Putting Your Foot in Your Mouth
My son is happily gnawing on his sock right now. It’s amusing because he has this expression on his face like, “Dude! Did you know I have FEET? And they’re edible! How cool is that?” Sometimes I’m afraid he’ll choke himself, trying to stuff that little foot in his mouth, but he usually just ends up with a sodden sock.
He was back to his old terrible habits this week, in sleeping. Midnight, two a.m., four a.m., you get the idea. Very fussy, very gassy. Last night was the first time I managed to break the cycle a little. I gave him his rice cereal just before bedtime, and this time I gave him no medicine or Mylanta at all. I’m not convinced this is truly reflux, though he is very gassy. He went to sleep at 9:00 and was up at 11:00 p.m. It really throws your night off when you only get an hour’s sleep before you’re woken up. But I got him settled again at 11:30 (I gave him gas drops instead of Mylanta) and he slept ’til four. Now that was much better. I can probably manage to string together a sentence today. 
And speaking of sentences, I’m hard at work again on new stuff. I’m dividing my time between several proposals and the self-imposed revisions on Wedded to the Enemy, and am having a blast.
An aside–you know how I was laughing at my lack of interior design capabilities? I got an e-mail from an interior design company promising that my style of interior design could work with theirs and how I should set up a marketing form on my site to bring my interior design clients to them. Um, gee, really? The graham-cracker ridden floors and sticky walls would work with their clientele? Who knew? Gotta love Spam.
So Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday. There’s only one thing I want, and I am BEGGING my husband to let me do this. I want someone to come and clean my house, twice a month. (Can you hear the angels singing? They’re holding sponges and spray bottles of Lysol.) This is the only thing I want, and I’m hoping against hope that we can find a good person to do this.
What are you all doing for your moms? If you are a mom, what are you hoping for?
Michelle posted in Writing @ 6:18 am | Viewed 1741 times
beth Says:
Yay for sleep! I hope the trend continues!
Maybe that design firm offers *gourmet* graham crackers?
We used to have a cleaning lady. It was divine. I hope you get your wish!
Judy Pacuk Says:
Happy Mother’s Day Michelle!!!x’s 3
My mom gone these last 7 yrs. Mother’s Day just not the same anymore. No wish for presents. Just to spend the day with the kids…or at least dinner. Like to remind the kids to bring cards as I like to save those cards. Still have those hand written ones.
To all. Have a Great Mother’s Day. Nothin better than being a MOM.
Kelly Boyce Says:
Hope you have a great mother’s day AND that you get someone to come in and clean the house twice a month. What I wouldn’t give for that and I live alone. I can imagine what a great gift it would be with a houseful of kids!
Melissa Mc Says:
One way we’ve dealt with the house situation is as long as I can pay for someone to come with the money I make with my writing, I can have someone clean the house. That has worked out great for us.
As for what I want this year: a new pair of tennis shoes. A few hours alone to write would be nice, too, but that won’t happen.
Michelle Says:
Melissa Mc–I like that!
The house cleaning, I mean. But tennis shoes are good, too.
Kelly–I am sooo hoping this works out.
Judy–the handmade cards are sweet, aren’t they?
kacey Says:
We’re going to my sister’s for BBQ for mom’s dad. yay! It’s not at my house!! I don’t have to clean
Yes, you definitely need a cleaning person! Hope you get one!!