Random Tuesday Thoughts

I'm pretty sure I'm watching the reincarnation of Michael Jackson. This kid on Sesame Street is dancing to the Step Forward, Step Backward song, and I swear he moves like MJ.

Facebook is a funny thing. I've caught up with some high school classmates, including several guys I had crushes on. Now I think, what the hell was I thinking?? If I could go back in time, I'd tell my 16 year old self, hey, this guy turns out to be just an average schmo, or a complete loser- you can do better. Everyone in my high school looks so ordinary now- I'd also tell my 16 year old self to be less intimidated by them.

Hubby and I brought out some toys that had been in storage, one of which is a musical turtle. Holy cow, I forgot how loud and annoying it is! Of course, it's all they want to play with.

Hubby and I also brought out some clothes we had in storage. He has three large bins of clothes- I have one medium bin. What's wrong with this picture?? I seriously need to go clothes shopping. Anyone want to come with me?

I bought mojito mixings yesterday, so Hubby and I decided to indulge in one... then two... then three... next thing I know, half the bottle of rum is gone and we're totally tipsy. :) Oops.

LB has a big Spongebob Squarepants bandaid on his forehead. I'm worried that his boo-boo will scar, but at the same time, he looks so incredibly cute!

In a related note, as much as my kids drive me to the point of insanity every single day, I think they are the most adorable kids on the entire planet.

No matter how many times I see this, I can't stop laughing!

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A day of being together

Yesterday was a nice little perfect day. Hubby and I took the boys to Dinosaur Day at the local museum of natural history. LB won a sand dollar fossil and made a necklace (okay, he didn't make it... he was supposed to, but he wasn't about to sit still to do it, so one of the volunteers gave him one she made). We walked around the museum and saw lots of local animals- they have a HUGE bird exhibit. Then we explored the outside gardens. A little boy tried to feed JC rocks, which was cute, and LB liked climbing on rocks.

After the museum, we walked around downtown PG, looking at the architecture and the ocean. We got a bite to eat at this great restaurant. They have lots of different cuisine from Europe, but mostly italian food. The boys were so well behaved! They flirted with the little old lady behind us and danced to the Frank Sinatra they had playing. After dinner, we stopped at Pier 1, then came home.

It was a really good day. Hubby and I have nicer cool weather clothes, and it was only 61 degrees, so we were both dressed in our good clothes and the boys looked really cute. I think the mojito helped, too. :)

Our weekends are usually running around doing errands, or working on things around the house, or doing our own thing, so it was relaxing to just chill out and enjoy each other's company.

Honey Mustard Salmon

As promised, here's another Friday recipe. This one comes from Cook This, Not That. Hubby has given it the seal of approval, and despite my distaste for honey-mustard anything, I really enjoyed it, too. The honey-mustard flavor is wicked mellow and blends well with the taste of the salmon. Also, it's really fast to make! Oh, and if you don't want to fire up the oven (I mean, who does on a hot day?), you can keep it in the skillet until it's done on medium low heat. I have no idea how long it will take- somewhere between one minute and one hour. :P

Ingredients:

1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and black pepper to taste
4 salmon fillets (about 6 oz each)

How To:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine the butter and brown sugar in a bowl and microwave for 30 seconds, until the butter and sugar have melted together. Stir in the mustard, honey, and soy sauce.

Heat the oil in an ovenproof skillet over high heat. Season the salmon with salt and pepper and add to the pan flesh-side down. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes until fully browned and flip. Brush with half of the glaze and place the pan in the oven until the salmon is firm and flaky (but before the white fat begins to form on the surface), about 5 minutes. Remove, brush the salmon with more glaze, and serve.

MilSpouse Friday Fill-in #10

1.What secret indulgence do you act on while your spouse is away?
Well, since being married, I've been pregnant on most of his deployments, so I indulged in a lot! :) But if I wasn't preggers, I'd still probably indulge in some chocolate and a few spa treatments.

2.If you were a spice, what would you be?
I hope I don't step on anyone's toes, but I hate these questions, "if you were a *blank*, what would you be". I'm not something else, I'm a human, so I have no idea. But I guess if I had to answer, I'd say cayenne pepper, because it's fiery.

