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Thing that make me smile
Posted by nothingwitty in Family, Grace in small things, Home, Life, life is good, Parenting, Rambles, Random on September 24, 2009
http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/
My sister in law’s www.babysites.com page. I’m going to be an auntie in March again!
Tomorrow is Friday. I am giving blood.
This is our weekend with Emma. This makes us happy!
We are going for a train ride! Emma will get to pick out her very own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch! How awesome is that?
In other news…
Posted by nothingwitty in Family, Home, life is good, Parenting on September 23, 2009
The foreclosed meth house that the police officers told me had to be torn down (because of the meth lab underneath the house) now has squatters! OH! The JOY! What kind of idiots want to live in a house like that and what can we do about it? The bank so far is not doing anything with it, because it’s only worth the land it’s on. Low on their priority list.
I’m joining the Idaho Athletic Club and it shall be great and glorious. But I’m not doing it this week because I’m slightly not feeling good.
A first grader called my almost six year old daughter “HOT”. Brian has threatened to murder him. She has also asked about “sex”, especially after her other dad let her watch inappropriate things last time she was with him. I have taken proactive steps and ordered the books “Everything you never wanted your kids to know about sex, but were afraid they’d ask : the secret to surviving your child’s sexual development from birth to the teens” and “What’s the big secret? : talking about sex with girls and boys”. So now I have to practice saying “The penis goes in the vagina”. I told Brian that and he asked if we really had to tell her about “all that”. I said, “Yes, if she’s old enough to be told lies then she needs the truth.”
I’ve officially started my life list.
I swear, by all that is holy, that I am going to hang ONE DAMN PICTURE this week, if it kills me.
I am taking a parenting class on Wednesdays (cause I wanted Jeff to take it and he only agreed to it if I’d take it too, except he still hasn’t taken it and he’s going to be pissed when he gets in trouble with the judge for not taking it) and I’m the only parent there who hasn’t A: lost custody of my child and B: Done Meth. I’m the only one there by choice and while I have lots of things I’d rather do with my Wednesday, I’m actually enjoying what I’m learning, even if I’m not learning as much as the other people in the class. The other people in the class are all really nice, and really trying and that makes me happy.
We chopped down a bunch shit and dug up a bunch of shit in our yard. It’s looking better. Our grass is coming back. I love my house!
We are all well, for the most part and healthy and happy, life is good!
What if?s
Posted by nothingwitty in Emma, Family, Grace in small things, life is good, Life not defined by the cheese sandwhich, Love, Parenting, Rambles on August 31, 2009
Emma is at the age of “what if”. Usually she’s worrying about something.
Today it’s me who is worrying and playing the what if game.
My sweet girl is going to kindergarten. In about 2 hours.
What if someone is mean to her?
How will she handle it WHEN someone is mean to her?
What if she is mean to someone?
Milestones.
She is ready. She is smart. So why is my heart hurting so much?
I wrote her teacher a letter about her.
Dear Mrs T!
I just wanted to let you know a few things about Emma.
She loves stories and songs and making up wild tales. There is an ogre who lives in her Auntie Jenny’s attic, and a troll named Bluebell who lives in movie theaters.
She still believes in Santa Claus and fairies.
When Emma is happy she is usually singing. She’s a huge fan of Taylor Swift and Sarah McLachlan. She also likes the musical Wicked. She can memorize songs very quickly.
She loves dancing and dressing up. She loves to be read to and will beg for more stories until my throat is sore. She LOVES to learn. She says she’s going to take every class in the world so she can know everything.
She loves camping and movies and ice-cream and dark chocolate.
She is eager to please and loves to help. She is affectionate, she loves to hug and snuggle and we are trying to make her understand that she doesn’t always have to hug her friends, that not everyone likes hugs as much as she does.
She is afraid of the dark (sometimes), thunderstorms, and cats (most of them). Because she is imaginative and creative she is always thinking up bad situations and asking what if. I don’t know if that is normal, as she’s my only one. I know I was the same way when I was her age.
