The Blog – Family Style

Between all the time dedicated to Mommy’s career and motherhood duties, not much time has remained for little old me and this poor blog has suffered as a result. Daddy, knowing how Mommy hates to have project go stale, has volunteered his unsolicited time to help resurrect this poor blog in the name of “helping Mommy out.” He can’t breastfeed, but he can type! Now Daddy’s not nearly as witty as Mommy, Daddy warns, so a return to this blog’s former glory is out of the question, but Daddy could still breathe a little life back into it again, no matter how fragile or twisted that life. The blog is back… or as Daddy would say: “It is ALIVEEEEE!”

This Blog Has Not Been Abandoned – Part 2

Yes, I know it looks that way but what can I say? This parenting thing is really time consuming. We keep hoping some kind souls will start stuffing money in our mailbox so we can stay home and dote on our darling daughter and provide witty comentary for your reading pleasure but as of yet we both have to work full-time jobs. Rat fink! Darling husband’s job has been very demanding lately and thanks to an admin gone renegade while I was on maternity leave my job has been triple nuts!

So, between work and parenting and the diminished cognitive capacity that comes with late night feedings our poor little blog has been neglected. We do promise to do better if you will please promise to keep visiting.

No this blog has not been abandoned

Such a smarty pants

Yes, well this blog may seem a little slow to update and the photo of the day project was a bit ambitious… who knew? Back to work, new office, staffing delights, nursing, diapers, filling a real estate class, sleepless nights, and any free moment is spent mesmerized by this little person God has entrusted to our safekeeping. So the photo of the day was a bit much for Mommy to keep up with (Daddy knew it was doomed from the start) and the creative juices involved in creating witty posts seem to have gone the way of the fresh juice I used to enjoy each morning but we are hanging in there and giving this the old college try.

Going back to work was so much more intense than I expected it to be. I was only gone for six weeks but so much happened in that period of time… getting caught up and back into the swing of things has been intense. I find I work smarter than I did before the baby. Has anyone noticed that? I cut to the chase quicker, am more focused on the task, and seem to be getting a bit more done. Then again, it could all be a dream!

We took this cute photos one Saturday morning when JB was almost 11 weeks old. I hope you like them.

Such a smarty pants

There is a typo in my email

Once upon a time I would wake up in the morning, brush my teeth, head downstairs to let the dogs out, put on the kettle, slice some fruit, make a fresh juice or smoothie, have a cup of tea made from fresh mint, and spend some quality time meditating with my emails and reading the news on the web. Three or four days a week I would insert a lovely hour on my elliptical trainer in between the teeth brushing and putting on the kettle if I felt so inclined. Once I had satisfied my need for solitary “me time,” I would enjoy a long shower and prepare for the busy day ahead. The toughest decision I had to make within two hours of awakening was whether my morning juice would be frozen or on the rocks.

Looking back on it now it seems like a fantasy… was it really only five weeks ago? I swear it seems even more distant than those college days when the biggest concern was how to talk myself into an extension on a term paper! Now I find myself nursing long before I even have a chance to get out of bed, must less make it all the way to the bathroom for the two minutes needed to brush my teeth! Then I dash downstairs to let the dogs out if Russ has not already let the poor pooches out. Tea? HA! Who has time to put on a kettle? And what was this time consuming jabber about making fresh fruit juice? Did I really do that stuff with a juicer? Certainly I must have been referring to the jug of Tropicana “fresh from the grove” or whatever in the refrigerator because time is to precious to spend 30 minutes slicing and extracting juice from a honeydew…forget about how long it takes to clean the machine!

And what about that email and news time? That is now something I do with my iPhone while JB is nursing. For the record, it is VERY hard to type with one finger, hold a baby, and concentrate on both tasks. So, if you are concerned about the typos and short phrases in lieu of sentences in my emails these days before you complain think about the other ten emails that went without a reply!

And on that note, someone is crying – ahem, calling for me again. Off I go.