Mostly-Mommy

It has been a while since I’ve written about anything newsworthy here but alas I am incoherent lately, so allow me to update you in a handy numbered list format:

1. For the Fourth of July we spent the day picking apples, shooting off fireworks and BBQ-ing over at my mom’s house. Well, BBQ-ing to the best of our meager abilities since we lost Chef Bob to Camp for the summer. I think we did a pretty stellar job too if I do say so myself.

2. Friday night my mom, Nick and I headed downtown for the fireworks by the river. It was the first time Nick had seen a “real” fireworks display. It was WAY past his bedtime and he DUG it. Especially the shuttle down to the river in the school bus. I think he liked that even more than the fireworks.

3. We did one of those kid clinics at the Home Depot where Nick built a birdhouse. We had lots of fun. Thanks Home Depot!

4. Saturday evening Mike and I slipped away for a romantic dinner at Buca di Beppo on the Plaza before sending Nicholas away to stay at Casa de Grandma for the night. I don’t think he minded too much.

5. Pottytraining is going VERY well. Diapers are completely out of the mix and he even wears his undies at night now. Yeah!

6. Zoey has been way pissy. Seems like some sort of teething/devil possession/growth spurt/separation anxiety kind of pissiness. Is she too young to be in the Terrible Twos?

7. Roscoe has been a real nozzle lately. He does not enjoy the 4th of July.

8. Roscoe jumped over Nick’s head and smashed his face into the baby gate, putting his teeth through his lip and getting blood EVERYWHERE right before we had to leave for an appointment. See #7. On the plus side, I’ve found that treating bloodied items with Spray n’Wash then soaking in a Borax solution is highly effective for stain removal. Just thought you’d like to know.

9. We had a big ol’ storm Wednesday night with hail the size of golf balls. We watched it out the front window and saw our car take some pretty good hits. It was nice to not be upset about the hail because what, was it going to give us our 37th dent? Aluminum hood: Makes Your Car Safer, What Else Do You Want From It You Whiner?

10. My mom and I took Nick and Zoey to visit a baby that was only three days old. Zoey took one look at him and put her arms out to take him. She had that look in her eye and she wanted that baby to be her very own. She got more than a little agitated when that turned out not to be the case.

That’s enough for now right? Oh, one more thing I guess. Karrmedia is updated!