February 9, 2010 by thecupcateers
Well don’t that beat all?
A quick recap of howeverthehell long it’s been:
- Christmas was nice.
- I hate New Year’s Eve – always have, always will
- Lily stopped sleeping
- and started major tantrum activity in the wee hours
- she started sleeping again
- it got really cold
- Max stopped sleeping
- started waking to nurse 5x per night
- my tummy felt odd…not pg it was…
- swine freakin flu
- Max got the flu and sleeps again
So that’s what I’ve been up to. Currently, I am occupied with flu-recovery things like wiping two pairs of goopy eyes (hooray conjunctivitis!) and living on bananas and ginger ale.
I tried eating a Lunchable for, you know, lunch, and I couldn’t bring myself to do it.
I did eat the two vanilla cookies included in said Lunchable, so I think I’m on the mend.
I miss my garden.
Amen.
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January 8, 2010 by thecupcateers
four people in this house
how many do laundry?
one.
four people in this house
how many wear underwear?
two.
four people in this house
how many don’t do dishes?
three.
four people in this house
how many sleep all night?
zero.
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December 21, 2009 by thecupcateers
So ignoring a terrible toothache doesn’t make it go away, just in case you were wondering. I hate hate hate going to the dentist. I hate it! My gums are all swollen and scary around this one place where I have a filling. I can’t chew and I have a killer headache.
I ignored it all weekend and popped advil when I couldn’t take it anymore hoping that it would get better on it’s own. It hasn’t.
Now I have a throbbing face and the chills. I’m pretty sure that’s not good.
I called my wonderful, gentle dentist who is very patient with weenies like me. I heard the dreaded words:
ROOT CANAL.
Waiting for the office to call me back.
Just had a glass of wine and 4 advil.
Merry freakin christmas.
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December 17, 2009 by thecupcateers
40 to go.
This is slow going made slower by being a nursing mom. Yeah, I know you’re supposed to burn lots of calories while breastfeeding, but what they don’t tell you is that your body tries to store up MORE AND MORE fat to turn into milk. It makes sense from a survival perspective I guess, but I wish my body would get the news that I live in the city limits, not on the prairie in Olden Days.
Hey body, we live within walking distance of an Arby’s! Enough with the preparing for famine stuff! You can let go of the fat! We won’t starve!
Double baby weight, it’s a bitch.
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November 19, 2009 by thecupcateers
And now for another teething update:
well it’s happening again.
Really though, two and a half years of sleeping 4 hours per night on average has turned me into a jellyfish. It’s you or me at this point, lil cupcake.
So with that attitude, I made earplugs out of bread last night so I could get some sleep on the couch. Yep, whole-grain earplugs. If Pepperidge Farm wants to send me an endorsement deal, they can email me.
I told my mom about the bread earplugs and she said, “you have to sink pretty far down before you’ll put bread in your ears.”
Truer words were never spoken.
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November 15, 2009 by thecupcateers
We were watching Sleeping Beauty last night, all of us, and my husband and I had this conversation:
Josh: So why a spindle?
Me: What?
Josh: Why is it the spindle of a spinning wheel that she pricks herself on and dies?
Me: It’s got to mean something, right? It’s got to be some kind of symbol.
Josh: Oh, wait…it’s a phallus. It’s a phallic symbol.
Me: Yes! You’re totally right. It’s so obvious now.
*silence*
Me: Do you think our kids will have any chance of being normal?
Josh: About as much chance as anyone has, I guess.
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November 11, 2009 by thecupcateers
You can’t eat crackers in the shower.
You can’t put cream cheese on your bottom.
That’s life.
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November 5, 2009 by thecupcateers
What’s my favorite store, you ask?
When I walk into Ikea, I have to reenact the opening scene of The Sound of Music where Maria twirls around with her arms open as if to embrace the mountains. Except when I do it, I embrace Swedish design.
I also must walk around singing “I-keee-yaaaaah! I just found a store named Ikea!” to the tune of “Maria” from West Side Story.
Ikea makes me very happy.
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