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My Life Thus Far
2009-05-18 17:33:29 (UTC)

We All Know That's Not Me

After the day I had yesterday there was just no way I was
writing. All I could think about was getting the kids to
bed and then heading there myself. It wasn't a bad day,
just full.

Saturday night Annie's best friend Sarah spent the night.
Those two are inseparable, so even though Annie's having a
sleepover next weekend, I still said yes when Annie asked
if she could spend the night. Annie's always over at their
house.

Since the weather was so lovely (again, two days in a
row!) I decided to have a little adventure with the kids
(Sarah included). I took them to Point Defiance Zoo and
Aquarium. That place will always hold significance in my
memories, because that's where I took the girls the day
before Keenan was born. It's a hilly zoo, so at over 9
months pregnant and in early labor it was incredibly
challenging. Now, 50 pounds lighter and in markedly better
shape, it wasn't hard at all. I still woke up a little
sore this morning, but it wasn't bad. It just felt like
I'd had a good workout. Anyhow, the zoo was insanely
crowded. I had to circle the parking lot for almost 25
minutes before I finally got lucky. My patience paid off
though. While others gave up and parked on the side of the
road near the exit (very far from the entrance), I got a
really great spot in the first row. There's still a walk
to the zoo entrance, but not too bad. It's all exercise
anyway. I was thinking more for the kids' sake.

Keeping them all in a group was not easy! Annie and Sarah
were into their own thing and didn't really pay much
attention to me or the little ones, Kiki is feeling out
her new-found independence (which means she wanders off
frequently in pursuit of something or another) and Keenan
was just there. Chilling in his gigantic stroller, which I
had to navigate through crowds, up hills, into tight
spaces. All-in-all I'd say the day went pretty well,
though. I didn't regret going for a minute. Unlike last
time. I thought I was going to die.

I never let Annie stay up late, but Saturday night I let
her and Sarah stay up until midnight. I won't be doing
that again. She didn't get up until almost 11am on Sunday,
slept every moment she wasn't standing and was grouchy as
all get-out until I sent her to bed at 7:30pm. Even going
to bed early didn't help, because she woke up late (I had
to wake her up at 8am. She usually gets herself up at 7am)
and she still missed the bus at 8:35am, even though I was
there the whole time lighting a fire under her ass to get
moving. Who would have though one late night would throw
her off so much? It's not happening again, at least not
for a long while. Her birthday sleepover will be having a
bedtime. Her friend Sarah had no problem. She was up and
dressed when I came out of my bedroom at 7:30am. She ate
breakfast and watched cartoons until I finally dragged
Annie out of bed and she did sleep on the way to the zoo,
but she was pleasant when awake (unlike Annie who was
biting people's heads off). Sleep is important for Annie.
I'll make a mental note of that (in permanent marker).

I met a new friend on myspace. It's a man... He's
attractive... and every fiber of my being is
screaming "stay away from him!!!!" I'm going to listen,
too. Because I know what can happen if I don't and I'm not
taking a walk down that road again. He seems nice enough
(he friend requested me and I accepted out of curiosity,
then he IMed me and we talked for awhile). He's in the
Navy, single, lonely. So sad for him. While I do think he
seems like a genuinely nice guy I'm starting to think it's
impossible for me to have attractive/unattached male
friends. I'm too much of a harlot for that. Maybe a good
girl could do it, but we all know that's not me.

I really have to be going now. I'm supposed to be at Gen's
house, but Keenan's asleep and I feel bad waking him. It's
after 10:30am. I'm going to have to. Sorry I'm late, Gen!
Ciao.




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