Monday, May 27, 2013

down in the valley, the valley so low

the last several days have really been horrible.

the first part of it, naturally, was that jeremy was injured. of course i feel bad for him but have found myself feeling more sorry for me. he can't take the garbage out. he can't even put anything in the garbage can (you have to step on a pedal). he can't pick up our kid or drop her off at child care or rinse off a dish and put it in the dishwasher. it is a monumental task to put on his belt.

then esther margaret got really sick with fever, nasty congestion and coughing.

then i got sick with fever, chills, coughing.

then pistol got sick and had the runs, twice, all over em's room.

i felt like i was shoved, pulled, kicked in so many different directions and carrying the weight of an army. it was seriously the pits.

there were just a couple of moments that brought me out of my self pity.

there is something so perfect and beautiful about watching a child sleep. their breathing, weird sleep positions, crazy hair...maybe i was just grateful for the little she did sleep, but it made me realize how tiny she still was, and that she won't be for long. i also think her flat little nose and goldfish lips are the cutest.
the other moment was walking in to find jse and em reading together. it hasn't happened since he got hurt, she's been terrified of his cast. at that point i had basically been carrying her around for three days, it was a sweet, albeit short, moment.



Tuesday, May 21, 2013

a man and his horse

jeremy broke his wrist and ankle this sunday when he was bucked off of his horse while catching a cow. the good news is that he caught the cow, the bad news is that he broke both wrist and ankle on the same side so crutches aren't really an option.
i guess we will be getting one of these.

Monday, May 20, 2013

the pee pee bandit

number one and number two, all (mostly) in the loo...

Monday, May 06, 2013

Sunday, May 05, 2013

happy birthday evan!

em and i went down to austin for evan's third birthday.

pre-birthday fun


evan wanted a yellow car pinata for his party so all the kids took turns.

evan got in some good whacks


 this one not so much...


collecting the goodies
 happy birthday!!

Thursday, May 02, 2013

green eggs and spam

top three themes of spam coming to my inbox:

1. brides from china or russia, waiting for me
2. natural testosterone booster sample, shipped free
3. revolutionary flexible, expanding hose

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

why guys do not fare well in group photo situations

brock: looks like a wedding crasher who actually doesn't know anyone he is posed with
brett: trying to look as skinny, sexy and effortless as possible
jeremy: suddenly has an underbite and looks sad and/or confused
lane: unaware that other people are even in the picture