Traveling with a 2 and 3-year-old is a whole lot different than traveling with a baby and a 2-year-old. The pictures will tell you that we had a good time.

My face today would tell you otherwise because I am just BEAT!!

I will post this evening from home with pictures and all that jazz if I can keep my eyes open after work.

TTFN….

There is just so much that I want to say today….SO MUCH! But the fact that I have a million things to do before vacation is leaving me a bit stifled. So here is what I’d like to talk about, in list form, that I may expand on this evening after the children go to bed.

1. Friday is my 5-year anniversary. 5 years. I went in to my old blog to see what I might have written that may be nice to copy over here….but there was nothing usable. The whole thing basically read “me me me….blablabla….the photographer insulted my parents….the reception kicked ass….and apparently everything made us ‘piss our pants’ ” I guess maturity at age 23 is not so much mature. I was looking for something with substance; something about how much I loved Ed and how happy I was to be his wife…..but there was nothing. I do love him though, and am so glad that we got married (and have now been together for 13 years) He is an amazing husband and father and tries so hard to make all of my dreams come true.

2. I become insane when vacation time rolls around. INSANE!!! Despite the ever-present state of disarray that my home is in, it must.be.spotless before we leave for 6 days. I can’t have a mess hanging over us the whole time we’re gone. (I get this from my mother) I also make list on top of list on top of list, and I check them and double check them and triple check them before we go. I’m a nut job. If only I could apply such drive to my every day life.

3. Daycare is really PISSING me right off….she has overcharged us every week since we moved over, to the point where with our vacation days we are paid up through the end of next week. When I checked with her this morning, after having spoken with her about vacation time daily for the last week or so, she scratched her head and said “are you sure you had the vacation time to use?” and she’s lucky I didn’t jump over the counter and strangle her. Seriously. I told her hat nothing can come out of our account on Friday…..no questions asked. And I will remind her again when I pick the kids up this afternoon. And I will probably send her an email tonight. And Wednesday morning before we leave.

4. I’d really like to have time to do TFM’s Monday Mission today. It sounds very fun, and you know how I like to post pictures.

5. Ok, too much to do, I have to go!!!

I’m not going to write about my feelings as to whether or not I wshed I was pregnant….or how I feel about the whole thing. I’ll tell you this honestly…..the list of pros and cons reads exactly the same. Pro—we would have 3 kids and be a fmaily of 5!! Con—-we would have 3 kids and be a family of 5. I guess what that means is that I would love it if it happened, but I’m probably not looking to be knocked up again right now.

So since we are speaking honestly, tell me what you think of this headband I bought. I think I love it, but that it might not look good on me.

See how it has the tie thinger in the back? I might return it.

And since we’re on the subject of me…..what do you think of my glasses which apparently are never going away as I rely on them more and more each day….

I did buy a test, but never had a chance to take it. My period came yesterday….8 days late.

So here we are. 🙂

Just thougt I’d update that real quick, I am getting ready to go visit my friend Staci and hr new baby boy.

So, still no update from yesterday and I’m probably not going to waste any more money on tests since I’m going to the OBGYN on Tuesday. I’m just going to wait it out. (what this means is that I’ll probably break and buy 8 more tests on my lunch break today….) I’m uneasy because there were 2 negatives and one (sort of) positive. And to answer Swistle’s question, I took the test and waited for about a minute, got bored and left. After about 10/15 minutes I was back in the bathroom and there was the faint second line. All 3 tests came from the same box……maybe they were duds. I don’t know. Ed politely suggested this morning that I should perhaps drink some orange juice or pop a vitamin or something. I’m still waiting it out.

I took the kids to Target yesterday because Eddie outgrew his sneakers overnight, (and purposely didn’t buy any tests because how embarrassing would that be with 2 small children) and for the first time ever Caitlyn threw one holy hell of a temper tantrum. I’m talking red faced, screaming at the top of her lungs trying to tip the shopping cart over angry. I thought about this post. Wasn’t I so high and mighty? Talking it out always works for us, but my angels NEVER throw temper tantrums. BS. So how did I react you may ask? Bribery. Flat out bribery. Cait got a sweet pair of brown Mary Janes with gold bumblebee charms on them, a package of M&M’s and we stopped at McDonalds on the way home.

…….And I got a tub of ice cream for the inconvenience.

So, you know that whole “I have my period and I’m miserable” post from last week? It was a false alarm. I spotted for 2 days and then it was gone. That’s actually kind of par for my cycle, spotting for a few days starting Wednesday, taking a few days off then coming back full force by Sunday. The only thing was that it didn’t come back on Sunday. And still has not come back as of today which is a full week from the spotting.

I’ve taken three pregnancy tests.

The first was negative.
The second had a faint second line.
The third was negative.

I don’t know what the hell is going on, but to say the least I’m still quite miserable. Some sort of delayed PMS perhaps? My boobs sure are killing me though. Regardless of what happens I have my annual with my OBGYN on Tuesday and I’m sure we’ll figure it all out then.

So let me ask you this? How is it September already? Where, oh where, did the summer go? I certainly have no idea. It seems like just a few days ago I was buying swimsuits and adorable tanks for the kids, and now I’m evaluating their autumn wardrobes to see what can be used and what needs to be bought.

