Land of the Lost

so I'll admit... I've been gone for a while.


thanks to all who sent e-mails or posted to check in on me. I was feeling the love, and I appreciate it.


Things are fine here.... as I mentioned earlier... I'm in a pissy mood cause NASCAR is invading Charlotte. I mean... you know it's bad when they use the Amber-Alert Road warning systems to announce the need to prepare for the influx of Race Traffic.


but honestly--- aside from that--- things are going really well.


Rhena started crawling, so 'mommy time' has gotten even shorter. ...another trick she's been doing lately is sitting or standing in her crib when she should be napping. Unfortunately... Rhena still doesn't understand that what goes up, must come down. She's not too keen on learning how to lay herself back down after doing a few laps in the crib.

Oh, and naps are apparently no longer necessary--- my little obstinate Poopy refuses to sleep during her nap times now. I'm still trying to put her down, but I'll be a bug on a winnebago's windshield if she actually gets any sleep.

When she DOES nap... she's sleeping longer... which is nice, but until I figure out when that nap time should be... planning anything is a little rough.

But on the subject of plans.... I met another mom. She's got a baby girl the same age as Rhena, so we're trying to figure out something to do. Slowly but surely... we're getting kids to invite to Rhena's first birthday party!

On the subject of the party--- I think we've (I say 'we' like Troy really gives a shit, or Rhena even knows what a zoo is!!! ok, ok,.... *I've* ) decided on a zoo theme. But both sets of granparents will be here, and we're making friends little by little, so it should be a nice small gathering. of course, I have the food already planned out: BBQ Chicken, corn on the cob, meatballs in red sauce, kielbasa and sauerkraut in a beer soak, chicken veggies and pasta in an alfredo sauce, and then for the cold stuff we'll have lunch meats, breads, salads (potato, pasta, green leaf), and maybe some fruit. and a cake. and beer. But the favors and goodie bags will have fun zoo animal shit like masks and hats.... so the kids should have fun, and we should get some funny pictures at the very least.

In other news.... Troy started a diet, and I've been banned from baking. Can I TELL you how much this sucks for me??? sure, I'm losing weight, too.... but a girl needs SOMETHING in the evening to make up for the day, you know? I guess I'll take up drinking again? It's only been since monday, but I sometimes think I hear the kitchen-aide whispering to me that Troy would never know if I made something during the day and hid it.


I guess that's all I have for now. Revelations ended last night. weeeeeeeak! that's my summary.

time for me to read through everyone's blogs.... it might be a few days before I'm all caught up again... but know I'm getting to you if I haven't yet.