The Sloths
Lazywife, Mr. Sloth, Demand, Prophet, Rooster, and King
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
One more thing.....
Sorry to post twice in a row, but I just found pictures that I had to share. A few weeks ago while Demand and I were coloring I traced my hand. Well Demand thought it was the greatest thing ever and always wants me to trace her hand or foot. Well she was "painting" upstairs and I caught her tracing her dolls hand. Soooo cute!! Here are the pictures.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Adventure in HISTORY!!
Saturday we met up with Mr. Sloth's brothers family for an exciting adventure in history. Using free library pass (You know I love them!) We went to a recreated 19th Century town complete with residents who tell us all about their home, business or way of life.
Now the last time Mr. Sloth and I went to this place it was 1,000 degrees outside and almost all the exhibits were closed and mosquitoes were EVERYWHERE. Miserable time. Saturday as we started to pack for the trip it turned cold so I traded in my tee-shirt and capri pants for a sweatshirt and jeans. The second we arrived it turned into the most beautiful weather. We started with a horse drawn carriage that drove us about half a mile down the road into the town. (This feature was not available last time we were there....remember 1,000 degrees.) Demand was not so sure when I deposited her onto the carriage. In fact Demand was frightend of most things. I told her that her feelings were normal, the past *IS* scary.
My favorite stops were the one room home of a fur trader, (Demand liked petting the fur.), a barn where we watched them make rope. We could have helped but all of us were chicken. The big hit was the schoolhouse. They had tons of toys, chalk boards, and quills and ink to write with. Outside there was a bell you could ring (Demand LOVED that), and there were hoops with sticks (whatever that game was) I found that highly entertaining. We couldn't see everything, but it's just as well. We were all exhausted and Demand had only had a ten minute nap, which showed half way through dinner at Mr. Sloth's parents house.
While Mr. Sloth and Demand napped on Sunday I had some quiet time. I finished a crocheted blanket that I had been working on just shy of a decade. Then I decided to do some sketches for the loft. Mr. Sloth and I decided to do some rearranging and make some additions to the loft to give Demand a proper playroom. It's going to be awesome. We're only planning on spending $100, but of course the ideas just keep coming. Demand is getting a table and chair set from Ikea for her birthday so that will go in there. We're also going to do an activity wall with a magnetic chalkboard (painted on the wall) and a dress up corner. Plus we're going to get one of those rugs that looks like a road system so Demand can drive her many wheeled vehicles on there. Most of the work is in the rearranging. I spent a good deal of Monday rearranged books in the house to free up the cubbby shelf for Demands exclusive use. We're thinking of painting the room or making a mural but nothing is set yet. We're just so excited that Demand plays upstairs by herself now. It's wonderful. I can be downstairs cooking and she'll just play happily for 45 minutes. All she asks for is "make it" (music) and some snacks.
Life has changed around here. Again, click on the picture to see pictures from our historical adventure.
Now the last time Mr. Sloth and I went to this place it was 1,000 degrees outside and almost all the exhibits were closed and mosquitoes were EVERYWHERE. Miserable time. Saturday as we started to pack for the trip it turned cold so I traded in my tee-shirt and capri pants for a sweatshirt and jeans. The second we arrived it turned into the most beautiful weather. We started with a horse drawn carriage that drove us about half a mile down the road into the town. (This feature was not available last time we were there....remember 1,000 degrees.) Demand was not so sure when I deposited her onto the carriage. In fact Demand was frightend of most things. I told her that her feelings were normal, the past *IS* scary.
My favorite stops were the one room home of a fur trader, (Demand liked petting the fur.), a barn where we watched them make rope. We could have helped but all of us were chicken. The big hit was the schoolhouse. They had tons of toys, chalk boards, and quills and ink to write with. Outside there was a bell you could ring (Demand LOVED that), and there were hoops with sticks (whatever that game was) I found that highly entertaining. We couldn't see everything, but it's just as well. We were all exhausted and Demand had only had a ten minute nap, which showed half way through dinner at Mr. Sloth's parents house.
