puddle!!

I'm in the kitchen making lunch when Jonah comes up and gives me a hug.

"I love you" I say.

"Love you" he says back............

Its the first time he's said I love you.

Mommy heart melt puddle!!!!

How did I ever get so blessed?

sleep?

Why oh why for the last 3 days have I woken up at 3AM only to fall asleep around 5 AM about 15 min before the J man wakes up? I lie there thinking about too many things that can't be dealt with at 3AM and telling myself that I should get up and knit or something productive to help get back into a sleepy place but I don't get up I just keep thinking about STUFF.
Not helpful.

I always think of the best blog posts right before I go to sleep. They're funny, poignant, have a topic, and aren't my usual rambling free thinking sort of thing. But then I fall asleep and the fabulous blog post is gone as well. I suppose I could get up and jot a thing or two down but that would involve getting out of bed and that's not going to happen. especially since I'm getting so little sleep as it is.

Hopefully J will take a nap today and I will join him. Yesterday he declined my nap offers.

Stitches come out today, YAY!!!!!

Knit night ladies thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!

recently I think that somehow jonah and his cousins got together and decided that they would all start waking up around 5AM. Lina, Vivi, Siena, and Jonah what is up with you guys? Sofia and Cali appear to have politely declined to join in in the shenanigans!

Mom found an apt.

We still have to find a place to live.

One house is huge and much more than we need but may be all that's around to take.

The other one we saw is tiny and probably too small but we applied for it anyway, so far no response. Maybe its for the best.

If we end up renting the mongo house feel free to come stay over. We'll have the room!

Wish we could find a happy medium, the search continues as the end of our lease looms.

Had a great time at the Jersey Shore for the weekend. It was great to get away, relax, and recharge. This summer seems to be flying by.

I'm trying to take time and slow down and relish these hot humid days, come winter I'll be wishing I did.

Its raining!!!! For months its felt like the rain always passed us by. Even as recently as yesterday when all the surrounding towns got it we were skipped. My garden has been pleading with the sky for a good down pour, I've been doing rain dances, and finally today it all paid off.

I started to open the door to put clothes on the line and saw RAIN!!!

And let me say that it better cool things off because it has been down right miserable round here recently and I could use a day below 90!

We have decided to keep renting since we haven't found "the house" to buy yet. Of course now we have to look at rentals which is no less time consuming or aggravating. Saw a nice apt in wilmington yesterday but its more for a single person or a couple with out kids. It just wasn't right for us. so the search continues.

I think a house is a better fit for us. Going from a house to a small apt wouldn't be easy.

Moving again!!! I've decided to have a positive attitude about it. I could wallow in the whole "I can't believe we are moving again, I have to pack again, its only been 7 months, if feels like I just unpacked, are you kidding me we are moving again" thing but nope not me I'm going to be positive, think of it as a new and wonderful experience and be excited. At least thats what I'm telling myself.....

Attack of The Killer Ants

Well, they aren't really killer ants, but maybe they are since they are slowly killing my spirit. They are everywhere. Apparently, ants come inside when the weather is warm and considering that it is !@!$@#$#%$% HOT outside they are invading our home. I usually get such pleasure from cooking but now I don;t even want to be near the kitchen let alone in it. I don't even want to think about it. It upsets me so.
We don;t want to spray any ant killer cause we don't want to breathe in poison and all but the ant motel things don't seem to be working. And I've tried all the natural remedies that I can find. bay leaves, cayenne, etc.

today is our 3 yr wedding anniversary. according to the traditional wedding gift thing I should be getting Peter something leather. for some reason all i can think of is getting him a pair of assless chaps as a joke but where does one get a pair of assless chaps on short notice in semi rural md? now if we still lived in ny no problem!!

J is getting a new molar. why do baby's need so many teeth? he's a pile of crankiness and breaks out into screams out of no where. poor guy. i think baby's should max out at 10 teeth. any more than that is excessive, right?

I have been MIA for a while, the reasons are too numerous to recount.

But I'm back. For now at least.

So we are smack in the middle of a heat wave, supposed to be 101 today. i usually hate air conditioning but 101.......crank it baby. We have air conditioners in our bedroom and jonah's bedroom but the downstairs and rest of the house is without. It gets insanely hot downstairs and Jonah's little cheeks get beet red. i try to keep him up in the bedroom but he wants to be in his play room. we are trying to come to some sort of compromise, or I should say I am. toddlers aren't great with compromise.

my mom is moved out. i don;t know how it all got done but it did. Jeff and Sharon are total rock stars without them it never would have happened.

Off to lay down while the little one sleeps.