Marvelous Monday

It's Monday after a wonderful weekend. We had lots of family time, and were able to relax and enjoy each other without a million things on our to-do list. Friday night we enjoyed dinner out at a restaurant, which is something we haven't done in ages. It was a lot of fun until Gabs put her hand in sals instead of ketchup. The scream that followed was not pleasant, but we managed.

Saturday we got to sleep in until 7 then headed to the park. Sunday, we had family fun day at Storyland. It was a wonderful weekend.

Now it's another Monday, one of the few I have left before summer break is over.

Anniversary Bust!

Well our anniversary was barely a blip on the radar this year. At 5am on the Fourth, Gabs woke up screaming at the top of her lungs. I ran in and she was hot to the touch. The thermometer confirmed 103*. A cool shower followed and before long Gabs and I were asleep again in my bed. The Dr saw her and diagnosed her with strep throat. All day it was fevers, popsicles, and naps. It took her two days before she was back to normal, but I am happy to say, today, besides some extra crankiness and being a little more tired than usual, she is back to normal.

I told DH we can have a do-over anniversary, maybe next weekend which would be our engagement anniversary...

Happy Anniversary!

Well it's not until tomorrow, but the day is already booked full, I figured I'd blog DH a happy anniversary tonight!

Four years ago tomorrow I married my best friend. It's been a wonderful four years, although we've had our share of ups and downs; this year being the biggest test for us. The good news is, we've continued to be a team, and face the world together. We now have a gorgeous daughter, and are living our happily ever after. Although not every day is a fairy tale, I cannot imagine a better prince.

I love you honey! Happy Anniversary!

Still On The Upswing...

DH began his job on Monday and it's going as well as training at a new company can. He seems to be happy, back at work and I am glad he has a sense of purpose and confidence again. He was disappointed yesterday however, he didn't get to see Gabs awake.

Lazy bones has been sleeping in this week and yesterday she refused to nap. When it was evident she wouldn't take a nap, I took her swimming for 90 minutes then for a walk around the neighborhood. Dinner followed, and then she practically thanked me for putting her to bed, she was snoring as her head hit the mattress.

Now Gabs and I have a day off together! The question is, do we go shopping for supplies for Mommy's summer job? Or do we go to the local indoor play center can meet some toddlers there? Decisions, decisions, decisions...

After 4 months...

of unemployment, DH starts his new job tomorrow!!! Gabs and I are so happy for him. This is a stable job, with a terrific company, and they are really looking forward to bringing him on board. The emails they've been sending this week really give us hope that this will be a positive place for DH to settle down in.

He asked to not start until tomorrow so we could have a week off together. Here are the photos of our fun!

Attachment

Like all mommies, I often pride myself on how smart, independent, and all around amazing Gabby is. Gabs is independent, but loving. Smart, and funny. Silly, but can calm down when necessary....

Until the weekend hits. As soon as she realizes I am staying home for the day (i.e. I am wearing jeans, or still there when breakfast is done) she becomes my shadow. Clingy only begins to describe it. Yesterday we had to attend a funeral and at the reception afterwards her God father joked that it was like a dog with a shock collar. Every time we got 3 feet apart, she'd start screaming.

I love that she needs me, but this new attachment issue is worrisome... especially going into the summer. This will be the first summer that I've not worked. How will she be if I am home all summer with her? Will she continue to be this clingy little thing afraid to try anything without her mommy? or will she get used to my presence and go back to being the independent self-sufficient girl I am trying to raise??

I am sure that this is, as my mother says, "just a phase..."

REALLY?!

When, oh when will this craptastic luck of ours run out? I am exhausted from riding this obnoxious roller coaster of a year and I think my family deserves some stability.

Our luck was not in fact changing... This weekend we found the home of our dreams, in our price range, in a fabulous location. We were ready to make an offer on it this morning.

Literally 30 minutes before the realtor called us back, our "tenants" called to say they were all set and decided not to rent or purchase our home. They got approved for a mortgage and were going to instead look for a better home than ours (funny, ours was their dream home just the day before). While DH reeled and stressed about that I continued my work day, distracted, but still effective.

Then I checked my mailbox at lunch. I got a form letter from my former principal (I switched buildings this year) saying they would not have me teach summer school this year (a program I RAN and designed for the school for the last 5 years) since I wasn't coming back to teach in their building again.

So just to recap, our dream home is no longer an option, DH is out of work for week 13 and my summer income that I count on (and NEED since DH is out of work) is not an option due to politics.

Seriously, how much more can we get kicked right now? We are down, stop throwing crap at us.

Vent done. Hoping for a happier post next time...