Thursday, July 14, 2022

Truths

 Welp. As of today I'm 40. (FUCK). I mean, it's great I'm here. My 20s were fun, and I married the love of my life. My 30's I had my children and those two are...my greatest joys and my greatest annoyances. So my 40s...let's see what this decade brings! 

But what kind of milestone birthday blog would this be if I didn't do some sort of soapbox reflection? So I will present you some truths I stand by my 40 trips around the sun

  • A good pen will make or break your day.
  • A person's use of spell check is a determining factor in friendship levels.
  • I loathe text talk.  
  • Pandas are assholes.
  • The patriarchy sucks.
  • There is nothing redeemable about a Tuesday. 
  • Glitter is the herpes of crafts
  • Never trust a girl without girlfriends.
  • Or squirrels.
  • Always, always smell the milk first
  • Generic applesauce and oatmeal taste like cardboard
  • There is no such thing as a "quick trip to Ikea."
  • Don't buy generic toilet paper. Ever
  • Tupperware is unable to be organized and is my nemesis.
  • You can never have too many coats.
  • Or chairs.
  • Or books! (don't you say a thing dr soc!)
  • Removing that stay hair bothering the crap out of you from your clothes is one of life's greatest victories.
  • With small children it's best not to ask what a stain is.
  • Wearing a dress or skirt with pockets automatically defaults to a good day.
  • I cannot please everybody. I am not a taco.
  • A taco can fix almost everything.
  • I'm very likeable.

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Life doings

So. My last mommy blog (okay, last blog in general tbh) in while was when girl 2 turned 3...almost a year ago now. So. Girl 1 has had a 21-22 year! She

Started kindergarten. First day!
Y'all I blinked! (no tears (from both of us) either!) 

Turned 6 with a princess party.
Thanks to our surprise guest Arial for making her princess party the talk of her class 

Broke her wrist. She fell off her scooter onto the sidewalk mid-May. Stay tuned for another blog on why dr soc and I are assholes. 


The cast came off in June so no more summer cast

And 'graduated' kindergarten and is first grade bound!
Y'all I blinked again!
(mom tears at this one, no lie)

Not to mention made new friends, started (and finished) gymnastics (the broken wrist put the kibosh on that), she's reading out loud to us now, went to a princess concert, and wants to be a ballerina when she grows up, amongst other life doings. She loves wearing dresses and is our little fashionista too. Physically she's small for her age just like her mom was, but she's healthy and growing on her curve.  She drives me crazy at times, but she is also one of the most sweet, most empathetic little human I've even met. And as cliché as it is, she really is growing up so incredible fast! 



Friday, May 27, 2022

SURPRISE!

For my parents' 10 year anniversary, my dad gave my mom a pearl necklace and showed it to my sister and I beforehand and told us "don't tell mommy."

My sister just flat out snitched, "it's a necklace." 
But I did not tell. I just dropped very subtle hints. Like, "you're gonna like it!" "It's really pretty!" And the most cryptic clue of them all "you wear it here," and patted my collarbone. 

Somehow my mom figured something was up. *shrugs* 

In my defense, this was 1987 and I was five (a young one at that)And, my mom didn't know it was a pearl necklace, so she was still surprised. And then 25 years later she let me borrow that necklace for my wedding, so it all worked out.  

Now lets fast forward to 2022, and my 10 year anniversary with dr soc was coming up. As you can see from yesterday's post he got me some bling bling* and I loves it. Beforehand he enlisted girl 1's help and she took her duty incredibly serious and as enthusiastically as she could. Girl 1 is 6. 
*yes I know I'm dating myself with that vernacular term

And so, the 2022 scene played like this:   

dr soc: yeah, my (wedding) ring is a bit tight and I may get it resized, but I don't remember what size I am
6: mommy, I need a tracing of your hand. 
me: yeah I had to get remeasured when I got my (wedding) ring resized last year. 
dr soc: ah-
6: mommy, what I really need a tracing of the finger you wear your rings 
dr soc: -
me: oh okay after dinner-
6: no lets do it now, here let me get a piece of paper and a pen for you. 
--7 seconds later ---
6: here, put your hand here (points to the paper she had slapped in front of me), and trace like this (starts tracing my hand) no spread your fingers out .
dr soc: rubs the bridge of his nose
6: okay that looks good I'm just going to cut this out. 
me: that's great honey -
6: now I can always have a high five from you! 
dr soc: sigh
me: That makes perfect sense kiddo.
--- 3 minutes later ---
6: daddy! -whispers- I got it! (slips him the cutout of my hand in front of me and giggles hard core* proud of the mission accomplished)
*also dating myself with this term and I don't care  

Somehow I figured something was up. *shrugs* But hey, at least she didn't flat out snitch!   

 

 

Thursday, May 26, 2022

10 years

Ten years ago I trapped my favorite person in a legal state sanctioned union! And he gave me some new bling with all our family's birthstones and our wedding anniversary too. 

stone order: July, February, May, July, November

Because I am an awesome wife, I gave him his own set of mixing bowls for our anniversary. I figure after ten years married he's respected my mixing bowl rule long enough, it was time to give him his own so he can eat his giant salads and stay healthy and not die on me. Because I will kill him if he leaves me a widow. 

Love you Dr Soc!

Friday, July 23, 2021

Threenager take 2

Aaaaaand Girl 2 is 3!
Happy birthday my 
Snacky

Smiling (so so so smiley!)

Sketchy (wait-)

Snuggly! (omg her cuddles are fierce
little one! 
Sometimes (lots-times) you drive me insane, all-the times you are loud, but that is you, and you are who you are and we will always love you exactly like that.   

- Love mommy, daddy and big sis  

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Introducing...


Ryder!

His full name is Ryder, Sir Snuggles of Our Silly Named St, The House Sociology, First of his Name, Protector of Small Loud Humans, Sweeper of the Crumbs and All Around Good Boy.
 
Also known as our 11 month Boston Terrier/lab mix (mutt!) from the Boston Terrier Rescue Group of NC (link below).

All of us with full vocabularies got some part of what we wanted:
Girl 1 wanted another Boston: 
Boston (mix aka mutt) ✔
Dr Soc wanted a puppy:
11 months < year = puppy ✔

And I was adamant* we rescue or adopt
 * I was also adamant I would never get another puppy yet here we are so... 
I loves him! Thanks BTRNC ✔
89% of me loves him so so much
1% will always miss the girls over the rainbow bridge  
and 10% of me can't believe I got suckered into another puppy

Oh well! Welcome to the family Ryder!