3.Where do you go for support when your significant other is deployed?
Home to NH. I know, you're not supposed to "run home" every time your spouse is deployed, but since I don't work, I can spend a huge amount of time with our families so they can spend a huge amount of time with the boys. We never live close to our families, so it's important to me that the boys spend as much time with them as they can.

4.What is the oldest thing you own?
Some of my jewelry is old.

5.How did you vision your future pre-military?
I didn't. I've always had bfs in the military or that have joined after we've dated. I guess I'm just attracted to that kind of guy, so I always figured I'd end up marrying one! But Hubby likes to joke that if we'd never met, I'd be married to some Ivy League, country club a$$hole. :)

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Biggest Pet Peeve- STUPIDITY

For the third time this month, someone took one of our trash cans. Really! Our large one has our street number painted on it, and the two recycling bins are the only blue ones around. First, it was our trash bin, then one of our recycling bins went missing completely, now that bin has been "replaced" with a smaller, broken bin.

Really, how does a person pick up something that's not theirs and think to themself, "Oh yes, this is mine, I remember putting it there!" Who does that??? I'll tell you- really, really, really stupid f***ing people.

Today was trash day. I did some recon earlier this week and didn't see any blue recycling bins in any of our neighbors' yards. Yet somehow, this morning, it reappears, and it still isn't ours! I took the broken bin anyway. We need our recycling bins because we go through a lot of recyclable stuff.

But that doesn't mean I'm surrendering to you, Recycling Bin Thief!!!!!

Hubby has talked about installed a security camera at the end of our driveway, and I'm all for it. I want to find out who this f***er is. I have a pretty good idea- the old bitchy lady who lives at the end of our driveway doesn't give a sh!t about anything. She keeps feeding the wild animals, even after Animal Control has told her not to. And yes, this is the same bitch who called Animal Control on us when we had Puppy.

I swear, I'm ready to put a f***ing bag of poop on her doorstep and light it.

Okay, so I'm not positive it's her, but I'm just so pissed off about this! And it doesn't help that LB is giving me two year old attitude and JC wants to be held 24/7 (not all that easy with a fracture). Hubby has the day off, but he took off north on a motorcycle ride. He's still studying tomorrow, then wants the whole day Saturday to do errands. That leaves Sunday for me to get out by myself, but that's Dinosaur Day at the museum, and I really think the boys would like that.

*sigh* Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, just feeling very, very, very frustrated right now! Especially with stupid people!!!!

Navy ladies giveaway!

I'm doing this the super-duper lazy way, but hey, it's 103 degrees inside my house, so whatever. :P

Miss Brittney from "A Day In The Life Of A Navy Wife" is hosting a giveaway for all Navy wives and SOs! And because I think it's cute and I want it, I'm letting you all know to up my chances of getting one. You can find the details and pics on her blog.

Sorry if you're not a Navy wife. Maybe I'll give something away for all my readers... a two year old, perhaps? ;) Just kidding.... I think.

No really, stay tuned- I'm feeling generous.

Random Tuesday Thoughts

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!!!!!!!!!

It seems a little early in JC's short life of 11 months to give up naps. Then again, he's never been much of a sleeper. Eating, however, is his forte.

I get creeped out living here sometimes. I feel like I'm being watched... or preyed upon.

To dye or not to dye? I've been thinking- if I dye my hair to cover up any gray (which, apparently, is fast approaching), then I'll have to dye my hair forever, or eventually decide to stop doing it when I'm really old and risk the skunk look for a few years. Or, I could just not dye it at all and let my hair naturally turn gray, but there will be a long period of just having gray streaks and not all gray hair. Hm.

Yay, Miss Mexico is Miss Universe! I was rooting for her the whole way. And, is it just me, or did Miss Guatemala look like an uber-bitch?

Today is supposed to be another hot day (a whole 85 degrees!!... yes, I'm being sarcastic), so I need to think of something to do. The only thing I need to do is run to the commissary... but that may mean coming home with ice cream and bacon and chocolate and pizza sauce...

