Babbling.....

Kids are playing outside. Baby is napping. I am sitting here checking my email (among other things) because I know if I don't do it now, I will want to do it this afternoon while I should be trying to get the rest of my stuff ready for the consignment sale. I have all but a few clothing items tagged, only about 20 left. I have all the shoes done, most of the bibs, and I did have all the cute little socks sorted and laid out, until Ian and Grace decided to raid my closet. I am typing slowly because somehow I totally flipped out on my own floor the other night, smashed my knee against the door frame and tore half of my thumbnail off. I'm still not exactly sure how I fell, but it must have looked funny when I did. My shoulder is going out again. My neck/shoulder muscles are so tense and sore. I need to get back the the chiropractor. I haven't been since before Christmas.

I am so beyond exhausted, it's ridiculous. Kids have been up, sick, teething, bad dreams, etc. a ton. Several nights lately I have just slept in the girls room, or rather laid there half asleep for short intervals of time inbetween getting up with one or the other of them. I'm sure one of these days everyone will sleep throught the night again....hopefully.....right????

Claire is walking faster all the time, she is so cute. She reminds me of a friends' son whose father said of him "He isn't really walking as much as he's just throwing his feet at the floor." :) We are all very excited because we are going to the circus on Thursday night!! One of Nate's clients gave him tickets for Christmas. The kids are so hyped up, counting down the days. We were hoping to go down and visit David one of these weekends, but it hasn't worked out yet. Hopefully soon as well, although I'd really prefer to be a little bit caught up on rest before we go down.

I still haven't found a treadmill yet. Either they are too expensive, too cheap/junky to run on, or they are gone before I contact the person. I haven't checked in a few days, actually, I need to look again. I wish I could just join a gym. I miss that so much, but (as I keep reminding myself) that is a monetary and logistical impossibility right now. Maybe in a few years. I need to start doing my Tae Bo videos again, but I have been trying every spare moment to get the consignment sale done, I haven't done any exercising in almost 2 weeks now! Blech....that's not the way for me to get into my summer clothing.

Nate and I have been watching The Office on dvd from Netflix lately. We just finished disc 2 of Season 2. I know we are going to be so bummed when we catch up to current times and there is no more Office on tv because of the dumb writers strike!!

On a happy note, I picked up the first Mitford book at Goodwill the other day. I had found the second one at Sal. Army a few weeks ago, and considered buying the rest online, but as I couldn't find them for less than about $4 a piece with shipping, I decided to wait. I started At Home in Mitford last night. It was lovely. I also found a copy of Intimate Issues by Linda Dillow and someone else whose name I can't remember. I had heard from several people that this was a good book, and it was in great condition so I picked it up. I have read about half of it, and it is sooooo good. It has really opened my eyes a lot, and I have already learned quite a bit. I have several friends I will want to loan it out to when I am done. I highly recommend it, at least what I have read so far.

I have no idea what I am going to make for lunch for the kids. I know what I'm having, though...a great big mug of coffee!! I've been trying to time my caffeine consumption just right so that I don't caffeinate my breast milk and make Clairey even less likely to sleep, as has happened a few times, I suspect. I really don't know when I will be done nursing. I have no reason to stop, really, and she shows no inclination towards quitting, although I think she does enjoy a bottle more than me if she's really hungry, and she's not really a kid who likes to comfort nurse a whole lot. I nurse her once in the early morning, once at afternoon naptime, once at bedtime, and then whenever she really wants to if she wakes up in the night, which has been quite a bit lately. Someone asked me awhile ago when I quit nursing my babies, and I said "When I am 3 or 4 months pregnant." So, really, I don't know if this time, I just won't know when to quit, since I don't plan on being pregnant again.

I think I've babbled enough. Obviously, I couldn't think of any one theme or topic to talk about, but just thought it had been too long since I have actually blogged. I promise next time will be much more interesting. (written for the benefit of anyone reading this who is still awake after reading this far.)