Tuesday

11-9-10




I have discovered that chocolate makes the coffee even better!



Last night I was all proud of my accomplishments. I managed to Cinderelly style scrub the kitchen floor. I got a crap load of laundry put away, and even managed to take out all those too small for the kids clothing from their drawers. It was a little depressing to get rid of some of the shirts. Some of those are super cute. I will hold on to the ones still in good shape in case I opt to try for Ezra or some other cool friend has themselves a kid. Or maybe I will enlist the help of Grandma Brenan and get her to make me a shirt out of all the t-shirts of the boys. I will enjoy that when I need something to cry into when they go to college.



It turns out that Luna isn’t as dumb as she wants us to think she is. I got some treats at the adoption fair, that no joke, smell good enough for me to eat. Either way, I took Luna out back (does anyone else get the image of old yeller when you say take the dog out back?) to work on some basic training. She is really really good! She sat, stayed, and would come when called. Yes, it was way treat based, but hell, if that is all it takes, I am game. Plus, she has been really good about not getting into anything in the house (or we have just been good at keeping the house Luna proof) and very sweetly lays down wherever I set up shop, whether that be at the computer, watching tv, or even under Dax’s bed while we do bedtime stories. She cracks me up!



I just discovered that iTty is dead. Not permanently or anything, I just forgot to charge him. Sadness for me. I like having him for games, my calendar and music. I will charge him in the car later and then at home.



I also just realized that I have pictures on my camera that I need to upload. I have been going to be early lately, which has been wonderful. Yes, I feel kind of lame that my bedtime is now closer to 8, but at least I have not been as tired in the morning. Of course, that could be attributed to the coffee.



After the boys got out of the bath last night and they were getting dressed, both were saying how cold they were. Bobby got on his nighttime underwear and announces, “My butt and penis are no longer cold!”



Ken gets to go to Dax’s classroom this morning. He is bringing Lego, too. That should be fun for them all, especially since I don’t know that Dax has done many of Ken’s Lego classes. I get to go next Thursday, so I am counting down the days.



Ken and the boys also have this Thursday off. I don’t know what they will be doing, but I would imagine not much. I say just let the boys run around out back since how often do they get a whole day of play these days?



I need to figure out some odd jobs to earn some extra dough. I am wondering if I should work OT on Thursday and the three days of Thanksgiving week.



I have cravings to get pierced again. Don’t know where or why, just a craving.



I am concerned that Bobby is feeling inferior to Dax lately. He has been kind of teasing and bullying Dax, calling him a baby in a baby class. And yesterday, when I walked them home from school, I told them to run home to see how fast they could go. Bobby had his backpack, so he was slower, so I offered to hold it. Too late since he broke down sobbing that Dax was already ahead of him. I don’t think it will do much good to scold Bobby. But I think that we need to empower him to know that he is the big brother and that he is talented and that he is cool. I think if he knows this, he will feel less desire to pick on Dax. Because honestly, I have seen Bobby be so cool with Dax and make sure he always gets a toy for Dax when he gets one. He really does try. But maybe school and this little bit of independence has started to change him a hint. I don’t know, but I will be keeping an eye on it.