After seeing a Shirley Temple commercial, LB now says "Oh my goodness!" just like she said it. It's very eerie to hear him sound just like her. Maybe I should enroll him in tap dancing.... Nah.

Here's what I have to say about the great big Fat Debate. If you are too heavy for the chairs at a nail salon, then go somewhere else or pay the surcharge. Don't blame the company for trying to compensate for chairs that are broken due to heavy people- they're just trying to stay in business! Blame yourself for your weight. Listen, I'm sick of extremely overweight people wanting to be treated like they aren't. They require more room, more fabric, more everything. And if they don't pay for it, the rest of us do with higher prices. Btw, I'm talking about very obese people, like Biggest-Loser-contestant-sized, not ALL overweight people.

Hm, this isn't so much random as me just bitching. Stop by The Unmom for more (probably better) posts.

Boring update

Disclaimer: I'll be rehashing my weekend, so if you really don't care what we did, then just stop reading. After all, the original point of my blog was to keep my family up to speed on our life. So there you have it- considered yourself warned.

On Saturday, Hubby and I hung around the house most of the time. He finished working on his bike, then took it for a short spin. I caught up on some laundry and the boys played outside with their water table.

Sunday was a little busier. We took the boys for haircuts (JC's first!), then to PG to see the lighthouse and get a bite to eat. On the way home, we stopped at EBO to get ice cream and wandered around the farm for a little bit. After dinner and bedtime, Hubby and I relaxed with a bottle of wine, which was very much needed! The boys were terrific yesterday, but we hadn't had wine in awhile.

This week, Hubby will be busy with schoolwork. I was going to take away all of LB's diapers (except the nighttime one, of course) and begin potty-training again, but I'm putting it off.... I just don't think he's mentally ready. He knows when he pees and poos, but doesn't really care that he soiled himself.

Next weekend, we're taking the boys to Dinosaur Day at the museum, which LB will love, then the weekend after that, Aunt T and Uncle M will be here for a week, yay!!! LB is already very excited. His face really lights up when I tell him that Aunt T & Uncle M will be here soon!

*yawn* The morning workout went okay. It's staying darker in the mornings, so I hung out in the hot tub and checked out the stars before my swim. Very relaxing. The cute front desk guy is gone, but I have no idea who took his place because the front desk was empty when I checked in, when I went by to get to the pool, and when I left. Yay, another idiot at the front desk. :P

It's 85 degrees here, and we have been issued a heat advisory. Really??? I almost laughed out loud when I heard about it. Eight five degrees is normal for Hawaii practically year-round, and normal for summer in any other place in the country. I don't know why it's such a big deal here. It should be 85 in the summer! I shouldn't have to wear a sweatshirt while skyping with my parents!

Anyway, so that's what's going on here.

Friday Recipe- Thai Coconut Chicken

Ingredients:

1 tbsp. olive oil
1 lb. chicken breasts, cut into pieces
1 tsp. grated lime peel
1 tsp ginger
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 can (14 oz) coconut milk (NOT cream of coconut)
1 tsp. packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 cup sugar snap peas
1 red bell pepper, cut into pieces
1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil leaves
Hot basmati rice

How To:

1. In nonstick wok or 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over high heat. Add chicken; stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Add lime peel, ginger, and garlic; stir-fry 1 minute.

2. Pour coconut milk over chicken. Stir in brown sugar, salt, soy sauce, pea pods and bell pepper. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer uncovered 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender.

3. Spoon into shallow serving bowls; top with basil. Serve with rice.

MilSpouse Friday Fill-in #9

1.If you could be a fugitive from the law for whatever reason, what would your crime be?
Granted I would never get caught, I'd be a bank robber. Funny, coming from someone who was a teller for several years! But it makes sense- if I'm going to break the law, I may as well get as much money as I can to sustain my life as a fugitive.

2.How long do you think you will be a military family?
Easy- five years and two months longer. That will bring Hubby to his 20 year anniversary and the end of our life as a military family!

