So I spend a lot of time ruminating about good blog subjects. I file em away in the back of mind and work on them slowly in there.
Then I find I don’t have the time to sit down and write them. Thus is my problem these days..that and a total lack of focus AND a busy time of year….we have birthday to plan April, May, June and July…I don’t count mine in August. By then SOMEONE ELSE can do the planning for birthdays.
Caity’s birthday is on Wednesday. For that I need to finish up cards and gifts and some sort of cupcake thing for the class. Was THINKING about baking mini one’s.
But I should have a REAL cake (real for Caity means in a theme of her choice!) for us to do candles and Happy Birthday.
Today Adam is going to the library with his class…the OTHER one, meaning I had to find his library card.
Tuesday evening we are supposedly attending a Canadians Game.
Thursday he is supposed to be going swimming with his class. We have to pack for everything due to the weather.
Saturday is the day of Caity’s party.
I spent $187 at Michaels buying baking, decorating, craft, and goodie bag supplies.
I have lost my freaking mind.
We are PRAYING for nice weather and Caity wants us to decorate the gazebo thingie out on the patio to be all princessy. So I bought some tulle and fake flowers and doilies for the cake plates.
It is a Princess and the Frog theme party. I already BOUGHT a bunch of birthday stuff in that them.
Again…I have lost my suposedtobeonabudget mind.
I am currently filling out my health claim form so I can get some money back to refill the quickly depleting bank account.
Did I mention we haven’t gotten the promised birthday bike yet!? GAH.
I also bought a Carpet Cleaner…a mini Bissell Turbo thing……oooh it is sweet…..THAT was worth it. My stairs are shiny…and it is nice and easy to use..so with it I will be able to fake the appearance of caring for my house!
We won’t talk about how much I spent at Wal-Mart. Though I did buy a car seat for my mom’s car…that didn’t help.
Sigh…I hate watching my money vanish. And I hate that I like that new Wal Mart on Grandview so much. It is pretty and filled with STUFF…and good choc chip cookies.
I especially hate it when I don’t feel that the effort is not appreciated..but then I wonder…how SHOULD a child understand ‘effort’ and ‘money’ and all that. I keep trying to remember if I thought about how much money or effort my mom went to for stuff, or if I just enjoyed the moment.
I think I am too hard on my kids.
Or expect too much. The neighbour kids say I am mean and hate me. I think they are mouthy louts who need ‘real’ parenting. I have a feeling there is a balance in between.
Lack of sleep doesn’t help. It has now been 11 months. I won’t bore you with more whining.
We were doing another go around for the Rocky Sleep Study, with the actigraph being worn by Tara and myself keeping a sleep diary…or ‘un’ sleep diary in our case.
It only helps in that it shows just how active our little girl really is.
Or how active all our kids are..holy shit….
And while Adam enjoyed the day camp that the local community centre last year…it is populated by all the WORST kids in the area..the bullies, and problem kids and he spent too much time battling them.
Soooo I could send him to another place..but being a one car family makes getting him some place EVERY DAY a bit of a hassle.
All summer programs for more than one kid are a bit of a hassle.
I am totally stumped.
Prices of all the COOL stuff doesn’t help either. Sigh.
I just don’t want them playing with the local kids are summer long and having to listen to a litany of ‘he hit me,’ she hit me,’ he’s mean,’ ‘she’s being mean,’ nobody like me…and on and on and on.
I will lose my freaking mind.
Once again..this blog is a perfect read if you are on the fence about having kids..according to my son…’don’t!’
Don’t unless you have the patience of a saint and are crafty.
I am neither.
Though I am a little bit proud of the mini cupcakes I made today.
Caity did the sprinkles.
I may bake a wak of them for Saturday instead of buying some….we will see!
edited to add..bike is bought…and sort of hid…phew!
Texan Mama says
May I give you my best advice about the carpet cleaner? From a carpet cleaner owner? Only use the shampoo setting every other time. Because, you see, much soap is left over each time and when you use it on “rinse only” you actually will activate the leftover soap from last time.
Sometimes the water I use just doesn’t get quite hot enough, so… this is a new trick I”m trying… I get some really hot water, then boil a little bit more, then put them both in a WATERING CAN to sprinkle it on the carpet and use the steam cleaner to just suck up the hot water (I don’t use the button to spray more on, I just suck up the extra water, so make sure your reservoir tank is a little bit empty to get all that water). This is especially useful in the minivan.
Hope that helps!
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Carrie says
V’s birthay party is this weekend too. I am praying for sunshine. Or at least no rain. I do NOT want 10 kids ages 1-5 running about my house.
Good luck with Caity’s party, I’m sure it will rock because you are a great Mum ๐
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Amber says
Those cupcakes look YUMMY. You have every right to be proud of them. ๐
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Lucy says
But parties are supposed to be fun! Wah! I love your mini cupcakes though! Can you send me some of those? Wait! I have to go find out where in this huge country of Canada you are!
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