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It's the end of the week and I'm glad it's over. Being a teacher, parent and homeowner is stressful at times, so it's nice to not have to worry about one of those responsibilities for a little while.

I haven't really written about my family at all since I've started this blog.
I guess it's only fair to mention them every once in a while...

My wife started working about a month ago. We realized that the single-income family thing wasn't exactly working for us so she applied and got a full-time job that started right after we got back from Israel. This changed a lot about our daily routine. For my wife, it meant rolling out of bed before 9 am and not having most of the day to take care of things around the house.

As for me, I now pick up my daughter from the babysitter and watch her (alone!) for about an hour or so unitl mom gets home. I, of course, am supposed to be helping out more around the house to make things easier, but I've been a lazy ass these past few weeks. I do feel more guilt than I did in the past, so I guess I'm vindicated.

My daughter had the easiest transition. She now goes to the babysitter for 8 hours a day (instead of 4) and she loves it there. She knows that, when I come to get her, "Mommy - work" and she seems to enjoy watching me play Madden football or check my email. We've even got a snack routine down where she demands something and I give it to her.

Weekends are becoming more important but we're still in the rut of not doing anything on Sundays. Because of a new commitment to budget, which limits excursions to Target and Walmart (which can kill 2 hours on a Sunday), we don't really have a whole lot of ideas. Last Sunday we broke the bank and went to the Science Center. They were showing a Mr. Roger's Neighborhood thing in the panetarium and we thought that Elana might enjoy it. She did, until the lights went out... Word of advice to all you first-time parents (cuz I know that the veterans are laughing at our stupidity): Don't spend money on kids activities before your kid is 2. Definitely not $30.

A few other cute things about my girl:
  • She's good at singing her ABCs and counting to ten.
She just got her most recent shots and she only cried for, like, 20 seconds (seriously)
  • She like to point at people's freckles and say "Freckles", but it actually sounds like "F**kers" (see video)

  • She puts her feet on the table when she eats because she knows they belong "Under table"
  • She likes to watch Barney (ARGH!)
That's all for now.

Comments

SARAH COOK said…
I wanted to let you now that you had me laughing out loud with the comment about snack time. The same thing happens at our house.
Keep the posts coming!!
November 16, 2007 at 7:25 AM
carol said…
Love the blog. Watch the language. You never know who logs on.
Live and learn. It's so much fun....
November 16, 2007 at 9:31 AM
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