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Month: May 2008

Saturday Morning Shots

Since it is Saturday and my first chance to actually get some sleep this week, Evie was wide awake at 7:30 this morning. It wasn’t the kind of waking up where she just wanted to eat and go back to sleep. She was awake and alert and wanted someone to pay attention to her.

No matter how hard I tried to get her back to sleep, it just wasn’t happening. I eventually gave in and got out of bed. I got her changed and dressed and headed to the living room where the sun was shining brightly through the windows. I couldn’t resist the urge to grab my camera and take a few (or 30) shots. Then I grabbed the computer and played around in Photoshop with some of Pioneer Woman’s Photoshop actions.

Here are a few of my favorites:

So Serious

So Big

Soft

Yawn

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Do I Know You?

For some reason I have this uncanny ability to remember people’s faces. I may not remember who they are or where I’ve seen them before, but if I’ve seen them I recognize them. Then I spend hours trying to figure out where I might have met them. I’m not saying that I could pick out every person from the crowd at a concert I attended, but if I really looked at someone I would remember them. If a guy was sitting a few seats away from me at a baseball game and I later saw him at the grocery store I would be struggling to figure out if I really knew him or not. However, if you work the day shift at the Wal-Mart I frequent, then I would most likely recognize you because I see you so often.

At times this can lead to really uncomfortable situations. There have been numerous times that hubby and I have been out and I think I see someone I know. Problem is, I’m never quite sure if I really know that person or if I just saw them at a restaurant last week. I never know whether to go up and say “hi” or just to let it go for fear of totally embarrassing myself. Usually the latter wins out because I’m a bit of a chicken.

It gets even stranger when that person becomes part of my every day life. Ever since I met Evie’s new day care provider I’ve had that sense of familiarity, like I know her from somewhere. I just can’t figure out where. There’s just something about her that makes me think I’ve met her before and I don’t have a clue whether I actually have. For all I know I saw her down the aisle at the grocery store. Now I just have to decide whether to ask her or not. I’m going with not. I don’t want her to think I’m some crazy stalker this early on in our relationship.

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I've Never Been So Happy For Friday

Wow, this has been quite a week.  My first week back to work has been good in some ways and bad in others.  The worst part is that I am so very tired.  As it turns out, going to bed at 11:00 or later and then waking up at 6:00 in the morning just isn’t enough sleep, especially when you get woken up 2 or 3 times to feed a hungry baby during that time.

It has been rough on all of us trying to get back into a regular routine.  With the added day care drop-off/pick-up my commute to and from work is now an hour each way.  By the time I get home, get dinner on the table, clean up, and get kids bathed it is after 8:00.  That doesn’t work so well for that 8:00 bed time that I’m trying to re-establish with Zachary.  Plus, by the time I get all of that done, feed Evie again, and get Zach in bed I’m exhausted and have absolutely no energy for anything else.  I have bills that are close to being overdue, 3 baskets of unfolded laundry in the middle of my living room, and a house that is completely trashed.  I guess I know how I’ll be spending my weekend.

Today Zach is spending the day at Evie’s day care.  We’re doing a little trial to see how it goes and most likely giving our 2-week notice at his school on Monday.  It makes the commute a little easier for me, plus will save us $50/week in day care costs.  I’m just hoping he has a good day today because I spent an hour this morning listening to him throw a massive tantrum, screaming and crying and just being all-out ridiculous.  Never in my life have I been in need of a stiff drink so early in the morning.

I’m hoping it was just the storms last night that had Zach all out of sorts.  We were pretty fortunate that we didn’t have any damage but from what I understand other areas of the city weren’t so lucky.  My brother and my dad are both without electricity today and my brother had a neighbor’s tree fall on his fence.  Others fared much worse than that though and my thoughts are with all of them today.

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