Craptastic
I'm not sure where or when I first heard someone use the word craptastic, probably on the Simpsons, but I love that word. I love the way it sounds. I love the way it feels as it rolls off my tongue when I'm pissed off.
There were many crappy aspects of my day, I would say that despite a few good moments here and there, it was a pretty craptastic day overall. Both girls are sick. Julie is coming down with the cold Sophie and I had last week, so she has a froggy little voice and a runny little nose. Sophie still has her little fever, and now -of all things - an infected belly button. I just brought her home after a trip to urgent care and then to Walgreens for some very expensive prescription ointment. She'll be fine, although the doctor wanted to put her on oral antibiotics right away till I pushed for trying ointment tonight and going with oral only if it doesn't look better by morning.
My sweet little Sophie - she just wants to be held, but will still smile at you and raise her hands high when you ask her "How big is Sophie?" (so big!) even though she is hot and uncomfortable and tired.
Joe had my car today, as his was in the shop, so we were stuck at home - probably for the best what with two sick kids and all. Except that there's a mondo yarn sale at a local store. Three Kittens just switched ownership recently, and I hear tell that they have a mountain of decent yarn 75% off at the moment. It would have been nice to go check that out. Plus, being in the car gives me a chance to sit still without anyone touching me for a few minutes. I got in the car with Joe and the girls this evening to go pick up his heap, and realized that it was the first time I had sat down all day without someone *on* me. I was a frazzled mess by that time this evening anyway. Still am.
The good news...Julie helped me chop up the mountain of mushrooms I bought last night for the soup to go in the green bean casserole. Sophie finally went down for a nap after lunch, and I really wanted to get some of the prep work done for the Thanksgiving cooking. I figured, mushrooms are soft enough, Julie could cut them up safely with a plastic knife. Lo and behold, a stroke of genius on my part for once. She had a great time on her end of the counter with her very own cutting board, and she even managed to help. It can be so hard for me to find ways to let her participate in the kitchen, I was really proud of myself for this one.
Of course, Sophie woke up after 20 minutes, and we still had a giant mountain of mushrooms and other vegetables to clean and cut. She wasn't very happy for very long sitting in her high chair, although I took this picture in an attempt to capture her smiling at herself in the mirror on the back of the toy she's holding.
I ended up putting her in the sling on my back again, and she did what she usually does when I stick her there - she leaned as far as she possibly could to see what was going on in front. So then she ended up sideways and uncomfortable. And since she's on my back, it's very difficult to tell how secure she is back there. See?
Now all you ladies who were clamoring for a back-slinging tutorial can take a breath and realize that it's nice but not as great as we'd all hope. The trick is - put the kid on in a sitting position in front of you as you normally would. Keeping the kid to your front, slide the shoulder-pillow toward your back a bit. Tighten the strap as tight as you comfortably can, then shift the sling back so the pillow is in the proper place on your shoulder and the babe is just behind your arm. Oh, and try to make sure their arms are tucked in the sling as best you can. I'm sure there is a better tutorial with pictures out there if you do a google search, but I'm too tired.
The other good news is that we did finally finish making the soup - it's excellent. I used some of it in a tuna-noodle casserole tonight, and that was pretty good too.
The bad news - I called and talked to Joe's cousin this evening. It is clear that both girls are very likely going to still be contagious tomorrow evening. They have two little kids at their house, plus all the other guests, and it just isn't fair to anybody if we bring our sick kids over there. I am so sad about missing the family party. Thanksgiving is an important holiday for me, and I really look forward to the meal and the fixings. Julie is pretty upset about it too, but we are going to stay home. The good news is that Joe will take some green bean casserole over there tomorrow evening and bring back our share of the dinner they're planning. Whew! For a few moments, I was planning another trip to the grocery and a frenzied attempt to cook our very own Thanksgiving by myself. I'm so glad that's not in the cards.
Now excuse me while I go sulk in front of the TV for a few minutes before I drag my sorry self to bed.
There were many crappy aspects of my day, I would say that despite a few good moments here and there, it was a pretty craptastic day overall. Both girls are sick. Julie is coming down with the cold Sophie and I had last week, so she has a froggy little voice and a runny little nose. Sophie still has her little fever, and now -of all things - an infected belly button. I just brought her home after a trip to urgent care and then to Walgreens for some very expensive prescription ointment. She'll be fine, although the doctor wanted to put her on oral antibiotics right away till I pushed for trying ointment tonight and going with oral only if it doesn't look better by morning.
My sweet little Sophie - she just wants to be held, but will still smile at you and raise her hands high when you ask her "How big is Sophie?" (so big!) even though she is hot and uncomfortable and tired.
Joe had my car today, as his was in the shop, so we were stuck at home - probably for the best what with two sick kids and all. Except that there's a mondo yarn sale at a local store. Three Kittens just switched ownership recently, and I hear tell that they have a mountain of decent yarn 75% off at the moment. It would have been nice to go check that out. Plus, being in the car gives me a chance to sit still without anyone touching me for a few minutes. I got in the car with Joe and the girls this evening to go pick up his heap, and realized that it was the first time I had sat down all day without someone *on* me. I was a frazzled mess by that time this evening anyway. Still am.