3.What’s your favorite recipe?
Noooo, I can't pick just one! Um, here are a few of my favorite ones. And this one is for my homemade pizza.

Hm, I may have to revive my Friday recipe thing...

4.What would you want your last five words to be when you leave this life?
"The treasure is buried in...." I think it would be great to just mess with people on that one.

5.Where do you hope to retire?
I thought I knew, but now I have no idea. I know where I don't want to go, but there are a few options I like. NH, obviously, because I love it there and my family is there. We love northern CA, too, but I really like PA... and ME... and VT... pretty much anything in the northeast.

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A post in which I complain and whine and generally the stuff my kids do that I hate.

Wow, it's been a very long day, and it's only noonish.

The boys woke up at 6:30am this morning. I was already up because it's gym day for me, but the boys didn't have to be up so damn early. At first, they were great, until Hubby left for work. Now it seems like it's all I can do to not drop them off at the closest orphanage.

JC wants to be held all day. I know he's teething, but if I set him down, he cries, and if I pick him up, he wriggles and whines and cries. LB refuses to have his diaper changed, but also refuses to use the potty, so this may be a trial to see just how much pee an overnight Pull-up can take.

I skyped with my parents. My mom couldn't help but laugh at the craziness- both boys ended up screaming and crying at the same time, JC because he wanted to (and he's been cranky all morning) and LB because he fell off a chair. I know she was laughing with me- if anyone knows what it's like to have several kids under the age of three, she does! I just hope they're not scared now to watch the boys during our Spain trip.

After that, JC went down for a nap and I made LB lunch, which included a glass of milk. He spilled it all over my brand-new (and I mean, less than 24 hours old) tablecloth and the rug. As I was putting it in the washer, which is in our garage, LB managed to get both hands into used motor oil.

*sigh* I can't get anything done because I'm constantly fixing what the boys have done, and it makes me even more depressed to look at a messy kitchen and know that once I start on that, the boys will screw up the living room, or their bedroom, or whatever. And LB doesn't nap now, so I have no break whatsoever during the day.

It's so frustrating. I wish I could just take a mental health day, but Hubby is flying to SD this Thursday for two days. Maybe I'll just up and leave Sunday and do..... I don't know what. Anything that doesn't involve putting someone else's needs before mine.

I know that sounds selfish, but for good mental health, a little selfishness can be good. No one can give 100% of themselves and not get burned out.

*Apparently, Pull-ups overnights can last over 18 hours. LB finally let me change him, and the thing hadn't even leaked yet. I heart Huggies.

**As I published this, I noticed it was really quiet. I found LB smearing lotion he had stolen from my gym bag all over himself and the floor. *SIGH*

Random Tuesday Thoughts

Is it so hard to find a Halloween costume that isn't described as "sexy", "sassy", or "hottie"? I thought Halloween was meant for dressing up, getting candy, and scaring people, not morphing into Uber-Slut.

What's the verdict on the Oxford comma? Are you supposed to use it or not? Personally, I love it.

Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in the pool.

Mother Nature, you're a bitch. I had the Perseid meteor shower on my calendar for two months, and the entire several days of the show, you decided to roll massive amounts of fog into the area at dusk, ruining my chance to see the shower. Then, on Sunday night, after it was over, it was crystal clear. You whore.

Don't you hate it when two way streets turn into one way streets? And I'm speaking metaphorically here.

Finally, my foodie magazine came in the mail! I'm wicked excited about making some of the stuff.

Buuuut, a package I was expecting isn't here. The UPS online tracker thingie said it was delivered at my doorstep, but I don't see any boxes. Hm. I hope my crappy neighbors didn't get it instead.

I threw up twice today. What is going on?? I never puke, but I am now for apparently no reason.

Cake can not be made in the microwave. And there is nothing you can do if you accidentally add twice as much baking soda except throw the damn thing out.

