Morning in our house

It's 8 in the morning and Jack is only now starting to make waking up sounds. I'm taking advantage of my Free Computer Time... Jack doesn't normally sleep so late, for those of you who are all, "EIGHT O'CLOCK? HOW DO I GET ONE OF THOSE?" But I will tell you how to get one of these on occasion: have him take one twenty-minute morning nap and maybe one twenty-minute afternoon nap the day before, then have him wake up at 3 in the morning yelling about his teeth? or a bad dream? or gas? who knows, and try to rock him back to sleep, hold him for a long time, have him wake up every time he goes back in his crib, then GIVE UP and let him CRY which you never do in the middle of the night because IT NEVER WORKS, but then have it work after fifteen minutes or so... THAT'S how you get a kid who wakes up at 8. And in my opinion he should be waking up at 9.

Thank God it's Friday. I'm thinking cheesecake for breakfast.

Today is supposed to be the last sunny day for at least a week, so like a true Northwesterner I must take advantage of it. We're supposed to be hanging out with Liz today and we might drag her to the wading pool, give her a taste of what's coming. I should probably water my flowers- you know those giant hanging baskets you can get at the grocery store? I bought one (my Mother's Day present to myself) and a few weekends ago I neglected to water it and now it looks like a very expensive basket of weeds. At least my zucchini are finally blossoming. I might even have a few cherry tomatoes. I've had grand plans for my little garden for two summers, but the garden is now part of my Hot By Thirty plan. I will be skinny (okay, skinny for ME) and my garden will be weed-free, landscaped and ACTUALLY GROWING THINGS.

Now it sounds like Jack is trying to dismantle the crib. Let's all take votes on how neglectful a mother I am for not bounding up there to get him out of bed.

Reading this over it sounds as if I may be in a less than stellar mood today. Excellent. I'm off to retrieve the boy and make us both giant stacks of waffles, to be slathered in butter and syrup, and possibly eaten in front of a TiVo'd episode of Shear Genius (which: damn Project Runway and their Shear Genius previews! Like I need another reality show obsession! I'm ALREADY hooked on America's Best Dance Crew!)

Comments

[Elizabeth]

I am very disturbed by my level of attachment to America's Best Dance Crew.

8:41 and MY boy is still asleep.
Woo hoo! I might get to actually eat breakfast.

I love that "Hot by 30" involves gardening. LOVE IT. Cuz every time I see a real hottie out and about, I always think "Man, I bet she has a killer garden." ALWAYS.

[ashley.marie]

I know your night was rough but your morning seems like it'll be the best EVER.

Waffles and Tivo'd reality TV?? Sign me up.

[Jen]

Okay, I really want waffles now.

I say that you are being an excellent mother, by giving him a chance to entertain himself. And to learn valuable, crib dismantling skills!

[Marie]

Check out Lasagna Gardening (the book). This is the way we have done our garden, and it is HUGE and MASS PRODUCING and best of all, it is the middle of July and I have only weeded but TWO TIMES!!!!!!

[Jess]

There's a fine line between not running to get your kid the second he wakes up and waiting so long that he actually LEARNS how to dismantle the crib and then you are SCREWED.

[Kate P]

Waffles are probably very soothing on teeth.

I'd probably let my kid dismantle the crib as long as he promised not to take a Superman leap out of it.

[Wickedly Scarlett]

No, sunshine! Don't leave us!!! Sob...

[Tracy]

Cheesecake for breakfast. What an absolutely wonderful idea. Must make it happen tomorrow.

(and I won't tell you how I slept until 10 a.m. today... which was lovely since it hadn't happened in ages and is solely due to my dh...)

I saw shear genius for the first time yesterday. and was appalled at how quickly I was rooting for a certain person to GO GO GO away. as if I know anything about hair.

[Veronica]

I have never been here before, but I'm pretty sure that one post of yours today --the one about Hot by 30 and that, yes, OF COURSE, it includes gardening -- hooked me. Thanks!