I’m a SAHM (for today)

I’ve got the day off today, woohooo! I have a million and one things I’d like to get done today, so I’m taking a page from Jenny’s SAHM manual and making a to-do list. I thought I’d share it with all of you so you can laugh at my optimism… I plan to update it from time to time today so you can see how many things I actually get done.

To set the parameters, it’s 7:59 right now, and I have to be out the door (all dressed up) by 2:15.

Here we go.

Mop kitchen floor
Take Kate for her flu shot
Call plumber about dishwasher (he should remember how to get to our house as he was JUST HERE fixing the hot water heater. But I digress.)
Change sheets on all the beds
Wash said sheets
Do 3-4 loads of other various laundry
— Clean up dining room area
— Clean bathrooms
Put dinner in the crockpot
— Vacuum living room and bedrooms
— Organize pantry
— Clean out freezer
Shower and get dressed in real clothes
Pick up Andy from school at 2:30 and then
Renew driver’s license
Vote (Ohio has early voting!)
Drop kids off at my dad’s
— Attend funeral visitation

Thus far today I have:
— Cuddled with the kiddos and watched Phineas and Ferb
— Written this blog post.
— Wiped Kate’s butt.

Ok that’s all I can think of for the time being. What’s that I hear? Laughing? No, Jenny, you may not collect bets on how many things I will actually accomplish.

Check back to see the progress I’m not making throughout the day!

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Kroger Gift Card Winners!

I did draw the winners of this contest on Saturday, but I forgot to POST them. Oopsie! What can I say, I have MOMNESIA! The winners are Dana and Stacie MC. Ladies, I am emailing ya so check those inboxes! Thanks to all who entered and Kroger.com for the great giveaway!

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It is Finished.

irresistible Soph

Friday I nursed my little Sophie girl for the last time. It was high time, as she is 23 months old, and I’ve been complaining about wanting to wean her on this here blog for months. We had been down to one feeding, only in the morning, for two weeks, and I knew that with my husband home on Saturday, I could just hide (a.k.a. SLEEP IN) in the morning and avoid nursing her that way. So that’s what we did, and it worked just fine. She tried to nurse once in the afternoon but I just told her “all done” and cuddled her while she fussed. She got over it pretty quickly. Sunday we did the same thing, and it wasn’t a problem at all.

Friday morning when I was nursing her, I knew it was more than likely going to be the last time. So I savored it. I stroked her face and her hair and relished her sweetness. Then she finished up, jumped up, and got to the business of playing.

She didn’t know it was going to be the last time. I’m trying not to feel guilty about that. What do you think she would have done if she had known?

I know I should be happy, feel liberated, be elated even. Part of me is all those things. I loooove wearing a regular bra! I look forward to my hormones balancing out and to being able to take an aspirin for goodness sake!

But right now, looking at her, watching her play, listening to her babble, knowing she’s my last baby, it’s all I can do to keep myself from pulling up my shirt and goin’ one more round.

I’m riding the emotional roller coaster and the “off” switch appears to be broken…could someone call a handy carnie and shut this thing down?

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