We’re missing the Princess though. 

Happy Halloween!!

Halloween it tomorrow and I am super excited. I love Halloween. Any holiday where you can dress up and eat candy is my kind of occasion but apparently there are not a lot of people agree with me. I was talking to a bunch of people and a lot of them are not dressing up or giving out candy tomorrow.

I find that very sad.

I mean don’t they realize that they are going to be disappointing a ton of kids. Halloween is one of the funnest (not a real word, I know) holidays for kids. (I think the most favorite holiday would have to be Christmas but Halloween is a close second.) And they are basically slamming the door in their face. And there are ramifications for not giving out candy. The true hoodlums will egg and/or toilet paper your house.

I am not too concerned about the vandalism part. My house has only even been egged once and that had nothing to do with Halloween. That happened because the area residents felt that a family with our complexion should not be living in their neighborhood. That is another post though.

Back to the candy scrooges –

I think that they are just mean spirited people. I could not disappoint the kids like that. They come out in the rain, snow and freezing cold dressed up as their favorite super hero because they like it. Candy is their reward for basically braving some crazy weather and going door to door to show off their costume.

But the candy scrooges that tick me off even more than the ones that don’t open their doors are the ones that take their kids trick or treating. They don’t give out candy but they have the audacity to take their kids out and expect other people to give them candy. WTF!!

So to all the candy scrooges out there – have a heart, buy a bag of candy and give it out.

Maks is graduating.  OK it’s not a big pomp and circumstance type of graduation; he’s not graduating from high school or anything.  But he is moving from the infant room into the toddler room at his daycare.  This means some big changes for him.

His love affair is over. 

Since Miranda is 2 months younger (yep he likes the younger women!), she will not be moving on to the toddler room just yet.  From the baby babble I figured out that they have decided that a long distance relationship is not for them.  I mean he is moving across the hall, that’s almost like an ocean!  Besides there are a whole bunch of new girls in the toddler room for Maks to get to know and I think that Miranda and Peter are now an item.  They have wished each other the best and gone their separate ways. 

No more baa – baas

No more bottles for this kid, his graduation to the toddler room means that he is also graduating to sippy cups, cause only babies have baa – baas.  This one is going to be tough.  He uses his bottle in lieu of a pacifier so I think when he realizes that he is not going to get it anymore there are going to be tears, a lot of tears.

Potty training can start

The toddler room has a great record when it comes to potty training.  Within a couple of months of the child starting in that room they are potty trained.  So I am hoping that this works out for Maks. 

No more crib

This one scares me.  At nap time he will no longer be in a crib, he is going to be sleeping in a toddler cot.  I think that will be very interesting.  He’s an escape artist and I like the crib not only because it stops him from falling out but because it slows him down from escaping.  Climbing over those bars takes work and he would usually give up half way.  Now that there are no bars escape is easy.  I am sure that he is going to run off at nap time. 

It’s official now I am the mommy of a big boy.  My baby is growing up, and there is nothing I can do to slow it down.  And even though I am proud of him and all the things he has done and will do.  I am a little sad too. 

Dear Arrogant Bozo

It gives me great pleasure to hold the door open for you. It is the highlight of my day. There is no need to thank me, nod in my direction or acknowledge me in anyway.

I know that you are a very busy person, always deep in thought. I mean you are a manager and you are probably preoccupied with your managerial concerns; like where to go to lunch and your company car, and those matters have replaced common courtesy.

I understand that because I am your subordinate I am non – existent to you, barely a person and because of this there is no need for you to concern yourself with me. You have to save your voice for your superiors, speaking to me would be too draining on you.

So have a nice day and I hope you don’t ever forget your card again, because I just turned up my iPod and I won’t be able to hear you knocking on the window to get in.

Kindest Regards,
Me

Ah, young love.  Ain’t it great? 

NO!!!  I am a little concerned here.

Yesterday when I went to pick up Maks, his teacher pulled me aside to have a ‘talk’.  I get pulled aside quite often so I wasn’t too concerned especially since she was killing herself laughing.

