Friday October 2, 2009
Today when the boys woke up from their naps we opened the curtains in their bedroom and saw a doe and her two fawns unabashedly helping themselves to our sweet potato plants. I was not amused. “Go shoot them quickly,” I told Adam who is obsessed with the idea of hunting right now. He has a toy gun that makes noise and that’s it; but he thinks it’s super cool. Especially since his grandpa put a scope on it today. Down the steps he thumped in that my legs are still kind of sleepy fashion and I tried to hurry him along from behind, sure the deer would leave before we got there. Adam spread both arms out to the sides and said, “Do not put any pressure on me at all.” (Well, excuse me? I thought you are still five not twenty-five!)
I woke up with a migraine and David’s parents graciously rescued me from my nauseous, think I’m about to black out state by picking up the boys. When they returned for naps four hours later I was still sore but able to live life again. Still, that hangover feeling continued. I tried to cheer myself up by using china at the table tonight. We had tomato basil soup, thick ham slices and melted cojack cheese on toasted bread, and a Greek salad. I decided it would be a fun night to teach Adam about garnishing food so we headed out the door to pick some oregano and chives. My sour cream dollops sank to the bottom of the bowl so it wasn’t quite like I hoped; but still fun. As Adam surveyed his sprig of oregano I explained to him that we call that a garnish. “Mommy, we could just put green all over the top of my bowl of soup and then it would look all green. Would that look pretty, Mommy? What would we call that?” I had food in my mouth and David beat me to the punch line with a great one liner. “That would be called an ingredient.”
Later Liam was bouncing his little ride around car up over the threshold of the doorway determined to get it in the house. Adam looked over at him and scoffed, “Liam don’t be so controlling.” Oh, how I love when he mixes up word meanings like that. It’s so ludicrously funny!
The migraine really is better but the back pain is not. My shoulder has continued to give me issues ever since my last pregnancy. Most times it’s more like a subtle reminder but sometimes, like the last week, it is pretty mean. Last night I couldn’t close my fingers tight around a washcloth when I went to take a shower and trying to write with a pen was next to impossible. I really will do something about it. I tend to take care of everyone else and kind of leave myself out right now since we’ve been pretty much inundated with medical bills for Liam. Which is also why I’m two years overdue for an eye doctor visit. David does not like this one tiny bit. Tonight he pretty much set the record straight and I will make some phone calls first thing Monday morning. In his words, “you’re a tough cookie.” Is that a compliment or a slam? I dared to ask him and he just chuckled. UH OH.
I think I’ll just go take another 600 mg of ibuprofen and try to get some sleep. Good night!
Oh your boys make me laugh! I love Adam quotes! And David’s punch line…exquisite! 🙂 Hope you feel better soon! Take care of yourself! Love, MJ (there is a positively sickening amount of exclamation points in this comment)
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Yes you had better take care of yourself and go get a treatment, What you need is an hour long massage, wouldn’t that feel wonderful??? Love Adam’s little quotes, too cute!!
Your boys sound hillarious at times and there’s not much that meets the moment like a fitting one-liner.
I think it’s something with women because my wife has also been neglecting an eye doctor visit and I finaly had to “set the record straight” and she just had her appointment earlier this week. And you’d be surprized at how economical a good treatment is when you figure productivity. Best Wishes!
Well, did Adam get to shoot those deer? 🙂 he’s hilarious!
As for the headache I sure hope you feel better after a good night of rest.
How did the yard saleing go?
Love Love Love it when kids use words adult words and add it to their childish chatter!! It can turn a boring day into sunshine. I too kept think, wow, she needs a good hour massage! If you lived close by I’d book you one where I get mine, goood stuff!! I go home feeling like a new women. Back pain gone.
@Hammerdown4jesus –
the REAL problem is that I badly want corrective surgery so I never have to wear glasses again. But you’re right. Even that has become a lot more economical.
@smuckers4jesus –
@seekinHISwisdom –
a massage sounds pretty good but I actually think I need a little more. Something bony got dislocated while renting out my abdominal space and it needs more then muscle therapy I’m afraid.
@smilesbymiles – renting out, new thought, but I love it! lol I hope you will be able to find time soon to take care of yourself….like I had too!! 🙂 BTW tests came back very normal, Echo was a huge relief! All of them except cholesterol was a tad high. 202. He said watch your diet, excercise and live stress free. Thanks for your push….now allow me. PUSHHHHH ? did I get anywhere? lol
I think the tough cookie comment was a compliment ;). It was fun to see you again this morning even if it was just a tiny bit!
@seekinHISwisdom –
B/w my husband, my mom, and now you my heels are creating long skid marks! yeah, yeah, yeah, I really will move. Just cut me some slack til Monday would you? 🙂
@janelleandco –
Ha, ha, you don’t know my husband. Although you didn’t hear his tone of voice either. 🙂 Good seeing you, too. What are you doing this afternoon? Are the girls napping? Liam is up already and needs playmates!
your wrist problems sound a bit like my friends. Sounds like you need to just relax those muscles and maybe massage them a bit.
what will adam be like when he IS 25? i think the kind of man who causes lisa to not say a peep in his presence for fear of exposing shameful ignorance!
marc gets SO annoyed at me when i won’t go to the chiropractor,dentist, etc. it is one of the sorest points in our marriage. but i think you better go. now.
@smilesbymiles –
well what would he do if you wouldn’t be a tough cookie? Quit his job? I still say it was a compliment.
Sounds like you live with some funny men!( And where are these smiley faces when I need them?)
That makes 2 of us waiting on corrective surgery. Leon says when we’re not paying for a new baby every other year, maybe we can afford it. But babies must be paid for, laser surgery somehow seems less urgent.
Aren’t boys Just so much fun!!
I think it is better to be a tough cookie than a whiner. Personally. But there is a point where you need to let others take care of you too. Sorry about the migraine. I’ve had a few of those in the past year and they certainly are no fun. Going to sleep is about the only thing that helps…if you can fall asleep. Funny quotes, esp. the one about “don’t put pressure on me!” Hilarious!
Sounds like us ladies are all the same….by the time the rest of our family is taken care of, theres no money left so we hunker down and grit our teeth =) Hoping for relief for you!!