While Mr. Sloth and Demand napped on Sunday I had some quiet time. I finished a crocheted blanket that I had been working on just shy of a decade. Then I decided to do some sketches for the loft. Mr. Sloth and I decided to do some rearranging and make some additions to the loft to give Demand a proper playroom. It's going to be awesome. We're only planning on spending $100, but of course the ideas just keep coming. Demand is getting a table and chair set from Ikea for her birthday so that will go in there. We're also going to do an activity wall with a magnetic chalkboard (painted on the wall) and a dress up corner. Plus we're going to get one of those rugs that looks like a road system so Demand can drive her many wheeled vehicles on there. Most of the work is in the rearranging. I spent a good deal of Monday rearranged books in the house to free up the cubbby shelf for Demands exclusive use. We're thinking of painting the room or making a mural but nothing is set yet. We're just so excited that Demand plays upstairs by herself now. It's wonderful. I can be downstairs cooking and she'll just play happily for 45 minutes. All she asks for is "make it" (music) and some snacks.
Life has changed around here. Again, click on the picture to see pictures from our historical adventure.
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| murphys landing 08 |
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Recap
To fill you in, the rest of my birthday was fabulous. Exhausting, but fabulous. I had surf and turf for dinner and Mr. Sloth just had steak, it was the rarest steak I had ever seen. He couldn't even eat the last bite or two. After dinner we headed home and I put Demand down to bed. Between being sick and having numerous babysitters last week we decided to make it a little easier that way besides it gave me a chance to change into some warmer clothes. Then Mr. Sloth and I were out to our favorite watering hole. I celebrated getting older by calling it a nice at 11:30pm (very early for us) and topped it all off with a hang over.
Nope, didn't drink too much, just got a hang over. I'm learning that I'm just getting older and sweeter mixed drinks (or more than one glass of red wine) just give me a headache the next day.
None the less, it was my Saturday morning off and I had plans. I met up with some friends for garage saleing in a more affluent neighborhood. Actually, it was the most bizzare neighborhood I've ever seen. Think really rich hippies, and not just former hippies...hippies. Either way, they have great garage sales. One of my exciting finds was a play dough table that included storage for $1. I had been looking for a way to store Demand's play dough and this stores everything, including her rolling pin and a bunch of cookie cutters, with room to spare too! Plus she has a place other than the kitchen floor to work on. Fantastic deal.
My greatest find was a LeapFrop Learning System with 7 books (but only one cartridge). Guess what I paid. Nope. $0.50. FIFTY CENTS. It was worth about $75. Score!!!!
So now I'm hunting for matching cartridges or even just buying more book sets. Either way, ONE works and the others are still good books. So proud. I'm telling everyone, just like I'm telling everyone how I'm related to Grace Kelly. It's just something I think people need to know.
We're closer to finding out what is wrong with Demand. She may have strep throat and I may have caught it. If this is strep, it's not that bad, but we're still waiting on her lab work from the doctors.
Lastly, Mr. Sloth and I are on the verge of throwing our TV out the window. Not that we don't like TV we do. It's Demand. It's constantly "Dora?" "Blue?" "Tommy?/Choo-choo?" "George?". AHHHHHHHH!
So sick of it. So today I refused to turn it on. Most of the time if I just declare it "Music Time" she gets excited but this morning she broke down. That was it, I was not about to let her cry over TV. New rule, NO CRYING OVER TV OR IT'S TIME OUT. She did great the rest of the day. I let her watch Dora during lunch when I just needed a break and she didn't let out a peep or protest when I changed it to Colbert after her show was done. (The girl knows good conservative comedy when she hears it)
All that use of imagination must have worked because she's been asleep for 2 1/2 hours. I could learn to like this.
Nope, didn't drink too much, just got a hang over. I'm learning that I'm just getting older and sweeter mixed drinks (or more than one glass of red wine) just give me a headache the next day.
None the less, it was my Saturday morning off and I had plans. I met up with some friends for garage saleing in a more affluent neighborhood. Actually, it was the most bizzare neighborhood I've ever seen. Think really rich hippies, and not just former hippies...hippies. Either way, they have great garage sales. One of my exciting finds was a play dough table that included storage for $1. I had been looking for a way to store Demand's play dough and this stores everything, including her rolling pin and a bunch of cookie cutters, with room to spare too! Plus she has a place other than the kitchen floor to work on. Fantastic deal.
