Golfing ballerina and more...

One can only wonder

I took the girls to the very small neighborhood park this afternoon. While walking across the parking lot, I noticed the following items strewn about:

A white lace garter
Pieces of what appeared to be a French maid costume
A condom

Whether they are all connected is up to the imagination.

Amusement

I just heard one of the contributors to this blog interviewed on NPR; I checked it out and it's too funny (she says as she writes on her new MacBook Pro- see Item #40). And #44!

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Meals for the Week

In an effort to save money and improve our diets, I try to plan out all our meals for the week each week before I do my weekly grocery shopping. The problem is I always write the meals down on the same paper as my shopping list, which gets thrown away. So then I end up forgetting what I had planned and I find myself staring at the fridge trying to remember what I bought and why. This week I'm posting it here so I won't forget.

Mon: Chicken tacos (with chicken meat leftover from last night's dinner), beans, rice
Tues: Pesto pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, salad
Weds: Lasagna with salad
Thurs: Leftovers
Fri: Garden burgers and oven fries

The weekend ... we have a gift certificate to a local pizza joint....

Better today

The weather is gorgeous today so Lucy and I went for a walk (check out her ride). My grandma (Lucy's great grandma) knit the hat she's wearing in the picture.

No doubt spring is on her way. There were daffodils are in bloom and there are birds chirping everywhere! Our lawn is still brown though- I hope it's not permanent.


In other news, we've been using mostly cloth diapers but they were all dirty this morning so I was using sposies. Well, just to report, the three disposable diapers I used resulted in three changes of outfits due to leaks.

In a funk?

Maybe it's just the baby blues, but I haven't had very much energy/vitality lately. Actually, I think I'm just feeling a little isolated. I don't have a lot of interactions with people throughout the day. I am staying plenty busy with chores, but I do feel lonely.

I don't know any stay at home moms in my area who would be free during the day for a walk or a cup of coffee. There is a La Leche League group here and a "mommy and me" group but both of these only meet once per month. There are some play groups, but I have a one month old, and I know I have to go back to work so I can't really participate long term.

What I really want to do is get busy finding a job elsewhere and moving closer to family and friends. That is my long term goal. I want it to happen this year so I'm going to try to do one thing every day to get closer to the goal. Step one is to find a job for Matt or myself so I'm going to start looking and sending out CVs.

Why is being a grown up so hard?

Picture post

Here is Lucy at one month old, and weighing in at 10 lbs. Wow!

Big sister Mollie helping out

Mollie loves hearts. Need I say more?