Just Heather

Okay, guys… here’s a pop quiz for you. You and your wife have a “discussion” that ends with you falling asleep as you ignore her question, waking up, and heading straight to bed alone. Do you:

a.) wake up the next morning and pretend it never happened.
b.) wake up the next morning and storm out of the house.
c.) upon entering your bedroom realize that was a stupid thing to do, return downstairs and appologize.
d.) wake up the next morning and apologize immediately for being an ass.

If you answered c or d, you would be correct. Naturally, the immediate realization of your stupidity would be preferable but an early morning response would be appropriate and probably followed by make-up sex.

Okay, so you failed the first quiz. When you return home from work do you:

a.) continue to pretend it never happened.
b.) ignore your wife altogether.
c.) kiss your wife; everything is fine because you called her mid-morning just to say I love you.
d.) enter the house after work carrying roses and a big I’m sorry.

Again, C or D would be an appropriate response. Once again, the early make-up would be best and would probably have been followed by an invitation to come home for “lunch.”

Enough said.

The Tooth Fairy almost completely missed our house last night. When she finally did stumble into Stacia’s room this morning, she was apparently unable to locate the tooth since it had been moved to a different pillow (again). She did, however, leave a dollar anyway.

Conversation overheard during our nightly bedtime struggle:

Hubby: That doesn’t sound like brushing your teeth.

Daughter: I’M POTTYING!

Hubby: Then why are you singing?

Daughter: You can sing on the potty if you want to.

Part 1: Never start two separate stacks of coupons you plan to use at the store. You will inevitably forget to take one stack with you and miss out on the free cans of chili you use in the dip your family loves so much.

Part 2: Never shop on the last day of the sale, especially at night. This does not give you enough time to send said coupons with your dear husband to collect the free chili.

Genuine asked what makes me happy. Typing out a short list made me smile. It’s nice to think about what love and happiness are sometimes.

This has been such a crazy month. It is so easy to get stressed out and forget about the good stuff. In an effort to kick out the yucky, out of control feelings here is a list of my happy thoughts:

  • Hugs and Kisses from my girls
  • quiet time with hubby
  • my girls’ giggles
  • turning down the blankets before climbing into bed
  • finding out hubby has already put away the toys before I come downstairs at night
  • sleeping in
  • helping a friend
  • Pizza Night
  • curling on the couch in the middle of the day to watch a favorite movie
  • bubble baths
  • the feeling of my husband’s hand on my back as we walk together
  • paying $5 for a cart full of groceries
  • the sweet sound of “I love you” from a toddler’s lips
  • Special “I love you” notes from a new writer
  • a phone call for no reason
  • blank spaces on my calendar
  • a cool breeze on a sunny day
  • giving the perfect gift
  • a gentle reminder that Someone’s watching over me
  • a yummy candle scent filling the house
  • finding cash left in a pocket—even if it’s just $1
  • getting ready for Date Night
  • a mid-week lunch with hubby

It’s official—I’m a soccer mom! I guess I kind of knew that, seeing as how my daughter is in her second season of soccer, but it’s still kind of weird. You would really think I’d get it—after all I did quit my job, drop out of college, and make a conscious decision to be a stay-at-home mom.

It wasn’t until tonight—at a PTO meeting—when I was surrounded by my fellow soccer moms that it hit me. I’m an official card-carrying member of the soccer mom club! When did that happen?!

This was never the picture I had in my head of where I would be at 27. I don’t know what, exactly, I thought I’d be doing. I just know that toting a toddler to my first grader’s Brownie meetings where I’m the troop leader, cheering sideline at soccer games where my husband is the coach, and munching on snacks with fellow moms at a PTO meeting was just not where I ever pictured myself.

Love is a funny thing.

Today’s school was great. I really like school. It’s been so fun. And don’t forget recess—you get to run around and do anything, but no put-downs. That’s the truth! But most of all what I like is lunch because I get really hungry from all that working and math because math is a headache. It’s not really all that easy. But, you know, it’s really good because I love lunch because today mommy gave me yummy peanut butter sandwich. But I had to get a wipe. I do not like wipes. Because germs from—some people are allergic to peanut butter so you have to wash your hands. But when you touch the people then they’ll get sick if they’re allergic to peanut butter.

The special today was art. Today was “A” day. I love A day. It’s so great. But that’s not all! Whoever brung their books back this morning got to check out a book. It was so fun and I loved it! And it was so, so, so, so, so, so fun. I loved it. I loved it. I loved it like crazy. I am a crazy person. But guess what—I know half the people in my class. But, you know what? i really liked recess the most.