Yesterday, on April 12th, Joseph turned 7.
Joseph, someday you might read this. Please know that for all the chaos our lives are together, I love you forever and always.
To this:
In no time flat.
All my love,
Mom.
time
Time is always an issue. Have you noticed that?
A quick recap while I get my blogging boots out of the cupboard…
Joseph will be 7 on Thursday.
Poe got a job. A good one, with extra training to become an engineer, along with a major raise. This is good.
He got the job the day before the car hit the shitter in a big way. Isn’t that always the way around here?
My parents are on a month long vacation. Again. Reducing my time. Again.
I’m not depressed this time around – just pressed for time. Although I am playing a lot at night.
And dude. Why didn’t you parents out there warn me about how much time this takes?
I mean… I thought we were friends. I thought you were supposed to warn me about the time suckage of certain things. I mean really – double headers for 6-year-olds? Oh – and I’ve discovered something… My father is a “baseball dad.” Who freakin’ knew. Or that my husband – “Don’t volunteer for ANYTHING. I just want to WATCH.” would end up with a coach’s shirt? Or that my father-in-law would take the teenage volunteer aside – a fellow Giants fan – and say, “That’s my grandson. You take care of him. Show him how it’s done.”
WHO are these people?
shhhh i know – but a cat story too!
Pebbles is not a kitten really – well – more like a toddler puppy at the moment. However, I just had to share what she used to do so it’s here for posterity. She loved her food. I mean LLLLuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrved her food. So – we’d start getting the food out, and she’d start purring. We’d put the food down, and she’d start meowing. While eating. so she’s there meowing through her full mouth, and it sounded so freakin’ pitiful and ecstatic all at the same time.
It’s no big deal, but wanted to remember that later.
When she was still a wee one.
Choices
So… It turns out that Blogathon 2007 and BlogHer are going to be on the same weekend.
I had planned on going to BlogHer! Even had some roomies! And then Jay lost his job. We’re also still trying to save money for our 10th anniversary next year. The airfare and cost of the conference – I just can’t. Plus we’re probably going to have to travel to Poe’s parents for Christmas. So.
So, I’ve decided to stay home and do Blogathon. Last year, we raised $104,881.64. I didn’t raise much, but I raised something – and I completed the whole thing. You’ll be hearing a lot more in this space in the months to come. I’m even thinking about a theme.
But I really really really wanted to go to BlogHer. Maybe next year.
This grown-up shit sucks.
I’m here. No really…
I have not disappeared. But I’m working on simplifying the template (felt too busy) so I had my designer (beautiful Karen) take out the third column, and now, I’m simplifying the content in the sidebars and such – taking out things that aren’t something I’m a part of anymore, etc.
Plus I’m creating a weight loss journal, but it’s template/content isn’t done yet.
I’ve got limited writing/blogging time, so that’s what I’ve been doing with it. I still have some things I want to tell you though when I’m “back” –
For posterity I want to tell you a story about one of my cats when she was a kitten, Blogging books, another article published, Joseph’s first baseball game, and the new site… Plus I have something really exciting for me in the works, but I have to find out some more info before I can tell you all.
So – contrary to my previous disappearance, I’m actually not in the midst of my depression and being anti-social.
You know – in spite of life right now.
But really – having a house-husband kind of rocks. But he still needs a job. Dude.
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