Wednesday March 7, 2007
Sometimes I think about the fact that I am supposedly a stay-at-home mom and I laugh. (and wish). Right now I think we’d profit from finding a daycare … at least then I wouldn’t be searching for a babysitter several days a week and hoping I don’t max any one person out. I wondered yesterday what in the world I will do with all my time after we move in. Like, I will actually have time to do something at home besides laundry and cleaning. Whoa. I am really excited about that. Especially since the last few cleanings have been, wel, let’s just not go there. And perhaps, that means we will once again discover what a balanced meal consists of. Hmmm. That will be a very good thing as well.
Yesterday I did not leave the premises ONCE. I absolutely reveled in that thought. In fact, the only times I went out the door were to make a mad dash to the storage barn where we have to keep our freezer and twice to the clothesline. Otherwise I was in the house. All day. It was delightful!
We bought a new washer and dryer after weeks and weeks (ok, 2 1/2 maybe) of comparison shopping, bringing home a freebie dryer (my old one burned out) that also didn’t work, checking the buck saver, checking consumer reports again, comparison shopping again and finally getting so fed up with all the laundry piling up (it is really slow to do laundry when you are gone for the good part of the day and you do not have a functional dryer and it turns cold and rainy and you can’t get it line-dryed) that we purchased a new one. I feel richly spoiled. Now that the old washer is sitting in the office (taking the place of the old dryer), I smell a horrible smell every time I walk past it. We bought that set used when we got married and I could never figure out why my laundry didn’t smell fresh. It frequently had a sour smell inspite of chlorox or ammonia added to the load and even when I hung it out to dry, it often didn’t smell good. I blamed it on a lot of things … hard water, not enough sun, taking all day to dry … now I think it was the washer b/c this room smells just like that wash only stronger.
I decided to do something fun yesterday since I was home all day. Jo came over to have the boy’s pictures taken and we had so much fun hanging out together again. Socializing is high on my priority “after we move” list. Here are a few photos.
I always loved that pic of Ashley and she says it’s the reason she hates pink. (Not only was the dress and ribbon pink, the BACKGROUND was even pink.) It’s frustrating to me how I lose the sense of how the children “were” when they were little. I can look at pictures of Ashley when she was little and know that I carried her around and did all the mommy stuff but then I look at her today, four inches taller than myself, and there’s just this disconnect. Maybe after they’re all grown and have left the house, your memory starts trekking backwards again???
So remember than when you look at Adam….in 15 years from now, he’ll be taller than you and you’ll have a hard time remembering ever carrying him around. 🙂
The pictures are great. You girls must have inherited your mom’s creativity. Like Katy said, she got it all and left none for us. So please be understanding if we ask you to do some things for us. It would only be fair. 🙂
What fun to get a new appliance. We bought a used washer and dryer, not even a set, soon after we married. You would think it would be about time for it to conk out, but it can’t, it’s so ugly. My philosophy is that the uglier the appliance or piece of furniture, the less likely it is to wear out. I can see it now, if we were to get the beautiful new washer/dryer I’ve been enviously eyeing at Sears, we’d have no end of trouble with it. For that reason I refrain from suggesting that it might be time for a new set, and every wash day keep listening for odd sounds.
I hope you know me well enough to know that’s said tongue-in-cheek. I really am grateful for a washer and dryer that work as well as mine do. It’s just that someone once told me the average life span of washers & dryers is about 15 years, and mine are about half way through their second lifetime.
Thanks so much for the comment. I’ve heard a lot about you too and I know Janelle values your friendship tremendously. I can’t imagine what I would’ve done without her and Steve here the last 2 years. Getting to know them better and being able to watch Kiersten grow from being a tiny baby to a crazy, silly, happy, little girl are experiences that I’ll always treasure. I hope I get to meet you someday. 🙂 Andrea
Ah, nothing like a day at home! Glad you finally got one! ~Jo
I will be SO happy for you once you can move in. I wish so much I’d be there because you know I’d be helping at your house to make that happen sooner. ; )
Ahh, I feel for you. Glad you had a lovely day yesterday! Cute pics, too – I must say I’ve had to struggle to overcome envy when I see some of the photos you & Christy do. 🙂
I meant to comment on your previous post – it gave me lots to think about. I guess I can relate more when someone talks about the little issues. I’ve often wondered if I’m mostly at fault. Married life, especially since having kids, has shown me how selfish I really am. I long for more freedom and time to myself, but yet it’s fulfilling to know that you are needed. Okay, that might not have made sense, but just wanted to say thanks for the post. HAGD!
yea for the new washer!
I hope you don’t get bored after you move into your new house. =) The twins are adorable. I’ve been wondering what they look like by now. Oh and I heard they have another new boy cousin now! Yup, news travels fast.