LB is only well-behaved around other people. Just this morning, he was so polite and quiet at the bank, and even put the toys he was playing with back into the toy bin. Then, he thanked the tellers and tried to hold the door for me. But after we got into the car, he unleashed the terrible-twos-monster on me. *sigh*

I ordered a car static sticker (NOT adhesive) from the bookstore that serves Hubby's college. I had previous made two other orders with them for mugs, all of which were delivered broken (wrapped in a single plastic bag.... really). And again, I'll be throwing out this order because they sent the sticky adhesive sticker, even though my order form specified static cling. I think one of my biggest pet peeves is incompetent people.

Things to do online if you are bored

1. Youtube "guidos". Especially look for "guido beach".

2. Check out Home Decorators. Very reasonably priced home stuff.

3. The Onion. It's tongue-in-cheek, so bring your sense of humor.

4. Check out ridiculous real estate and daydream about what it would be like to actually afford it.

5. Click here to send packages to troops. They can connect you with military personnel overseas that need some things from "home".

6. If you need to boost your birth control, look at this. It'll make you never want kids. And if you already have them, it will make you realize that you're not alone! :)

7. On a related note, if you're a pet-Mommy or pet-Daddy, get a good laugh at other pet-parents here.

8. Allrecipes. Go look for some new recipes to try. Or you can ask me- I look for recipes like a fat kid looks for cake.

9. Find out what today's holiday is here.

10. Upload a pic of your face and see what you'd look like as a senior in a different time at Yearbook Yourself.

MilSpouse Friday Fill-in

1.What is ONE thing you’d like civilians to understand about being a military family?
Oh man, I have to choose just one? No, I can't tell you when and where his next port call is. Yes, I might know that information, but I can't tell you. Don't get all huffy about it- it's to protect your son/daughter/nephew/neice/etc.

2.What is your favorite mistake?
I tend to make stupid mistakes, so none. :)

3.What indulgence could you give up for a year?
Um, I actually don't have a lot of indulgences.... coffee's about my only one, but I won't give that up. Um... nailpolish?? I could live without that.

4.If you could be a winged animal, what would you be?
A penguin.

5.What is one question you’d like to see asked in a future MFF?
Since next month is National Apple Month (no, really!), I'd probably ask, what is your yummiest apple recipe?

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A continuation of RTT

Rod Stewart is having another kid??.... Um, are there people out there that would still sleep with him? Who's f-ing him? I don't see the appeal.

The idiot Wednesday front desk lady at the gym actually had the pool open. Too bad I came to do a back workout because I figured she'd be unable to figure it out again.

There are Jersey Shore Halloween costumes out there.... oh boy. ;)

I really wish that the whining would stop already. Please, boys?

Still waiting for my food magazine to come in the mail. I might call the company and ask WTF?

Tonight's dinner: a homemade variation on CPK's waldorf chicken salad (sans all the cheese, croutons, fatty dressing, and who-knows-what-part-of-the-bird-this-came-from chicken). I don't know how Hubby feels about main dish salads, but I love them. Oh, and "chicken nunnets" for LB.

The nights are getting longer, which means the boys are sleeping in a little bit later! Hooray!!

The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight. Get out there and take a look!

Random Tuesday Thoughts

For the first time in my life, I used up an entire brow pencil. I think I usually throw them away before finishing them off.

WTF, pelvis???? Aren't you supposed to be healing???

My kids aren't scared by loud noises. Instead, they chime in with their own loud noises.

Mensa brunch was nice, but I think I might be the only person under 50 in this chapter.

The title for the car came in the mail, woo hoo!

I want to wake up every morning with impossibly gorgeous hair. I want to be able to just brush it out, then go. Instead, I have to use a brush, hair elastic, huge clip, blow dryer, flat iron, and Secret Weapon just to attempt to make it look the way I want it to look. That's why I've given up doing my hair. At least, while the kids are still below grade school age.

Chasing Fireflies. I just had to edit this, because I forgot the little dash in the URL.... makes a world of difference. I almost sent you all to a very, uh, differet site.

Today is a do-nothing day. Because it has to be. Because my pelvis won't cooperate.

Bath & Body Works is having a big hand soap sale. We didn't need any of this, but I bought 5 for $15 (you save $10, in case you were wondering). The scents were just so yummy!

