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I woke up this morning and the house was only 64 degrees. I had to pull out the slippers again. :(

I wore these in the hospital when I had Aidan, who will be 4 months old on Friday. That means we only had 4 months of weather where my feet wouldn't freeze! Grrr.... I need to move to Arizona.

"Do You Miss It?"

That's what many people have asked me about teaching. And the answer?

Well... from day to day, not really. I don't find myself wishing that I could get up to go to school. I am very happy to be home with my darling little boy.

But I must confess - last night I dreamed that I was teaching kindergarten. Now, anyone who knows me well knows that I can't imagine ever teaching younger than 3rd grade because they are just TOO YOUNG. And kindergarten?! No way. But in my dream, it wasn't so bad. In fact, it was maybe even a little bit fun. And when I hear a teacher talk about things like the math series I worked with for the last few years, or organizing their classroom, I must confess that the teacher side of me wakes up and could talk all day.

Do I miss it? Not intensely. But could I see myself wanting to go back sometime? Yeah, maybe I could... To everything there is a season!

Just Do It

So you know that chore that's undone at your house and nagging at a corner of your brain? Maybe the cobweb you saw in the corner? The streak you saw in the toilet bowl? The yucky white gunk that always collects under the gallon of milk in your refrigerator? The paper that's out because you have to call the insurance company before you put it away? The baby toys you were given that need to be washed before you give them to your kid?

No? You don't have those?

Oh, yeah. Those are mine.

So if I were amazing (like my mother-in-law), I would fix those kinds of things every day as soon as I saw them. As the post title says, I would just do them!

And instead, I'm not. I seem to always find myself with a list of things to do, but time creeps on and I don't do them. Honestly, I know that each of those things couldn't take more than 5 minutes, tops. It should be so easy to take care of them! And they sit undone.

Well, today I resolve to just do it! Mike and I got the cobwebs over the weekend, and I cleaned the fridge. I mailed one paper this morning. Today, I will call the insurance so I can put the paper away. I will take the 5 minutes to clean those toys. I will eliminate the streak in the toilet. I will call the doctor to set up an appointment. I will email the lady I visit teach. And at the end of the day, I will feel like superwoman... or at least a little bit more on top of things!

What will YOU "just do" today?

Single Parents

I have a new overwhelming appreciation for all single parents out there. The past two days, Mike has had a really bad cold. He actually stayed home from work today; if you know Mike, you know that's HUGE! Since he's trying to avoid getting me or Aidan sick, he hasn't come near either of us for 2 days. However, that means I've had non-stop baby duty. And Aidan has recently developed an aversion to sleeping. I don't know why... I'd LOVE to sleep any time I wanted! But no. He'll yawn, rub his eyes, and just get cranky, but he won't go to sleep! It tends to require you to rock him for about half an hour, during which he is SCREAMING in your ear the entire time before he finally tuckers out. Sigh. How do single parents do it?! Now I understand why God asked us to procreate in a marriage - you need someone to spell off the craziness! Get better soon, Mike!
P.S. Any wonderful tips on getting a baby to sleep???

Oh, NOW I get it!

So our Sunday went like this: I got up, fed Aidan, got him dressed for church in a darling little church outfit: (yes, I pulled out the 6-9 month clothes for my 3 month old son...)

got me ready, and went to a meeting. During the meeting, Aidan was a little fussy, but not too bad. Then we went to church. During sacrament meeting, Aidan started getting more fussy. Again, I didn't think much of it because it was his nap time, and he usually fusses (a lot!) when he's tired. When he woke up at 11:15, he was STILL fussy. Again, I didn't think much of it - it was time to feed him. During 3rd hour, he was with Mike, so I didn't realize that Aidan was STILL being fussy. He fell asleep on the way home from church. When he woke up, I fed him again. At this point, he was STILL fussy!

Now, we have a pretty mellow baby. He doesn't even get upset about needing diaper changes. Really the only time he ever cries is if he is hungry or if he's tired. So when he had just slept and eaten and was STILL fussy, we knew something was up.

We wondered if he was teething. He has been awfully drooly lately, and he wants to put everything in his mouth. So we got out some teething rings. He liked them, but they didn't completely take away the fussiness. At this point, it had been going from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm! I decided to try his diaper again and see if that was the problem. And that's when we had the AHA moment! I pulled off his darling little pants, and there was a tight line all around his waist. As soon as the pants came off, the kid was happy! He had been fussy all day because his pants were too tight!

Lisa, those are the pants that came with the darling little vest outfit you let me borrow. That was the first time I tried the pants, and I think I waited too long!

Company Party

We went to Mike's company party yesterday. It was a lot of fun! They had catered food, door prizes (of course we didn't win :( ), and tons of other things going on. We watched a juggler and a magic show. They also had inflatables, which make me excited for when Aidan is old enough to enjoy them. There were a bunch of carnival games, like golfing, throwing baseballs, or throwing Frisbees to hit a target. Mike and I both won prizes for Aidan - here he is with them!

(Doesn't he look thrilled? Guess which one of us picked which prize!) It was a fun Saturday afternoon, and I'm so glad Mike has had a good job with this company for over 5 years!

Hands

My baby found his hands today! I mean, he found them with his eyes. He's had no problem finding them with his mouth for about a month. Oh, the joys of having a future thumb sucker!