Things I Have Done Lately That Have Caused Me To Wonder When I Will Get Better At Life

1. Shook up Claire's strawberry-flavored (and COLORED) amoxycillin... without the lid.

2. Gotten thrown up on by a baby who is apparently sensitive to oatmeal.  In my hair, her hair, my clothes, her ears, my legs, and the floor.  Sticking to rice cereal from now on.

3. Spilled my whole grande peppermint mocha (which means dark syrup) alllll ovveeerrrrr the inside of my car.  First thing this morning.  Did that stop me from getting another one though?  Nope.  Thankfully the nice people at Starbucks felt sorry enough for me to not make me pay for the second one.  This is probably what kept the tears from coming.

4. Forgotten Claire's milk at school and remembered at 10 at night, and had to go get it when the custodians were waxing the floor.  They probably wonder when I will ever leave that place.

5. When teaching my kindergartners how to write what is real to them, I used the non-example of a fairy princess.  There go their dreams of visiting Disney World and seeing the castle.  It's just a building now.  And there go my plans for having the Book Fairy bring us a new book to read.  That's what happens when you move from teaching the big kids in fourth grade to the sweet babies in kindergarten who haven't even gotten a visit from the Tooth Fairy yet.

6. Left Claire at home with no diapers.  Ranger and I couldn't leave work, and MG (who was so sweet to stay with us for my first week of work) didn't have the carseat, so the little biddle had to wear the same wet diaper all day.

Good thing I can't think of enough to make this a top ten.  I'm sure there are enough, just can't think of them now.  Probably from lack of sleep after the dog gate I put in our bathroom caused my husband to fall and bust his elbows in the middle of the night.  Yep.  Good thing I can only think of six things.

Tuesday Top Ten - Necessary Evils

You know, the things that are very annoying to have to do, but you kinda can't live without them.  This has been my list in my head lately because of number 1...

1. Pumping.  I only did this at night (some nights) in the summer to keep my supply up, but now I have to do it three times a day since I'm back at work.  Oh well.  My goal is four more months!

2. Velcro.  If so many baby items need it (swaddles in particular, which are used when the baby is sleeping), why does it have to be so LOUD?

3. Eating.  I go through seasons when I actually enjoy eating, but when it's 105 degrees outside, I'm trying to set up a Kindergarten classroom, and I have a baby on my hip most of the day, I do not feel like or have time to eat.

4. Using the restroom.  Too many other things to do!

5. Brushing, flossing, washing my face.  I put these together because I have to do all three before going to bed.  I've tried to be a rebel and go to bed with my makeup on a few times, but I'm up within three minutes because I can't stand the thought of waking up in shame.  :)

6. Going to the post office.  This has to be one of my least favorite errands.  I just want to ship a package that should take 30 seconds, and if it were smaller, I could just stick it in the mailbox.  But since it's a box, I have to go stand in line for 20 minutes with, you guessed it, a baby on my hip.

7. Paying utility bills.  Ours last month was the highest it's ever been, and the highest I've heard of out of  my friends in the area.  However, our a/c runs nonstop just to keep it 75 degrees.  I can't see where we could cut back.  Ready for fall and winter!

8. Sweeping and mopping!  We have too much dog hair not too, and since the biddle is crawling everywhere, we have to be even more diligent.

9. Keys.  I have keyless entry to my car, so I never know where they are when I get to the door holding my purse, diaper bag, and a baby on my hip (in a van down by the river).

10. Baby carseat.  I wish wish wish I could hold her in my lap while driving or riding and that this were the safest place for her.  But it's not.  So on long trips we can either listen to her cry the saddest cry in the world, or I can ride in the back and get carsick from trying to make her happy, which doesn't work anyway because she really just wants to be held.

Anything you can't live with, can't live without??

A Couple of Northgate Vintage Lists to Get You Through the Weekend

Top Questions We Get at Northgate Vintage:

1. Where do you get your stuff?  Garage sales?
2. How long have y'all been here?
3. Are you the girl who makes the dresses?
4. Are these clothes used?
5. Is my car gonna get towed?
6. Are these all the TOMS you have?
7. When will y'all get more TOMS?
8. Are there any other vintage shops in this town?
9. Do y'all take credit cards?
10. Are y'all hiring?
11. Are those all your records on the walls?
12. Do y'all buy used clothes?
13. So do people just donate all this?

Top Comments About Northgate Vintage:

1. I feel like I'm in Austin!
2 and 3 (after coming up the stairs).
- Uuuuhhhh.  That was my workout for the day!
- I'm dizzy!
4. I didn't know this store existed!
5. Oh my gosh, ______ would LOVE this place!
6. I've always heard about this place, now I'm finally getting to stop by!
7. I have so many pairs of TOMS.  They're all I wear.  This is my ___th pair!
8. I need to clean out my grandpa's closet.  I bet he has some things you could sell!