I know you are all wondering what keeps me busy outside of this little being that has taken over household Conroy. Honestly, I do indeed miss work. I miss the daily human interactions. On the same behalf, I can't even fathom going back to work right now. He's so fragile, so precious, and he needs ME. He does nap. He naps in the morning, and occassionally if I'm lucky, I'll get something besides a handful of cat naps in the afternoon.
We've taken to watching Lost. Unfortunately, after season 1 ended on Friday on G4, they did away with the 4:00pm showing. That's OK, I can just watch it with Joe at night. I was never into the whole Lost thing, but it grabbed me, and wow, I look forward to it daily!
We've also been doing some baking and cooking. Homemade applesauce, scones, and today? We braved bread! Angry Chicken posted that she made this bread and it was fantastic! I was enticed by the jelly toast.
Lastly, I decided that I really need to learn to Knit. Knitting has never been my forte. For that matter, nothing with yarn really has. the constant movement of my hands is just something that doesn't grab me. I love the look of knitted things, but I hardly have the patience for it. I'm trying though. A friend posted a great headband on another site and I really would like to make it someday. This is my goal, for now. In the meantime, I'm practicing my knit/purl.
I'm also finding that I'm applying my nesting to the house the same way I do in my classroom. The wash needs to be folded, the dishes put away, things in order, etc. I never realized that I do this. I honestly just thought I was keeping things organized! It's amazing what you learn about your habits when put in a different scenario!
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So I've got this belief that I never have enough time during the week to get what I want done. I mean, sure, I've got time after school. But I honestly believe that there is an absolute need to wind down after school before dinner, and then before you know it, it's bedtime! This week, it seems particularly worse so. I think the baby is having a growth spurt this week. I'm sure you are wondering why exactly do I believe this. Well, I'm generally more hungry, I'm more tired, and I'm more crampy to be honest!! Hopefully it will get better soon! 10:46 AM 4/30/2008
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When I was a kid, I always hated being alone in my house. It wasn't that I believed it was haunted. Perhaps, I always felt like someone or..something..was waiting in the shadows for me.
Joe's been away for the past week...leaving me alone in the house..
I bet you wouldn't imagine that I'm still that scared little girl afraid of being alone in the house, but really, it's all still there. Each night, as I creep up the stairs, and I get just past the point where my feet are in reach of the first floor, I make a quick little jump up the rest of the stairs. I know..seems silly..but I have this image of a hand coming out of nowhere and grabbing me by the ankle! Perhaps this is the reason that i always leave Joe to turn the last light off downstairs when he is around!
When I *do* make it upstairs, it's a series of light switching. For instance, if I am coming up the back stairwell, I can turn that light on. When I get to the top, I walk across the library and turn on the other stairwell before walking back to the first to turn it off. I then go into the bedroom to turn on my bedside light before turning off the hall light. Does it really make a difference? I'm sure it doesn't. Oddly, when I get into the bed, I feel totally safe with all the lights off!
Joe will be home tomorrow. Tonight is my last lonely night. I'll leave the light flicking to him from now on ;)
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