My greatest find was a LeapFrop Learning System with 7 books (but only one cartridge). Guess what I paid. Nope. $0.50. FIFTY CENTS. It was worth about $75. Score!!!!
So now I'm hunting for matching cartridges or even just buying more book sets. Either way, ONE works and the others are still good books. So proud. I'm telling everyone, just like I'm telling everyone how I'm related to Grace Kelly. It's just something I think people need to know.
We're closer to finding out what is wrong with Demand. She may have strep throat and I may have caught it. If this is strep, it's not that bad, but we're still waiting on her lab work from the doctors.
Lastly, Mr. Sloth and I are on the verge of throwing our TV out the window. Not that we don't like TV we do. It's Demand. It's constantly "Dora?" "Blue?" "Tommy?/Choo-choo?" "George?". AHHHHHHHH!
So sick of it. So today I refused to turn it on. Most of the time if I just declare it "Music Time" she gets excited but this morning she broke down. That was it, I was not about to let her cry over TV. New rule, NO CRYING OVER TV OR IT'S TIME OUT. She did great the rest of the day. I let her watch Dora during lunch when I just needed a break and she didn't let out a peep or protest when I changed it to Colbert after her show was done. (The girl knows good conservative comedy when she hears it)
All that use of imagination must have worked because she's been asleep for 2 1/2 hours. I could learn to like this.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Part-A!!!
In case you didn't get the memo...it's my birthday! Whoo-hoo!!
I started the day by making Mr. Sloth take care of Demand while I "slept in" I woke up around 7am to find that she had been rather disobedient and crabby due to tiredness so back to bed she went. I headed to Mass by myself and Mr. Sloth went back to bed as well.
Once I got home and everyone else woke up and got ready we went on a family walk to the coffee shop. My birthday is always gorgeous, weather wise and this year was no different. Demand even got her own drink after she insisted that I was drinking ice cream. She basically got a cookies and cream milkshake.
Then we headed home and packed a lunch for my annual birthday picnic. We had salad, strawberries, crackers and hummus. Yummy, yummy. Demand wasn't too interested in eating and just wanted to cross the bridge over and over again at the lake were were at.
We headed home thinking it was time for Demands nap. I napped while she made Mr. Sloth run around. She fell asleep just as I was getting out of the bath and she's still sleeping. I just finished watching a few TV shows online in bed.
Tiger is coming over to watch Demand while Mr. Sloth and I head out to dinner. We're using a gift certificate from Christmas at a steak house tonight. Yummy, yummy! I'll let you know how the rest of my night goes.
Check out our pictures so far from today.
I started the day by making Mr. Sloth take care of Demand while I "slept in" I woke up around 7am to find that she had been rather disobedient and crabby due to tiredness so back to bed she went. I headed to Mass by myself and Mr. Sloth went back to bed as well.
Once I got home and everyone else woke up and got ready we went on a family walk to the coffee shop. My birthday is always gorgeous, weather wise and this year was no different. Demand even got her own drink after she insisted that I was drinking ice cream. She basically got a cookies and cream milkshake.
Then we headed home and packed a lunch for my annual birthday picnic. We had salad, strawberries, crackers and hummus. Yummy, yummy. Demand wasn't too interested in eating and just wanted to cross the bridge over and over again at the lake were were at.
We headed home thinking it was time for Demands nap. I napped while she made Mr. Sloth run around. She fell asleep just as I was getting out of the bath and she's still sleeping. I just finished watching a few TV shows online in bed.
Tiger is coming over to watch Demand while Mr. Sloth and I head out to dinner. We're using a gift certificate from Christmas at a steak house tonight. Yummy, yummy! I'll let you know how the rest of my night goes.
Check out our pictures so far from today.
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| may 16th 2008 |
Thursday, May 15, 2008
7th Inning Stretch
Mr. Sloth and I had fun at the game last night, but man that was a long game. 2 hours and 55 minutes. I've never enjoyed walking upstairs so much in my life, it felt good on my cramped legs.
Obscure came over to watch Demand and then Mr. Sloth and I headed out on our date. In a rare moment we showed up early and had plenty of time to grab food and such. It was $1 hot dog day so wide eyed Mr. Sloth watched me order 4 hot dogs, nachos and a jumbo coke. The nachos were fantastic as was the coke but the $1 hot dogs were lacking in deliciousness. I'm sure Mr. Sloth was proud of me for staying put for so long but then again dangerous fly balls were zooming into the stands and I wasn't about to get drilled.
