Our family is healthy. I'm not divorced, separated or widowed (but have friends that are all of the above). It's not raining in my kitchen from leaking pipes. My daughter isn't pregnant (nor my son's girlfriend). My son hasn't been arrested for dealing drugs or theft to pay for said illegal substances. My coffee is sweet and hot beside me.
Why, with all that i have going for me, do i still wake with a dread of the little things that make me crazy? Why do i allow my son's "not working up to potential" get on my last nerve and rob me of the happiness that should be mine? Why does my daughter's inability to manage her life without my picking up the slack (pack my lunch, drive me to school, wake me at 5:00 so that i can do the homework that i didn't do last night while i was out with my friends) drag me in? I won't even start on being two close flying planes with Joe. I can see him out the window but we seem to pass in different flight patterns (thank goodness for non-sleeping air traffic controllers!).
Off to wake my son, drive my daughter to school and come home to clean. Yes, it's a blessing to have the flexibility to be able to drive them hither and yon and to be cleaning my beautiful house on a friday morning instead of slaving away at a job that i hate. I just need to restart my mood and, like the Partridges used to sing, "come on, get happy!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GgIWuBeDrE
Friday, April 29, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
spring has sprung
with a brief spat of winter last night... that froze all the potted plants that i'd installed last week...aaaargh! i should have used ama's rule of waiting until Mother's Day to plant....this is what i get for my over-enthusiasm! :-S
being a big person, being a little person
There are advantages to being a "big person", an adult if you will. Reaching the grocery items on the top shelf. Never having to do long division by hand. Being able to watch the "good movies" (that have bad words). Being able to buy the newest techno-gadget... just because you want it.... without having to ask a parent. No more snarky high/middle-school evaluations of your outfit/hairstyle/body habitus/make-up.
All good.
There are, however, some serious drawbacks, as well. No one will else will pay for the newest techno-gadget that you crave. You have to actually do the grocery shopping. And the social outlets are...well...limited.
It's way easier to make friends (casual and more BFF) when one is in contact with others day in and day out. The friendly girl next to you in Spanish class, the co-worker on a Key club project, the project lead in the AP world presentation. Once one is an adult, the social outlets are limited. Where does one really make friends? Not in the grocery aisle. Not driving the kids to and from school/activities/sports. Not cleaning or sewing or running errands. While the criticisms of the "mean girls" at school may be a drag, at least it's attention and notice of one's existence. Being a big person-- kinda lonely.
Off to drive the kids to school and run errands. Quiet day off but, then again, they usually are. I think that my sister and sister-in-laws had the right idea in staying in the same neighborhood. At least they have family nearby and, for my sis-in-law, all of the high school friends. Company for scrapbooking nights and child-care exchange. I cannot even get someone to be an emergency contact for my kids' school papers. d
All good.
There are, however, some serious drawbacks, as well. No one will else will pay for the newest techno-gadget that you crave. You have to actually do the grocery shopping. And the social outlets are...well...limited.
It's way easier to make friends (casual and more BFF) when one is in contact with others day in and day out. The friendly girl next to you in Spanish class, the co-worker on a Key club project, the project lead in the AP world presentation. Once one is an adult, the social outlets are limited. Where does one really make friends? Not in the grocery aisle. Not driving the kids to and from school/activities/sports. Not cleaning or sewing or running errands. While the criticisms of the "mean girls" at school may be a drag, at least it's attention and notice of one's existence. Being a big person-- kinda lonely.
Off to drive the kids to school and run errands. Quiet day off but, then again, they usually are. I think that my sister and sister-in-laws had the right idea in staying in the same neighborhood. At least they have family nearby and, for my sis-in-law, all of the high school friends. Company for scrapbooking nights and child-care exchange. I cannot even get someone to be an emergency contact for my kids' school papers. d
Saturday, January 1, 2011
mushroom stroganoff 1/1/11
Leave it to simmer all day. Come home to a house that smells great and dinner that's waiting for you. How cool is that?!
