The Mommy Talks

Nathaniel had his first haircut on Saturday. I'd post pictures, but my laptop is broken. It was so adorable. He was a pretty good boy and I can't even explain how much older he looked afterward. He instantly went from being my little baby to my big boy. So bittersweet. So stinking cute though. :)

General Mills sent me a coupon for a free box of Lucky Charms...which makes up for the crappy box that I bought. They also sent a coupon for $1 off any General Mills cereal. Not a fabulous loot for my Charm woes, but decent.

I am on day 2 of the 2nd week at my new job. So far so good. It's still work, so that's that. But, the commute is a breeze. I'm working out at 6am and coming home for lunch with my kids. I certainly can't complain about that.

As long as I'm sharing. Mark and I are getting along better than we have since our kids were born. We've decided to go to counseling and it's pretty interesting so far. No worries though, our prognosis it good, but I do think counseling is a healthy thing for all people. This thursday, we each go for an individual session. So we can dive into just how f-uped we really are. ;)

So check this out. I love Lucky Charms. Right, I know...you've seen the video of me swinging, right? We've established that I'm a child. ;) So anyway, I opened a new box of the Charms today and it's nothing but the oat crap! I dumped the whole box into a bowl and counted the pitiful little charms. 7!!! In the whole box. 7. WTF?! I'm totally calling General Mills. ;)

My laptop is broken. Real broken. It can't find the operating system. The thing has ALL of my pictures of Nathaniel's life on it. NONE of them are backed up, not even online. I'm distraught. If I lose them, I'm not sure what I'll do. :(

Does anyone watch this? Can anyone tell me why the dude...whatever his name is...narrator dude. Anyway, he has the voice of Bob Saget when he narrates, but another voice (obviously) in the show. Why the hell is this? Are we supposed to believe that age changes his voice? Or is it done Dawson's Creek style where buddy creates a television show later on and an actor is portraying him? So annoying...any ideas?

And took a cycling class that was SERIOUSLY hard. I'm thinking of going to 6 am classes to be back before Mark leaves for work. Am I insane? Probably. I think it will feel good to be all energized and furthermore to like what I see in the mirror--particularly in a bathing suit. My dream is to get back into a bikini--and perhaps to even look better than before ;) But, for now, my calf muscle hurts! Ouch! One day at a time :)

Today was my last day at Reignmaker. I've been there (or some incarnation thereof) for the last 5 years. I was certain that I was there longer than I should have been. I loathe change and can be quite lazy ;) I could never really see any point (in what had generally felt like a waste of time career-wise) for my being around for so long. But, because I firmly believe in things like, fate, destiny, and karma...I know that there's a reason in there. Reasons are interesting in that they sometimes take a very long time to fully reveal themselves. So, it's a bittersweet ending--isn't that always the case? One door closes, another one opens? I wonder what's hiding in there.

This face was so silly that it practically begged to be shared...
 

Last weekend, Mark created a really nice landscape border out of leftover brick that matches our house. I think it looks great, and we couldn't beat the price! Free!