Busy buzzy busy May 21, 2008
Posted by spacemom in : Current Affairs, Dr. Jay , 1 comment so farI have all sorts of posts and ideas floating in my head.
Last week, Julie Pippert wrote about "can we really tell our kids they can be whatever they want to be?" I want to write on that.
I have at least 4 posts in my queue that I am working on.
BUT, my parents arrive in 1 hour
my car is 10 miles away at a doctor appointment for Luna, who has been having headaches and an ear ache since the concussion
I have a spacecraft command load review at 2pm
I have a 3 hour Girl Scout Brownie leader training tonight (because they aren’t offering any over the summer)
my country’s 500th anniversary to plan, my wedding to arrange, my wife to murder and Guilder to frame for it; I’m swamped. Oh wait… That’s the Princess Bride….
Anyway, Jay’s 42nd birthday party is Friday! I have requested that everyone include a question for which the answer is 42. We have some pretty clever ones!
More later.
Much ado about everything April 25, 2008
Posted by spacemom in : Current Affairs, Dr. Jay , add a commentThere’s just WAY too much going on inside my head. First of all, I need to finish writing up an SOP (standard operating procedure) for work, but I can’t find the one fricken email that I need to do this. Gah! While searching my email, I discovered that I had missed an email on Friday (well, I was out of town) from my boss asking me to do something on the "fairly important" scale of things. Frick.
Secondly, I got my hair colored today. Second time ever. I really like it, but I get a headache from the chemicals. Then I start to worry, should I be doing this? What if these chemicals will cause some major life changing event? What if I develop an allergy to the chemicals (do not laugh! I am allergic to almost every lipstick out there…) What if I look silly with my new color ("copper penny")? Then I notice that Kelly wasn’t around. Then I was realizing that Kelly’s husband was flirting with my hairdresser. Then I figured out that they were going to Cancun together (my hairdresser and the owner). OMG! So I casually asked if Kelly was planning to do massages when the rooms are built (they just moved to a new place) and I found out the sordid details of Kelly leaving said owner! The gossip! I felt like I needed to out myself as a gossip monger or something. This is just not me!
Did I mention I need to finish this stupid SOP? So I can write another one? A brand new one to send up a new software patch to the spacecraft? The last time we did this, I went into pre-term labor with Luna. I wonder if this is why I am stalling.
I finished "Princes in Love" while getting my hair colored. I blame Becky. If she hadn’t brought "Princess Mia", the eighth Princess Diaries book, to my house and REFUSE to lend it to me until I had read the other seven, I wouldn’t be overwhelmed with Meg Cabot right now. But, Here I am…
And Meg Cabot has a blog. Very very cool. I read WAY too many blogs
I’ve been painting the railing on my deck. We’ve been avoiding it like the plague, but when there is too much wood showing, what can you do? We expect to lose the deck in our reconstruction in 2 years, but… I am now covered with white paint.
Jay got a letter from one of the Big Wigs (BW for short) in his specialty of astrophysics and it basically said "The next time we have this meeting should be in Cambridge Mass. BW1 and BW2 and I have spoken and we think you should work with BWs X & Z from MIT. You could be the CfA person to lead." (sorry for all of the secrecy… I know that a few people have some astro connections here and I just don’t want to out Jay!) Well! I called up Jay and he still thinks he is just a lowly guy in the field. I keep explaining to him that BW1 really likes his work and for BW2 to be even aware of him (which I know BW2 is more than just aware of Jay), should remind him that he is not just small fish in big pond. He is so self-deprecating some times! UGH!
Did I mention that last week I spent all Wednesday working on the spacecraft software patch? And that it nearly killed me? mentally, that is.
We made Passover pancakes two nights ago. It’s mostly egg and cottage cheese, but Soleil LOVED them. She ate them up. This was a shock for us since she rarely eats. Although I just checked the CDC, she is 50 percentile. I thought she was much lower considering how much bone she shows. And that size 5 slips off of her hips! We’re making the pancakes again tonight.
Thanks to ALL who know the Princess Bride so well. I often yell to Jay "Have fun Storming the Castle" when we depart, and the kids don’t get it…one day, when they won’t be afraid of the ROUS, we can watch it together.
I guess I really have to do this SOP,eh? Sigh… Okay, I’ll go get to work..Then to Starbucks.!
