Masters 2009

One Master's Practice Round ticket obtained through work - Free
One Master's Practice Round ticket obtained from a nice family leaving for the day - Free
One great parking space within walking distance - Free
One really great date with my hubby - Priceless

Nintendo

Do you remember back in the 80s, when you or your friend had that "new" gaming system where the graphics were so cool and realistic? How about all the hours you spent in front of the TV trying relentlessly to get through the different levels of Super Mario Brothers without getting killed? Nine levels and only 3 men - You can do it! While cleaning out our closets, Michael and I found a Nintendo that Aunt Pat had given us several years ago...and down memory lane we went. Just getting through Super Mario Brothers was like revisiting a childhood home. The places were all too familiar yet it was hard to remember the unique little quirks of the place with out a bit of thought and a few sacrificed lives. Needless to say, I do not have the patience to play as long as I used to, but we have played until an impressive 12:30 a.m tonight. Now all those "cool" graphics of yesteryear look like big chunky squares to me and it makes me wonder what video games will achieve by the time Addison has one listed in her letter to Santa.

I need to rant!

I must confess I am not the best of housekeepers. There's usually plenty of other things going on in life than for me to spend my evenings scrubbing baseboards. It doesn't help that I have a 5 month old and 2 animals who REALLY don't care if they make a mess or shed hair everywhere. I am aware of all of this and I do my best to maintain the house...scrub the toilets, do the laundry, clean the kitchen, vacuum the LR and occasionally mop. What is a good compromise? Well of course, to hire someone to help me clean. So yes I did get a bit defensive tonight when the cleaning lady kept telling me over and over how dirty certain things were, showing me the mop water, etc. I know it's dirty..that's why she was here. So now, I'm dealing with the guilt of the fact that my house was "sooo" dirty and I'm a horrible housekeeper.
Who juggles all that and makes it work. Who works all day, with their kid in towe and comes home to cook a nutritious meal and manages to do the laundry and clean a 3 BR/3Bath house and have time for sex with their husband..who does that?!?!? I'd like to shake their hand. In the meantime, I'm going to continue to have a messy house just so the cleaning lady has a lot to do! So there.

Car rebellion

I've owned my car going on 7 years now. There has always been this blinking light on the dash labeled "security". I don't pay it any attention. I've never really even known if it worked..the security part that is. All I saw was my little blinking red light, that is until today.
Today I got out of the car at a property. I had my window rolled down, but out of habit, I locked the door anyways. On my way back to the car, I reached through the window, unlocked the door and my car spoke to me. Well, at least the alarm did. I pushed my panic button on my remote to turn it off...nothing. I got in the car, locked and unlocked the doors...nothing. In the meantime my tenants were one by one poking their heads out to see what all the commotion was about. The panic button finally seemed to work after holding it down for what seemed like forever and the alarm turned off. I decided to get back out of the car to finish the task I'd begun with...but time I opened my door, the alarm sounded again. Here I was stuck with this alarm that was clearly broken. Was I doomed to ride down Walton Way with my car horn blaring, my lights flashing and everyone thinking that I just jacked that car?!?!? Again, the panic button worked. I wasn't going to try and open my door again until I had help. Off I went in search of Michael. And don't you know that when I pulled up behind him and opened my door...the alarm didn't go off. "I'm serious!! It just wouldn't stop honking!," was all I could say.

5 months

Addison is a whopping 17 1/2 lbs. Everyone who sees her says, "What a big girl she is!" I try not to take offense...because she is a big baby at this point. She's started several new things these days including singing. It's the high notes that really get me. How is it that babies can hit those high, glass shattering pitches. If she knew any better, I'd discipline her...but she doesn't realize that her gleeful squeal just popped my ear drum.
She's also mimicking actions like chewing and cocking your head. It's so cute to see her copying her daddy.

What a conundrum...

So easy to fall asleep in the most awkward of places and so reluctant to fall asleep in a perfectly good crib.

Toes and green beans

Addison is busy these days giving me more and more to write about. I told you already that she found her feet, but now I've captured it on camera. I couldn't get one with her toe actually in her mouth. Those shots would have to be sans the diaper and I'm not posting privates on here.

We did venture to partake of actual real food today...our first meal of green beans. yummy.

She liked it just fine. Then again, my child has not met a meal yet that she didn't like. Is is a record to have a 4 month old that never has spit up?