MUSHROOM STROGANOFF
8-16oz mushrooms, quartered
1T oil (or not)
saute and set aside
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 onion, sliced
8oz green beans, sliced
1T oil
saute to soft, add:
2T flour
cook until "raw taste" is gone, about 3 minutes
dump in crock pot with :
8oz tomato sauce
2C water
(bouillon packet)
1 1/2T Sweet Hungarian Paprika
cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, covered
add reserved, sauteed mushrooms and 1/3-1/2 C sour cream (and salt/pepper to taste), turn crock pot to HIGH and cook for 15-30 minutes, uncovered
serve over fluffy noodles or rice or angel hair
yum! yummy! yum!
MUSHROOM STROGANOFF
8-16oz mushrooms, quartered
1T oil (or not)
saute and set aside
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 onion, sliced
8oz green beans, sliced
1T oil
saute to soft, add:
2T flour
cook until "raw taste" is gone, about 3 minutes
dump in crock pot with :
8oz tomato sauce
2C water
(bouillon packet)
1 1/2T Sweet Hungarian Paprika
cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, covered
add reserved, sauteed mushrooms and 1/3-1/2 C sour cream (and salt/pepper to taste), turn crock pot to HIGH and cook for 15-30 minutes, uncovered
serve over fluffy noodles or rice or angel hair
yum! yummy! yum!
five things in 2011
Ok, so other than my son, my life is essentially all blessed. Alessandra is great. Having fun playing Donkey Kong and giggling at the baby monkey. My husband is holding down the fort in the kitchen with the boy. I"m hiding in our room with the computer because i just cannot take being in his presence (the boy, not the husband). It's still not raining in my kitchen and i'm off to soak in the hot tub and look at the stars. So, if i can just time my passage through the kitchen for after the dishes have been done/broken by the boy, i'm golden. :o)
I"m to be skipping church tomorrow as my buddy from work called and invited me to go snow shoeing. I had intended to go today but it was too cold and windy earlier (coldest day this winter) and the sun sets at 1630. So......tomorrow morning, 1015, up to Cedar Crest with my snow shoes and lots of layers to hike across the snow with Kim, Michael and their puppies.
Wish me luck! She is a Senior Olympian (volleyball) and in fantastic shape. I've only ever snow shoed once. She's going to kick my butt. Have me for breakfast. Leave me in the dust (err...snow). I'll let you know the damage tomorrow night...
This will be fun!
I"m to be skipping church tomorrow as my buddy from work called and invited me to go snow shoeing. I had intended to go today but it was too cold and windy earlier (coldest day this winter) and the sun sets at 1630. So......tomorrow morning, 1015, up to Cedar Crest with my snow shoes and lots of layers to hike across the snow with Kim, Michael and their puppies.
Wish me luck! She is a Senior Olympian (volleyball) and in fantastic shape. I've only ever snow shoed once. She's going to kick my butt. Have me for breakfast. Leave me in the dust (err...snow). I'll let you know the damage tomorrow night...
This will be fun!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
5 things
Sometimes it's hard to come up with five things that are good in my life right this very minute. And other days....well....it's hard to limit myself to just five.
It's 0648 on a Tuesday before Christmas. I'm off work until....well....i'm not scheduled again on a date that ends in 2010. So, good to be me. Joe is already at work but hoping to be home earlier than last night's arrival at almost 2000 (8pm). We're going out with friends tonight so i'm crossing my fingers that today is a shorter day for him.
He's off tomorrow (me too!) so we're going out to lunch. I love, love, love his days off in the middle of the week. Usually the kids are at school and we just run errands and go out to lunch. With the kids being home tomorrow, he'll get to spend an extra "weekend day" with them, doing whatever. I fear that they may have more Christmas stuff to do but i'm out of the loop on that one. The only Christmas stuff that Joe has to do is for me and i've said many times that i have already everything that i need. In fact, more than i need.
I have a new washer and dryer (front loaders, both). Woohoo. Surely a sign that i'm a "grown-up" when i'm excited about laundry appliances. :-S They are noisier than my former set and take longer (one hour and 45 minutes for the "whitest white" load with pre-soak in bleach!!) but i can do two loads-worth of clothes at once. Twice as many clothes, twice the length of the wash/dry cycle. It balances out.
