1) Rats are history. The rodent guy came out on Tuesday and gave us a clean bill of health. I no longer fear my garage! Yeah!
2) E is now 75% potty trained!!! He is 100% pee trained and can even go all by himself on the big potty and has no fear of going in public restrooms. The other end is another issue all together though. You have to catch him at the right moment or he'll still go in his pants or he holds it til he's constipated. Oh, the joys of parenting. His speech is getting better. I was worried about him being a stutterer because he couldn't get any thought out w/o repeating a number of times but I think it was just that his mind was working faster than his mouth because I haven't heard him stutter at all for a week or so. He loves Wii golf and is great at the long shots but has no patience for 'baby shots'. He's funny though, he'll meet me at the door and tell me it's time to play Wii golf.
3) A is quickly approaching middle school and we are both scared to death of what lies in store. Her friends have really divided into cliques this year and she's on the fringe of the popular group and not sure if she wants in or out. These girls have been her friends since Kindergarten and I think she feels obligated to stay friends with them but she doesn't necessarily approve of their attitudes, behavior or the way they treat the other "not so popular" kids. Bless her for having such a big heart but I'm afraid it's going to get broken alot in the coming years. I'm reading "Queenbees and Wannabees" which is about how to handle and help your approaching teenager thru the next 7 years. I'm really hoping the book plus my own experiences with cliques in school will help me stay strong thru this lovely phase of parenting.
4) We are almost debt free and loving the feeling. After struggling our entire married life and especially the past three years since DH lost his management job at the dealership, it is such a foreign feeling to both of us to not count every penny. I'm glad we are that way though so we never get ourselves back in that nasty situation again. I cherish every single credit card I cut up into tiny pieces and every single credit card offer that I run thru the shredder. We did splurge and buy a new recliner, a new bed, two nightstands and a dresser. The recliner purchase stressed me out to no end because it was the first large purchase and the old recliner wasn't broken - just dirty and faded out. The bedroom furniture purchase has been met with great joy in my head because all the pieces in our master bedroom are hodge podge pieces we inherited when we got married from different family members. Nothing matched. I'm so thrilled to have grown up furniture in my bedroom but it doesn't arrive for another week and we have to paint the bedroom before it gets here.
5) My brother moved home w/ my parents this week and this time I think it is for good. I'm not sure how to feel. On the one hand, you all know I am not losing any sleep over the marriage ending but I do feel so bad for 'most' parties involved because divorce is never easy. I'm going to try and help him find his own place so he doesn't have to live w/ our parents for long.
So I think that sums up my life right now.
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