Mean Kids

How do you handle mean kids on the playground? You know when one child is excluded from the group and everyone runs away from them? That was Saylor today and it was breaking my heart. She was so sweet and innocent. A group of older kids (maybe 6 or 7 year olds) were saying, "she's coming! Run away! She's little, don't let her get by us." She was pretending to be a puppy or chasing after them saying, "hey friends, wait!" She loves interacting with other kids. It's what she lives for. Luckily, she didn't understand exactly what was going on and so her feelings weren't hurt. I couldn't stand around and wait for her to figure out what was going on so I packed her up and we left.


As I review the situation now, I realize I could have made lemonade out of lemons. I could have gently asked the children if they could play a different game that included everyone. Or I could have loving persuaded Saylor to let me push her on the swings. However, my emotions were too much at the time. I couldn't stand watching my sweet little child be treated poorly.


I realized how naive I am today. There is so much I can't protect my child from and it kills me. I don't want her feelings to get hurt. I want her to have kind loving friends who are good examples. Unfortunately, this is the real world. Kids are going to be mean. She is going to feel lonely at times. I won't always be there to hold her and reassure her. How do I prepare her for all of this? How do I prepare myself?!

Back in the Saddle

Starting school again has really put a damper on my blogging. I can tell I'm not as sharp as I usually am. I've also been super annoyed at my lame camera on my droid. So, regardless I still wanted to show off what I've been doing so far this semester....besides school work.

A few weeks ago our sweet friends, Dan and Eliz, made us a delicious vegetarian dinner. We hadn't even let the cat out of the bag (that I'm prego) when they brought me the perfect anti-nausea drink. It consisted of:

club soda

fresh ginger and

fresh lemon

delicious and easy on the sick belly.

 The entree was a very authentic tasting Indian dish that was a perfect complement to the fresh cantaloupe salad.

We concluded the evening with a lovely little acoustic jam session from Dan and Cassidy. One of the best date nights ever!

Saylor Mia has really been pushing my buttons lately. It's most likely the hormones getting the best of me, but my nerves are shot!She pesters poor little Curly-head until she screams. When I have to punish her it breaks my heart because she has the sweetest most innocent voice. It makes me forget almost instantly why she was in trouble. She's so tricky like that. The hardest part is that she is EXACTLY like me. Karma can be so cruel.

Baby Numero Dos

7 weeks

Yes, it's official. We are expecting a baby on or around April 27, 2012. As many of you may know I had a miscarriage this spring and was pretty bummed about that. So we are taking extra precautions with this little bun. I didn't even ride the water slides on our visit to Sunsplash over Labor Day. And so far, baby is right on track. Mommy on the other hand, has been praying to the porcelain Gods for the past month and is backed up worse than the I-10 on a Monday morning. It's been a bit of a difficult start, but I know it won't last forever. I wouldn't mind laying around all the time except a woman's got stuff do to!

It has FINALLY started to cool down. It has been rainy and overcast for the past several days and I couldn't be happier. I was so excited to put warm jamies on Saylor and even a little coat this evening. Sweater weather makes me happy! 

New Computer

For the past year I have plugged away on my trusty little notebook and it has served me well. But today I bought a brand new 15" screen lap top for school that is so beautiful!!! I couldn't wait to post from it so here is a quick post to test out the new computer! Yay for extra school money!!!

Speaking of school, I started up again this last week and I'm a stressed out wreck already. On the other hand I absolutely love school. I love challenging myself and increasing my knowledge. It makes me feel good about myself!

I have lots of work that I should be doing at this very moment, so I will try to post something deeper soon. Good luck this semester to all those students out there!