JC just climbed a flight of stairs.

Hubby calculated that since moving here last November, we've spent $17K on stuff we didn't need. Yes, $17,000. On stuff we didn't need. Yikes.

Our electric bill is $36. When we turned our service on, PG&E said the average bill for our house was $300. What the......???? I can't imagine what the previous tenants must have been doing.

The first people to settle in Long Island, NY were Yiddish. In Yiddish, the "g" is pronounced, which is probably why most people from LI say "Long Guy-land." See? This is the kind of stuff we talked about at the brunch, and I loved it. :)

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Not blond any more.

In the past few years, I've been pulling just a few hairs on my head that appear to be gray. Once I have them in my hand, I can look at them more closely, and they were always blond.

No more.

This morning, I saw a suspicious-looking hair right in the middle of my part. As usual, I gave it a quick yank and wrapped it around my finger to see what color it was.

*I know, I'm a total whacko. I mean, who has a ritual for checking their hair color? But that's for a different post.*

It was gray!! Shiny, silvery, old-person gray!!

WTF? I'm thirty. Aren't I a little young to be picking out hair color? Although, I'm sure I'd have help...

What also kills me is that not only do I have little wrinkles and now gray hair, I also get the occassional zit. Isn't that just the meanest thing Mother Nature could do? I always thought I'd trade one physical rite of passage for another, like zits in high school and wrinkles after that, followed by gray hair. It seems a little harsh to have them overlap and experience it all at once.

Boo hoo. I'm friggin old. :(

Friday Fill-in

1. What is something you wish you'd learned to do earlier in life?
Cook. It's taken me awhile, but I'm getting much better than I was when Hubby and I first married. I've always been a pretty good baker.

2. What is your biggest pet peeve with the military?
I think everyone will have this as their answer: THE UNCERTAINTY. Nomads are the only other people who don't know where they'll be living or what they'll be doing a year from now. And civilians don't always understand when I say "I don't know if I can make it to your wedding/shower/party, because I don't know where I'll be living or when I'll be there." I once had to miss two weddings of dear friends because the move from VA to HI was bumped up to an earlier date with only a few days' notice.

3. What tourist attraction near you have you never seen?
Hm. We've done quite a lot here... I'm going to say Disneyland, even though we're not that close to it. But I think it's the closest touristy thing we haven't done.

4. What are you avoiding doing right now?
Fixing the kitchen faucet. I broke the damn handle of the thing last night and water shot all over the place. Fun times.

5. Wine, beer, or liquor?
Beer. I like wine and I like liquor, but my go-to drink of choice is beer. Good beer, like Aventinus. If you've never had one, you should look high and low for it- you won't be disappointed!

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Mildly frustrated

I'm mildly frustrated that:

1. LB speaks in half-english, half-gibberish and I can't understand him. Right now, he's asking for the yellow. I have no idea what that means.

2. The title for the 'bu still isn't here. I spoke with the prospective buyer today, and he and his daughter decided to buy the car. Can't do all this without the CA title. Selling a car in this state is a pain in the rear.

3. We are not part of a traditional unit. This shore duty thing is much different than sea duty, in many good ways, but also in other ways. Even though there was a lot of drama associated with it, the wives were pretty close-knit in our previous command. I kinda miss it.

4. Being a SAHM is extremely ear-numbing. Hubby asked yesterday while the kids were screaming, "Is this how your day always is?", to which I said, "What? I can't hear you."

5. I am so far away from my fam. It sucks.

6. I have two kids in diapers. And it looks like it's going to stay that way for awhile.

7. My pelvis isn't healing faster.

8. How lonely it is to be a SAHM. Numbers 5 and 3 make it worse. My simplistic day-to-day life of two and three letter words and primary colors is rotting my brain. I don't really belong to any community, and...

9. I'm not sure I want to. Meeting new people is exhausting because I usually meet people I end up not liking. I'm going to a brunch this Sunday to meet people in my Mensa chapter- we'll see how that goes.