Speaking of which the highlight of the night was when I foul ball came zooming into the stands while I guy was just heading down the stairs to his seat. The ball hit him in the right shoulder and he was carrying his $18 beer in his left hand. The beer made it but not without a little spill. The crowd cheered for the guy.
We loved our seats behind homeplate, but did not love the creepy old guys behind us. Eww. We will not discuss the things we heard. Let's just say that we were not in the family section.
We got home around midnight and were woken at 3am to a baby with a fever, which led to a long night, I mean morning. Demand and I fell asleep on the couch and woke up around 6am and then moved to our bed. We all woke up at 9am. So much for getting in early Mr. Sloth. We still don't know what Demand's mystery disease is but it might just be another tooth coming in. She seems just fine and dandy today.
Adventures never end I guess. I'll try and get the lame pictures from the game up in a little bit. I have a lot of housework I need to catch up on right now.
Click on the picture to view lame photos
Obscure came over to watch Demand and then Mr. Sloth and I headed out on our date. In a rare moment we showed up early and had plenty of time to grab food and such. It was $1 hot dog day so wide eyed Mr. Sloth watched me order 4 hot dogs, nachos and a jumbo coke. The nachos were fantastic as was the coke but the $1 hot dogs were lacking in deliciousness. I'm sure Mr. Sloth was proud of me for staying put for so long but then again dangerous fly balls were zooming into the stands and I wasn't about to get drilled.
Speaking of which the highlight of the night was when I foul ball came zooming into the stands while I guy was just heading down the stairs to his seat. The ball hit him in the right shoulder and he was carrying his $18 beer in his left hand. The beer made it but not without a little spill. The crowd cheered for the guy.
We loved our seats behind homeplate, but did not love the creepy old guys behind us. Eww. We will not discuss the things we heard. Let's just say that we were not in the family section.
We got home around midnight and were woken at 3am to a baby with a fever, which led to a long night, I mean morning. Demand and I fell asleep on the couch and woke up around 6am and then moved to our bed. We all woke up at 9am. So much for getting in early Mr. Sloth. We still don't know what Demand's mystery disease is but it might just be another tooth coming in. She seems just fine and dandy today.
Adventures never end I guess. I'll try and get the lame pictures from the game up in a little bit. I have a lot of housework I need to catch up on right now.
Click on the picture to view lame photos
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| twins game may 14 08 |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Mothers Day, I get fat, and Demand takes initiative.....
It has been brought to my attention that I have failed to blog in over a week (thank you "Nugget") So this might be a long post since so much has happened.
First order of business: Mother's Day
Saturday Mr. Sloth had Obscure take me with him shopping all afternoon. I thought it was funny since I KNEW Mr. Sloth had to get a Mother's Day gift. Nothing to be secretive about. Then Obscure and I stopped at Confession, afterwards I realized I was supposed to help sell crosages at the Church before and after the 5:15pm Mass. So I didn't get home until much later than planned and I was exhausted. I was home for only a few minutes when Mr. Sloth confessed and apologized for my Mother's Day gift. (He needs to work on his presentation) Turns out he wanted Demand to make me a cement hand print thingy and it wasn't working out. So I ended up helping make my own gift. A mother's work is never done.
My real gift was going to zoo on Sunday. It was my idea and I did the pre-work. I have a theory that the zoo is a perfect place to go on Mother's Day because it won't be busy with moms having the day off, but not too hot. (I have a tendency of going to the zoo on the hottest day of the year) So my morning started with me "sleeping in" but my new sleep schedule had me awake at 6:30am anyway. We barely made it to 8:30am Mass on time, and had a quick dougnut downstairs while Demand gleefully chased her friend around. We rushed home changed our clothes and headed to the zoo. I had gotten the free passes from the library earlier in the week so it was a fairly inexpensive trip.
