Yup, it's been about 2 months, must be time to break down and post an entry.
Oh, let's get on with it...
I permed my hair myself this weekend. Not sure I like it, but I like it better now than I did a few days ago. It's retro 80's which is the part I don't like. I wanted big soft curls, not crinkle and frizz. Meh. The folks at work like it, and I can deal. I was wanting something different, and this will work.
Ansel says "cretzels" instead of "pretzels" - not sure why.
Ansel is now getting about 30 minutes of reading time to himself before bed. I think this is awesome. Since learning to read, at bedtime, he'd complain that we were turning off the light. We'd say "it's time to sleep now" and he'd say "but I can't see my books." It was my idea to just make his bedtime earlier so that after we read him his bedtime story, we can let him sit in his room to read by himself. I'm not sure how much he actually is reading his books, but I think he's definitely using the time to try and read, or at least browse the books. In exchange for his 30 minutes of reading, he goes to bed a full hour earlier. He's cool with this, and so am I. I've often thought he needed to be getting a little more sleep. Oh, and plus the reading actually gives him an opportunity to calm down before bed, so he goes to sleep better. Win - all the way!
I love Fage Greek yogurt. I'm trying to eat healthier and cheaper these days when it comes to lunches, and Fage is helping me do that. I'd rather eat one cup of delectable yogurt with a piece of fruit or some hummus w/ veggies for lunch than a Lean Cuisine or food from the student union at work. The yogurt is pricey as far as yogurt goes, but it's healthier, tastier and still less than a frozen meal or food from the student union.
I love LaraBars, too. Ansel and I often get one to share on our grocery outings. I love them because they have absolutely real ingredients in them. Each usually only has about 5 ingredients in them to consist of fruits, nuts, and spices. Good stuff.
I am getting new glasses. GREEN ones. Whoa, yeah, color. Went to the eye doctor on Tuesday for an eye exam and came out $600 poorer (total cost of eye exam, frames, lenses, etc.) and that's WITH insurance covering some. I hate picking out glasses because you have to pretty much do it while blind - at least if you have as bad of eyesight as me. And when you put a new frame on your face, it never looks right because it's never what you are used to seeing. The frame fitter there is pretty good at helping people pick out glasses and she noticed right off that these green ones brought out the green in my eyes. I liked that. Ansel and Kacey thought they looked okay, too.
Hm, anything else mundane I can comment upon in my life? This weekend is Easter - we don't really celebrate Easter in our household. Briefly considered taking him to the city egg hunt tomorrow, but came to my senses soon enough. That place would be a mad house, and the eggs aren't really hidden, but just laid out on the ground. That's no fun.
I have the backpack song from Dora the Explorer stuck in my head. This is NOT a good thing.
Kacey wants a motorcycle. This is not a good thing either, but maybe I'll warm up to it. I told him to give me some time to mull it over.
You know, I should be working right now. I have some contract work that needs to be done by next Friday and I could be using this time to work on it. I just really don't want to though. I mean, it's a Friday night! I'll probably put it off until the last minute and freak out over it like I did the last contract project thrown my way. I might have to just cut my ties entirely with this job for my own sanity. The money is nice, but sanity might just be better.
Okay, sleepy now....
I permed my hair myself this weekend. Not sure I like it, but I like it better now than I did a few days ago. It's retro 80's which is the part I don't like. I wanted big soft curls, not crinkle and frizz. Meh. The folks at work like it, and I can deal. I was wanting something different, and this will work.
Ansel says "cretzels" instead of "pretzels" - not sure why.
Ansel is now getting about 30 minutes of reading time to himself before bed. I think this is awesome. Since learning to read, at bedtime, he'd complain that we were turning off the light. We'd say "it's time to sleep now" and he'd say "but I can't see my books." It was my idea to just make his bedtime earlier so that after we read him his bedtime story, we can let him sit in his room to read by himself. I'm not sure how much he actually is reading his books, but I think he's definitely using the time to try and read, or at least browse the books. In exchange for his 30 minutes of reading, he goes to bed a full hour earlier. He's cool with this, and so am I. I've often thought he needed to be getting a little more sleep. Oh, and plus the reading actually gives him an opportunity to calm down before bed, so he goes to sleep better. Win - all the way!
I love Fage Greek yogurt. I'm trying to eat healthier and cheaper these days when it comes to lunches, and Fage is helping me do that. I'd rather eat one cup of delectable yogurt with a piece of fruit or some hummus w/ veggies for lunch than a Lean Cuisine or food from the student union at work. The yogurt is pricey as far as yogurt goes, but it's healthier, tastier and still less than a frozen meal or food from the student union.
I love LaraBars, too. Ansel and I often get one to share on our grocery outings. I love them because they have absolutely real ingredients in them. Each usually only has about 5 ingredients in them to consist of fruits, nuts, and spices. Good stuff.
I am getting new glasses. GREEN ones. Whoa, yeah, color. Went to the eye doctor on Tuesday for an eye exam and came out $600 poorer (total cost of eye exam, frames, lenses, etc.) and that's WITH insurance covering some. I hate picking out glasses because you have to pretty much do it while blind - at least if you have as bad of eyesight as me. And when you put a new frame on your face, it never looks right because it's never what you are used to seeing. The frame fitter there is pretty good at helping people pick out glasses and she noticed right off that these green ones brought out the green in my eyes. I liked that. Ansel and Kacey thought they looked okay, too.
Hm, anything else mundane I can comment upon in my life? This weekend is Easter - we don't really celebrate Easter in our household. Briefly considered taking him to the city egg hunt tomorrow, but came to my senses soon enough. That place would be a mad house, and the eggs aren't really hidden, but just laid out on the ground. That's no fun.
I have the backpack song from Dora the Explorer stuck in my head. This is NOT a good thing.
Kacey wants a motorcycle. This is not a good thing either, but maybe I'll warm up to it. I told him to give me some time to mull it over.
You know, I should be working right now. I have some contract work that needs to be done by next Friday and I could be using this time to work on it. I just really don't want to though. I mean, it's a Friday night! I'll probably put it off until the last minute and freak out over it like I did the last contract project thrown my way. I might have to just cut my ties entirely with this job for my own sanity. The money is nice, but sanity might just be better.
Okay, sleepy now....