It's a few days before Christmas....the sky is clear and blue.....and it's 54 degrees. The Sandia Crest ski area opened yesterday (just up the road...then up the mountain). The crest has two feet of snow and looks lovely. I'm hoping to go up there this weekend to snow shoe (last year's AMAZING gift from my FANTASTIC husband!). Then home to the hot tub and mango pop. See? It's hard to limit myself to only five great things in my life.
And i get to see my mommy in a few weeks.
And i get to go to Mexico and lie on the beach, immobile, like a beached whale, and read trash magazines while drinking Hummingbirds in a few weeks.
And it's not raining in my kitchen. :-)
Off to take a walk to get the applesauce to make cinnamon "cookies" with glue as decorations for the tree. They take five days (!) to dry so i'd best get started ASAP.
It's 0648 on a Tuesday before Christmas. I'm off work until....well....i'm not scheduled again on a date that ends in 2010. So, good to be me. Joe is already at work but hoping to be home earlier than last night's arrival at almost 2000 (8pm). We're going out with friends tonight so i'm crossing my fingers that today is a shorter day for him.
He's off tomorrow (me too!) so we're going out to lunch. I love, love, love his days off in the middle of the week. Usually the kids are at school and we just run errands and go out to lunch. With the kids being home tomorrow, he'll get to spend an extra "weekend day" with them, doing whatever. I fear that they may have more Christmas stuff to do but i'm out of the loop on that one. The only Christmas stuff that Joe has to do is for me and i've said many times that i have already everything that i need. In fact, more than i need.
I have a new washer and dryer (front loaders, both). Woohoo. Surely a sign that i'm a "grown-up" when i'm excited about laundry appliances. :-S They are noisier than my former set and take longer (one hour and 45 minutes for the "whitest white" load with pre-soak in bleach!!) but i can do two loads-worth of clothes at once. Twice as many clothes, twice the length of the wash/dry cycle. It balances out.
It's a few days before Christmas....the sky is clear and blue.....and it's 54 degrees. The Sandia Crest ski area opened yesterday (just up the road...then up the mountain). The crest has two feet of snow and looks lovely. I'm hoping to go up there this weekend to snow shoe (last year's AMAZING gift from my FANTASTIC husband!). Then home to the hot tub and mango pop. See? It's hard to limit myself to only five great things in my life.
And i get to see my mommy in a few weeks.
And i get to go to Mexico and lie on the beach, immobile, like a beached whale, and read trash magazines while drinking Hummingbirds in a few weeks.
And it's not raining in my kitchen. :-)
Off to take a walk to get the applesauce to make cinnamon "cookies" with glue as decorations for the tree. They take five days (!) to dry so i'd best get started ASAP.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
121510
Still pretty well off, luck-wise.
I was off work most of the day. Took a great hot yoga class that kicked my butt. Got to spend some time chatting with a friend over lunch. Went to Jo-Ann's and got fabric for a christmas present (that i have to sew and package and deliver before Saturday-- yikes!). Had really yummy soup for dinner (and get to have it again tomorrow night) and the rest of the family liked their dinner. And i work Thursday and Friday.....maybe. If the census at the hospital is down, i get sent home. To sew. And read. So, i either make $$ and get to socialize with my co-workers or i get to stay/go home and have the whole house to little ole me. Win-win!!
Off to the hot tub now (win!) then to bed with flannel sheets and the wind blowing outside. Good to be me. :o)
I was off work most of the day. Took a great hot yoga class that kicked my butt. Got to spend some time chatting with a friend over lunch. Went to Jo-Ann's and got fabric for a christmas present (that i have to sew and package and deliver before Saturday-- yikes!). Had really yummy soup for dinner (and get to have it again tomorrow night) and the rest of the family liked their dinner. And i work Thursday and Friday.....maybe. If the census at the hospital is down, i get sent home. To sew. And read. So, i either make $$ and get to socialize with my co-workers or i get to stay/go home and have the whole house to little ole me. Win-win!!
Off to the hot tub now (win!) then to bed with flannel sheets and the wind blowing outside. Good to be me. :o)
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