It was a beautiful sunny day, a little cold, but much better than the last two years when we went on the hottest day of the year. Demand love the underwater aquarium and the ramp to the monorail. She also liked riding the "choo choo" (monorail) but not as much as the ramp TO the monorail. We left at 3pm and drove around for two hours so Demand could get some sort of nap before heading to Mr. Sloth's sisters house for dinner. We were all exhausted and it turned out to be a very short stay. Demand had a complete breakdown went she had to leave the "choo choos". (Her cousins mini Thomas the Train toys) Man that girl is into trains right now. So it was a good day, but exhausting.
Now onto other exciting adventures.
Mr. Sloth came home from his manly meeting at Church. (Once a month a few hundred men get together at our church to eat man food and debate.....whatever) He had "that look" on his face and asked me to pause the TV. The first words out of his mouth were "There was an auction...."
So, tonight Mr. Sloth and I have tickets right behind homeplate. I'm extremely delighted. In fact I told Mr. Sloth just to count this as my birthday activity. I'm going to eat soooo much tonight. I have big plans. Nachos with jalepenos (I only get jalepenos at baseball games), hotdog with onions and mustards. I may...even drink cheap beer, but chances are I'll load up on some delightful caffeinated and carbonated beverage. Mmmmm, I'm hungry just thinking about it. Mr. Sloth started to panic when he thought of all I wanted to eat not because of the price but because when I was seven months pregnant with Demand he spent the first four innings of the game going on food runs for me. I reassured him that I'm not quite as large this time and perfectly capable of doing my own food runs, although I will be needing his wallet.
One last funny story before I leave. I was doing my hair this morning and suddenly I noticed it was quiet. Yup, you parents know what I'm talking about.
I walked into our bedroom to find that Demand had dumped an entire glass of water on Mr. Sloth's side of the bed. So much that there was a puddle. A PUDDLE!! She also spilled some on the nightstand. What was funny was that she had grabbed a clean towel out of the laundry basket and was wiping it up. When I walked in she was saying "Clean, clean, clean". I had mixed feeling about the situation but overall I was proud that she took the initiative to clean what she had done.
Silence. You can't live with it, you can't live without it. Stay tuned for my "Battle of the Window Covering" story. Click picture below to see all of our pictures from the zoo.
First order of business: Mother's Day
Saturday Mr. Sloth had Obscure take me with him shopping all afternoon. I thought it was funny since I KNEW Mr. Sloth had to get a Mother's Day gift. Nothing to be secretive about. Then Obscure and I stopped at Confession, afterwards I realized I was supposed to help sell crosages at the Church before and after the 5:15pm Mass. So I didn't get home until much later than planned and I was exhausted. I was home for only a few minutes when Mr. Sloth confessed and apologized for my Mother's Day gift. (He needs to work on his presentation) Turns out he wanted Demand to make me a cement hand print thingy and it wasn't working out. So I ended up helping make my own gift. A mother's work is never done.
My real gift was going to zoo on Sunday. It was my idea and I did the pre-work. I have a theory that the zoo is a perfect place to go on Mother's Day because it won't be busy with moms having the day off, but not too hot. (I have a tendency of going to the zoo on the hottest day of the year) So my morning started with me "sleeping in" but my new sleep schedule had me awake at 6:30am anyway. We barely made it to 8:30am Mass on time, and had a quick dougnut downstairs while Demand gleefully chased her friend around. We rushed home changed our clothes and headed to the zoo. I had gotten the free passes from the library earlier in the week so it was a fairly inexpensive trip.
It was a beautiful sunny day, a little cold, but much better than the last two years when we went on the hottest day of the year. Demand love the underwater aquarium and the ramp to the monorail. She also liked riding the "choo choo" (monorail) but not as much as the ramp TO the monorail. We left at 3pm and drove around for two hours so Demand could get some sort of nap before heading to Mr. Sloth's sisters house for dinner. We were all exhausted and it turned out to be a very short stay. Demand had a complete breakdown went she had to leave the "choo choos". (Her cousins mini Thomas the Train toys) Man that girl is into trains right now. So it was a good day, but exhausting.
Now onto other exciting adventures.
Mr. Sloth came home from his manly meeting at Church. (Once a month a few hundred men get together at our church to eat man food and debate.....whatever) He had "that look" on his face and asked me to pause the TV. The first words out of his mouth were "There was an auction...."
