Friday, September 23, 2011

Be careful what you wish for....

Every parent has said it.  "Just 5 minutes of quiet."  If you haven't said it then I might not call you a liar but I might make a funny face and disbelief might have a lot to do with that funny face.

It is okay to say it.  Some days, you just want 5 minutes of quiet.

The last several weeks have just been a snowball of stuff.  Some good and some challenging.  Some presenting great opportunity while some days, I feel like I am being beaten repeatedly with a 2x4.

At 2 years old, my kid learns something new every minute.  Wait, make that every second. In the time I can write this blog, he probably just learned 20 more words.  When the 2 year old finds that his something new is fun and makes other laugh then he beats it like a dead horse.

For instance, he likes to "crash out" everything.  That is his phrase.  He likes to take the trains on the train table and crash them into each other, the tracks, other toys, etc.  You get the picture.  And, he wants us to watch it EVERY SINGLE TIME.  No matter how many times we watch something crash out, he wants us to watch the next time.  And, he waits for the reaction.  Every time.  So, over and over again, I put my hands over my eyes and yell OH NO whenever something crashes out.

Don't get me wrong.  The crash out phrase is freaking hilarious.  Every single time.  I say, "Jackson, what happened to _______ (fill in the blank)?"  And he says, "Crashed out."  It makes me laugh.  I am smiling now just thinking about it.

Back to the point.  We've all asked for 5 minutes.

I am currently getting more than 5 minutes and I have mixed emotions it..  Jackson is in great hands with my parents (thanks mom and dad!) this weekend so that Jason and I can work all day at events tomorrow and go to two separate parties on Sunday.  It is a tremendous help.  It saves us from paying a babysitter for many, many hours and gives him a chance to hang with his grandparents.  Great for everyone.

The problem?  I miss him so much.  I am pretty sure that I hate quiet.  He is having so much fun but I am missing a piece of myself with him gone.  For those of you without kids, go ahead and make fun, shake your head, and make a snide comment.  I was you at one time.

I miss him.  Our home isn't the same without him.  He'll be home soon and I am sure that within 24 hours, I will be asking for 5 minutes of quiet.  It is a life cycle that will continue over and over but one that happens naturally and makes life so much fun.

Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it!

Saturday, September 10, 2011

The roller coaster continues...

We've had one heck of a week.  This past week was gonna be the week to get back on track.  Jackson was going back to pre-school after being out for over a week, Jason was home, the Labor Day Race was over and we were gonna get on a routine and get things done.  Whatever those things might have been (who knows!).

Last Saturday night, Jason and I had a long talk about our housing situation. If you don't know, we have been trying to sell this place since I got pregnant in 2008.  We put it on the market, offer comes through, everything falls through one week before closing.  Devastated, we pulled it from the market.

A few months later, I decided it was time to try again.  After 4 months and not a single viewing, we asked to be let out of our contract and pulled it from the market.

Early this year, we decided to go for it again.  Third time is a charm, right?

We hired a new agent and followed the directions of their "staging expert."  We thought that this was gonna be the time it sold....

Back to last Saturday...we decided that since there hadn't been a single showing this time around (nope, not one) that we should we should stay here for another 2 or 3 years.  By then, we will hopefully have another kid and we'll know what our housing needs will be long term.  We are comfortable here and there is NO yard work!  We do have plenty of space so it sounded like a great plan.

On Sunday, we got a call at 1:30 pm from the agency wanting to show our place at 2:30 pm.  We said okay and laughed that this would be the time.  On Tuesday morning, we got an offer.  Seriously.

After countering twice, on Friday, the whole deal fell through.  Not so devastated this time but just mad that we spent so much emotional, mental, and physical time on this during our week for a result that wasn't what we wanted.

So, we are back to Saturday and we plan to pull the condo from the market on Monday.  Hopefully this roller coaster will coast on even ground for at least a week before we start another series of ups and downs. :)

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