All this week I have been struggling with the fact that I have to find a baby sitter for Baby Gnat. In fact I have been struggling with this since we left the awesome sitter when the school year ended. I contacted Community Child Care Connections and they emailed me a list of providers in V-Town and G-Town. I called all the providers here in V-Town, and either they were full or they did not answer their phones nor did they call me back when I left a message.
I resigned myself to the fact that I would have to call the names of the providers on the list, in the town south of here. The first person I called had 2 spaces available and I scheduled an interview for last night. I invited Mr. Anti-Hippie to go along, as he did not really like our other sitter. See she was in the process of being licensed and this is the Anti-Hippie's first baby so he was real nervous about her being there, I on the other hand made the executive decision and she went. I loved that sitter she was the greatest. Anyway I digress, we went to the interview last night and Anti-Hippie liked her, her name is Jamie and she has been doing daycare for over 14 years. Her house is nice and seems really kid friendly. I have a good feeling about her, but I still miss R. I did not ask about cloth diapers, but she will do breast milk. Baby Gnat will be the youngest child in her care.
I am very nervous about leaving Gnat with anyone. I feel confident I did make a good choice. I am just worried about all the changes that will be happening the next few weeks. I resigned from my job, I start student teaching on August 18th, Eddy starts school on August 18th, and the Anti Hippie is on his AT with the Navy starting on the 18th. I freak out at change, even more so than a kid would, I resist change, I am scared shit- less of change. But, every new adventure starts somewhere. Right?
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
You do not live here anymore
Dear Jim and Becki,
You no longer own this house, you sold it to Mr. Anti-Hippie and Earthy Birthy Mama. It is no longer your worry. We have two smaller children and if we want to tear up your old landscaping to make our yard bigger we are going to do so, if we want to rent a skid steer and move piles of dirt, it is our business to do so, if we want to move the rocks we can do so because we now own the house. Please quit driving by to see what we are doing. You are so creeping me out! And while we are at it tell the nosey neighbors to quit calling you every time we move a stick in our yard!
Love, Earthy Birthy Mama new owner of the house in V-Town
You no longer own this house, you sold it to Mr. Anti-Hippie and Earthy Birthy Mama. It is no longer your worry. We have two smaller children and if we want to tear up your old landscaping to make our yard bigger we are going to do so, if we want to rent a skid steer and move piles of dirt, it is our business to do so, if we want to move the rocks we can do so because we now own the house. Please quit driving by to see what we are doing. You are so creeping me out! And while we are at it tell the nosey neighbors to quit calling you every time we move a stick in our yard!
Love, Earthy Birthy Mama new owner of the house in V-Town
Thursday, July 24, 2008
You're OUT
I just got the call, he is outta there. I need to take some deep breaths on my way to pick him up. Get this: he was not listening!! Go figure, so much for date night tonight and one more night without him. I am so LIVID right now I could just spit. So off we go to pick him up. He was asked to not come tomorrow for the program, so Earth Muffin I won't be there :(
Letting it Roll off my back
So here is where I usually post something really SNARKY about Crabby Patty, but today I am all grown up and I will not let her get to me. I am letting it roll, roll, roll, right off of my back!!
And it's One, Two, Three Strikes Your Out
Eddy Haskell is at Nature Day camp this week. He is staying with my parents all this week, and he was under direct instruction not to misbehave this week, at camp and at the grandparent's house. Nature camp has a strict discipline policy that states if you get three strikes during the week they will call your parents and you will be asked to leave camp.
When I talked to Eddy on Tuesday he said camp was going well and that he could not wait until next year when the campers get to 'camp out' one night. Well, yesterday Crabby Patty calls me and tells me Eddy has something to tell me, he got two strikes. He failed to mention that one of the strikes he got on Tuesday and the other one he got Wednesday. I was so angry with him, one for being dishonest, as he has the propensity to tell people what they want to hear and two because he is such a smart kid who really should not be getting in to trouble.
So I drove up to my parents house to lecture the kid, on being dishonest and to scare the bejeebers out of him so that he won't get the THIRD strike. I laid it out that he would not be watching television, he would be going to bed early, and he would not get to go to camp early in the morning, he would be arriving at the same time as all the other campers.
So, this morning he and Crabby Patty called me to wish me a Happy Birthday. I reiterated to him once more that he does not have anymore warnings, that the next inappropriate behavior he exhibits will get him kicked out of camp.
Let's hope the phone does not ring today. And boy howdy let's hope that he keeps it in line for the next two days.
When I talked to Eddy on Tuesday he said camp was going well and that he could not wait until next year when the campers get to 'camp out' one night. Well, yesterday Crabby Patty calls me and tells me Eddy has something to tell me, he got two strikes. He failed to mention that one of the strikes he got on Tuesday and the other one he got Wednesday. I was so angry with him, one for being dishonest, as he has the propensity to tell people what they want to hear and two because he is such a smart kid who really should not be getting in to trouble.
So I drove up to my parents house to lecture the kid, on being dishonest and to scare the bejeebers out of him so that he won't get the THIRD strike. I laid it out that he would not be watching television, he would be going to bed early, and he would not get to go to camp early in the morning, he would be arriving at the same time as all the other campers.
So, this morning he and Crabby Patty called me to wish me a Happy Birthday. I reiterated to him once more that he does not have anymore warnings, that the next inappropriate behavior he exhibits will get him kicked out of camp.