Can I go back to bed? April 1, 2008
Posted by spacemom in : Depression, Dr. Jay, Fun with Crohn's Disease , 2 commentsSorry for the hiatus in the depression series. Jay spiked a 101.6 fever on Sunday. Now, for most people, no biggie, but he is on meds right now that prevent his body from fighting infection and 101 was the trigger to call the doctor. He saw the doctor yesterday and was given an antibiotic and a large round of blood tests.
I’ve been handling to kids mostly, got them out to Horton (loved it, but Vlad (not the bunny) was scary to Luna). We played, got Soleil to her Girl Scout meeting (which I didn’t have to go to! Yeah!) and generally got things going.
Sorry this is short, but I have a bit of code at work that is driving me mad! Oh wait, I think I know, I need a copy constructor in my class! Yes! That must be it!
If my last sentence made no sense, just move along!
Protected: At the Precipice February 22, 2008
Posted by spacemom in : Depression, Dr. Jay , Enter your password to view commentsTechnology….. February 16, 2008
Posted by spacemom in : Current Affairs, Dr. Jay , 1 comment so farFirst there was the Bible
Now, Jay is sitting next to me playing this
Where will Lego dominance END????
Monday Mayday October 1, 2007
Posted by spacemom in : Kids, Dr. Jay , 3 commentsI called Jay at 4:45pm with a little used call in our house…Monday Mayday. I needed help and soon or I would strangle the crazy one who kicked, stepped on her sister and then scratched her in the face. Yes, Luna was on the warpath today. I don’t blame her since we were stuck at home waiting for the fridge guy to finish the repair. Apparently, "after noon" means anytime between 12 and 6pm. He came at 4:10pm.
So I was strangely domestic, washing, drying, folding AND putting away 4 loads of laundry, having the kids sort the toy box into "save" or "give away" piles. They were quite good at it, although I would have given away more than they did. We watched Diego, and played dress up, "baby, Mommy and Grandmother" (guess who was Grandmother?) and then had the Violent One go insane and attack her sister (it was over rice cakes, RICE CAKES)
Fortunately, Jay got home just in time to take them on an adventure while I make dinner. I hate cooking, but it’s a hell of alot easier than a Monday of kids.
Geek-o-rama September 22, 2007
Posted by spacemom in : Dr. Jay , 2 commentsYesterday, while I worked at home, Jay was being "a geek".
He got a new Apple Airport to replace our Linksys WiFi router. This has a USB port and can serve disks. Jay has a disk with about 34,000 mp3 files. We have this disk now on our airport. Either of our computers can see this disk and We can play any song from that disk on our iTunes.
Jay had his computer plugged into the stereo and played Mozart during dinner. The music was stored 2 rooms away and it was simply connected via the WiFi.
He now wants to buy the iTouch to allow us to connect that instead of our computers. What a geek! I love him!
Many topics… September 5, 2007
Posted by spacemom in : Kids, Depression, Dr. Jay, Fun with Crohn's Disease , 3 commentsFirst, I am back. We had a great time at the wedding. I will post photos of the flower girls when I get a chance.
Second, the depression is still here, but maybe now that we are settling into a new fall routine, I can get my groove back. Many thanks to those who asked about me.
Third, Today was the Official First Day Of School for Soleil. We went yesterday for a 45 minute orientation, but today is her first day on the bus and going to the after school program. Granted, this week is just half days, but she is a Kindergartner!
Fourth, Luna slept with out a pacifier last night! First time since she was born! She traded her pacifiers for Ariel Polly Pocket with Eric… Amazing what the love of those DAMN DISNEY princesses will do!
Fifth, Jay is doing better with the methatrexatemexthatrexate. Although it is leading to hair loss, he is feeling mostly better. Not in remission. But better.
Sixth, I need to get caught up with EVERYTHING from work to house to laundry. More later!
Just checking August 27, 2007
Posted by spacemom in : Dr. Jay , add a commentSo, am I the only person on the planet who gets interrupted while trying to get their 3 year old to sleep by the following conversation:
Jay: " Mom! If you’re home, turn on the game! The Indians just turned A TRIPLE PLAY!"
(pause)
Jay: "Yeah! Seriously! I gotta call Lee!"
