Sunday, June 22, 2008

You gotta love...

...the tech guy taking three days to get back to you to start servicing your computer, then his taking two days to fix it, bringing it back to you telling you how screaming fast he got it working, booting it up at your house, and again getting the Blue Screen! (You do know the screen I'm talking about, right? The one that says your computer is getting shut down to prevent further damage. Further. Great.) He took it back again and I'm hoping I'll get it tomorrow.

...pumping four ounces of breast milk manually, getting up to answer the phone and finding that in the 30 seconds that took, your toddler went over and dumped the entire bottle onto your new sofa. Thank God for Scotchgard. I'm just bummed because PJ is such a big eater I rarely have enough leftover to pump, but he slept through the night the other night (hooray!!), and I had some extra.

...when your new baby sleeps through the night - we're talking 9 to 6 here, people - one time and then gets up three, four, and five times respectively over the following three nights. What a tease! Patrick and I are zombies today. Last night was the five times night. He must be having a growth spurt again.

And to show that I'm not being entirely sarcastic:

...a company car! Patrick's company pays for his car and his gas! It's like he gets a raise every time time the price goes up...we're up to $3.95 around here, but I know most places are over $4. The only down side is that it's a totally uncool Ford Taurus, that we've come to refer to as the Taurcedes.

...a sale at Kohl's. Is it me, or are they having a major sale there 90% of the time? Stuff is like 60-70% off right now. I just bought some cute animal-themed things to do the boys' bathroom, finally.

...a husband who has your back. Somehow, it seems like just when he's at the end of his rope, I have a second wind, and vice versa. We're a good team.

...watching golf on a Sunday afternoon. It's very relaxing, and my brain is functioning at just about the speed of golf.

...Cafepress.com. If anyone's interested in ordering some prints or notecards of the picture on the title of my blog, I'm setting up a store there with some of the photos I've taken during my travels to France, Spain, and Ireland. I'll post the link once I've got things set up.

What things do you love (or not love) right now?

3 comments:

Leighann said...

What do I love right now? Probably the time I get to spend with Tom after Ryan is in bed. He is alseep by 8:30pm. I love the lakes here in NC. :-)

Anonymous said...

I love to read your blog...I love Jack, and P.J. and (ny accent) yous guys.

crissycheek said...

Hey Eileen,
Thanks for your encouragement for my blog!!! I love to read yours!!! You are such a great writer! And it is therapy indeed!
Anywho, I am loving Alaska right now!
Hope you are well,
Crissy