Apparently Maks and his girlfriend, Miranda, have taken their relationship to the next level.  They spent the entire day walking around together, holding hands and sharing toys, which is very cute.  Then around lunch time, things progressed even further.  Miranda walked Maks over to the corner to give him a hug.  Yes, I know it is very cute.  They are bonding, and whatever, but holy cow! 

Is this a sign of things to come?!?! 

My sister thinks that I have to start preparing myself because he is 16 he is going to come home with a special “announcement” and make me a grandma.

SInce my pregnancy I have become a dress girl.  I rock dresses just about everyday.  I love them because I don’t have to worry about anything resting on my tummy.  I am very self conscious about my tummy now and I hate wearing anything that can give me the dreaded muffin top.  I avoid slacks and jeans as much as possible and wish I could live in my sweats.  I know that nobody really notices my muffin top and if I am feel good about myself, everyone else will follow suit but I feel awful about myself so I stick to dresses.

The only problem with my new found love of dresses is winter.  I can’t wear cute shoes in the winter.  I have to wear winter boots.  And finding cute winter boots to wear with a dress is a chore.  I checked out UGG Knightsbridge and I couldn’t find anything there, so I went over to the mall.  Payless was having BOGO and I was in heaven.  I got a cute pair of ballet slippers and a pair of basic black boots for cheap.  They aren’t really fashionable but at least I know I won’t fall and break my tail in them when the weather gets really bad.

Dear Genius

Thanks ever so much for dumping water into the sugar bowl. It was great reaching in there this morning and finding all the sugar packets sopping wet, turning the entire container into a sticky mess. I mean I filled up the sugar container the last three times just so you could have some place to dump your mug full of water. Nothing pleases me more than cleaning up after you.

I realize that your hands are broken and that you are able to grab some paper towel from the roll that is all of three inches away and clean up your mess. I also understand that since you are the only person in the entire company that uses the sugar bowl and you can treat it as you please.

But I have one small, (teensy, really) request. Would you be able to meet me around back? My boot would like to meet your butt.

Kindest Regards,
Me

When we got into the car accident, I finally realized that I was a mom.  I knew I was a mommy before that, the diaper changing and sleepless nights gave it away.  In my heart I know that I will give my everything to my son and that it what I thought it meant to be a mom, then we got hit.  And for a split second I thought something truly terrible had happened and I broke inside.  The heart stopping fear, and the nauseating anxiousness showed me what it was like to truly be a mom.  I have never before experienced anything in the world like that, and it was all because I thought I might lose the most important person in my life, ever.  I thank God (I’m not choosey, I thank all of them) everyday that things were not as bad as they could have been and I am grateful for every moment that I have with my son.

That being said, what we went through wasn’t so bad.  I have a friend who is going through so much worse and I am in awe at how she is handling it.  Her niece (who she has lived with since she was born, and often gets mistaken for her mother) is three years old and has been in the hospital for the last month and a half.  At first they were told that she had a chest infection, it then progressed to pneumonia, and now they are not sure what is wrong.  They know that it is her lungs but they don’t know exactly what.  So they have no other option, tomorrow they are going to operate.  I don’t know how Liza is staying so strong, how her sister is staying so strong, how their mother is staying so strong but they are.  They have no choice.  They have to hold it together for Stephanie and I truly admire them.  Their strength is amazing, their faith is amazing and their calm is amazing.  I know that they are hurting inside and I pray that they help her soon.  I hope that my little prayer makes it to someone’s ears and Baby Girl comes home.

So to all the strong mommies out there that are facing adversities, whether it’s medical, financial, emotional or physical, much love.  You are doing a great job and that little person that you are holding it together for loves you very much for it.

Maks went to the doctor today.  He hasn’t been himself lately and I wanted to get him looked at.  Because our family doctor takes so much time off this was the first appointment I could get for him, even though I called two weeks ago. 

My doctor told me that he didn’t need antibiotics but that allergies could be a distinct possibility.  But before we could do the allergy tests we had to do all the other tests first.  So I have all kinds of little sample containers that I have to get Maks to fill up with various things and take them in for testing.

In my heart of hearts, I am hoping that whatever is wrong can be found from these tests can be determined from these tests.  Millhouse and I have both had to go through allergy testing and it is not fun, so I do not want Maks to have to go through that.

So fingers crossed, hopefully everything goes well.