Currently | 8 March

Time and Place // 8:50pm at home on the couch

Eating and Drinking // Kahlua and Milk, okay is this getting repetitive?

Reading // I'm reading Corsets & Clockwork a collection of steampunk short stories, and while I'm only a wee bit into it, so far, so good.

Watching // My television viewing is crazy business these days as most of my viewing time is from roughly 10-11:30pm as I'm staying up late to get a last feeding in for Carter. I'm responsible for him from 10-3 and Brian has him from 3-7. I've watched two movies, chunks at a time: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and TRON. I have a ton of shows saved on my DVR, but for some reason I started watching Veronica Mars for the second time.

Listening // Luckily I no longer have to listen to Call Me Maybe ad infinitum. Instead, Madison is addicted to Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk. Funny note, she thinks they are saying "hot pants" when they are really saying "hot damn"; as such, she calls the song Hot Pants. And the whole family uses her lyrics. This may cause some massive embarrassment if I'm ever singing the song in public.




Blogging // I missed last week's Currently post, so my first post of the week was my Mailbox Monday, a confession of book buying. My Top 10 Tuesday was on my favorite books from the past 3 years. I also reviewed Kody Keplinger's The DUFF and expressed my worries that the film will both water down the book and add too many cliches. I participated in Weekend Cooking for the first time, posting about my experience with Corn and Feta Pasta with Lazy Meatballs, a family favorite.

Cooking// Well, Corn and Feta pasta for one. This week I've also cooked ham buns and simple au gratin potatoes. Those two meals covered every night but one where we ordered delivery: a bacon cheeseburger, chicken parmesan sandwich, and some fries for the family.

Contemplating // Going back to work. I only have one more week before I have to head back in to the office. I am not a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) by any means. I just spent three days in a row just me and the kids at home, no leaving, no visitors, no nothing. That was plenty. I love my job, I love doing adult, intellectual things, and I love being by myself (a giant chunk of my job is spent alone). My only meh thoughts about returning to work are the loss of my mornings. Kids are awesome in the morning. From the time we wake up (and cuddle in bed for like 20 minutes) until lunch, we are having a blast. As the day goes on, everyone gets a bit testy. Mommy's the first to go as she starts feeling the tedium. Then Carter starts getting pissy as his acid reflux medication starts wearing off. Finally, Madison gets spastic and whiny. Unfortunately, my job takes away three mornings a week; I'm also gone every afternoon, but I am, horribly, home every night for the high point of craptasticism. :)

Loving // Okay, so this prompt is going to be pictures of my kids for the foreseeable future...Here's a pic of all of us in the morning when we are still having a blast.

And here's an imitation of how we feel later in the day...

Missing // Vacation. Brian and I are two-vacations-a-year people. For years, we were going to a beach somewhere and to Las Vegas every year. Then came Madison and vacationing changed drastically. In Madison's first year, we managed to keep to tradition, hitting Vegas in December and bringing Madison to Ft. Myer's in January. The next year, no Vegas, but Brian and I went to Tennessee for four days in December. The following, well I was pregnant, so we didn't get one in at all. Our consolation prize was the Blue Chip casino in Michigan City where we spent about 24 hours shopping, gambling, eating, and sleeping. Not exactly the same thing as four days in Vegas, but... no, no but. It's nothing like four days in Vegas, but beggars can't be choosers. :) Here's some pics of us losing our minds with freedom:

Someday we shall teach our children the joys of gambling in Vegas!!!! Wait, that doesn't sound right....