answer: work.
question: for the win Alex,
what sucks out every last ounce of energy linda has????
i was afraid of this. i need to get better at blogging a little ahead of time, or maybe just when an idea strikes, because waiting until the evening is a joke. i am beat come the end of the day, and once i have dashy in bed...momma is d.o.n.e. i seriously have been able to find myself falling into an unbelievable state of duuuhhhh-ness in front of the television for about an hour before i get so snoozy i wander into bed only to realize in the morning (by the odd mess i left in the living room) i don't actually even remember going to bed. i am telling you, it is an all new, impressive level, of exhaustion.
so consider this posy post my "to say" list of catching up...
so i want to start by saying, i will get better with keeping up on the posts. i will. i will. i will. and while i am writing this random ditty, i also want to take a minute to thank you all for your amazing comments, messages and e-mails. they mean the world to me. my purpose with this blog was to share myself with others. no reservations. no fears of judgements. no worries of offending this or that. to be raw. to be honest. and to open up a window into this often wandering, but (admit it) pretty goofy life of mine. the words i have received from readers, both friends and strangers, have helped me to see that by my own set standards, this blog is a complete success. not only do i feel that i have opened up myself freely, but now i feel a gajillion times better about everything i would have originally just been tossing and turning with inside. it is crazy how many of us share the same experiences, thoughts, ideas, and hopes. if only we all knew?! can you imagine. i wish we did. i think everyone would feel a lot of relief to know that they are not alone. ever.
also, can you believe that people i don't even know write and read this crazy little brain child blog?! i am seriously flattered...and while incredibly grateful for their time, still trying to figure out why i get to be so lucky as to have it. thank you again to all of my readers!
um, what else. i am an early childhood special education teacher, for those of you who do not know. i provide special education intervention services for children ages 3-6. and this is my first year in an on sight classroom. should be an adventure. i am looking forward to sharing with you all the crazy moments that are guaranteed to come. ga, i have so many great stories from classic moments in teaching. like the time i asked a nice lady to take a photo of me with my sweet kindergarten class a few years back. i was going to use it as my end of the year thank you card to send to families. my hair was good (by that i mean actually washed and styled), my clothes matched and had no kid stains, and looking back my bod was pre babies,meaning all parts were tight and in the right spot. i was beyond ready for the shot. when the photo came to me after being developed. (ok, stop there, yes, i said developed. for you younger readers, cameras used to have film and if you would have to wait a day or two to see your photos, well maybe an hour if you were wealthy and fancy. i was neither. i used film up until just a year or two ago and sometimes still do. its great and i love.) the outcome of the photo was...colorful. everyone was looking at the camera, everyone was smiling, my chest was normal sized and perfect (ahhhh, i miss.) but in the far right corner a handsome little charmer was plain as day giving the double finger. yes. and you know the look. arms up and crossed in front of his face like a x, with two little middle fingers givin' the bird, in full force. precious. soooo, needless to say there was no thank you card sent out. i instead laughed my ass off in the privacy of my own home, and then later confronted the little prince on maybe picking a different hand gesture in the future. i then closed my mini, "do the right thing" lecture with some props to his impressive speed and creative thinking skills. i mean seriously, at the ripe age of 5, that little turd planned, plotted and pulled off that stunt in a religious school group shot with only one minute to prepare. i considered it a gift. ha ha ha. i am kidding. reeelaxxxx.
ok, totally sidetracked now, but that was a goodie, admit it. there will be plenty more i promise. ummmm, i think that is it. oh wait. you have all been so sweet to ask about me about baby. just so ya know, went to doctor yesterday. i only gained 5 lbs this month, vs the 8 and 9 pound jumps i was having. the doctor had me lay down while she grabbed baby's head and feet at same time to show me how long she is and where she was swimmin'...that was weird, and also so great. she seems really long. already. i do not, i repeat, do not have gestational diabetes. thank god! and i seem to have traded in my non stop nausea for hot flashes. to which my ranging hormones took note of and then declared, i'll see your hot flashes and raise you a big baby girl on the sciatic nerve. blech. its now very awkward when i am dripping sweat from my brow like an overweight old man for no reason, at any given time, while also limping around trying not to hold my bum or crotch from the shooting nerve pain. ouch. i am quite a display for all those around i am sure. but hey, nausea greatly decreased, so believe it or not, i call this a vast improvement in pregnancy land. and hands down, i'll take it. enjoy the freak show.
i think that is it, i say that as if this was short and sweet. play along. hope your week is going well and all first day's of school have been nothing shy of perfection. we'll talk soon.
