The thankless job

Motherhood can sometimes be a grind. Never more so than on a snowed in weekend. The kids are antsy and if they watch one more Diego, I'll get the worst parent on the block award. My hubby and kids shoveled the driveway (though their participation was limited and they ended up coming in for hot chocolate) and then he was off to his weekend hockey marathon (though not before words were exchanged about the need to cut back coaching responsibilities next year). So I'm here on my own with the kids. I ended up making them homemade chicken nuggets. They are delicious and not half bad on the nutrition front. My hubby snuck one on his way out the door and gave them a thumbs up. Unfortunately, he was the only one. The kids hated them. After Will FINALLY took a "no thank you bite" (our version of "just try it"), he opted out. Izzie enjoyed playing with them and used one as ketchup delivery mechanism. But that's as good as it got. I'm not a huge cook, so it was a bit of a blow to my Julia Childs mojo. Glad my hubby liked them or I might have hung up the mitts. I love being a Mom, but sometimes it's the most thankless thing about my day. And, for the most part, I'm cool with that.

Yoga

Tonight I went yoga with my friend KS. Wow. Not only did I realize how much balance I've lost over the past few years, but, man, I'm out of shape. As with NYE, it was great to do something that made me feel like myself. I hope to repeat often.

In with a bang

2011 started out pretty darn fun. I reached back in time to my old party days and got snockered at our neighbor's New Years Eve party. The company was great, the guacamole amazing and the drinks free flowing. I wore makeup for the first time in many months and treated my neighbors to a glimpse of me in something other than sweatpants. The best part of the whole night had to be the feeling of not being someone's mom. I felt like me. My mother in law was over watching the kids and I didn't worry about them once. I just had fun. And it was nice. Today I am paying for all that fun, but it was worth it.

Happy 2011 all! May the year bring you nothing but the best.

Daycare update

Well, they did it. They kicked her out. The Friday before Christmas I got a call...

SD= stupid daycare
NA= me

SD: Uh, hello Mrs. A. IA bit another child today and we're going to have to send her home. And also, we've decided that today is her last day.

NA: (inside voice) WHAT THE FUCK!

I just couldn't believe what I was hearing. First of all, what an incredible fail on their part. In a room with 5 children, they couldn't handle a biter. Weak. But also, ONE WEEK before the holidays?!? Not only did I have gifts to buy, and wrap, but a family to pack and neighborhood pals coming over on Monday. For about 30 mins my head felt like it might explode. After that I calmed down and realized it would all be for the best. So now I am frantically trying to find a nanny. We've decided to go the nanny route to give IA some more individual attention and lessen the adjustment from hoping from one daycare to another. We have a couple of solid candidates, so I'm hopeful. Onward and upward, right?

My baby

Tonight at dinner we were talking about my Mom. It's been a rough holiday without her here, but while sad, it was really nice to talk about her...especially to hear my Dad speak so lovingly (which through his own brand of coping hasn't always been so readily available). The kids were playing in the other room and IA came in to check out what was happening with the old folks. I was teary eyed and she immediately came over to me and said in her soft little voice "Mommy, are your eyes ok?". Oh my sweet, sweet girl. She proceeded to climb in my lap and rest her head on my shoulder. Little did she know, but that was exactly what I needed.

The weather outside is definitely frightful

The East Coast is in the midst of getting hit with a Nor'easter that is expected to dump up to 20 inches of snow. I'd say were currently at 8. Our travel plans are now delayed and to pass the time we hooked up my niece's new Wii. WA is a master at boxing (which requires pure bursts of movement), I kicked butt in bowling (embarrassing but true) and my brother cleaned house in "Are You Smarter than a 5th grader" (the dude is an idiot savant). It's great fun and I literally almost peed my pants watching my brother kayak (hey, I've had two kids). All in all not a bad way to spend a snowed in day.

Thank you Santa!

And here we are, the first post from my brand new iPad! I'm in love and hopeful my new boyfriend will help me be a better blogger. Swoon....:)