Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Stinking Tickets








Most of you would think that between my 5 month old and my 2 1/2 year old the one who would be waking me up multiple times a night would be my 5 month old. Oh no, Marley is a champ sleeper she would sleep 12 hours a night without so much as a peep, it is Garrick who is waking up. It started out as an endearing little thing he would do, but now it is the most annoying thing in my life right now. Our cute boy has always loved trains, when we showed him the Polar Express it went to a whole new level. We actually "lost" the movie for an entire year. (He never forgot about it and would ask at least once a month about it.) I made the mistake of buying the book this year, now everything is a ticket. Receipts, tithing slips, pieces of random paper, anything and everything he can get his hands on. This in and of itself is not the problem, the problem is that he wants them perfect and he wants to sleep with them. If they get wrinkled he needs them straightened and if we can't straighten them he freaks (can you say OCD). He is constantly asking where his tickets are and finding new ones. Here is where the problem is, he won't go to sleep without them (we've tried and he wakes up hysterical). So what happens is that he wakes up multiple times a night, if it is wrinkled at 1:00am then it needs fixed, if it is not where he can find it he is crying and we have to go find it, this happens at least 2 times every night (OCD). I loath those stinking tickets and would like to tear them up and throw them away, which I have done to the dismay of my bawling boy. I hate the tickets.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Tagged

RULES
1. Post rules on your Blog.
2. Answer the six "8" items.
3. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving them a comment.

8 Favorite Shows:
1. Pushing Daisies
2. Heros
3. Chuck
4. Life
5. Eli Stone
6. Backyardigans (of Icky's shows anyway)
7. Gilmore Girls (re-runs)
8. Jon and Kate + 8

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Drove to and from work
2. Worked its great being a teacher
3. Went to Target
4. Went to Young Womens (second councelor)
5. Watched Eli Stone
6. Pretended my house was clean so I didn't have to clean it.
7. Stressed about stupid stuff
8. attempted to sleep

8 Things I Look Forward Too:
1. Every other day off.
2. Christmas Garrick is starting to get it.
3. Rome and Greece in April (its not too late you are all invited.)
4. Bed time with Garrick he loves to sing I am a Child of God, and Harry Potter look at the video, hilarious. SO CUTE.
5. The look on Marley's face when I rescue her from her crib.
6. Loosing the baby weight.
7. The first real snow.
8. Friday date night with Carl and some friends.

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Boccias de Italia they have the best calzones and alfredo
2. Goodwood
3. Applebees, not really a favorite but I've been craving their fajitas
4. Cafe Rio
5. This great greek place across the river from Notre Dame in Paris
6. If I could afford it I think the Melting Pot would be I'm good with anything smothered in cheese, especially if I am in controll over how much smothering is going on.
7. Fast Food: Chick fil A
8 . Ruby River



8 Things on my wish list:
1. A new denim skirt, very hard to find.
2. No more car payment.
3. Garrick to potty train himself
4. A good book to read (taking suggestions)
5. Another student teacher.
6. More patience with my boys
7. Someone to clean my house spotless every day for free (any takers)
8. Happiness, who doesn't want that.

8 People to Tag:
1. Amy
2. Steph
3. Kimmy
4. Leah? may have been already
5. Mandy
6. Mechelle
7. Jodi
8. Annita