Tis the Season to be Tired!

I always seem to have more on my to-do list than I can manage this time of year.  This year is no exception.  How does the time fly?

I'm in the process of finishing my penultimate course toward my MA.  Thank goodness!  It was about the Balkans crisis.  I love taking these courses because they're taught by REAL professors.  It's great but it's so much information to be packed in to such a short time and I didn't even do a majority of the reading this time because I just felt too overwhelmed.  One more...

While I take my classes I stay with some friends in DC for the week.  It's always interesting to watch how other parents parent.  I have to say I'm friends with a lot of mommas that I admire.  I'm also impressed with how much time my friends spent preparing meals for their children.  It's an amazing gift of time that they give.

I finally got home Monday night, it was so nice to come home.  I spoke to the boys for a while until Jason got home.  Once we exchanged greetings I asked if he minded if I took a shower while he made dinner.  He did not, he even brought me a cocktail while I was finishing up.  In the morning he brought me a hot cup of coffee in bed.  Did I mention how much I miss home when I'm away? 

We also just got a new car, new to us anyway.  It's a used Infiniti JX35 that I love!  Unfortunately there are a couple of trouble spots I see on the horizon.  I don't like how the headlights function.  They should be automatic, I shouldn't have to remember to turn them on and off.  I haven't had to deal with turning headlights in since 2002.  I also insisted on the light leather interior that I fear is being ruined by my dark wash jeans.  Boo.  But?  I still love it.

Well, I need to go to bed so that I can't start marking things off my list for tomorrow!

long time

Wow, it's been a long time since I posted anything.

So, I did get a part-time gig to get me out of the house and talking to people instead of just sitting around waiting for the kids to get home.  I'm working at a bank, it's been fun because now I feel like I have a social circle.  It's just a couple days a week for a few hours while the kids are at school.  I'm glad to be there.

Ralphie is about to turn six!  I can't believe it, he's a no kidding, full blown kid.  He's still cuddly though, when he's tired or something scary is on he still crawls up on to my lap.  I'll seriously miss that when it's over.  He's having his dream party at Chuck E. Cheese's.  I don't believe we'll be able to top that anytime soon.

Schmitty's going to a dance Friday night, how I wish I could be a fly on the wall.  It seems like he's only here to do homework and sleep.  I miss him.  He dismisses me when I tell him that.  Every time I try to make plans with him a friend calls to invite him somewhere.  I, of course, get ditched.  That's adolescence, I suppose.

I am happy that he's made so many friends so quickly.  I'm astounded, really.  I remember hating the beginning of the school year when I would inevitably find out that none of my friends were in my classes.  I kept the friends that I made in elementary school, and it was a small group because I was shy.  Unfortunately, once we got to junior and high school they didn't take any of the same classes that I did.  I never adjusted by making friends that were in the Regents program.  I wish I had but I was shy and never felt like I fit in.  Schmitty, on the other hand, changes schools frequently and always finds a niche.  It's impressive to me.  I only hope Ralphie is able to adjust as well.