Long time, no post; be careful what you wish for
I haven't done anything with this blog in years, so here's an update. We're well past 4-oz jars now - twice, in fact. My daughter is approaching 5 and going to Kindergarten in the fall. My son is 2, and we are back in Tucson, thank God. I really hated living in North Carolina, and hated the isolation. I also went back to work, as I just could not handle staying at home with kids - I didn't have the patience and couldn't handle the boredom. Some people love it, but as much as I love my children, I get very tired of whining, screaming, biting, grubby hands, goldfish dust being squashed into my clothes (I understand why moms don't wear anything that requires dry cleaning), etc. On the other hand, we have plenty of high points - my son skipping right over the third-person stage and using pronouns correctly from the start; my 4-year-old daughter skiing moguls; both kids wanting to go to kettlebell class with me. Kids have effectively shelved a large chunk of my marriage - I don't have the energy left over for my husband, and after being grabbed and grubbed by little people and being thoroughly exhausted by my life as a working mom (and AF reservist - 1.5 jobs), I just want to freaking sleep. So there it is. They'll get bigger and hopefully life will be a little less wound up and more fun. I feel okay, but I get told that I don't smile much. My happy time is in the gym, beating myself up physically - I can control that part. Cooking has also become a hobby; oddly, now the only pureeing I do is for the cat who is staying with us for a while. Now I need to go prevent impending crayon vandalism...I just hope I'm not too late.My decisions got me here, but wow - I never would have expected this!
posted by Anne Johnson @ 4:46 PM
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