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