18 posts tagged “good day”

Had a nice day today, albeit a strange Easter -- considering that it was the first Easter I have experienced through my still-developing, non-religious lens...  Easter, like Christmas, has become largely secularized (is that a word?!?), so I didn't feel like a fraud when I set up an "Easter Egg Hunt" for my boys -- especially since they were actually Star Wars Bobble Heads rather than little plastic Easter eggs...  As far as the Easter basket thing is concerned, I think we did pretty well...  We have never done the big basket of candy thing for the boy...  It has always been a few little toys or books or something like that...  So, thie year, we just decided to remove the basket entirely and give him a couple of "spring" presents before heading off to our families' Easter celebrations...  Boogie was not at all traumatized and is just looking forward to using his new bubble blower and recycled paper maker (which he recently asked for as we shopped for Woogie's birthday gift)...  When my sister asked him if he got a lot of candy in a basket from the Easter Bunny, I jumped in with a quick and simple response to head off any debate...  I explained that the Easter Bunny doesn't come to our house since both of his memas make baskets for him, but that he did get a couple of "spring presents" from his Clark and me...  She looked at me like I was either weird, a jerk, or both, but I don't care...  I hate the lying aspect of Christmas and Easter, and we don't even actively practice the religion on which the holidays are [loosely] based, so I don't think we should bow to other people's ideals of the holiday...  But, yeah...  We enjoyed spending time with family, we look forward to eating the candy they have sent home with us, and we got plenty of cute pictures of Boogie in the suit he received for Christmas but hadn't worn until today...  Which reminds me...  I need to remember to upload those pictures sooner rather than later...  Guess I better add it to my Google task list!  Later days...

As much as it stinks to have to work on the day after Christmas, there are definitely a few perks...  First of all, I have had enough "free time" to get through a couple of mini-projects...  Secondly, I have not had to deal with nearly as many patrons as usual, which (by statistical likelihood alone) has decreased the number of stupid questions I have had to handle...  And then there is the third bonus, which has nothing to do with the actual date itself, but is more of a cosmic Christmas present -- I have had more than one patron comment that they were happy to see how I have rearranged parts of the library collection (although I am sure they don't realize it was my idea)...  There's nothing better than hearing that you did something right and that the extra work you created for yourself was worth it because it actually helped people the way you had intended...  Yay!!!  Other than the fact that this day feels like it will never end, I would say it's not entirely as bad as I thought it would be...  Later days...  

So, I am not very good at waiting to give someone a present -- especially a really good one that I know they will like...  And neither is Clark...  So, tonight -- after we had already discussed a new sticker chart with which Boogie could earn his Spider-Man, Superman, and Fantastic Four undies -- we decided to give Boogie his new undies before dinner even...  I guess it is not such a bad thing, especially considering the fact that I accidentally died almost all of his "white undies" pink (by washing them with a maroon table cloth at Thanksgiving)...  I felt like there was no real reason to justify the "training undies," since he was doing so well...  And, now he has twice as many undies as before...  So, even if I don't do laundry all the time, there will still be some undies, even if they are not the cool, super-hero undies...  Since he was completely accident free at daycare today -- which I was worried would bring at least one accident, if not more, based on distraction alone -- I'm also not really worried about the lesser absorbency of the cute ones...  I think he will do just fine, if not better, because he will want to keep the cool ones clean, you know?!?  I don't know...  I am just so darn proud of the kid for doing so well once he made up his mind to wear undies...  Yay Boogie!!!  Later days...

Boogie is wearing undies for the 3rd day in a row, and he is doing great...  I figured he would probably have an accident or two today, since we were out and about, but he did really well -- not a single drop in his pants!  Even during a really long play date at Goddess' house...  Boogie was right in the middle of playing with SkyWalker and he jumped up to tell me, "I gotta go pee!"  Yay!!!  I am sure there will be a few accidents here or there, but I think he was really ready this time -- especially since he is the one who even initiated the talk of undies in the first place...  Later days...

