Pepsi and Pancakes

Yep, that's lunch today.

Pancakes because Maggie's still eating soft foods and Pepsi because I haven't had any caffeine yet today. Not the best combination. I love both equally but some things are better left seperate.

So we got a phone call about 1030 last night. Our best friend had been to the doc yesterday and I hadn't heard from her again so we were a bit worried - well, I was. I forgot to tell Matt about it. Turns out, her boyfriend was having an appendectomy. He hadn't been feeling well and ended up in urgent care most of the day and then on to the hospital for surgery last night. "Emergency" might be stretching it a bit, but "urgent" certainly wouldn't be. She and Matt just picked up his car and parked it in front of our house for a few days until they can get it back to their apartment.

Maggie and Abbie have been on each other's last nerve today - most of the day. That's not unusual. They're so close in age that they know how to push each other's buttons. Lunchtime was getting so contentious that Maggie is eating her [un-syruped] pancakes in her room with her apple juice and Sprite [another great combination].

And Matt's not going to be home at all today. Fantasy baseball draft is tonight *rolleyes*. They only do live drafts twice a year - once for football and once for baseball - but it always seems to fall at the most inopportune times. Today, for example. It's his early morning - gone by 730 - and we'll probably all be sound asleep by the time he gets home - and we're fairly 'late to bed' type people. Maggie is just well enough that she thinks she ought to get to do everything she normally does, but not well enough to actually do all of those things. They need baths tonight - something they much prefer to do with Dad.

But at the same time, I can run things the way I want today without worrying about Matt not knowing that I already said no to something or things of that nature. I can get the house cleaned up - actually would be pretty easy today - and get some schoolwork done and then curl up on the couch with a good movie or something as soon as the girls are all in bed, which will be pretty early tonight because we'll all be ready for it.

Okay - so I should be doing something more productive than blogging. Like the house cleaning or schoolwork I just mentioned...

Monday night musings

I love Monday nights. Matt takes the girls with him to men's group and I get to hang out alone in my house and just chill. Maggie is home tonight because it has been less than a week since she had her tonsils and adenoids taken out and tubes put in both ears. She's doing better overall but is currently watching her new Backyardigans video and eating ice cream in her room so it's kind of like being home alone.

I'm not sure where I want this blog to go - overall, I mean. It's not our journey to being debt free like Joel's [www.JoelMaxwell.com], though we are on our way!! It won't be nearly as scripturally profound as Amy's [Joel's wife, www.gentlewhisper.com] or, well, besides Amanda, those are the only bloggers I know [at least as far as I know]. I like the quote on Amy's page - Life is random, so is my blog - or something to that effect. I think that's probably what this will be. And I'll be sure to let you [all two or three of you who may read this] know when we pay off our next debt [bed and van are done!].

I am sitting here looking around the living room. The floor is covered with toys and many of the things I love are packed up and in my sister's garage. Some of them I'll never miss, but many I do - I just need more room to put them in. Anyone know anyone looking for a three bedroom, one bath, great starter home with a big backyard on a fairly quiet street? We love the house - it's been perfect for us, but we outgrew it a baby and a half ago. Why is it that we can get all the laundry clean [which is definately a start] but I can never get it all put up at the same time?

I miss having quiet moments like this on a more regular basis. It was pretty easy to have quiet time when I only had an infant who slept well and Matt worked 40+ hours a week while taking 10 graduate credits and doing a 20 hour internship. Don't get me wrong - I love having him home more, but I miss the quiet, alone time too.

But all quiet moments must come to an end and I should go grade papers or something so that I can have some quiet moments tomorrow during naptime. Maggie probably won't go to school, but hopefully I can get her to lay down when the little girls do. And this is probably long enough for my second blog! ;-)

My first blog

Hmmm - real exciting.

Always wanted my own blog. Now I have it! Thanks for pointing me this direction, Amanda! [Have I ever mentioned to you that my great-grandma was Amanda and I'd love to name one of my girls that - contemplated it for Emily, but Matt wouldn't go for it - and we already have an "A" in Abbie and an "M" in Maggie [for the Mandie nickname that would go with it, but she'd have her own book series!]

Gotta go be productive...