Saturday, April 9th, 2005
miscellanies
Finished with tax returns for us (and the parents - yes got it all figured out - what a mental workout). And it’s the first year that we don’t have to make a payment. Yah!
Now I just have another 497 tasks to finish.
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Remember that RSS post I wrote? I’ve changed my mind. I’m a woman and I’m allowed to change my mind at any given time, for any given situation, alright?! OK. So I will RSS partial posts only.
This is subject to change at any time without further notice.
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We’ve finally moved the little guy to his own room to sleep. The room that was painted so nicely with yellow and blue, with dolphins and fish and seaweed, oh my. He’s 20 months old now. He has slept in that room less than 7 nights prior to the move. It’s actually going better than I thought. Although he still wakes up once in the middle of the night, it’s relatively easy to get him back to sleep. However, Thursday night was miserable!
The night before he actually slept 9 hours straight. The first time in… forever. It was very good sleep, but not for me. I’ve gotten so used to waking up every 3-5 hours that I still woke up at the usual times. Then the next afternoon he decided that he didn’t want to nap anymore after 45-55 minutes (typical nap is 2-3 hours). I didn’t let him go to bed early - as he’s never slept more than 9 hours straight before. How do people get their kid(s) to sleep 10-12 hours??? I did not want to be awake for the day at 4 a.m. So I put him to bed at the usual bedtime. 3 hours later, he woke up. And he was up for TWO hours!!! He hasn’t done that for a few months now and I was running low on patience at 1a.m. in the morning. I’m surprised I still have any hair left.
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Spring / summer is finally here to stay. I hope so. I’m so done with winter.
Winter here is dreary. It makes a lot of people weary. And grumpy. Of course it does, because the sun goes down around 4 p.m. and does not come back up until at least 7 or 8 a.m. the next day. It’s usually dark and cold, and I don’t just mean cold. I mean really cold, reaching temperatures of -20F is not unusual. And for weeks on end. And you must wear all that gear just to go outside, even just to get the blippin’ mail.
But, spring. Spring symbolizes new beginnings, fresh starts, and hope. It’s the time to get ready for a great year. To declutter your closet / house / life. To dream. And to make those dreams become realities.
The best part - the mosquitoes hasn’t arrived yet.
on Sunday, April 10th, 2005 at 6:01 am:
Congrats with the taxes! Whoo hoo!!
I hope the mozzies don’t show up at all. Gah, I hate mosquitoes. We had them particularly bad earlier this year for about 6 weeks until the city sprayed so much I was sure the cats would grow second heads.
And I hope you have a lovely spring and a wonderful summer. I’m actually enjoying the cooler weather now.
Hope you’re doing well!
on Wednesday, April 13th, 2005 at 11:01 am:
Hello! I found your website from So Close-Introductions. I couldn’t remember if I read you were from Minnesota or not, until I read about winter and bugs! I am from Duluth (MN) so I know what you are talking about!
Congrats on the taxes. This year was the first yr we actully got money back, too!!!! What a great feeling it was to hold that check in my hands