I am so happy...  Clark and I were talking the other day about how I am less comfortable in my body than I would like to be...  I haven't gotten fat or anything, but I have started to get a little extra "padding"...  Clark swears that I am still "hot," but I am more concerned with my own perception than his at the moment...  Besides, exercise is supposed to help with depression and insomnia...  I mentioned that I had been thinking about joining Curves again, and he asked me what was stopping me...  To be honest, money was the only issue for a while...  And now, I am being "forced" to work a few extra hours per week (there's a new schedule for all full timers, not just me), so I figured that this would be a good time to just go for it...  I can afford it again, and Clark is willing to help me arrange my schedule around a couple workouts a week, so why not?!?  On the way home last night, I decided to stop in and sign up...  This morning, after I took Boogie to daycare, I got to go in for my measurements and my first workout...  I love this Curves!  The owner is wicked nice, they have all of the machines (some locations don't), and it is only a 1-2 minute drive from my house...  Awesome!  Now, I am just doing a little bit of laundry before heading out to work...  A good day, indeed!  Later days...

Today went very quickly...  I woke up much later than normal...  I ran a few errands before going to work...  Then, I set up for and showed a movie at work...  That about 3/4 of my shift, so I didn't have to do much else before the day was over...  Now, I am home and waiting for dinner to finish cooking...  I feel like I should be in bed about 10 minutes from now, if the same quick pattern continues...  I guess that's a good thing, though, because bad days always seem to drag...  Must mean I had a good day!  Teeheehee...  Later days...

I have not gone outlet shopping many times, but I would have to say that today was a pretty good trip...  Clark got a pair of jeans for $15, a full-zip fleece coat for $10, and a pair of cute shorts for like $4.19...  I spent almost the same amount on myself, but I only got a bra and a pair of really fluffy socks...  Oh well!  The best deal of the day, nevertheless, was the actual reason we went to the outlets in the first place -- Boogie's new shoes from Stride Rite cost us only $20 (instead of the $50 they would have cost at a regular Stride Rite store)...  I cannot believe we already bought SIZE TEN sneakers for him!  So huge...  But, yeah...  We got a couple of Christmas presents while we were there, too, although we could not find a wooden train set for Boogie...  Everything was plastic, and my kid is waaaay too rough on stuff to keep from breaking a plastic train set...  So, the search continues...  Later days...

Today did NOT feel like a Sunday...  First of all, Clark had to be to work by 9am -- and ended up being stuck there until after 7pm...  Secondly, there is the fact that I did not go to church (again)...  Man, I hate skipping church...  But, I was not about to go "alone" with Boogie, since he is very antsy and we usually take turns bringing him out to the bathroom and such...  Then, of course, there was the "hanging out all day at a friend's house," which seems more likely to happen on a Saturday (though I can't say with any certainty whether that is statistically true to our actual behavior)...  Boogie and I went to visit with Keltia, Big Sis, and Little Bro -- since their daddy-man, aka Samwise, was at work too (weird coincidence)...  Boogie and Big Sis had a blast playing together, and I enjoyed talking with Keltia while be both played with Little Bro (who I cannot believe is already 5 months old!)...  Samwise came home and ended up inviting Boogie and I to stay for dinner...  That was super awesome, since Clark wasn't coming home anytime soon...  I enjoyed hanging out and talking with Samwise too, though I did accidentally turn the conversation to a topic that started a mini-spat between him and Keltia...  Sorry, guys!  Boogie fell asleep on the ride home and didn't wake up when we got home, so I am just praying that he stays asleep all night...  Shouldn't be a problem, what with the lack of a nap and all...  But, still...  The kid makes me nervous sometimes!  Overall, I had a great day...  It's just a shame Clark wasn't there to spend it with me...  Later days...

I'm not sure I ever expected to have a decent time if it involved just me and my mom "hanging out," and I certainly didn't think today would be as painless as it was...  I went to my mom's house after bringing Boogie to daycare, and I pretty much only planned to drop off her muffin pans and leave...  I ended up staying for like an hour, and we chatted about garden stuffs...  Dare I say, I even enjoyed the tension-free time we spent?!?  Not bad!  Later days...

I am sitting outside, at our picnic table, and I am just loving life...  Even though I am sick, I am already feeling much better (thanks to my handy, dandy guaiphenesin!)...  It is a beautiful day, Boogie is taking a nap, Clark is doing some consulting work, and I am about to sprawl out on my new chaise lounge to read a book...  Add that to the fact that I already had a date with my husband on Friday night, we had friends over for a game night last night, we are going to a parade AND a picnic tomorrow, and we are eating grilled steak for dinner tonight -- you've got one happy JewJewBee on your hands!  Teeheehee...  Hope everyone is enjoying the Memorial Day Weekend...  Later days...