Monday Meandering #7

Hey so now that I hold myself accountable for a Monday Meandering I don't make it the rest the week what the??!!!
I really do need to consider getting the internet at home again it would make my posting around here so much easier. I have been extremely busy here at work or when I am not I am reading other blogs in blog world. Kinda like saying hey check out my scrapbook I am really good at it but OH see her scrapbook is so much nicer than mine I'll just spend time with the other scrapbook and get some ideas. Which brings me to the point so many other people out there are better than me at this thing.
Morgan and I had another great weekend together filled with plenty of play and little naptime, and in toddler world will cause mental break down and short fusing by 6pm on Sunday night.
Friday came with drama in the form of SD wanting to spend quality parenting time, so he picked up the baby from his Mom's Friday afternoon. So I made plans to get a haircut and do a little shopping, the plan was simple pick her up feed her dinner, go to park, go home and by that time I should be home, but he called four times during my haircut. One time to see if he should feed Morgan dinner or something because she said her tummy hurt around 6pm(I'm thinking yeha she ate lunch at noon). UGH! I try really hard to give him the benefit of the doubt but by next month Morgan will be illustrating a flow chart to properly take care of her. Seeing that SD has once again moved out of his place with his home wrecker friend he was not going to keep Morgan overnight. Instead he used my shower and said he had a long week and needed some down time in the form of getting wasted at boat night and sleeping at the rest area overnight. Some how he seems to think he overstayed his welcome under my roof and in alot of ways he is right.
Saturday my BFFA put together a great BBQ with lots of food and drink! Our friend from My Zoo came to Michigan for a visit. The rain held off so we could enjoy each others company outside and the kids could splash in the pool. Thanks BFFA and hubby for the hospitality, we enjoyed ourselves.
Sunday was the anniversary of my Papa's death 12 years ago. For the past 11 years I have taken my Gramma to church and the cemetery to put flowers on his grave. My Gramma has always ordered flowers for the alter and have Papa's name put in the Sunday flyer at church in his memory. This year was a little different Morgan and I went to church at KCC in the morning because Gramma did not want to attend church but opted just to get flowers and go to the cemetery. This worked out good because I was really starting to worry how Morgan would do in a traditional church where there is only a cry room or sit in the pew thrashing her tiny body around yelling "all DONE?". I didn't want to sit through the service and communion just to remove the flowers from the alter and go to visit Papa. When we got to the cemetery I realized it was the first time I had taken Morgan there. As we walked through other grave plots to get to Papa I swear I smelled his after shave and velamint candy just like yesterday. Morgan helped me arrange the flowers in the canister above Papa's grave and bent over to smell not only his arrangement but several others around us. I couldn't help but think how much Papa would have enjoyed her and called her stinky just like he used to me. Not to far away from Papa's grave is his parents so Gramma took Morgan by the hand and walked her over to show Morgan her great great grandparents. I had my Gramma's old 35mm camera and took the cutest photo of them walking hand and hand Morgan telling Gramma to hop, hop!
After our Gramma time we went to visit my nephew Luke and his parents. My sister in-law was having a garage sale so I kept her company and loaded my car up with childrens books I didn't pay for. Morgan was able to enjoy more pool time with her cousin where she bossed him around when he tried to play with his toys that she was not playing with. I really do need advice on the teaching a toddler how to share, because I don't think she gets it when she hoards all the toys and yells at everyone else to share! We enjoyed dinner then went home because the melt down of toddlerhood was riding the thin line of me holding my head under water or breaking open a bottle of wine but I choose to drive home and play the music really loud to drown out the yelling! Just kidding she was fast asleep in 5 minutes and stayed asleep until I woke her this morning.

Monday Meandering #6

This Monday brought to you on a Tuesday because I took another day off work to sleep in and snuggle with my baby! I took one day off in the beginning and one in the end from work to have a longer weekend.
Where do I begin to tell you what a wonderful time I had on my mini-fiesta to celebrate my freedom as an American, which by the way is the reason I get to take a day off work and get paid, I hope you did too. I am not really into the rockets red glare as much as some people but like to watch from afar, and pray that I don't get dusted by the fall-out. Which sometimes makes me think I have past war regression from a past life, but I am crazy like that. I was going to take Morgan to see her first fireworks but decided her sleep and my sanity far out weighed the thrill she would get watching the glitter fall from the sky. So for Morgan there is always next year.
For me I had a chance to get away to see Diva at her parents house that isn't to far away from me. Friday night I took a drive to Capac, where there they really like the chance to blow things up in the form of fireworks, drink beer out of plastic glasses and use excuses like there was a mosquito on your face when you suddenly get bitch slapped! It was a fun time but much more relaxed from parties past with alot more children than I remember. The party also was on the heels of a somber morning Diva's Gramma who had always come to watch the fireworks had past away. I do recall the last bomb was followed by Diva's Mom yelling "that's for you MOM"! After the fireworks were over I finished my beer and managed to carry out a whole box of Crunch n'Munch for the drive home.
You probably are not going to believe me when I tell you Saturday I slept in until 8am! I never thought with having a child I would ever wake up on my own again, but it happened the first time in a long time. I laid there in bed listening to the humming of the box fan and cursing myself for not pulling the door shut before going to bed to block the sunlight from hitting my eyes. Then I heard Morgan wake, the cutest thing was when she was ready to get up I heard, "Mommie.........miss you, get up", what a great way to stumble out of bed. We spent most of our morning munching of cheerios, sippin juice, and watching Sesame Street. Later I invited myself to a 40th wedding anniversary for my friends parents, it was the most relaxed and organized party I have ever been to. You can see a picture of the happy couple here named Hon & Hon. I enjoyed hanging out chillin and being escorted by the finger of my daugther because she was nervous and didn't want to be left alone with so many strange kids at once. I guess it is a toddler faze one that reminds me every.single.second. that I have a miniature person relying on me to show her the way.
Sunday we started our day off at church, that was a refreshing reminder as well that the Lord still loves me even though I haven't been to see him in two weeks. I did manage to pick up the good book and read a few passages in Deuteronomy later that day to find a note for two little ladies who were getting baptised that afternoon. By going to church it prompted me to dust off my One Minute Bible while Morgan napped and wouldn't you know the page I left off last time was titled "Read the Good Book"! Sometimes things just come out to bite YA!
This is where I will leave you for now, I have to catch up on a thing called work. OH yeha I almost forgot................I DID NOT WIN THE Wii, my 5 in 42,232 odds did not pay off! So much for the shirtless man party unless there is one out there that wants to share his Wii!!

Win a Wii

I came across a special offer I wanted to share with all of you. The only stipulation is if you win you must share the winnings with me and abide by the rules of Dooce.com
So go over and visit Heather and enter to win a Wii with Wii Fit. There may be a party with shirtless men at my house, SOON! or at least that is what I am praying for. Good Luck and hurry the offer ends tomorrow July 2.

Hi Heather if you happen to come by for a visit. I enjoy reading your blog and peeking at your daily pictures. I wish I had more to offer on your visit, but I know that you gave up coffee and I already ate all the chocolate. I'll try and stock up on more tequila for the next time.