octolilly [through the years]

Drew woke us this morning by saying he wanted to play Cogs. And watch Volcano’s on Netflix. “I like the scary parts!” “And do your boobs have springs in them? Is that why they bounce?” Okaaay. Time to get out of bed!

Before Daniel left I signed some paperwork he had but I got frustrated that I hadn’t read through it all. Things like that really bug me. I’m not the sort of person who reads all the text of agreements I click through on the Internet but I am that way about Big Important Things.

I think Drew is about to hit a growth spurt. Before 10:45am this morning, he had a bowl of cereal, two whole-grain waffles with cream cheese, a glass of milk, some of my yogurt, and a bowl of spaghetti.

We kept the porch door open all morning and the breeze made me feel like I was exercising outside while I used my Wii Fit Plus. I just select all the categories for three reps each and work out for 72 minutes (sometimes I pause for random things but mostly it’s best to plow through). At one point I was doing some of the yoga poses and I caught a glimpse of Drew in the reflection of the TV as he attempted to copy my poses. He was trying to do the Tree Pose and promptly fell over backwards into the recliner with a loud “UGHHHH.” I feel ya, kid. Sometimes that’s all I manage to do as well. He decided to just sit and watch after that.

I made lunch and no, I can’t make a peanut butter, jelly, turkey, cheese, and mustard sandwich with pretzel trees stuck in it. But I can make variations of that. Not nearly as impressive. I Internetted for a bit and Daniel filled me in on the paperwork debacle so I felt better about that and then I saw fresh new baby pictures from a co-worker of Daniel’s, and pictures of Jon & Tara’s little M and I swooned over all of them.

The rest of our afternoon was spent being lazy, playing on the porch, and creating cars out of Tinker Toys. I also got a kick out of how obsessed Drew is with keeping his drinks cold. Whenever he’s thirsty, he opens the fridge and takes out his small cup of milk, OJ, water, or juice and takes a few sips and then puts it back “IN CASE IT SPOILS AND GETS HOT.” It seems like he opens the fridge four or five times each hour.

I also got fed up with my MacBook. The screen is fading in and out pretty often and getting fuzzy. It’s frustrating that it’s in this in-between stage of working and not working. We’re waiting for it to do something permanent before we send it off to be repaired. I hope it lasts through vacation at least.

Dinner was just pizza for the boys. I still haven’t had anything. I’m just not hungry tonight and even though I know I need to eat my points so I keep my metabolism up, I’m just not forcing myself tonight. Dang it, I ate TWO peaches this afternoon. I’m good.

Ken came over to hang out and play cards. And after we finished a couple of games, I took Drew for a night-time walk before bed where we discovered a.) a very sharp screw in the grass that Drew deemed “VERY DANGEROUS AND CRAZY,” b.) the bugs are out and hungry for my blood, and c.) I need to check my mail more often.

Now it’s just Nerd Central as the guys are coding and I’m about to delve into a bit of WoW therapy before bed.

I’m taking a page out of Das Becca’s book and simply titling this “Day One.” I want/need to write daily so I’m going to try writing each evening before I sleep.

Sidenote: Excuse me while I fangirl out a bit, but I just adore Becca’s blog. She’s certainly in my Top Ten Blogs I Love and Creep and Stalk and Swoon Over.

Most of my time lately has been spent gaming, counting points, and having very small outside-time.

I started playing World of Warcraft again. The old guild fell apart after I left gaming in January (not because I left – even though I can pretend) and so now I’m with a bunch of new people and reverting to my not-talking-very-much-and-just-diving-into-the-game. The best thing about playing is how it completely relaxes me to get lost in another world. The fussy thing is that I miss playing with Sara.

I joined Weight Watchers Online on July 31 to get a much-needed kick in the butt. I’ve been talking with my doctor for the past few months and although she was happy with my weight loss results at the beginning of the year, she gave me a new goal to reach by August 27th and I spent most of June and July packing and cramming food in my mouth because OMG STRESS MOVING MOVING FOOD WHERE IS MY CHOCOLATE OH MY PANTS ARE TIGHT. I lost 5.5 lbs the first week and although I shouldn’t complain, I was really “meh” about it. So what, 5 lbs? I don’t think I’ll feel really encouraged until I lose a thousand. Or something.

And I’m pondering whether to purchase Nike+ and beginning Couch to 5K.

Drew’s rash is still frustrating us horribly. It seems like it flares up every four days or so and then eases off. And because of that, I’m trying to be extra careful about his being in the heat. I know he’s getting a bit stir crazy though and on our last trip to the park he was so excited to be OUTSIDE that he hopped around and shrieked “I AM SO HAPPY!! I AM SO HAPPY!! I AM SO HAPPY!!”

And then became an angry pirate shouting at imaginary enemies.

But now I need to convince Daniel and Drew to stop playing computer games so I can tuck Drew in bed and then we can get our Tudors fix.