so maybe you had to be there

liam is all boy. he constantly talks about farts and poop and pee. he will come home from school and give me a detailed list of who let out a "woofie" in class that day but never thinks to mention one of his friends dad's is in haiti helping out. it kills me, i didn't grow up with boys this behavior is totally foreign to me. but last night he had a classic. we are sitting at the end of of dinner discussing what to do for the evening and liam says "we can go to the fart museum" then he lets out a fart and says "we're here" the comic timing was so brilliant even i had to laugh until i almost cried.

blog blog blog

ok mom and dad here is a new blog. i am surprised that you feel the need for me to write these. i talk to each of you at least 3 times a week either by phone or, now that dad too has email, by email. plus you're both on facebook now and i put all my best inner thoughts out there for the world to see.

i enjoy writing this but i signed up for this right about the time i signed up for facebook. and i found writing in 520 characters or less was more enjoyable, well maybe not more enjoyable, but certainly faster than this. plus all 200 of my friends can comment on my brilliance on facebook, where is only you and dad will likely make comments here. Thats ok though.

i wish i had this back when liam was first born. i love what stacey has done to record everything that jack has done. all the funny things kids do. god knows liam and charlotte have had their share of whoppers. but then again does liam saying "how do you like my shoes?" as his first complete sentence really translate on to a blog? Charlotte had a classic the other day but I can't remember what it was now.

I will blog again soon. Liam will be staying after shool for readers theater every wednesday now for the next 6 weeks, that should give me extra time...

i need to get a new keyboard though the keys are sticking on this one like crazy

classic day after thanksgiving

so i have been going to or working with LKG my weight watcher leader for 6 thanksgivings now. every year i hear the same 2 things. one, turkey is never the problem. and two, people, especially weight watchers, do really good on thanksgiving. they exercise, they pre count points so they know exactly what they can eat. they may even skip dessert. it is the day after thanksgiving that kills you. and yet 6 "day after thanksgivings" later here is what i ate today. slimfast (good start) a plate of green bean casserole (ouch) some left over scrambled eggs (not too bad) and now i am having a bowl of corn casserole. what the hell?

naps

the reason i have a hard time writing my blog is that i have, for the last 7 years, followed the mantra i learned in the early days of parenting. "sleep when the baby sleeps" does it matter that my baby is 3 1/2 years old? as long as i have a baby that sleeps i am going to take a nap. now it may only be a half hour but i try and get one everyday. i used to feel guilty because darren doesn't get a nap everyday. and then i realized that he sleeps in at least a half hour more than me most days. do i get more done when i work while charlotte naps? sure and sometimes that feels good. but i LOVE sleeping and i believe that is why my kids are such good sleepers, because darren and i are. so i had my half hour nap today in my new flannel sheets and now i am a more patient mom because of it. and i still wrote on my blog.

seriously i have to be better at this

i have never been one to journal. i think that is why this is so hard for me to keep up on. i like facebook. i can write something in less than 500 characters and get it out there a.s.a.p.. but i was just reading an old friend's blog and he is doing it to remember things. i have a pretty good memory but maybe i won't always. i often ask my mom or dad if they remember something from my childhood and they rarely do. thank god my sister usually does. and then i just found out my great aunt has alzheimers. so that worries me. it's in my bloodline now. it sucks on so many levels.

so i am going to try and be better. i am going to do this every couple of days even if it is just to remember that charlotte and i had a great day today. it is in the mid 50's in november and we took the train to her ballet class. i ran into someone i know on the street. i know people think chicago is a big city but once you have lived here for 12 years and you have kids in school, and you work in the community, the big city becomes the small town just like anyplace else. and that makes me happy.

or maybe it is to remind myself of the day before when i was called to pick liam up from school. and when i got there he was doubled over in pain and crying. scary...turns out he needs to poop. oh well. glad it wasn't appendicitis.

that is what this is for now. just the little things.

wow has it only been 4 months...

since i last blogged. i so wanted to do this more often but now i have gotten caught up in the facebook thing and it is so much easier to tell people my thoughts and feelings in 2 sentences. but i was on here today because the president of my company has started a blog and then i looked at stacey's blog and i thought oh what the hell, i'll pop out a few words.

spring is almost here. liam is on spring break starting today at 11;45. i like it when he is home. things are almost calmer. we are not running out the door to drop him off or pick him up. he is not "so good at school" all day that he has to start reaking havoc at promptly 3;05. i wish i had the courage to home school but i don't so....and he loves school so i shouldn't complain it wasn't always like that.

i have an idea for another topic but i am going to come back tomorrow and write about it. and i will add some new pics

i really thought...

i really thought i would blog more now that the election is over and i wasn't bouncing around from website to website looking at poll numbers. but it is not to be. the only really good time to sit down and do this is when charlotte naps. but usually i have something to do then like pay bills or take a nap myself.

everyone is looking forward to christmas. we are in town for santa to come and bring presents but then we head back to ohio to see, according to charlotte, mimi, lala, mama, papa, uncle bian, baby mia and bobpiggy. i get to hear this list of people at least once and day and the list always starts out "mom, let me tell you"

2008 has been an interesting year. i honestly would have never guessed we would be looking at an Obama presidency, so that has been a highlight. (oh and we are not going to dc for the innauguration. thank god, after standing in line for santa i realized i must have been on an election day high to think that was a good idea.)

the lowlight was losing lowell.

here is to 2009. i hope it is a brighter year for everyone, i hope the economy starts to shape up. i hope it stops snowing in chicago because i am already over it. i hope the cubs have another good season and i hope we all are in a good place this time next year. i like to think about what i don't know is going to happen. it is exciting and weird.

merry christmas and happy new year.