No one else? Sigh… I figured.. Never mind
August 13, In bullet form August 13, 2007
Posted by spacemom in : Dr. Jay, Travel, In A Family Way , 10 comments- Fail to fall asleep with feelings of impending doom. Find out Jay feels the same way
- Wake up at 4:00am, eat breakfast over sink with dining room table and couch at my back. The flooring guys are to arrive at 7am.
- Get the girls up and changed, Okay Luna got half changed…At least she got a fresh pull-up
- Car to arrive at 4:30 for a 6:05am flight.
- At 4:35, panic sets in
- at 4:40, hyperventilation starts, I start to move things to our car
- at 4:50am, cab arrives. I am in full adrenalin mode
- Get to airport at 5:15 (for a 6:05 flight!!!!)
- Takes over 10 minutes to check luggage. 1 guy working.
- Security line is long. Really really long. Panic really really sets in
- Our flight gets called to the front of the line…Whew…
- Jay and I get separated in security… We each have a girl.
- Soleil finds a dime on the floor in front of the security. Almost have a melt down over not taking the dime through the machine. Manage to deflect this by tossing it in with our shoes.
- Get dime back. Discover Murphy’s law of Airports is in force. The gate is the one PHYSICALLY furthest from security.
- Play " I can get to the gate first" Final boarding call as we hand our tickets over. No sign of Jay or Luna. SHIT
- Jay and Luna arrive at 5:55. Door shuts behind them WHEW.
- Decent flight, but Soleil wakes me the only time I fall asleep. Flight attendant in first class is taken in by Soleil and gives us fresh, hot biscuits.
- Arteries harden shortly after eating said biscuits.
- Get to Dallas/Fort Worth. Find food and play area.
- Get on next flight. Find a kind person is willing to switch an aisle for a middle so Jay can sit next to us. She must have kids. She knew who Nala and Simba were.
- Flight is okay
- Arrive in Seattle.
- Luna LOSES it and can’t decide which parent she wants for potty. (she wants Daddy in the girls bathroom)
- Carry her to potty while getting bit on the shoulder. Get her to go by reading Sleeping Beauty while she is being devil child on a bathroom floor. Can you say screw the 5 second rule? I knew you could!
- Amazed her bladder did not explode in a horrific urinary disaster after seeing how much she peed.
- Got back to Daddy. Got a smart cart for luggage
- Read The Little Mermaid and Sleeping Beauty to both girls.
- Daddy says we are ready and go to Hertz
- Jay gets car, I continue to read.
- Hertz tells us to get car in slot B34…Turns out it was B348. B*tch forgot to put the 8. Took us 15 minutes to find car
- Jay finds car just as the luggage all falls off the smart cart. I caught the camera bag just before it was to hit the ground.
- Get all of the luggage, car seats and kids in car
- Go to get the power cord for DVD player. Where’s the bag we packed it in?
- SHIT! Jay left it sitting NEXT TO THE BAGGAGE CAROUSEL!
- Jay returns 15 minutes later while I feed children Ritz crackers. They will be well preserved
- Ask directions to Bremmington Ferry, get stupid answer (follow the signs)
- Get caught in three different construction areas.
- Make it 30 minutes before Ferry is to leave. Soleil fell asleep.
- Jay goes to find food. Returns JUST as our line is entering the ferry.
- Calm ferry crossing
- Construction on the other side of the crossing
- Get told by SIL "I sent you directions"
- Check emails that are printed out. Shit, can’t find email with combination code.
- Stop at grocery store. Get food for the remainder of the week. Girls need bathroom.
- I find a drive through Starbucks (THEY HAVE DRIVE THROUGHS? WHO KNEW?)
- Get back in car. Continue on and realize we REALLY don’t have directions to BILs guest house.
- Try to call, no signal. Get signal, lose call
- Get on Island
- Get to the road that the key is on. Still can’t get combo or exact location of the key
- Fuck it, we go to the gate and sneak in behind someone
- Get to the house. Wireless is open access, get SIL on the phone
- After getting verbal "eye roll" we get instructions to get the key
- Get the key
- Come back, empty car
- Take girls to the beach
- Then back for ice cream
- Then stories
- And bed.
- And now we are cooking dinner
- Can I go back to sleep now?
