A sweet moment April 16, 2008

Just so I’ll remember this tomorrow when Baby Girl is screeching like a howler monkey at me to do some silly thing she wants–like let her eat cat fur or a stick of butter or something…

We got home from church small group just a while ago (during which Ava learned to juggle–also learned the word “ass” from her mama, but that’s another story altogether). Ava often has to be wrestled/bribed into a baby carrier these days, so that I can be free to do some nonessential thing like cook dinner/keep her out of the highway/run MediaShout at church. However, she keeps bringing a carrier to me lately and actually asking to be carried in one! Awwww…and I know you probably don’t get it, but it’s very sweet for her to want to snuggle with me, even very briefly. She calls the carriers “mamas.” Tonight, I was bringing in her bag, and she dragged a carrier over to me (the one in my profile picture–the current fave) and said, “Mama, please!” Rather than see it for the avoiding-bed tactic that it probably was, I popped her right in. We sang and swayed, and she patted my arms until she fell asleep. She’s so big already, and that made her feel like my little baby for just a bit. Sniff.

Sappy moment over. Off to repair the house (it gets destroyed when my mom spends the day with BG). Mom helps a lot while she’s here (she usually does all the laundry she can find–thank goodness), but she’s very selective about what she’ll do, and she thinks toys in every corner of the house is A-okay. Night!

Here’s the problem with MySpace/Facebook April 11, 2008

Here’s the problem:

It makes me think that I’m in touch and up-to-date with friends when I’m really not. Thanks to all the status updates and blogs (and the fact that many of my friends like to waste as much time online as I do), I read about all the little non-important things going on with friends here and in far-off places, but I’ve gotten really bad at picking up the phone to call or even sending “real” emails anymore. I have a few friends I’ve been trying to schedule lunch/dinners with, and it’s taking us weeks to find one date we can all make. Are we really that busy? I guess the answer is yes, unfortunatley. I’m also at an age where many of us have young/growing families, and I guess the focus just naturally goes away from friends and social relationships. I’m going to make a special effort to catch up with people and have real, meaningful conversations about what’s going on in our lives.  So, if you’re one of the people I’m playing phone/email tag with–keep calling, emailing, whatever. I really do want to talk with you! 

My ten year high school reunion is also coming up in August. I think it’s making me nostalgic and sentimental.