To-Do List

I am sitting on my couch eating pretzel sticks when I should be doing laundry (I am currently commando), or cleaning my house (it has imploded), or putting all of the items away from our $209.48 Walmart trip, or cleaning out my car (it is full of sunflower seeds), or interacting with my high maintenance 3 year old, or organizing my studio (I moved it downstairs) or a myriad of other things that are currently on my to-do list.

Patrick is on call tonight. He doesn't really have a day off. His post call day (tomorrow) is his day off. He should be home around 12:00. He still isn't sure what he wants to be wen he grows up. Any ideas?

I get to go on a field trip tomorrow with Micah and his class. I am looking forward to going. I haven't been on a school bus for years.

We spent all last week in Greensburg. Micah had Spring Break and so I took all of my projects with us and had Emmy help me finish them. It was quite successful. I got the boys baby books finished and Emmy put all of our family videos on my hard drive. The boys had a lot of fun. We drove to Pittsburgh on Thursday and went to the Children's Museum. I loved it! We spent a couple of hours playing there. They have an area set up with Mr.Rogers' Neighborhood. They have the original puppets and his fabulous blue sweater and blue Keds. The boys had a blast.

The sun is not shining today. It is also pretty cold. I think that I am ready to get off my couch.

Skunk

I woke up this morning at around 5:00 to a very unpleasant smell. Stupid skunk. The nasty smell even made it's way down to the basement. I have a candle burning. It is doing it's best to help with the odor but, the stench is still here. It is Saint Patrick's Day and I forgot to send Micah to school wearing green. He also went to school with some really bad bed head and a shirt that is a bit too small for him and is missing a button so he buttons it using the extra button that is sewn into the shirt.

Tired

Patrick is asleep.  I am tired.  Patrick has looked very tired these days.  He started GYN-ONC last Monday and really likes it.  He got to scrub in for a 12 hour surgery and enjoyed it. I wonder if I will ever know which specialty he is going to pick.  We thought we knew.  He starts L&D next Wednesday and is very much looking forward to that.  He does have quiet a thing for babies.  He gets this look whenever he is holding a freshie.  He loves those freshies.  Micah has had from Thursday - Sunday.  He missed school on Thursday and then I sent him Friday, but he came home looking pretty rough and had a high temperature.  He now has a little cough but no fever, so he is headed back to school tomorrow.  He is a good kid.  I love him.  We are going to be in Chicago the end of July.  Patrick ill be taking his Step 2.  It is an 8 hour test.  We are planning on going up the day before and hanging out and seeing the sites and then get a hotel.  During the test the kids and I can swim or play around in Chicago.  Sounds fun.  Can't wait.  My birthday weekend was simply wonderful.  Patrick got us a lovely hotel and dinner reservations to a lovely restaurant and I got to spend money on fun stuff.  I got a torch from Sur Le Table, now I am ready to make up some creme brulee.  Yum.  After we left our hotel on our own time and after sleeping and not having to take care of our three little boys, Emmy and I took off on another adventure.  We got to tour Kentuck Knob and Falling Water.  I was so excited to be there.  You enter the houses with such a great feeling.  It was one of the coolest things that I have been able to do.  Now I just want to go see more and more of his houses and buildings.  I will post pictures at a later time.  It is too late and I am too tired.

Thursday, March 9th

I am in bed. The boys and I had a good day. We played memory and go fish in my bed and then hey had a "sleepover" with me. They are so sweet. I love those little guys. Monday at Kroger the boys were being their lovely selves and Micah sang me this song "Mama, you are so beautiful. You are such a sweet heart!" End of Song. I quite enjoyed it as well as a fellow shopper. All that they wanted to today was cuddle with me. For crying in the night! Can't they come up with something else? What can I say, those boys make me laugh. Good night.