OK so it's Tuesday, and I've got my snazzy Purple Random Tuesday badge that I copy pasted and linked from over here....
I'm a follower, I like to play with the big kids. Speaking of big kids, I'm weaned off the sippy cup,and I'm parenting solo during the daytime hours. YAY! for slow but steady recovery. I'm still seeping but it's just seepage, no one ever died from seepage right? my Dr is till on vacation I think. I didn't bother going to visit he intern at the ER, waiting times suck.
Let's see, kids, TJ has to do a food log this past weekend. I of course had to write the teacher an explaination for the less then stellar choices. I just couldn't live with myself sending him in with the following entries, "hot dogs,hamburgers, fries, ice cream, Creameggs, Toast, cinnamon sugar, frosted flakes, more hot dogs, more hamburgers, tacos...etc" all premade or overly salted stuff. I wrote "I'm on second week of recovery from abdominal surgery, my husband(who doesn't usually cook) and my in laws, (who have retired from cooking) have been supplying the boys with food. I felt a need to explain" cause seriously if you've been reading here over the last oh 5yrs, you know I like to bake from scratch, youknow I like real food, and you know I like whole wheat flour, apples sauce and LESS sugar and salt in my recipes. I cringed when he lft for school. Maybe it's the control freak in me?
AJ? his new goal is life is to drive MJ crazy. HE must say his name about 8-30times a day in a row even. Why? I' don't know? power trip at being 3.5yrs older? he's smarter? Maybe but it's really not easy to listen to? He's not he boss, but neither is MJ
Things I learned that MJ can do himself? pour milk from the bag into a glass with no spill, word searches, tuck himself in, and get himself a snack. Cheese chunks and crackers and a fruit cup. (I know the syrup...)
Things that hubbie can do? Find a costume for a play, cook pork chops from scratch, and make them taste good, cook chicken thighs from scratch, no not the ones scratching in the barnyard, but he did defrost and bake chicken thighs. Of course this all points to the fact that I'm not NEEDED.
They are all growing up. They are all learning to do for themselves, and they wont need me to do it all. Oh this is scary stuff, I might really really have to get a JOB!? ACK!... why no I haven't handed out any resumes yet, but I did print them again. Small steps, we all need small steps.
NO I'm not a Drama Queen! I'm allowed to whine. I'm sure I just lost more readers.
6 comments:
Oh that menu certainly leaves something to be desired....my kids would be in heaven. Perhaps I should have sent you my hubby, he likes to cook, and he's not half-bad!
Sure, I'll take him of course today I'm making pizza dough in the bread maker. I'll chop but I'm not lifting the pans or rolling the dough. And Certainly not rolling in dough. HA!
lol, I would feel the need to explain that menu too.
You're needed. If you're feeling less needed, get a dog or something else needy ;)
you know I keep eying everyone's dogs, we had the cutest springer come into the yard about 2wks ago. Friendly and cute, and she really loved AJ but AJ at 7.5 almost moved himself into the main road to get away from her happiness. MJ has 5 stuffed dogs in bed with him, I'm sure he'd love it, but the poop! that's what keeps me from doing it, They poop!
I changed the comment thingy back because it was driving me crazy.
Canadians (and other commonwealth countries) are entitled to a one-time-only 'working holiday' visa in Australia. So yes, we were picking those oranges legally ;)
ah see now I understand. :)
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