Dear Dunkin Donuts

What do you put in your iced coffees which makes them so good and so addicting? I drink half of you and I know I am going to feel jittery and shaking until lunch and yet I still do it.

 

I love you Iced Coffee

Parenting At It's Finest

Last night I desperately wanted to catch up on Wednesday's Big Brother episode before last nights big double eviction. So, Sophie and I sit down on the couch with some milk and we both watched Big Brother. And you know what- she watched it too.

So, basically I am molding my kid to be a reality show junkie. Nice!!!

I guess she's forgot who I am

After going out with co-workers from out of town 2 nights in a row, I saw an considerable decrease in the amount of clingy-ness Sophie usually exhibits towards me. I guess not having me at her beckon call from the time she gets home from daycare to the time she goes to bed actually seems to have done some good. Jeff even said she was easily to deal with on the second night. There was a lot less walking around the house calling out "Momma? Momma?" and whining from the little one.

So what it boils down to is this: Jeff was right.

As much as it pains me to say it, he is. I need to make time to go out with friends. Not every night, but I also don't have to be home every single night as well.

Good to know.

Whatcha Teaching Your Kid?

Every parent wants to teach thing kids to help advance them in life. Everything from numbers, letters and colors to math, writing, grammar, social skills, right from wrong- the list goes on and on.

So what am I teaching my rug rat these days?

Me: Sophie, where's your boogers?
Sophie: sticks her finger up her nose
Me: laughing hysterically


Now, everyone who has seen us do this trick tells me I will regret teaching her this one day. But my thought? Every kids picks their nose- so even if I hadn't taught her it, she would have "self learned" it later.

Short second life cont.

Finished the book. Actually liked it a lot. It was a great glimpse at the newborns perspectives. I kept hoping the inevitable wouldn't happen and Bree, Diego and Fred could end up a trio.

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

I am about to start this. Wondering how it will be. I loved the Twilight series the first time I read them. The second time around- not so much. Bella was so whiny and Edwards so control and tortured.

I loved The Host. Fantastic book. I didn't want it to end. I wanted it to go on and go and go.

So I am having mixed feelings about it. I guess I will let you know how it goes.

Big Girl

I dont know where my little baby went. Seriously, the last year and a half have FLOWN by. Tonight, we finally got to sit down and eat as a family- something that never happens. Mostly we have to put Sophie in her high chair and face her away from us or she wont eat dinner. Forget trying to all sit at the table together. All she does is scream to get in one of our laps.

Well, tonight we had success at dinner. Turns out Sophie just doesn't like the high chair. We let her sit in a seat and she eat all her food and we all got to enjoy dinner together. So nice. Mostly because Jeff and I got to eat before 8pm and we didnt have to listen to screaming to do so.

New Blog

Going to give this blogging thing a go again! Hopefully I will be able to keep it up this time!