Sleep and Mother's Day
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muscles are tense, but I'm content
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Reading today: our local Observer newspaper
Music today: Theme from "Friends"
TV today: The 1 hour finale retrospective of "Friends" I taped last night
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It was observed by me a couple days ago that Roman no longer cries when we put him down to sleep; whether it's nap or nighttime. He may move around a little or whimper when we walk out the door; but there is no more crying. Wow. After about 5 days of scheduled sleep time. Now we just have to work on his waking-up time, which the last three mornings has been 2:30, 4:30, and 5:30am respectively. He does not do so well putting himself BACK to sleep.
So yesterday was our anniversary. We are celebrating it on Tuesday, however, now that we have found a weeknight babysitter. A colleague from school who lives just a couple miles away, a 50ish year old woman and her partner, has offered to watch him for a couple hours "whenever we need" during the week. I didn't know until Wednesday though. So they are going to watch Roman Tuesday night while we go bowling for our anniversary. It's an activity we hope to do every year, and have so far!
This weekend is Mother's Day. I have never understood the big deal placed around it. It's nice to acknowledge your mother but one would think you could do it briefly. All-day holidays, presents, huge family picnics I don't think are necessary. At least for me. Of course I will use it as an excuse to have a day where I do something for ME. But I honestly think it is a Hallmark Holiday, like Valentine's Day, that has been commercialized FOR the masses, not BY the masses. Retailers have convinced people that they have to buy something for their mother or they are not a worthy child.
In fact, there is a woman who is waiting for a court date on the forum I read, it's been 6 months. This adoption will be her seventh child by a variety of means (step, adoption, and biological). She posted about how this Mother's Day is "unbearable" to face because she's still waiting for a court date, how she can't stand to get through the weekend. Oh, please. While I understand people feel that way, I think it's a little too much! All for a Hallmark Holiday?
This Mother's Day I'm going Saturday to the scrapbook convention in Novi with birthday money for a few hours. The end.
Music today: Theme from "Friends"
TV today: The 1 hour finale retrospective of "Friends" I taped last night
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It was observed by me a couple days ago that Roman no longer cries when we put him down to sleep; whether it's nap or nighttime. He may move around a little or whimper when we walk out the door; but there is no more crying. Wow. After about 5 days of scheduled sleep time. Now we just have to work on his waking-up time, which the last three mornings has been 2:30, 4:30, and 5:30am respectively. He does not do so well putting himself BACK to sleep.
So yesterday was our anniversary. We are celebrating it on Tuesday, however, now that we have found a weeknight babysitter. A colleague from school who lives just a couple miles away, a 50ish year old woman and her partner, has offered to watch him for a couple hours "whenever we need" during the week. I didn't know until Wednesday though. So they are going to watch Roman Tuesday night while we go bowling for our anniversary. It's an activity we hope to do every year, and have so far!
This weekend is Mother's Day. I have never understood the big deal placed around it. It's nice to acknowledge your mother but one would think you could do it briefly. All-day holidays, presents, huge family picnics I don't think are necessary. At least for me. Of course I will use it as an excuse to have a day where I do something for ME. But I honestly think it is a Hallmark Holiday, like Valentine's Day, that has been commercialized FOR the masses, not BY the masses. Retailers have convinced people that they have to buy something for their mother or they are not a worthy child.
In fact, there is a woman who is waiting for a court date on the forum I read, it's been 6 months. This adoption will be her seventh child by a variety of means (step, adoption, and biological). She posted about how this Mother's Day is "unbearable" to face because she's still waiting for a court date, how she can't stand to get through the weekend. Oh, please. While I understand people feel that way, I think it's a little too much! All for a Hallmark Holiday?
This Mother's Day I'm going Saturday to the scrapbook convention in Novi with birthday money for a few hours. The end.
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