10. There are too many things to do around here. This weekend is the CV Fiesta, Celtic Festival, and brunch, not to mention Hubby wanting to go on a hike and take the bike out. It seems every weekend there's a lot going on, and I feel bad if we don't take advantage of it all while we're here.

11. JC isn't old enough to stand up for himself when LB beats up on him. I'm sure I'll be playing referee in the future, but right now, I have to stop every two minutes to console the baby.

12. My Everyday Food subscription hasn't come yet. I ordered it in June.

13. With money. That's all I'm gonna say about that.

14. The dryer outlet won't take our dryer plug. I can only do one load of laundry a day, sometimes two if it's exceptionally warm and dry.

15. That this summer has been the dreariest and coldest summer the peninsula has had in awhile.

I'm an idiot.

Sooo, the lady that works at my gym on Wednesday mornings is a moron. Like, not just stupid, but a full-fledged moron.

After complaining to the manager that nobody has a key to unlock the pool, the front desk people now are able to access that area. Everyone but her. She had the key but couldn't figure out how to use it. The old lady standing there with me also couldn't figure it out, and instead of allowing me to try (which I'm sure I could have figured it out), they kept trying the same way that wasn't working. Definition of stupidity, right? So what does yours truly do?

Climb the fence. With a fractured pelvis.

In all honesty, I thought I was doing just fine. I hadn't had any pelvic pain in a few weeks and I really felt good. Even while I was scaling the fence and climbing over the door, I didn't feel any pain. But I do now.

Ah, I must take after my dad:



Yep, that's a 60-something year old man, post-surgery, getting ready to ride his dirtbike. I suppose I'm just as stubborn as he is!

PS- I didn't tell Hubby that I climbed the fence. I just said "a member" did, which isn't a complete lie. I just knew that he wouldn't approve at all!... And since this is a public blog, and he can read it, I'm sure I'll be in hot water.

Random Tuesday Thoughts

I guess I should do these earlier in the day, so it's not wicked late by the time I get around to it, but with the two boys, I'm lucky I do this at all.

"Predator" is on G4's Movies That Don't Suck.... I beg to differ. Why is it that most movies on MTDS actually do suck?

I made lamb biryani tonight. On a related note, I love my slow cooker.

Our tomato plants are finally taking off. We have a bunch of little green ones, about 30 per plant. The beans and peppers are slow to grow, for some reason, but they're getting there.

Hubby taught LB to say, "Get to the choppa! Now!" I didn't think it could be said in a cute way, but I guess I was wrong.

JC crawled up to me a bit my boob. WTF?? I'm not even breastfeeding!

I finally bought a coffee maker. It has a delay button, so I will hopefully have a nice, hot cup of coffee waiting for me when I get home from the gym tomorrow morning!

My sister and brother will be visiting this September!!! YAY!!!

I need a trim really badly, but I'm waiting until December so I can go see the hairstylist I've used since high school. I love her! She can do some amazing things with my hair. :)

Oh no. I'm becoming a cliche.

Hello, my name is NHGirl, and I am a coffee drinker.

Hubby and I don't have a coffee machine. We were never those people that "need to have coffee!", but I think that's about to change.

When we were kidless, I didn't have to wake up at the ass-crack of dawn just to get to the gym so someone could watch the kids. I didn't have middle-of-the-night feedings to attend to, or human alarm clocks that go off before 6:30am every single day. I could nap when I wanted without worrying if a little person was going to light the house on fire or slice his fingers open. I didn't have to go to bed early just so I could get a full eight hours of sleep.

I still don't go to bed early, but the rest has completely changed. I'm up at 6:30am every morning, at the latest. On gym days, I'm up at 5am. LB doesn't nap any more, so that means I don't. And my gym gives free coffee, so I've begun to use that as a little morning jolt.

I think I've become dependent. I didn't have any this morning, and I feel exhausted... and it's not even 2pm. Yikes. I think Hubby and I need to take a trip to Williams Sonoma and get a coffee maker.

*sigh* Now I'm that tired mom who needs coffee. Sheesh. What next? Mom haircut, mom jeans, and a minivan??

How many of you need your a.m. coffee?? GA, I already know your answer! :)