We let Emma choose her outfits. Sometimes they are a little wild, but we don’t like to stifle creativity and we get such a kick out of them.
She’s basically this busy little dancing singing fairy. She is SO MUCH FUN. We both think she’s the neatest child in the world and we are so proud of her.
I went on to talk about the family situation, the legal stuff, and volunteering.
Milestones.
So I guess, on the up side of “What if”…because it’s odd to contemplate that my sweet 5 year old daughter will someday be a woman, What if she turns out to be every bit as awesome as I think she’s going to be?
The real thing
Posted by nothingwitty in Emma, Family, Perfection on June 1, 2009
The real thing- she was spot on perfect!
And I was super nice and even invited Jeff. I am so nice, aren’t I?
She LOVED being up on stage. Wonder where she got that gene from 
?
Pictures of the flower girl
Posted by nothingwitty in Emma, Family, Grace in small things, Home, Life, life is good on May 29, 2009
She wanted a dress exactly like mine. She was appeased by one with a train, and the promise that she could wear mine in 25 years, when she got married, should she want to.
Petite thing is still wearing a size 4!
And this is the little girl who likes to catch tadpoles!
What is NOT to love about this dress?
This is probably my favorite part!
When the cat’s away the mice will play
Posted by nothingwitty in Brian, Brian as Dad, Emma, Family, Home, Life on May 2, 2009
Brian’s off molesting fish- he’s been gone since Thursday. We signed the offer on the house (ACCEPTED!) and then he left. No celebrating for us. (I’m guessing he did an entire bottle’s worth of gin celebrating without me though!)
Every year on the first weekend of May, Brian and his dad and all of their friends go to Duck Valley Indian Reservation and fly fish for 4 days. Which totally means that Emma and I get to play too. Except that I’m at work and Emma’s with the EVIL ONE. Our other CPA’s husband got a job in ND and Thursday was her last day. We are not hiring anyone else to take her place (economy) and I am going to be even busier. I am not a CPA. There are things she could do that I can’t. It’s definitely going to be a time of readjustment….
Emma and I haven’t even stayed up late watching movies- I put her to bed at 8:30 both Thursday and Friday nights and laid down to snuggle her and fell asleep too. I guess we are well rested.
Brian left me the sweetest note on the computer:
I love you, will you marry me? Will you buy a house with me? Tell Emma I love her everyday, and tuck her in for me with an extra hug every night. I love you, Brian.
Brian asks me to marry him all the time and I always say yes. You’d think I’d get tired of the words but I don’t, it’s kind of like hearing “I love you”. I guess that’s really what he’s saying.
Emma misses him. She keeps asking if today is when he’s coming home. And then I remind her Sunday and she counts off the days. She was quite happy that tomorrow when she comes home he will be there.
I miss him too.
Brian says “Why are you always taking pictures woman?”
Posted by nothingwitty in Brian, Brian as Dad, Emma, Family, life is good, Love, Parenting, Uncategorized on April 29, 2009
“All we are doing is testing out a potential camping chair and snuggling and you are always taking pictures!”
Not really, he just looked it. He doesn’t like his picture taken.
The chair? Super comfortable- much easier to snuggle small child than in conventional camping chair…
And ALSO?
Posted by nothingwitty in Dreams, Family, Friends, Grace in small things, Life, life is good, Lonely on April 6, 2009
Have you SEEN THE PUPPIES TODAY?
Go ye forth and admire them, I command it!
Zombies
Posted by nothingwitty in Brian, Emma, Family, Life, life is good, The evil side of Ariel on April 6, 2009
Dear Diary:
Have developed a fear of zombies. Have sneaking suspicion fiancee and daughter are becoming zombies, extensive conversations about “eating Mommy’s brain” being only one of many clues.
Send help. Who is the Buffy of the Zombie World?
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