The good news...Julie helped me chop up the mountain of mushrooms I bought last night for the soup to go in the green bean casserole. Sophie finally went down for a nap after lunch, and I really wanted to get some of the prep work done for the Thanksgiving cooking. I figured, mushrooms are soft enough, Julie could cut them up safely with a plastic knife. Lo and behold, a stroke of genius on my part for once. She had a great time on her end of the counter with her very own cutting board, and she even managed to help. It can be so hard for me to find ways to let her participate in the kitchen, I was really proud of myself for this one.
Of course, Sophie woke up after 20 minutes, and we still had a giant mountain of mushrooms and other vegetables to clean and cut. She wasn't very happy for very long sitting in her high chair, although I took this picture in an attempt to capture her smiling at herself in the mirror on the back of the toy she's holding.
I ended up putting her in the sling on my back again, and she did what she usually does when I stick her there - she leaned as far as she possibly could to see what was going on in front. So then she ended up sideways and uncomfortable. And since she's on my back, it's very difficult to tell how secure she is back there. See?
Now all you ladies who were clamoring for a back-slinging tutorial can take a breath and realize that it's nice but not as great as we'd all hope. The trick is - put the kid on in a sitting position in front of you as you normally would. Keeping the kid to your front, slide the shoulder-pillow toward your back a bit. Tighten the strap as tight as you comfortably can, then shift the sling back so the pillow is in the proper place on your shoulder and the babe is just behind your arm. Oh, and try to make sure their arms are tucked in the sling as best you can. I'm sure there is a better tutorial with pictures out there if you do a google search, but I'm too tired.
The other good news is that we did finally finish making the soup - it's excellent. I used some of it in a tuna-noodle casserole tonight, and that was pretty good too.
The bad news - I called and talked to Joe's cousin this evening. It is clear that both girls are very likely going to still be contagious tomorrow evening. They have two little kids at their house, plus all the other guests, and it just isn't fair to anybody if we bring our sick kids over there. I am so sad about missing the family party. Thanksgiving is an important holiday for me, and I really look forward to the meal and the fixings. Julie is pretty upset about it too, but we are going to stay home. The good news is that Joe will take some green bean casserole over there tomorrow evening and bring back our share of the dinner they're planning. Whew! For a few moments, I was planning another trip to the grocery and a frenzied attempt to cook our very own Thanksgiving by myself. I'm so glad that's not in the cards.
Now excuse me while I go sulk in front of the TV for a few minutes before I drag my sorry self to bed.
posted by Shelly Kang at 10:07 PM
7 Comments:
Oh, Shelly, I am so sorry!! What a bummer. Makes my "feeling sorry for myself because my camera is broken" seem pretty pathetic. Sounds like a tough time.
On the back slinging point, might I make a suggestion? (If your answer is no, skip the rest of this paragraph.) I have slung 2 kids - my oldest is now almost 9, my youngest is 4 1/2. My eldest I used a padded sling like yours - same colors, even!!! My younger I used a second hand Maya Wrap. An unpadded sling is SO much more flexible, and I felt like I could get it much more secure when back-slinging. I also carried my son in front, with him facing out a lot when he was little - something I could *not* have done with my old padded sling - I tried!
Knitting - I have been wanting to post pics of my blankie on my blog, and send you a link, but with the broken camera, well...in any case, it is coming along! I have it almost to it's full width, but in 3 triangular shaped pieces. That way I can still carry it around with me easily. Soon I will have to join them and work the sides, and then it will have to be in-front-of-the-TV-knitting.
Thank you so much for the package of sock remnants you sent me, and for the pattern! I am loving it! I am making an oversized throw, since normal throws always leave me with cold feet or shoulders.
I hope your Thanksgiving is as wonderful as it possibly can be!
Sorry to hear that the kids are sick and you'll have to miss Thanksgiving with the extended family.
Just wanted to say thanks for the sock yarn et.al. that arrived yesterday! It was great and will be going into stuff for the Hospital soon.
I am sorry that your shildren are sick, but glad for you that your hubby will be able to run out and get you some food,cause it would suck to have to scramble it together at the last minute. And I am leaving the url of a blog that made me thankful for all that is not great in my life.
http://www.januaryone.com/
Sorry to hear about your sick kids and the semi-awful day. I say semi-awful because I loved the idea of having Julie help in the kitchen with the mushrooms and plastic knife. Great idea! I have been working on your sherbet socks pattern, and they are really great!
Thankfully little kids don't know what they are missing. They haven't had enough Thanksgiving's to have a bunch of memories which they want to repeat. So enjoy yourself as best you can. The kids sure will. Tracy
Hi Shelly, Wow - you are sure dealing with a lot. It's so hard to be a mom, especially with little ones! I wish our society really respected and appreciated what an important job it is! You're very blessed to have a husband who will switch off with you, but it's still hard (especially being stuck all day with a baby who will barely take a nap!).
I hope you ended up having a very peaceful Thanksgiving. I'm sure you'll find a silver lining in the cloud of having to be home. I wish I could send you some of my awesome sweet potato casserole to go with your green beans and what Joe brings back to your house and that everyone gets healthy soon!
Ha!
We went to the park today, a beautiful, unseasonably warm day. My husband (off work) commented on how nice it had been.
"Yeah," said I, kind of missing his point. "It's great to have the boys strapped down in their car seats for a portion of each day..."
And I second the Maya Wrap thing. Never backslung, although I would have if I had known how, but I definitely found my home-made Maya Wrap miles better than the NoJo (padded) for adjustment and portability.
Happy post-Thanksgiving. Hope your long-distance dinner was yummy.
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