Let's hope the phone does not ring today. And boy howdy let's hope that he keeps it in line for the next two days.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
My Baby is One
I have not been blogging for the past few days because:
a.) I have been busy
b.) I have been spending time with my family
and c.) Eddy left for camp on Sunday and is staying with my parents.
Yesterday was Baby Gnats first birthday, we actually celebrated it on Sunday with family, all except my parents and grandparents. See we had a party on July 4th for my Grandma's birthday and my mom and grandma gave the baby her gifts on that day. That was fine with me, except my mother Crabby Patty gave the baby an American Girl Doll, she got her Nikki the 2007 American Girl Doll of the year. Nikki is good with animals and is training a dog to be a service dog, very fitting for my mother, but WTF? Baby Gnat cannot play with this doll, not now and probably not ever, this toy is for kids 8 years and older, it says so right on the box, and this doll is not even in production anymore, so will she be worth millions when Baby Gnat is older?? Anyway it is a beautiful doll don't get me wrong, but this is like the time she bought Eddy Haskell a Fiesta Ware Tea party set when he was like 3, and he never got to use it.
Anyway we did have a lovely party the other day, she got some great appropriate outfits for the fall and winter, she got some developmentally appropriate toys that stack and sort, and Aunt Kate made her the coolest book about our back yard. Kate made this book out of fabric and she put the koi, the birds, the turtles, my garden, the dogs, everything is in this book, when I get the camera charged I need to post some pictures of this, it really kicks ass!!
Finally the cake, the cake was a huge success. I cut 3 small seedless watermelons and stacked them on a plate to make a cake of sorts, then I put some whip cream and a candle on the top and ta da, we had ourselves some cake. The baby loved it, and I even let her have the piece with the whipped cream on it and she went to town. It was a lovely party and a lovely time was had by all.
I then took Eddy down the road to meet my dad, Red Green as Eddy is staying on the "farm" for this week while he is at camp. I do miss him, as it is awfully quiet around here.
Yesterday The Anti Hippie and I went to the capital city to do some shopping and Baby Gnat hung out with us all day, I did a play by play for her as to what was happening a year ago, as it was her real birthday. We had a great day and now I cannot believe that I no longer have a baby but a one year old girl!! Happy Birthday.
a.) I have been busy
b.) I have been spending time with my family
and c.) Eddy left for camp on Sunday and is staying with my parents.
Yesterday was Baby Gnats first birthday, we actually celebrated it on Sunday with family, all except my parents and grandparents. See we had a party on July 4th for my Grandma's birthday and my mom and grandma gave the baby her gifts on that day. That was fine with me, except my mother Crabby Patty gave the baby an American Girl Doll, she got her Nikki the 2007 American Girl Doll of the year. Nikki is good with animals and is training a dog to be a service dog, very fitting for my mother, but WTF? Baby Gnat cannot play with this doll, not now and probably not ever, this toy is for kids 8 years and older, it says so right on the box, and this doll is not even in production anymore, so will she be worth millions when Baby Gnat is older?? Anyway it is a beautiful doll don't get me wrong, but this is like the time she bought Eddy Haskell a Fiesta Ware Tea party set when he was like 3, and he never got to use it.
Anyway we did have a lovely party the other day, she got some great appropriate outfits for the fall and winter, she got some developmentally appropriate toys that stack and sort, and Aunt Kate made her the coolest book about our back yard. Kate made this book out of fabric and she put the koi, the birds, the turtles, my garden, the dogs, everything is in this book, when I get the camera charged I need to post some pictures of this, it really kicks ass!!
Finally the cake, the cake was a huge success. I cut 3 small seedless watermelons and stacked them on a plate to make a cake of sorts, then I put some whip cream and a candle on the top and ta da, we had ourselves some cake. The baby loved it, and I even let her have the piece with the whipped cream on it and she went to town. It was a lovely party and a lovely time was had by all.
I then took Eddy down the road to meet my dad, Red Green as Eddy is staying on the "farm" for this week while he is at camp. I do miss him, as it is awfully quiet around here.
Yesterday The Anti Hippie and I went to the capital city to do some shopping and Baby Gnat hung out with us all day, I did a play by play for her as to what was happening a year ago, as it was her real birthday. We had a great day and now I cannot believe that I no longer have a baby but a one year old girl!! Happy Birthday.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Mosquitoes
I was under the impression that because we had such a cold winter last year that the bug population would be somewhat diminished. Was I wrong? Apparently. The Mosquitoes here are the size of golf balls and they are ruthless, they bite and bite and bite. My legs are so very bitten right now, it is as if I were a small child again. Eddy Haskell's legs look awful, what with the scabs, the blood dripping onto his socks because he won't stop scratching, and the calamine lotion that I insist he uses.
I go outside to hang up laundry, or to take down laundry, or to water the plants, or to just be outside and I am eaten alive. Now, I have tried: rubbing myself with dryer sheets, dousing myself in Vanilla, dousing myself in Warm Vanilla Sugar body splash from Bath and Body, I bought some citronella spray from our food coop, I tried Off, I have tried Deet free spray, lotions, and homemade potions. Nothing is working, my face and neck are not safe from the mosquitoes wrath. As I have posted earlier I love being outside, although right now I am considering wearing full body armor when I venture outside.
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