Saturday, we did our normal running around to stores and cleaning up the house. And playing with the baby, of course. We always make time for that.
Sunday was a day of picnics. We went to Kevin’s Annual Memorial Day picnic and got to show Ellie off to some old friends. Things are very different now. The last time all of us were together was about 2 or 3 years ago. Kevin, Kim, and I all have children now. Both Chris and Tom have new girlfriends. We’re all all-grown-up. We all have full-time jobs and pay bills and gripe about the price of gas, tax hikes, and insurance premiums. It’s nice to get together, even if it is only once a year.
We went to my dad’s after Kevin’s, but didn’t stay long. Dad was already 16 sheets to the wind and kept asking to hold the baby. Macisco Sr. nearly backed his truck into us as we were chatting with some people. We got out of there in a hurry.
On Monday, we went to visit my cousin Flo. She’s been having some health problems as of late, so she’s in a nursing home temporarily. We thought a visit from the baby would cheer her up (Ellie can put a smile on anyone’s face), and we were right. She was so excited to see our little one. My cousin, Michael, and his wife, Lori, were there, too. They got to see the baby for the first time, and Ellie loved all the attention. They showed up at my dad’s the night before a couple of hours after we left and said my dad was completely obliterated. Typical.
We went to pay a visit to Harry’s mom after seeing Flo, and, of course, she was happy to see Miss Ellie, too. We sat outside for a bit, enjoying the beautiful weather.
We spent the rest of Monday at home, playing with the baby. That was the best part of the weekend.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Harry just called...
to tell me that Ellie said "Ma Ma" for the first time. I missed it! Hopefully she'll say it again tonight when I get home.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
That's right... I'm back.
Ahhhh. This feels good. I missed you, Blogger. May we never part again.
So to start, an inverview.
Jen: Why did you stop blogging?
Me: Mostly it was lack of time TO blog. I didn't have internet access at work, and I was just too tired once I got home. And to be honest, I was kind of tired of all the comments from Blogger friends. I know that sounds weird, but there were too many "strangers" involved in my daily going-ons. Every entry I wrote, someone had to say something. Sometimes I was just writing to write. I didn't need everyone's two bits. In the beginning, the blog was supposed to be for me and for friends I didn't get to see often, to keep them up on my life. All of a sudden, it became this huge thing. It wasn't for me. Ok, did I sound like a lunatic there?
Jen: Has blogging ever gotten you in trouble with someone?
Me: Not really trouble, but because of my audience, I sometimes had to censor myself. I didn't like that. I've gotten a couple of snide remarks because of something I've written, but I think I ended up more pissy than the person who made the remarks. The way I see it... if you don't like what you're reading, don't read it.
Jen: When you did blog, were there any subjects or topics you refused to write about?
Me: Hmmm. I don't think so. I think I wrote about most everything. I may have skipped an event or two when writing about the past, but that was usually because it was something I didn't really want to think about.
Jen: Who would you rather invite into your family? Angelina or Brad?
Me: Do I have to choose? Really? I guess Brad. I think he'd be fun to hang around with.
Jen: How expensive ARE diapers? Really?
Me: Ha! We buy LUVS. They're $10.99 for a 60 pack and $15.99 for a box of 92. This is for the size 3 diapers. When the sizes go up, you actually get less in a pack. Ellie goes through about 50 diapers a week now. It's not too bad. If you put together all the money we spend on her for the month, that's another story. Harry and I just realized that Ellie is a monthly mortgage payment!
That was fun.
So here are the rules in case someone actually reads and wants to do one of these:
1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions, so make sure I have your email address. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
So to start, an inverview.
Jen: Why did you stop blogging?
Me: Mostly it was lack of time TO blog. I didn't have internet access at work, and I was just too tired once I got home. And to be honest, I was kind of tired of all the comments from Blogger friends. I know that sounds weird, but there were too many "strangers" involved in my daily going-ons. Every entry I wrote, someone had to say something. Sometimes I was just writing to write. I didn't need everyone's two bits. In the beginning, the blog was supposed to be for me and for friends I didn't get to see often, to keep them up on my life. All of a sudden, it became this huge thing. It wasn't for me. Ok, did I sound like a lunatic there?
Jen: Has blogging ever gotten you in trouble with someone?
Me: Not really trouble, but because of my audience, I sometimes had to censor myself. I didn't like that. I've gotten a couple of snide remarks because of something I've written, but I think I ended up more pissy than the person who made the remarks. The way I see it... if you don't like what you're reading, don't read it.
Jen: When you did blog, were there any subjects or topics you refused to write about?
Me: Hmmm. I don't think so. I think I wrote about most everything. I may have skipped an event or two when writing about the past, but that was usually because it was something I didn't really want to think about.
Jen: Who would you rather invite into your family? Angelina or Brad?
Me: Do I have to choose? Really? I guess Brad. I think he'd be fun to hang around with.
Jen: How expensive ARE diapers? Really?
Me: Ha! We buy LUVS. They're $10.99 for a 60 pack and $15.99 for a box of 92. This is for the size 3 diapers. When the sizes go up, you actually get less in a pack. Ellie goes through about 50 diapers a week now. It's not too bad. If you put together all the money we spend on her for the month, that's another story. Harry and I just realized that Ellie is a monthly mortgage payment!
That was fun.
So here are the rules in case someone actually reads and wants to do one of these:
1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions, so make sure I have your email address. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
So... 30.
It's not so bad. My life insurance costs more now, and supposedly, my car insurance will go down. It's all about balance.
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