locked, it was surreal. There are still those without power and I honestly don't know what you do. No showers, no clothes, no washing clothes, no food, no air. Say a prayer for those still in need and let's hope that is the end of the nutty weather.
Have a great rest of your week. I am going to try to write more as I know it helps my psyche, even if you delete me from your inbox. I noticed I picked up another follower and I need to see who it is. But thank you! to whoever it is.
You pal,
Cat
We had on heck of a vacation, which I will not relive since I posted quite a bit in FB. But I did want to add in some highlights to our trip:
# Middle child won the swim noodle race at my parents community pool. He was behind but powered on to win when the other kids were getting tired.
# Daughter and I managed to get some good runs in before it got hell hot there. She continues to work on her cross country conditioning and I am proud of her for sticking to it when it is so stinking hot out.
# Seeing an alligator a couple feet away from where you have been fishing is both scary and really exciting at the same time. It was a little one but that only meant the parents weren't too far away.
# Seeing the dolphins in my parents creek and at the beach was the highlight of my trip. It has been a life long dream, no joke, since I was little, to be able to swim with or even just pet a dolphin. Neat to be so close to them. I think it is because they travel in a school but are so peaceful together. Maybe someday my "school" will travel that peacefully together.
(ohhh...so you noticed there were no highlights with Youngest...there weren't many, however the funniest thing he said to my dad was "Is your wife coming to the beach with us??" We all laughed out loud, err yes, Grammy is coming. I think he was just trying to show us he got the relationship but the timing was hilarious. Thank goodness for that or he would be at a rest stop somewhere in WV)
It is nice to be home and the summer is ripping by as usual. I need to get my butt in gear and find some sitters to watch the boys mid-August. I start back to work almost a full week before they do and I don't want to ask Husband to take anymore time off to be home with them. If you have any teens to offer up to watch them for a day or two, let me know. It is less than three hours and I will pay them.
I have gotten back into running, though not as much as before. Have also been doing High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and I really have seen my body change. I still have those 5 non-budging pounds to go, but at my doc appt this morning, I was only .5 away from a healthy BMI. She told me I am so close to my ideal weight, which is my goal of 145. I want to get there before all the schools start. I have been walking/running in the evenings when Husband gets home as a way for me to take a time out from the kids. Seems to be working well so I think we will stick with it.
I hope everyone is doing well and is recovering from the crazy ass storms we had over a week ago. There is no way to describe what we saw heading to my parents, other than it looked like something out of the zombie/apocalypse movies Husband has been watching. I think at one point, I made sure all the doors were locked, it was surreal. There are still those without power and I honestly don't know what you do. No showers, no clothes, no washing clothes, no food, no air. Say a prayer for those still in need and let's hope that is the end of the nutty weather.
Have a great rest of your week. I am going to try to write more as I know it helps my psyche, even if you delete me from your inbox. I noticed I picked up another follower and I need to see who it is. But thank you! to whoever it is.
You pal,
Cat
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