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The Blog is Back

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Those of you who haven’t visited for a while may notice that my blog is finally getting some much-needed maintenance. I’ve changed up the look, once again routed the blog through my domain, and last but not least… I’ve made my Photobucket site public. I know, I know… I deleted all the dirty stuff. Well, most of it anyway. Thanks for coming back, and please feel free to comment. I love comments on my blog.

I posted a few hours ago about the storms… they seem to have fizzled out finally, and the air is much cooler. It’s still really damp outside, but I love the cool night air. Charlie’s still a little nervous about lightning, and I hate leaving him on days like this. It’s not that I’m worried about the little tyke -but I just love the feeling I get when he cuddles up real close and looks up at me… I can see in his eyes and his animated expressions that he knows he’s safe on mama’s lap. Sebastian is a really awesome big brother, too. He’s always quick to comfort his brother, and he has started writing me little notes and stories at random. He’s also reading books with more words than pictures, all by himself. The connection between a parent and a child is probably the most spiritually fulfilling thing a person can ever know. I lit a candle today for some friends who want children very badly… I know they’d make great parents, because they are both good at heart and open to guiding those in need.  Hopefully I’ll be able to convince them to jump one of our bonfires this summer. A couple together can jump and wish for a child just as well as a man. Laugh now, but Mike and I had a fire for our handfasting and of the three guys who jumped it -Charlie has three little friends to play with.

Worth Walking the Plank For

Worth Walking the Plank For

Work wasn’t actually that bad, and now that it’s over the Captain and I are going to settle in for some TV time before the hubby gets home. He ran out to deposit a check from the second new client he’s negotiated with in his role as frontman for the company. So far I’m really proud of how hard he’s worked -having a full time day job and trying to put all he can into a startup web design firm that he’s a part of.  He’s done well, and I really do think that the guys are going to make it big if they keep their noses to the proverbial grindstone.

Check out the site and you can see some of my work… in the form of editing copy and occasionally writing a small blurb here and there.

Momentum Workshop

No Rest for the Weary

Well I took a month off from blogging and I don’t really feel like I had a vacation. Things have been hectic. Both boys celebrated their birthdays this past week, and Charlie’s got teeth coming in like crazy. Presently there are four on top and two on the bottom, with two more just pushing up on either side of the lower ones. He’s been… crabby to say the least.

The weather’s been crappy lately, although I love a good storm. We’ve had rain (yay) and heat (boo) which equals pure humidity (double boo) for the last week and it’s not supposed to clear up until maybe next weekend.

A friend of mine from down the street has been coming over with her little girl, and together we’re starting a jewelry making business. So far we’ve been producing several pieces a day when we work on it (monday-friday) but I haven’t yet photographed them or posted them to E-Bay. We’re also going to be starting up a web page, but we have to discuss that whole issue face to face so I’m waiting. The plus side is, her husband has experience with starting a small business (he runs Aegis Studios).

Anyhow, I haven’t had time to play World of Warcraft in, like, forever. So I’m off to Azeroth.

Momma For the FAIL

I feel like such a mean mommy. Today I had a crap-ton of dishes, was expecting a relative to come over at some point seeking computer assistance, and had to keep the dog in despite the cute little squirrels and birds taunting her out in the rain.

So when Charlie woke up 20 minutes into his naptime… I fed him the rest of his unfinished bottle, comforted him a while, and then let him cry it out. Poor baby’s had a runny nose all morning, to top off the guilt. He wailed for a bit, but he had been yawning even as he fought sleep in my arms, so I had to put him back down.

Now he’s sound asleep on top of his blanket, and I can finish the dishes and eat something. OMG I’m ravenous. Still, though, I hate to just leave him in there when he keeps on crying. It must have taken him 45 minutes to go back to sleep.

Things

So today Charlie threw a cup on the ground, and Zelda picked it up in her mouth. I was about to tell her NO when she carried over to me and released it into my hands, no problem.

I was amazed. She definitely earned a doggie treat for that one. Sebastian has these two bruises -one on his shin and one on his forearm- that totally looked round and lighter in the middle than the outside. I was freaking out, and started looking at google images of ringworm… five minutes later I am relieved that my son does not appear to have ringworm and equally disgusted at the extents to which it was displayed in some of the pictures. The relatively small cases still didn’t look like Bastian’s bruises, but the really nasty ones were… well, really nasty.

He is, after all, a five year old. Lately, the boys across the street (who are a little bit older) have been coming over and asking for him to play. It’s really cool that he’s got friends right across the street, but I sort of have mixed feelings about it. He’s growing up!

Charlie is babbling a lot, and yelling too. It’s kind of cute, but I worry he’s going to be an intimidator like his dad. Mike’s just so big (6’4″ oh yeah) and tends to invade the room with his presence sometimes. Similarly, Charlie gets frustrated because he can’t communicate what he wants to (or because I’m holding another baby, or somebody’s got the toy he wants) and he tends to yell and strike out. I know it’s bad, but I think it’s cute to see him expressing his feelings so strongly. We’ll work on the sharing thing over time, even though kids can’t really comprehend the rights and feelings of others until like 2 or 3 years.

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