Oh My Gosh... It's a NEW POST

Well blogging world, we haven't talked in a long while.... I've been working 60 hour weeks and I was kind of tired at the end of the day and not really around nor energetic enough to make comments and/or observations about my happy little life.

But here I am!

I can't say no to people, so I naturally said, "Sure I can help you full time until you find a replacement for the shampoo tech that ran off with a man she met on the Internet...." Nine weeks later the replacement has arrived, I've been upgraded to assistant and grew tired enough that I quit one of my jobs (bye bye smokey salon!) and now work the two day a week schedule I originally wished for. I'm happy to be a stay at home mommy five out of seven days a week with weekends free to be with the kids while Randy is in classes. No more babysitters!

Better and more interesting news... Be prepared for a little toddler humor...

We decided to potty train Rowan. I sat down and realized if I got him out of diapers I could then have an extra thirty dollars a month to fund my soda habit.

Not really. Well the thought did cross my mind but at Mikayla's insistence I am hitting the soft drinks less and less. I'm grimacing a little as I type that.

Really it was just time or so I thought. You see, we knew we would have Randy home for two months to help out on this venture and what better time than summer to let your two year old run around naked. Every little boy's dream right? NOPE. Apparently Row likes to be covered up. We have a modest toddler on our hands. And we had to break him in slowly. I guess underwear feels really different after a soft padded diaper? Either way. The first week Randy was home we started. Five days later there had still not been any activity in the specially purchased toilet that sported the tire seat, engine roaring handle and urine shield (useless thing really.) Alas one evening I realized Rowan was about to do his business in the bath tub... I snatched him up and popped him on that nice padded tire seat. Seconds later I had Row stand up, he looked around to see what I was excited about and immediately popped out with,

"Look, it's a hot dog! Mommy, it's a hot dog!"

Gross. But whatever. Apparently he made the connection and that was all it took for that round. Next we had to tackle peeing. This took a few more days but he finally made the connections and we are on the road to being diaper free. We just have to get rid of the night diaper. I'm not generally an advocate for night diapers, but I just do not want to clean up stinky sheets all the time. At least he can do a nap without a diaper. That's good right?

He's been accident free for severaly days with the exception of not tucking things in and spreading his love a little to freely if you will... I love Lysol wipes. I need a purse sized set to go in my giant albeit very adorable luggage sized handbag that has grown so huge it is embarrassing. And half the time I still don't have what I need at that critical moment when someone looks at me expectantly thinking that I of all people should posess whatever it is they need.. (it's usually my kiddos looking at me like that. Poor things!)

Mikayla is a reading bug. She's read seventy books so far this summer, and her goal is one hundred. My guess is that she will hit that before June is over. We still have her read them out loud in case we need to correct any pronunciations but she seems to have it down! Rowan couldn't care less about books. I think if we get him a baseball book we might be able to reel him in.

More on baseball later!


And Randy is almost done with his summer semester of school. WooHOO!

Boogies

We have allergies. Yesterday I was in a friend's house (she has three cats) and my allergies flared up and my throat itched. Rowan looked much worse though...Snail trails abound.

Snot gods? Are you there? Please leave us alone. Please?

(I don't really believe in snot gods)

I was offered a full time job at my favorite salon.... It's a beautiful, sedate salon with normal people that DON"T smoke in the building (or at all) located on Music Row. I'd worked there on Fridays for a bit as a fill in. This is truly a once in lifetime opportunity. I know that sounds corny, but salons like this are not everywhere. Now that I've explored a few and worked at a few I can say that with confidence. I could go on and on about this place!

Alas, I do love my Rowan and can't picture putting him in day care. I think he would love it, I would hate it, and Mikayla would feel that life was finally fair because Rowan didn't get Mommy all to himself all day. And I don't want two jobs. Just one. Just a few hours a week. 20 hours is my max... 10 is my happy place. 5 with more money would be my zen.

My current salon, well, it's struggled a bit. We are under new management and it has definitely improved. It still smells smoky often, and I'm kind of bored sometimes.... BUT it is SOOO very close to home and I learn something new every day. And I do love my clients... (I actually have my own super tiny clientele! WoooHOOOOOO!)Super super tiny clientele if we are being honest. And I like my coworkers. It's a good thing to like those I work with. And I should only be there for one more calendar year, or (my term of preference) 3 more semesters- maybe 4. That seems so much shorter. And this job gives me almost monthly trainings in cuts/color/ waxing etc... LOVE that!

If I could work one or two days a week in the dream salon I would love that.. Let's pray for that to be an option- Then I would have all Sunday's off! Make MORE money than my two days at the other salon! And I can still learn and have every EVERY weekend OFF!

SAD NOTE: One of my favorite people in the world is leaving! She's moving and I am distraught.. I love her, my kids love her, and I'll miss watching our daughters being dramatic together..

Bonny I LOVE YOU!!! (and your mommy- thanks for leaving her behind for us)