Never Me Time

This is why all I get done on my Mom's Day Out is cleaning.

Too Tall

Max is too tall. He can now reach the dead blot on out front door. I learned this last Wednesday as I went to go get the mail. Yup...locked out, in my pajama pants no less. I tried to get Max to open the door, but that was hopeless. I tried to get in the living room windows, they are usually unlocked and were open the previous night so surely they must be open? No, locked. Hmmm... what to do...well they construction crew next door must have a cell phone...but alas my mail comes at the same time Jeff takes his lunch. (We have a new code at his office, if his phone rings more then twenty straight times, one of his teammates will assume it is an emergency and pick it up.) So the nice guys next door want to help- credit card through the back door? Deadbolted. Could there be any window unlocked? Jeff's bathroom? It is often open and so high up it can't be locked right? Well no one has a ladder but lets try a big digger. Locked. But it did leave nice tracks in my front yard. Hmmm. The kitchen window perhaps? Yes, but alas we can't bring the rig over, luckily we've got a playgound that almost makes it. Not for me, I was too short but one of the nice guys was tall enough to climb into my kitchen and save the day. I offered them a drink but alas they thought I was a bit crazy and fled asap. Max you ask? Totally unfazed. He used the time to make a bit of mischief.

Things That Must Go II

1. Rhianna Ballads: Don't get me wrong I love her up songs but lets just say her voice is not her strongest quality. She should really stay away from songs where her voice is louder then the beat.

2. My Friends Tigger and Pooh: Where the hell is Christopher Robin? Did they even tell him he was being let go or did he just find out when the show appeared on the tv? Does he still speak to Pooh? How awkward.

3. My rose bush: As Heidi Klum would say, "Rosebush, you're out!" One rose in 3 years! Say goodbye to your prime location, your going in the backyard next year.

4. People trying to offer sympathy by telling me how lucky they are: My mom is the worst at this, when I tell her Max's birth cost around $5000 (start to finish) she tells me how she only had to pay $100 for each of her girls. When I told her about a really bad date she tells me out of nowhere how one day three different guys sent her flowers (even my dad had a chuckle at this one.) Now my mom is not the only one who does this, lots of people have been doing this lately. Don't tell me you're happier, don't tell me your worse, just nod your head and say, "hmmm that some really rotten luck."

Comments

I have had a difficult time adding comments to every one's blogs recently, (I don't know whether to blame google, or myself.) Therefore I have a few remarks that will hopefully reach my intended audience.

Tanya: That is so amazing that you managed to survive the trek! (and even enjoy it.) You are my new hero for the week.

Kasey: I have the deepest sympathy for you work/ ice cream situation. That pretty much sums up what living with Jeff is like.

Lara: You are an amazing mother. Those kids are going to grow up to be rocket scientists. (despite all the coloring at school)

Meg: Can I go with you to chew out the guy at Lowes? I have always wanted to slap a guy, just to see how it feels and he seems like a good candidate.

Amanda: Those girls are so beautiful. Sorry everyone else, but these girls are now my favorite blog babies. You have such a talent for getting fantastic candid photos. I love the Where the Wild Things Are shot and the cow in the underwear.

Liz: Wahoo! Arkansas is the new Utah. You tell all those haters out there that The Natural State has excellent weather, economic prosperity, and lots of Mormons. I saw two cars with Utah plates just this afternoon and didn't know either driver. Hmmm if only we could get grandma out here then it could be the new Tobler headquarters too. See if you can work on that.

Katie Jo: Congrats on completing the set.

Claudia and Michelle: I am calling both of you girls out for not posting enough. More pictures! More hilarous dance recital videos.

Things That Must Go

I am going to attempt to cut down on my usage of the word hate. I find that I use this more frequently then I really mean to, and it makes me seem rather negative. So I have decided to add a new way of vent frustration with the sub-blog Things That Must Go. In Utah some early morning radio program used to have people call in and list the things they would like to never see, hear, or experience again. So each week I am going to list 3 minor and 1 major things that must go. Please feel free to add one or two yourselves.

1. "Going Green"

I am not against the environment, just the stupid, celebrity-hawked catch phrase.

2. Web Site Changes

99.9% of the time they are not for the better. (That means you facebook)

3. Lou and Lou Safety Patrol

This is an irritating 5 min cartoon on the Disney Channel that comes on after Little Einsteins. The two children are the most anal retentive annoying characters on the face of the earth. Even their cartoon parents seem to be irritated with their beyond obsessive safety concerns. What happened to make these kids this way?

4. Passive Aggressive People

Now I will admit that there have been times that I have fallen under this category, but I will try to stop. Lately it seems like so many people I have dealt with lately have made the most aggravating non-statements to me. If you don't like something say it. Don't tell me, "well that's the way we do it," or "I'm not saying my way is better," Yes, you are! That is exactly what you are saying, so just suck it up and say it.

Mom's Day Out

Freedom! Today I dropped Max off at a Mother's Day Out program. For those who don't know what that is, it is a daycare/preschool program where you drop your kid off once or twice a week for the day. I am so thrilled! I have so many projects that I want to get done and I am also excited for Max. He loves being around other kids and playing with new toys. Right now I have him signed up for only one day a week, but may go to two if Max and I both like it. This is such a great program, it is ironic that they don't have this in Utah where they probably need it the most. Most of these programs are run through the local churches out here. Max is actually at the church building right next to ours the GracePointChurch.net, (yeah that's the actual name.) I tell you I have never felt any desire to join any other church until I saw that facilities at this place. The mother's lounge is bigger then my living room and full of rockers and cribs, (as opposed to the closet at my building that smells of poop.) But anyway since I am stuck with my loser building cause of the whole pesky true gospel thing, I will at least take advantage of my day of Freedom!

Wahoo, Maryann is pregnant!

I am currently blogging instead of cleaning, (which is what I told Jeff I would be doing if he took Max out,) so that I can say a huge congratulations to my best friend Maryann on her pregnancy. I am truly so happy for her and don't know if I can stand waiting til March to see this cute bundle of Joy. I met Maryann in college, she lived in an apartment below mine and was in my ward. We didn't meet right away, but after I had gotten to know her roommates. After a bit we finally met at a dance in the Clyde Building where I also met this cute return missionary and a week later Maryann and I were on a double date with said missionary and his friend. Well, the date was nice, but Maryann was a waaaay better catch then my date, so I don't mind at all that things didn't work out with the guy. Maryann is sweet, loving, and the world's best listener. I often joke with her that the only reason that she hangs with me is because she is using me as a case study for her social work, (The book to be titled, Emily Tobler Larkin, The Most Messed Up Lady On Earth Not In An Institution.) This is such a clever women that she orchestrated a group dated for us with nine guys! Even though our friendship has been tested with time and distance, (and my increasing flakiness,) I consider it the greatest non-family bond I have or probably will ever have. I have been blessed to have such a person in my life. And she also makes fantastic brownies. So to Maryann....Thank you... I love you....Congratulation!