O.K. So it is official. Middle-age is universally depressing! Oh joy. Maybe that explains my mid-life crisis that seems to have taken hold.
The good news... I'm not alone and this is normal (so much for Oprah and her mid-life is the best time ever theories -- maybe if you are a billionairess).
The bad news...there is a bell curve and I need to a) get fit and stay fit and b) wait it out until around 50 years... and then I can be as happy as a 20 year old again!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
If not for...
Norma... it seems I'd never post. Since she asked me about my daughter's birthday dress, here it is finally (2 days after said 5th birthday)!
Happy Birthday to my girl!!!!!!! I can't believe she'll start kindergarten next year.
I think the dress turned out well. I can't believe I actually managed to crochet all the edges! Lucky for me, it looks good and I didn't get addicted to a new hobby (yet anyway).
Other than that, just getting on with a few more birthday plans and trying to adjust to a world without my best friend's best friend (other than me)... we loved you (and still love you) Clio! You were a great dog. More on that later ... maybe.
In honor of Clio, I'll sign off this way:
Have a great day and keep warm!
Mama Sue
Happy Birthday to my girl!!!!!!! I can't believe she'll start kindergarten next year.
I think the dress turned out well. I can't believe I actually managed to crochet all the edges! Lucky for me, it looks good and I didn't get addicted to a new hobby (yet anyway).
Other than that, just getting on with a few more birthday plans and trying to adjust to a world without my best friend's best friend (other than me)... we loved you (and still love you) Clio! You were a great dog. More on that later ... maybe.
In honor of Clio, I'll sign off this way:
Have a great day and keep warm!
Mama Sue
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Quietness
Sorry I've been away for what seems like forever although it has only really been 2 weeks. Not sure why other than I kind of feel like I have nothing to say and I'm more focused on getting things off to a theoretical (or real maybe) good start at home in 2008. Otherwise I'd guess I'm afraid that if I start blogging again all the things that have been bouncing around in my brain just might cause it to explode!
Well... here goes with just a taste... I'm holding my head as I type this (just kidding -- that wouldn't exactly be possible now would it?).
Some of the myriad things filling up the brain of MamaZuzi:
Well... here goes with just a taste... I'm holding my head as I type this (just kidding -- that wouldn't exactly be possible now would it?).
Some of the myriad things filling up the brain of MamaZuzi:
- Trying to manage to exercise every day (if not then a few times a week),
- Getting used to a new family calendar,
- Getting used to and fine-tuning a new family notebook and menu program,
- Struggling with and trying not to stress (TOO MUCH) on getting our daughter into her brother's school next year for kindergarten and figuring out if we do get in, if we'll either want or have to pay $300/month for full-day,
- Trying to find a new carpool since our tried-and-true partner is moving too far away as of Feb.1st,
- Dealing with deadlines for preschool auctions and open houses and fulfilling my duties there,
- Working with new budget system at home and all the inevitable wierd things that come up there,
- Preparing for my baby girl's 5th birthday and our family party,
- Looking at additional volunteer hours at my boy's school to aid in hopefully having good information to be able to calculate incoming kinders and ideally getting my daughter in - in - in!,
- Figuring out how to work a new insurance and reimbursement system along with finding new doctors after years of being with Kaiser Permanente.
So ... that is just some of what is occupying me lately and which hasn't made it into the blog. Bug me some more and maybe I'll manage to post again sometime soon :-)
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Peace baby
It is the first day of 2008 and to that end I tried to gently discuss the idea of resolutions and goals with my children who are not quite 5 and 8. We talked about wanting to do lots of things in the coming year, including going to the ice cream store, enjoying kindergarten, being kinder to one another, exercising and learning Kung Fu (or some other martial art)... but the one that made my Mama's heart shine with hope was what my boy (the one who seems far too often for my taste obsessed with gun toys and enemy play and too often pounding on or in some other way hurting his sister), what my boy said he wished for 2008...
and I quote:
"I want the war to end. I mean I want all the wars to end."
Now please don't get up in arms about supporting the troops or not. That is not the issue here. At the end of the day and the beginning of a new year, we all just want to know that we did something right in our efforts with our children. I'll sleep a little better tonight.
May 2008 bring peace to as many people as is humanly possible.
and I quote:
"I want the war to end. I mean I want all the wars to end."
Now please don't get up in arms about supporting the troops or not. That is not the issue here. At the end of the day and the beginning of a new year, we all just want to know that we did something right in our efforts with our children. I'll sleep a little better tonight.
May 2008 bring peace to as many people as is humanly possible.
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