Awwwwwww....Sleep.............

I had the best night of sleep last night I have had in 6 weeks.... We are in NY and that alone should tire you out... Ethan went to bed last night about 10:00pm and slept straight through until 5am.. Was up whining and crying a little bit because he missed his Daddy and then we fell back to sleep til just about 9:30..... It was like Heaven. I woke up for the first time not tired, felt rested.. It was fabulous...

Let's see... not having to cook for us, not having to clean, no animal issues here except dealing with the 4 dogs (but they aren't mine so I really don't have to deal with them) and someone playing with Ethan constantly, oh and sitting by the pool on the deck reading magazines when I want.. Why am I only staying 2 weeks??? Oh yeah... I will miss my friends, my sis of course, and I am having MAJOR WITHDRAWLS not being able to Scrapbook... I have soo much free time, I am dying to scrap... I keep taking the perfect pics too....

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It is so nice to see Ethan smile again and act like himself. In a way I am sad that I wasn't enough at home for him, but I am not going to even think about that too much because then I will get sad. In a way I kinda feel like a crappy mom.... He misses his Daddy so much, would he miss me that much??? The fact that I need a break so I came to NY also makes me feel yucky.. There are no breaks in parenting.. You don't get a vacation...But here I am..... Oh yeah I wasn't going to talk about that...

Anyways, I think I made Ted a bit sad tonight when I told him I was thinking about taking Ethan to the movies while we are here. First off, its only 3 minutes away, and we could go to an early show, and get cheap tickets.. So I feel like if we go and he doens't sit through the entire movie, it's not like I am driving 30 minutes and just spent a bunch of money.. So I think we are going to go see the Robot movie... It looks cute...

The diet is going well here also. I have really only had 1 splurge... I just can't come to NY and not have MoJo's (the best coffee shop on the planet). 12 pounds gone, seems to be enough motivation to stick to it. We went shopping today and I got some sugar free creamer, and some slenda for iced tea, whole grain bread of course and lots of veggies. The fact that my parents have enough fresh cucumbers and tomatoes in their backyard helps too. I love a cuc and tomatoe sprinkled with small salt.. Yummmmmmm That has been lunch and my snack...

Off to bed now, wondering if I can sleep til 9 again?!?!?!

Skinny Dipping at Dusk

Not me of course!!! Thank goodness, right?!! It was Ethan... I don't think I have ever heard him laugh so hard and squeal like he did tonight. I'm not sure if it was the fact he didn't nap today and was exhausted, or that he was thrown in the pool (by Coco not me), or that the sun was going down, or that the water was warmer than bath water, or simply because he was naked. He didn't start out that way, but regular diapers clearly are not made for swimming. His little bottom was not little..

Kitty seems to be doing ok, I just saw him a few minutes ago for the first time since he has been home. He is taking it easy under my bed. I also think he is a little angry with me. Bedtime will be the true test.. He usually likes to come and cuddle.

It's About Time

I update. Haven't really been in the mood or had anything fun to talk about. Ethan is still having a very difficult time adjusting to life with Daddy away. This afternoon was the best period of time he has had in 5 in a half weeks. He actually took a nap in his own bed and wanted to. When he woke up he was in a great mood. Such a great mood he really wanted to go swimming. For almost 2 hours he swam in his pool by himself, laughed squealed, giggled and was the happy child I knew. Instead of reading a magazine or doing yard work I just sat and watched him. It was so refreshing to see him just plain happy again.... So I am hoping maybe we are on the up swing. Time will tell...

We are tentatively planning to leave for NY Thursday or Friday. Unless, of course there is some other sort of major drama going on.

A list of all that has happened or gone wrong since Ted left:

1. Sick dog, initially thinking a fast spreading type of bone cancer, to find out probably a cancer but no way to know for sure unless a bone biopsy is done. So now we are just buying time I guess.
2. Sick cat, initially thinking UTI, to find out later a very bad case of kidney stones that need to be surgically removed. So that means multiple trips to the Vet already and more to come.
3. Water pipe issues, no hot water, no cold water, then just running all night........
4. Car issues, gas gauge acting weird, check engine light on.
5. Back lift gate now not opening
6. I have gone through 3 hoses in the front just to water the flowers
7. Canopy in the back coming off every time there is a breeze and climbing on the ladder daily to fix (Still thinking I am going to pull that out of the concrete and throw to the curb before the summer is over.)
8. Sleeping no more than 4 hours at a clip for 5 weeks.
9. Weed whacker string thing not working so I edge with scissors now by hand
10. Lawn mower bag isn't collecting grass for some reason so I am now raking after I mow.

I think there were more small things but I can't even think now.

Almost 6 weeks done and with a trip to NY to look forward to and than Ethan's Birthday I am SURE time is going to start flying by.... Right?? Right!!!