Let me begin by confirming that yes, I know it is March and yes, I know that New Year's resolutions are supposed to be started at the beginning of the new year. So I'm a little slow in that aspect, but better late than never has always been my motto. Plus, I have written a little on our family website so that should count for something. So why the new weblog? Well.... because I found this awesome book publishing website (you know, where you can have photo books printed?) and they will export my blog and turn it into a book! I thought..."What a great way to chronicle the year without making myself crazy at the end of the year!" So here it is.
Where do I begin. Let me start by saying that we are leaving tomorrow for a week at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Do you even need to ask the question if I am packed and ready to go? Of course not. In true Tracy style, I have not even started. Although I am way ahead of the game in the fact that I have all the laundry done (not, put away, but clean). I'm not stressed because there is always Super Walmart! Anything major I forget can always be purchased there when we get there. I love America!
Yesterday was a pretty exciting day. Here's a brief synopsis for those not wanting to read the full versions: Daddy worked from home, Rukus is good, Delaney and the poo-poo, Daughtry and Bon Jovi. What? That's not enough information? Well, I guess you'll just have to read on...
Let me tell you that although the frequent travel sucks, I LOVE Jonathan's new job for the pure fact that he is able to work from home when he is in Pittsburgh. He gets a lot done and we are very diligent at respecting his office time for "business calls" but it also means that we get to have breakfast and lunch with him and Mommy even gets to steal away in the afternoons sometimes to run errands while the kids are napping. I was worried about how it would all work out having him home, but it has been awesome!
We had to put our loveable pet cat Sammy to sleep in early February. That was hard. He was with us for 7 years...almost our whole marriage and made all the different house moves that we did. He was a great cat and is so very much missed. Even though I swore we would not have another cat for awhile, Rukus just seemed to drop into our lap. My cousin Kimberly owned Rukus and his brother and could not keep them due to her son's allergies. He's only 6 months old and litter-box trained so I said we could have a "meet and greet" a couple weeks ago to see how the kids and Rukus got along. Love at first sight for Delaney so a few days later Rukus came to live with us. Now, Rukus has not been to the vet since he was born, so of course, he had to have all his shots ($$$$$) and needs neutered and declawed ($$$$$). This is not going to be a cheap pet. But I saw the love in Delaney's tearful eyes when I told her I needed to take Rukus to the doctor. She cried because when we took Sammy to the doctor, he never came home again. I guess when you are 2 1/2--almost 3, you just don't understand the difference in appointment types. But Rukus got a clean bill of health and will be going back in 3 weeks for his surgeries. And he is darn cute.
Last night was Daddy night as I had a girls night out at the Daughtry/Bon Jovi concert. Talking with Jonathan while on my way home from the concert, I got the play-by-play of Delaney's stubborn evening, which started with an early bedtime as punishment for not eating her dinner. Since she was not tired, Delaney played up in her bedroom for hours instead of falling asleep. She has now decided that instead of potty training, she will just change all her diapers when needed. So Jonathan went upstairs to find her trying to change her own poopie diaper in her bedroom. She was using wipes, but had still managed to get it all over her hands, feet and legs. So he wiped her down, put a new diaper on and put her back to bed. Not long later, same thing. Poopie Diaper #2 and same result. This time, poop on the rug. Finally, cleaned her, changed her, put her back to bed. Took the wipes and diapers and put them back in Jonathan's room and told her to leave them there. In the short time it took him to go downstairs to get Hippo and Hippo's blanket, she had crawled out of her crib, snuck into Jonathan's room, took the diapers and wipes, brought them back to her room and crawled back into bed. All the while, pretending that she had never moved from her bed. What a little stinker. So smart! As you can imagine, I was laughing very hardily at the mental picture of this whole fiasco. Glad I wasn't there though.
And finally, Daughtry and Bon Jovi. I went with Tiffany and Amy Robol first to dinner at Nakama, the Japanese Steakhouse in South Side, then to the concert at Mellon Arena. I was more excited to see Daughtry since I love his album and have been a fan since his American Idol days, but I was actually blown away by Bon Jovi. They were such high energy and the show was really good. Took me back to my high schools days. It was nice to remember that I used to be someone other than Mommy. (which is still the best job in the world, by the way)
So that's it. Time to pack for Mickey Mouse's house!