So, tonight Mr. Sloth and I have tickets right behind homeplate. I'm extremely delighted. In fact I told Mr. Sloth just to count this as my birthday activity. I'm going to eat soooo much tonight. I have big plans. Nachos with jalepenos (I only get jalepenos at baseball games), hotdog with onions and mustards. I may...even drink cheap beer, but chances are I'll load up on some delightful caffeinated and carbonated beverage. Mmmmm, I'm hungry just thinking about it. Mr. Sloth started to panic when he thought of all I wanted to eat not because of the price but because when I was seven months pregnant with Demand he spent the first four innings of the game going on food runs for me. I reassured him that I'm not quite as large this time and perfectly capable of doing my own food runs, although I will be needing his wallet.
One last funny story before I leave. I was doing my hair this morning and suddenly I noticed it was quiet. Yup, you parents know what I'm talking about.
I walked into our bedroom to find that Demand had dumped an entire glass of water on Mr. Sloth's side of the bed. So much that there was a puddle. A PUDDLE!! She also spilled some on the nightstand. What was funny was that she had grabbed a clean towel out of the laundry basket and was wiping it up. When I walked in she was saying "Clean, clean, clean". I had mixed feeling about the situation but overall I was proud that she took the initiative to clean what she had done.
Silence. You can't live with it, you can't live without it. Stay tuned for my "Battle of the Window Covering" story. Click picture below to see all of our pictures from the zoo.
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| zoo may 2008 |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Cinco De Matt-O
A friend of our had a surprise 30th Cinco De Matt-o birthday party. (His name is Matt and his birthday is on Cinco De Mayo) My Friday night was spent making 1/2 of the cake for the party and finishing the other half Saturday morning. The rest of Saturday was complete chaos the birthday boy was coming over to brew beer while I headed over to his house to help El Wifo with the food and decorations for the party. The surprise was pulled off. and Mr. Sloth (and others) made it just in time to see the surprise.
The party was a blast, how can a Mexican themed party NOT be fun though?? Mr. Sloth and I had to leave early though since his mom, who was watching Helen, doesn't stay up late and we had to drive two hours the next morning for our nephews First Holy Communion. Busy, busy weekend.
Sunday morning was funny. The last time Demand had seem me was when I put her down for her nap. It's rare we're apart that long. So I walked into her room to find her with what I can only describe as toddler-I need my "coffee" face. As I was gleefully saying good morning she was saying "Noors" (nurse") completely stonefaced. When I asked if she had missed me she replied again, stonefaced, "Noors". She had quite an agenda. Even though I had just weaned her off morning feeding sessions I let this one slide. (And no the one time nursing didn't effect our new schedule)
So here are some pics of the party.
The Birthday Boy
El Wife-O
Lady G looking, well UN ladylike
El Cake-O
I made the peppers out of fondant which turned out to be rather easy to work with. Frosting and I did not mix well this time around. I humbly gave in at midnight on Friday.
The sombrero is made of fondant, again, easy to work with. Please ignore the lopsided cake. Actually the cake is straight the frosting (as previously mentioned) was an issue. Sometimes you just have to humbly walk away.
The party was a blast, how can a Mexican themed party NOT be fun though?? Mr. Sloth and I had to leave early though since his mom, who was watching Helen, doesn't stay up late and we had to drive two hours the next morning for our nephews First Holy Communion. Busy, busy weekend.
Sunday morning was funny. The last time Demand had seem me was when I put her down for her nap. It's rare we're apart that long. So I walked into her room to find her with what I can only describe as toddler-I need my "coffee" face. As I was gleefully saying good morning she was saying "Noors" (nurse") completely stonefaced. When I asked if she had missed me she replied again, stonefaced, "Noors". She had quite an agenda. Even though I had just weaned her off morning feeding sessions I let this one slide. (And no the one time nursing didn't effect our new schedule)
So here are some pics of the party.
The Birthday Boy
El Wife-O
Lady G looking, well UN ladylike
El Cake-O
I made the peppers out of fondant which turned out to be rather easy to work with. Frosting and I did not mix well this time around. I humbly gave in at midnight on Friday.
The sombrero is made of fondant, again, easy to work with. Please ignore the lopsided cake. Actually the cake is straight the frosting (as previously mentioned) was an issue. Sometimes you just have to humbly walk away.
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