Saturday, May 31, 2008
A Question
I am throwing a party, a Chinese take-out murder mystery party. It should be fun. But tell me, what color do you think of when you think about a Chinese party?
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Alabama
1. Train (at rush hour, with Claire and all our stuff for 4 days in Alabama + a carseat)
2. Foot (Through the rain in Manhattan)
3. Taxi
4. Plane
5. Tram train thingy
6. Bus
7. Car (the smallest one ever, we could have prolly put Claire in her carseat from the trunk)
We did not take an RV.
Overall impressions are that Alabama is hot, when you live 'up north' you forget what 80 degrees feels like, I did not pack well for us. I guess I can sum it all up with a little diddy:
Oh, it rained all night
the day we left
the weather it was dry.
The sun so hot, we froze to death
Please Claire Marie don't you cry
Oh, Claire Marie
Now don't you cry for me
Cause we went to Alabama
With a baby on my knee.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Friday, May 09, 2008
One of Those Days
You know those days, the ones where nothing on your list gets done. 
The ones where you cry at seemingly stupid and insignificant things, or nothing at all. 
The ones where your house is a mess and you just wallow in misery because of it instead of doing your dishes or folding the laundry so your husband can find his clothes in his drawers instead of having to hunt around the house in the many different baskets of assorted clean and unfolded clothes. 
You know those days? I'm having one.
And PS I made the cookies yesterday morning, I did burn the hole in the rug, less than 2 weeks after we bought it, and the picture of our family I've been meaning to hang? Claire is only 3 months old in it; she's now 7 months old.
The ones where you cry at seemingly stupid and insignificant things, or nothing at all. 
The ones where your house is a mess and you just wallow in misery because of it instead of doing your dishes or folding the laundry so your husband can find his clothes in his drawers instead of having to hunt around the house in the many different baskets of assorted clean and unfolded clothes. 
You know those days? I'm having one.And PS I made the cookies yesterday morning, I did burn the hole in the rug, less than 2 weeks after we bought it, and the picture of our family I've been meaning to hang? Claire is only 3 months old in it; she's now 7 months old.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
All Put Back Together
or at least for the picture. There are few lingering boxes in Claire's room that need some attending to, but other than that the Great Makeover is complete!
PS. I hemmed those curtains myself.
PS. I hemmed those curtains myself.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Monday, May 05, 2008
My Fuare into Elfdome
Today Claire's walker came, it came in MANY more pieces than I expected it to. And the instructions well; less than helpful. (see below)
And in the end a box is much more fun.
And in the end a box is much more fun.
Parental Training
Sleep Depervation Training
Course Description: Tape three fingers of each hand together and go about your daily routine. This will simulate the coordination and frustration you will feel on a daily basis. And will simulate the way your home will look about 4 months into child rearing.
Mind Reading
Course Description: Spend multiple hours alone each day with a person with many needs who can not talk to you. This will simulate the relationship you will have with you child. (Husbands are good people to try this with)
Toy Construction
Course Description: Construct elaborate, colorful contraptions which come in small pieces. For the final you will be required to construct said contraption using only rudimentary instructions in French and crude pictorial directions. The use of one hand will be restricted to simulate the child who will need constant attention as they try to get to the plastic bagS which hold the many small pieces.
Prerequisite: Toy Packaging Removal: how to get at the toy enclosed in homeland securities finest detainment packages.
Minimum of Engineering BS required
Diaper Changing
Course Description: Students will train using lifelike dolls who pee at will and most often when your back is turned or they are on someone else's carpet. Solid excrement is introduced in future higher level courses.
Feeding
Course Description: To prepare the parents for the trials of feeding, a green bean and pea mixture will be loaded into a baseball pitching machine and fired at random while parents try to pay bills, eat their own meal or maintain any semblance of normalcy.
The clothes worn for this trial will be used by the Laundry With an Infant class.
Course Description: Tape three fingers of each hand together and go about your daily routine. This will simulate the coordination and frustration you will feel on a daily basis. And will simulate the way your home will look about 4 months into child rearing.
Mind Reading
Course Description: Spend multiple hours alone each day with a person with many needs who can not talk to you. This will simulate the relationship you will have with you child. (Husbands are good people to try this with)
Toy Construction
Course Description: Construct elaborate, colorful contraptions which come in small pieces. For the final you will be required to construct said contraption using only rudimentary instructions in French and crude pictorial directions. The use of one hand will be restricted to simulate the child who will need constant attention as they try to get to the plastic bagS which hold the many small pieces.
Prerequisite: Toy Packaging Removal: how to get at the toy enclosed in homeland securities finest detainment packages.
Minimum of Engineering BS required
Diaper Changing
Course Description: Students will train using lifelike dolls who pee at will and most often when your back is turned or they are on someone else's carpet. Solid excrement is introduced in future higher level courses.
Feeding
Course Description: To prepare the parents for the trials of feeding, a green bean and pea mixture will be loaded into a baseball pitching machine and fired at random while parents try to pay bills, eat their own meal or maintain any semblance of normalcy.
The clothes worn for this trial will be used by the Laundry With an Infant class.
Sunday, May 04, 2008
It Is Finished
YEAH! our room is done, after countless hours of cleaning off wallpaper and wallpaper paste (whoever invented wallpaper should be beaten with a wet noodle) Here are some highlights from our seemingly endless journey:
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