Letter

The more I think about this the more angrier I get. My SIL in California is pregnant again, except it is a big secret. She is keeping it a secret from me and the other SIL until she is so pregnant we could not possibly steal her thunder. Yet, every time another member of the family has gotten pregnant she has gotten pregnant so she could steal their thunder. She always had more of what ever it was that the other pregnant person had, whether it was weight gain, cravings, cramps, pain, ect.. So, I just have to draft her a quick note so that this is not sticking in my craw for the rest of the week.


Dear Em,

I heard you were pregnant. Well gosh I hope I am not pregnant too, my period is seven days late, albeit that it is still pretty irregular since I am still breast feeding the Gnat. But let's get one thing straight if the other SIL or myself wishes to get pregnant then we are in no way stealing your thunder, this will be your fourth kid and you are only 26. You have not done the best job at raising the three you have, so let's think about this for a second... Do you only like them when they are babies and they constantly need your attention? Do you like the attention you get when you walk around all pregnant? Do you like the attention you get when you walk around with your troupe of three plus the baby?

WELL I sure hope my period comes soon, I would surely upstage you since I am here with all the family and all..
Think about it.
Talk to you really soon.

Love,
Earthy Birthy Mama

I have been tagged...

I was tagged by my friend, Earth Muffin, this tagging happened about a month ago, but alas I have been so busy it had to wait until now. I am not tagging anyone although if you want to play just copy and paste and add your answers.

Have Fun!!

A. Attached or single?
Attached, I really like being married. There is something safe and comforting in knowing that I will always have a someone to come home to, even if we disagree!

B. Best friend?
Earth Muffin and Aunt Kiki are probably two of my closest friends.

C. Cake or pie?
I love cake, just cake no icing, I totally love cake batter too. I love bundt cakes the best.

D. Day of choice?
I love Friday afternoons, the anticipation for the weekend

E. Essential item?
chap-stick, I am totally with EM on this one, also my sunglasses

F. Favorite color?
Yellow

G. Gummy bears or worms?
I love sour gummy worms and red gummy bears

H. Hometown?
Well I grew up in A-Town, but now reside in V-Town which is really small

I. Indulgence?
Pedicures, expensive beer, wine (I drink $5.00 bottles of Illinois Cellars, Norton)

J. January or July?
I like the newness of January, but the baby' s birthday is in July so I'll take either

K. Kids?
Yes, and I want more

L. Life isn’t complete without?
My Anti-Hippie and my kids

M. Marriage date?
November 5, 2005

N. Number of brothers & sisters?
One, Uncle Nascar

O. Oranges or apples?
both, but I like green apples the best

P. Phobias?
I have OCD so I am not really scared of anything but dirt

Q. Quotes?
"The recollection of quality remains long after the price is forgotten"

R. Reasons to smile?
My family, my friends, our health

S. Season of choice?
Early Summer or maybe Spring

T. Tag seven peeps]
I can't
(Sorry, Not tagging anyone. Many of the people I read don't seem to do memes. )

U. Unknown fact about me?
I can stand up and pee!! Really, I taught myself on a camping trip, I can stand and pee, bet your jealous!

V. Vegetable?
I like most all vegetables, artichokes and avocados are my favorites

W. Worst habits?
yelling at my kid Eddy, being bitchy, saying I'm sorry when I did not do anything, oh yeah and the guilt, good old catholic guilt.