I do love the change back to cooler weather though and not just because it is so beautiful, and the air is so crisp. Not just because the leaves will turn soon, and we’ll go out trolling through Letchworth Park, and picking pumpkins, and going through corn mazes or clearing the abundant heaps of chestnuts from our driveway and yard……or preparing for Halloween. I love all of those things, and autumn is truly my favorite season. When I close my eyes and think about it, I can actually smell the dried leaves and feel the change in the air.

The best thing of all though is fueling my addiction to cataloguing.

I love packing up the children’s clothes and filing them in labeled banker’s boxes. “Caitlyn-Summer 18-24mos” or “Eddie-Summer-4T (and some 3T)” and then packing them on the shelves in our basement. The clothes are categorized by size and gender from newborn on up. And once the old are packed away, I go to the gigantic green Rubbermaid tote, and pull out the new. These are clothes that the children got for Christmas or previous birthdays, that were a size or 2 too big (rather than exchanging them, I pack them away for the next year), or the hand-me-downs from Ed’s cousin and my boss. This year was the first time that I bought on clearance to fill their wardrobes for next year, so as I took the stored fall clothes out; I had new treasures, still with tags on, to add to my collection.

I don’t know why, but I feel such a sense of accomplishment in doing this all. For a brief moment it feels like we are starting fresh, a new season, a new outlook, and of course, new clothes.

Eddie and Caitlyn at Letchworth 2006

I feel completely out of sorts, having been able to only visit blogs briefly over the last few days. My boss’ boss was in town Wednesday and Thursday, and with her being on disability, I had to entertain him. Fun times, let me tell you. I did get a trendy bank branded travel bag just in time for my much anticipated vacation and a $100 Visa Gift Card out of the deal, so I guess I can’t complain.

I’m also working tomorrow, which in case you are unaware, is Saturday. I don’t mind so much, because with the holiday, I still get Sunday and Monday off, and the comp day I get for tomorrow is extending my vacation by a day. It’s super slow on Saturdays anyway, so I plan to accomplish planning our vacation from start to finish before I leave here tomorrow.

Did I tell you I’m going on vacation? We leave 9/12. YAY! NH, I hear you calling!!

I have my period and I’m miserable. Not just the regular period stuff, but I find myself wanting another baby more and more. It seems to have gone in to overdrive since Cait turned 2. I don’t know what it is. We’re not trying or anything either, so it’s not even like there was a chance my period wouldn’t come. It’s still depressing though. Hormones are fun.

Does anyone out there have big plans for Labor Day? We have nothing. We’re looking for something to do on Sunday. Maybe. We might just want to stay home. We haven’t quite decided yet.

All right, I’m out of here. Must finish my work day.

1. I am test driving a new car on Monday and I am :SO: excited. Anything is better than the mommy-mobile minivan. And this is big enough to hold 3 car seats in the back seat, should the need arise. We can’t afford it, but I want it.

The Ford Edge

2. I am also 14 days away from my vacation and I am more than excited. Even if we weren’t going anywhere, I just need to get the heck out of work for a while.
3. Caitlyn’s birthday party is Sunday. So long as it doesn’t rain, it should be a blast. I ordered her a Diego cake, which I think she will LOVE. That and the sheer amount of food that will be there. She is a girl after my own heart.
4. She has been peeing on the potty at her new school. I’m so proud! We’ve also found a slew of kids who used to go to the old school and mysteriously disappeared—they have been at the new school all along. Just another step in us being comfortable there. And based on the declining enrollment at the old place, we are seeing familiar teachers at the new one too. It’s working out very well; the kids are doing great!
5. Ed is taking me to see Kenny Rogers tonight. I CAN NOT wait. I bawled when he took me to see The Monkees and I fear I will do the same when Kenny takes the stage. I love him. (and I totally know what a freak I am, and I’m so OK with it.)
6. I had jury duty this week and my number never came up, thank goodness! Though it would have been nice to get out of work.
7. MySpace is like a freaking high school reunion. I can’t believe how many people keep showing up there. It’s just like old times!
8. I have the cold from hell. It’s just congestion and a scratch throat that is impossible to treat. Better now than while on vacation though.

I got this over at Swistle’s, and it seems to be turning in to a meme, so of course, I couldn’t resist!

First write a nauseatingly perky paragraph about your life, the type of paragraph you see in alumni newsletters. Then write a franker, funnier one.

Here goes:

Sara and Ed have been married since 2002 and have 2 beautiful children, Eddie who is 3 and Caitlyn who is 2. Sara works a fulfilling full time job while Ed runs a carpet cleaning business from home. They enjoy spending time together as a family and finding fun family oriented activities to do together on the weekends.

Although Sara and Ed have been married since 2002, they had been together for 13 years. They’re starting to grate on each other’s nerves. Add two toddlers to the mix and it’s a freaking party!! Sara is so frazzled that she spent 5 minutes at the medicine cabinet this morning just trying to decide which toothbrush was hers. Our house is madness, and by the way, it’s falling apart. If you ever cared for me, please come help us! Take the kids to the park or grab a mop!

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