For the first time in about 3 years, I really feel like myself. Today the house smells like Murphy's oil soap. I washed the living room and hall floors. aah. The rugs are outside on the deck, sunning themselves. We have clean wood floors, and one clean window. The sun is beaming with pride that it can stream through the front window, and bounce around on this gleaming floor. It would be a perfect time for Theo and me to slide across the floor in our socks, but he's too young to know this, and I am wearing Habtamu's sandals.
So what is with the three years? We moved into this house on 28 January 2006. That April we found out that we were going to become parents by the end of the year. In July of 2007, Habtamu was in Ethiopia when I discovered our First Born would be a brother. Now that the second little bundle of joy is over a year old, it seems my hormones are leveling out. I totally feel normalish. It is weird.
When I was pregnant with Theo, everything grossed me out. From burgers to bathrooms, grills to granola, gagging was a big part of my day. I threw up when I tried to clean the shower. Since I'm not huge into cleaning anyway...well, I've been riding out the wave. It no longer grosses me out, so I better get to scrubbing. I don't know how you 2+ kids Moms do it. (I don't really know how you singles do it either. ha hahahahahaha!)
It could be the vitamins, the sunshine, or a maybe a little more sleep, but I am feeling more me-ish, and I don't mind a bit.
Oh, yes. About the hot pupcakes. My Mom is coming over to watch the kids so I can go to work a bit early today. I made a little box of Krusteaze gingerbread cake as cupcakes. While they were baking and just after I took them out of the oven (Suvi girl is napping early today) Theo repeated, "hot pupcakes. hot pupcakes." I so love this job, and the hot pupcakes with lemon pudding filling.
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those sound good.
oh - as a singleton, I can tell you that I don't do it. clean, that is. well, rarely. that's the beauty of neatness - it covers a multitude of cleaning sins. :)
AHHHHH! Hot Pupcakes! They always go nicely with Cold Nilk.
As far as cleaning goes.....my kids would tell you that I make THEM do everything. One of my boys even went so far as to say that I am LAZY!!!!! ha ha ha. Dirt is never-ending.....we cleaners feel like gerbils on a wheel.
Bette
I am glad that you are feeling normal. I will never say that "n" word for myself. It just makes me all the more fertile, and my house all the more dirty!!! I could use some pupcakes today...
Someone else like me! It takes me a year to get to normal, too! Except for my last one. That took me a year and almost two monthes. It's great when it gets back to normal. And you just wake up one day and voila! You are you again. Strange.
Have I ever told you that I love your blog and the way you write? I love the comment about you and Theo sliding on the floor- but he's too young to know that. Or however it went. Love that.
i had another hot pupcake last night, cold.
theo floor is covered with debris, but i know what it looked like not long ago. bets, those boys really know you. :P
mindi--thanking you!
That feeling-normal feeling is so welcomed after the long absense! It takes me over a year but it is with great joy I welcome it back each time.
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