X. X-ray or ultrasound?
Huh?? I had ultra sounds with both kids

Y. Your favorite food?
Cheese and salads

Z. Zodiac sign?
I am a Leo, bossy and in charge.

Putting away Summer

Well I think today might just be one of the last warm days of our Indian Summer. I have this feeling in my bones that I need to take all my beautiful flowers to the covered back porch, for some frost protection, so that I may enjoy them just a little longer. I saw the golden rod a few weeks ago, and the wives tale says with in weeks of seeing the golden rod there will be frost.
Now I am not complaining about the weather we have been having, it has been glorious, but it too must go. I have already begun to see some Sugar Maple trees start to turn. The ones I saw were a most beautiful crimson and yellow, also the hickory trees have already turned yellow.
So on this fair Sunday I am on my way outside to decorate for Halloween and to put my lovely summer flowers on the back porch. Fear not readers the flowers will return next April in all their stunning glory, until then though I will remember how they looked this past summer

WTF Wednesday

Hey Peeps! It is time for another WTF Wednesday. I know I have been away for a long time, but I have a really great reason, and it is called sleep. I am so very tired when I get home from work each night, and after fixing dinner I do not feel much like blogging or even getting on line so that is that.
Before I start my WTF I must say that student teaching is going so well, I love my class and Peter my cooperating teacher.

WTF People who do not use your turn signals? If you are going to turn, put your flipping turn signal on so that people know you are going to turn. Sometimes on my drive home, I find myself using the turn signal on the one way part of the square in C-Ville. People just use it, it is not that big of a deal, how about you get off your phone to free up one of your hands and use your blinker?

WTF 9 year old Eddy? Why are your teachers calling me already? It is only the 6th week of school, could you not wait to start misbehaving until like February? Come on, quit giving your teachers a hard time and for Pete's Sake bring your fricking assignment notebook home as well as your books, okay?

WTF Family? Why do you need to eat each and every night? Why? When I come home from work I am really tired, too tired in fact to make dinner AND clean it up. Husband, dear husband PLEASE BE PROACTIVE AND FIX SOME FREAKING DINNER!!!!

WTF third grade student who gags when he gets in trouble? Please do not gag around me, do not puke around me, do not make the heaving sound around me, I HATE PUKE it will make me puke. When you get in trouble kid, you are in trouble, I caught you, you are busted, so please do not gag when I take you out in the hall to discuss your behavior.

Gosh this was to therapeutic, I need to get up here more often. Talk to y'all later.

Holy Shit Where Did the Week Go?

Well I have two MeMes from Earth Muffin that I have to do, as well as a ton of other shit so that all must wait until the weekend. But I have a ton of other shit to get off my chest so here goes.

I took Baby Gnat to the Doctor this week as she needed a physical for the new babysitter. Well... um.... I am a great, wonderful, loving caring, outstanding mother but I have not kept up on her immunizations. Like, she has not had any since she left the hospital the day she was born. Now I am not trying to be radical in not immunizing my child, but for crying out loud Doctor. Do not belittle me for not doing so, she is my child and I am SUPER busy and actually we do not go to the Doctor that often so getting her immunized was not my top priority. Also, public health clinic please do not talk down to me, I am not PWT (poor white trash), and when I decline the MMR because I would like to find a Green Doctor who will give the MMR in three separate shots please do not announce to the whole group of people waiting in line that "SHE DECLINED THE MMR" while you are shouting across the room to the nurse who is setting up what vaccinations Baby Gnat will be getting. See the county Public Health Service has a clinic at various locales throughout the county on various days of the week, their set up so that when you walk in the door you sign in and get the necessary paper work filled out for the vaccinations you need, then they tell the nurse across the room what she needs to get out, then you walk across the room (this happened to be a fellowship hall at a tiny church), and you get the said shots. I am not a criminal because I didn't have my vaccines up to date. Also Doctor, if I choose to not feed Baby Gnat meat until she is older, that is okay too. She is getting all the protein she needs from my BOOBS, and from the various vegetables and dairy products that I feed her. She eats tofu, she eats beans, I eat nuts and meat. I think her dietary intake of protein is satisfactory. And no, Crabby Patty I am not starting some radical movement by not vaccinating my kid. Like I said MY KID.

Okay on to less bitchier things. I love my cooperating teacher, Pete. She has already let me teach some lessons, which have gone great. I like my class of Third Graders, they are so eager to learn and think that it is really neat that I am still in school and that they get to have 2 teachers until December. They actually listen to me and respect me like they should. YIPEE.

