Making tacos for dinner and just thought I'd pause to inventory the cute things Jackson did today: told his Daddy "I'm gonna get you!"; did kepelah, kepelah, kepelah boom with Kate and gently tapped her head with his; said to the baby "Kate, where's mommy?"; and his new thing - when he hurts himself he kisses it to make it better himself if he doesn't feel like coming to get me to kiss it....

Did I really go back to bed this morning and sleep in until 11:30? Is it really already 2:00 in the afternoon? Is that why I feel like I've wasted a precious day? Well the furniture is all painted. One more coat on the bookcase and a few days drying time and it'll be all ready for Jackson's room. Time to hit the shower and continue working on trying to retrieve this day.

Working on My To Do List

 I need to add "buy new dvd's for Jackson" to my list now that I've memorized all the lines to Finding Nemo.  This a.m. Jackson followed Jeff into the bathroom and said "I'm gonna get you!".  Was he just being cute or quoting Dorie from the movie?  Is it possible that he's matured quite a bit just in the past week?  Does he think I'm going to let him wear his Spiderman pajama top to school again today?

So I begin the day trying to reverse the damage I did to the roses yesterday by leaving the soaker hose on too long.  At least that's what I think caused the instant outbreak of powdery mildew on them to add to the black spot that's developed already.  I just gave them a good spray.  Nothing like a good whiff of fungicide first thing in the a.m.  Next there are bills to pay, groceries to buy, and finally I'll be finishing that furniture I'm repainting for the Prince's room.  The weather is gorgeous here and that's sort of inspiring.

The Last 5 Weeks! (of my maternity leave)

or Why I Love My Life...

How to not be excited when I have such wonderful children?...here's Kate, still trying to catch up on her beauty rest, and Jackson enjoying a happy meal (we are not capitalizing HM because we're not that happy as they neglected to give him the caramel dipping sauce for his apples AND they gave him a girl toy vs. a boy toddler toy!).  Finally, how can a mother's heart not swell with love for a 2.5 yr. old boy who loves to show affection for his baby sister???? 

In the first photo Kate really looks like Jackson but there is another school of thought which says that she is the spitting image of Jeff....how can that be when he looks like me? 

And the question of the day is:  What movie will we get hooked on next?  We've been through the Baby Einstein stuff, Barney Goes To the Zoo, Finding Nemo, The Lion King, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang....specifically, will Mary Poppins (aka Poppins) catch on or will  buy Shrek for a new favorite?  Thus far Monsters Inc has been viewed exclusively in the car...and we'll start again with Baby Einstein pretty soon when Kate is ready.

 

Wonderful Weekend at Jersey Shore

What a wonderful relaxing weekend in Ocean City.  What a great feeling to be back in the area that holds so many of my favorite childhood memories.  Jeff and I agreed the best part of the whole weekend was watching Jackson jump in and out of a big hole in the sand like a little sand crab.  He wore himself out such that he needed a 14 hour "nap" and missed going to the boardwalk on Saturday evening.  I definitely sensed that I was the most relaxed out of all of my headhunter friends because I've been off on leave for the past nine weeks.  I just reveled in being able to sit on the beach and lazily work on my crossword puzzles while watching jackson play.  The trip also served as a nice test run for our week long vacation to NC in 2 weeks.

The only bad part of the whole weekend was the packing up and leaving :)

Wow, it's Thursday already!

Yesterday was a great day with both kids home.  I got nothing done around the house but oh well.  Ok, I did some laundry and Jackson helped me.  He likes to close the dryer after I load it.  Once I turned it on he said "good job, Mom".  Oooooo K, my 2.5 yr. old is now telling ME "good job".  Another interesting dynamic, out of nowhere Chloe' decides it's time she started sleeping on the furniture again and I had to tell her to keep her boxer butt on the floor in her expensive LL Bean dog bed!  She's also out of sorts because the scale at the vet says she's gained 10 lbs. and so I've cut back on her food and her treats.  She can't possibly go to the beach next month looking like she does!

Must go now to pack up the pack n' play, dig out the cooler and the beach towels, collect the sand toys, etc. for this weekend's trip to Ocean City.

Countdown to Ocean City, NJ trip

It's countdown to the shore trip, we leave first thing Friday morning. It's a rainy day and I should pull out my list and start doing things so I can check them off and start fresh next week. Jackson is home from school today just because Jeff had to rush in to the office and since it's raining he won't miss swimming. I needed him home with us today.