What blog?

I think I know why I'm completely forgetting to blog every day - well, at least this is my current excuse: I'm addicted to Scrabble and Text Twirl on Facebook.  There ya have it.  So I sit down at the computer at night after putting the kidlet to bed and watching a movie/tv and immediately head for my games and play until I can no longer see straight.

In fact, that's where I was right before coming here.  And now I'm tired but forcing myself to blog.

The kidlet continues to amaze me, what with her vocabulary, her memory, her laughter at the simplest things, the way she loves to be tickled until she can hardly breathe, her bad knock-knock jokes, the songs she makes up out of the blue that make no sense whatsoever.  She's a lot of fun.  Demanding at times, still with the occasional tantrum where she hits/pinches/bites (when will that END) but I'm a lot calmer and she tends to calm down a lot quicker than she used to.  Progress not perfection.

Today she said something and I said "mamma mia!" in response.  Immediately, she said "here I go again, my my, how can I resist you?".  I swear I haven't listened to ABBA that much but she's a sponge, I tell you.  I can't wait until we can harmonize.

We had her friend Isaac over on Thursday for a few hours, where the kids played and us Moms, for the first time ever, actually got to chat without having to calm anyone down (other than a few minute crying jag by the kidlet after Isaac pretended to drink all her potion) or take things away or oversee everything they were doing.  It was great!  And they had so much fun.  Much different than last time when the kidlet was telling them to leave after only a couple hours.  This time, she didn't want them to go and they didn't want to go.  It was sweet.  We must see them more often.

Friday was gymnastics day, where I started to feel a little guilty because I'm so busy talking to the other Mom that I've become friends with that I hardly even pay the kidlet any attention.  I mean, I'm watching but I'm not really watching, you know?  I like to look at people when I'm talking to them so I'm not looking at her all that often.  I do know that she's getting better at listening and doing better at the activities.  I'm still debating whether to keep her in for the summer or try something new.  Swimming is a given, but something else - a sport? Dance? Hmmmm... something to think about.  So many things - how to choose?

I've also been busy planning my 20 year grad reunion.  Holy cow, I can't believe it's been that long.  I missed the 10 year so I'm looking forward to seeing everyone after all these years.  And I've managed to find about half our grads - a good start.  A high school friend and I have been researching venues and I went to look at one on Friday that I think we're going to book.  Now there's just coming up with a cost that will cover us if not enough people show (although a poll I sent out showed that quite a few were interested - like 50), then sending out invites, collecting payment, organizing the actual event (name tags, music, etc).  I'm not quite sure where I'm going to find the time but I kinda got the ball rolling and have to keep doing so at this point.  It will be in August, so I have some time.

Other than that, I'm looking at joining a yoga class soon, as soon as we figure out what's going on with Dean and whatever project he's going to be sent to, plus I found a chiropractor online that I'm interested in seeing (my back has been bothering me on and off - nothing a little Advil can't take care of, but I can't keep taking it daily).  I need to start doing some things for me - like getting out and DOING things that make me feel good.  I've put it off long enough, methinks.  Even though I'm pretty much a homebody and I love hanging out at home, it's good for me to get some fresh air and fresh conversation.

And that's it in a nutshell!  Gotta work tomorrow so time for bed.  Nighty night.