I bought a book that is helping me deal with Eddy's health issues and that is going GREAT. Three days of being TOTALLY CLEAN!!! He is actually behaving himself while the Anti-Hippie has been gone, and I can see that he is really trying to help me. He is a great kid with tons of potential to be a wonderful adult, and I love him dearly, I hope we are on the road to recovery and we have turned over a new leaf.

I still have not found before or after school care for Eddy but Baby Gnat's sitter is really working out. She is very patient with the fact that Baby Gnat is having some separation anxiety right now, and was so excited about Baby Gnat taking her first steps on Wednesday at her house. That makes me sad that I was not there, but I am happy it happened at Jamie's house.

I miss the Anti-Hippie so much, but when he leaves for two weeks it gives me time to assert some of my independence. I feel empowered, (I feel empowered when he is here, but right now it is just me, I have the 2 kids and I am responsible for EVERYTHING). I also am not washing 17 loads of laundry a day, nor am I washing dishes every night. I miss him and can't wait to F*** his brains out when he gets home, but being here alone reminds me how lucky I am than I have such a good guy whom is not bothered by helping out equally with housework or child rearing.

Well it seems like this week just flew by, and not that I am hoping my life away but let the next 14 weeks go by equally as fast so that I can be finished with this student teaching and I can work on getting my own classroom, or at least a job!

WHEW!

My cooperating teacher cusses like a sailor and drinks beer!! My cooperating teacher whom I'll call Peter (even though she is a girl), is very nice. What was I worrying about? We have 23 third graders in a school that is less than 5 years old. So everything is new, it still looks new, smells new, and makes for a wonderful learning environment. Peter seems really cool and we ate lunch in a diner today owned by some DEADHEADS, it was way cool. Peter is willing to let me have whatever materials I need and do whatever I need to do. I am so relieved. This might just be a wonderful learning experience.

The babysitter whom I'll call Smith, is also wonderful. Baby Gnat seemed to really take to her. She took her naps at the appropriate times and was well behaved. Smith also agreed to use cloth diapers, whooohooo!! Which saves me some cash, as I will be cash strapped very soon. Also, one of my ex-boyfriends little girl goes to Smith's. When we interviewed Smith she asked me if I knew Gretchen Wilson (that is my ex-boyfriends ex-wife, he started dating her shortly after we broke up). I told Smith that I knew Gretchen (that is really who she looks like). Well today when I pulled up, I noticed this red haired little girl, and I knew right away who she was even though I never met her, because she looks just like the ex's brother Joey. Anyway Gretchen and Jake got divorced last year sometime, and I know this because I read it in the local paper, and Gretchen is a single mom with this little girl. Gretchen did not get a teaching job this year, but needed work and a sitter so they are back at Smith's house.

Anyway, all in all a good day. I really have nothing to be worried about, except Eddy's child care situation. I did call the day care center here in town and got on their wait list and I put an ad in the paper for a teenager who could come before and after school to watch Eddy. I hope this works, until then he is at my FIL's.

Hope everyone else had a good Monday or First Day Back at School.

Good Bye Summer

Good Bye Summer. I really enjoyed you this year, though I really miss the pool from our old house. See, if I still had the pool, I could hang on to summer just a bit longer, but I digress.


Things I really enjoyed this summer:

• Not having to get up early
• Reading the newspaper and refilling my coffee cup several times while reading and doing the puzzles
• My Garden
• My Flowers
• Watching my kids have fun and enjoy the summer (except for that time Eddy got kicked out of camp)
• My new bike
• Sewing ( this will be a future Blog post, some things I made need buttons)
• Canning vegetables from Garden
• Baby Gnat turning one
• Spending time with the Anti Hippie
• Some of the nice weather we have been having
• Good Books

So, good bye summer, I will catch you on the flip side. Thanks for coming this year. Talk to you later. EBM