Day 21 My Long Day at Work

This was the best picture I was going to get, Liam is such a little crank sometimes!

Today I felt VERY full and very pregnant, sometimes there are just days like that. I had a pretty long morning, it was very cold out again (negative 30) and when I started my car it was making a terrible noise. You called me to make sure it was ok and Dad called to ask if I would help him jump start his car, the battery had died.

I got to work a little late but it was ok because tonight was my late night at work anyway. Mom picked up Liam at 5:00 and when I picked him up I was feeling quite crampy. We eventually made it home and our amazon package had arrived! It was Liam's Mickey Mote and new DVDs. I somehow figured out a way to program the remote, I started the dishwasher, washed the swimming stuff for tomorrow and put away all of the laundry in the house. I finally got around to some blogging and to bed we went.

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 20 Liam is a Water Bug

Today was a long but productive day at work. Sometimes I really get into a project and my day flies by. I was extremely excited for our first day of swimming, it was at 6:00. The pool water was warm, thankfully! We sang songs like the Wheels on the Bus, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Pop goes the Weasel, and Humpty Dumpty. I even dunked Liam under the water. He was less than thrilled!

We met a little girl named Ella and and a baby boy, Colby. Liam talked and talked the entire time and I'm pretty sure the teacher absolutely loved him! It was by far the coldest day EVER, negative 15 when we finished up swim.

We raced home and I made Liam a dinner of chicken fingers, oranges, and mac n cheese. He ate it all and then ate most of my bowl of cereal. I cleaned up the kitchen and did dishes, they were piling up and the waffle maker needed to be cleaned. Eventually we made it to bed, what a busy night.

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 19 Sweets from my Sweets

Today was not at all a fun day at work. So many issues that have absolutely nothing to do with work. People are really difficult sometimes and there's just no way around it. BUT, my hubby, as usual, knows best. I got a gorgeous display of flowers and some absolutely wonderful chocolates. You really do know how to make me feel better! You could not have picked a better day. Why are you so good to me?

I eventually finished up a huge project at work and went to dads for dinner. At least this part is always a relief. We had the amazing spaghetti and meatballs, so at least that helped. Although, Dad was really sick, he sat in the living room most of the night relaxing and just piped in with conversation when he could manage.

We talked about our house, we talked about the rental and how it was going renting it out. We discussed the rising cost of heating and how lucky we are to live in the village with easily accessible natural gas, it makes such a difference. It is supposed to be REALLY cold for the next few days.

I stopped by the bank on my way home to make some deposits and to get gas even that is one of my least favorite things especially when it is only one degree outside. It is supposed to be a high of negative one for the next few days. BRRRRR, and tomorrow is swimming class, I hope our wet hair doesn't get us sick. We'll have to hurry in and out of the building.

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 18 Cleaning, Playing, Productive Day

Liam let us sleep in until 7:30 which was MUCH needed. We shared a bowl of cereal to which Liam told me to "Get more Mom, like JJ does it!" So bowl after bowl we munched on cereal... yum!

Nina and papa came over while I sorted and filed bills, then proceeded to pay bills, sometimes it is such a process! Liam and I had a special lunch of Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches and Spaghettios! It was delicious. Liam took a nap while I folded laundry, washed more laundry, watched about a million movies and did some puzzles together when he woke up.

I even caved in and did a Sponge Bob puzzle even though I absolutely despise him, lol. We played with blocks and eventually I took a break to clean the kitchen. when I was done Liam requested waffles like JJ does it. EVERYTHING, like JJ does it. You are such a special part of our lives hunny.

I wrote on the blog while Liam watched some movies and played on his computer. We FaceTimed my love, I took a shower and it was finally bedtime. What a busy day off!

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 17 Cuddling with Liam

Saturday morning. I woke up and slowly made my way around the house. I paid bills and eventually put on clothes and ventured to McDonalds for a breakfast sandwich and then to work. I worked until nearly 3:00 and ran home quick to pick things up before Liam was dropped at 4:00.

Nina came over to visit and Liam was quite late getting back here. We played for a little while and then Nina left and it was bath time for Mr. Liam. Tonight I filled the tub pretty high and turned on the jets. Liam was surprisingly good with the jets! It is nice to give them a run every now and again.

Liam and I went to bed and cuddled and cuddled and cuddled, we miss you babe!

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 16 Hotel with Fav

Tonight was dinner with Roo at Hotel Grande, yum! Kevin picked Liam up from Dad's at 4:00, I worked until nearly 6:00 and then met Sarah at the Body Shop until her hair was done around 7:00. It was so nice to just sit and chat through dinner with no interruptions and enjoy my virgin margarita!

I raced home in time for some FaceTime with my sweetie and finally some much needed sleep. Come home soon love.

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 15 Day After Day

I convinced Dad into some Chinese food. I'll take a meal out whenever I can get one. We miss you sweetie. Life just isn't the same without you around. I ran around town and did some errands including filling my prescriptions. Overall had a relatively normal, busy, tax season day.

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 14 One Night to Relax

Today was another long day at work. You might be sensing a pattern at this point. We had Pizza for dinner from Josies and just relaxed and had a completely uneventful evening home. I could use many, many more of these nights! I always feel so crunched for time lately. I love you so much babe, this is all so extremely hard sometimes. I miss you and think about you constantly.

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 13 Busy Night

Work is really heating up and getting super busy. I'm flying through projects and they just keep coming. I cannot wait for things to settle down a little bit in the coming months.

I left work today, grabbed Liam and headed to Walmart. We needed to get the usual like fruit, milk and candy for the office but also needed laundry detergent and a container for the bird seed we picked up at Agway.

After Walmart, Liam requested scrambled eggs and toast, I am always up for breakfast for dinner. We went downstairs for a little while and I attempted to walk on the treadmill. I am COMPLETELY exhausted! I need to get up early tomorrow, I have glucose testing and some more bloodwork. Seems like the testing and appointments never end. Miss you sweetie, can't wait until you're home and you can go to my appointments with me.

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 12 Nachos

And it's back to work for this girl! I spent a little bit of time today signing Liam up for some fun activities. Currently I have him signed up for gymnastics and swim class. I cannot wait to start either. It will be nice to get Liam used to some sort of structure and being around other children. Although work was long today, I at least I had dinner at Dad's to look forward to. Tonight we are having one of my all time favorites... NACHOS!!! It's a good thing too because somehow I managed to forget lunch.

Tonight I talked to Dad about taxes, a LOT about you and had a rather pleasant, relaxing evening. I eventually headed home to get Liam ready for bed and work on taking care of the foot, it really is getting better. I FaceTimed with my hunny, posted on the blog and finally drifted off to sleep. I love you babe and miss you like crazy.

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 11 Out of Breath

Finally a Sunday! We tried to sleep in, TRIED I say. Today I worked up a storm. I did 9 loads of laundry, changed the sheets, took a short nap with Liam and watched three totally awesome Hallmark movies! You know how I love cheesy love stories!

Mom and Bry Bry came over and brought us McDonalds on their way to WalMart. It was delicious! I had just enough evening left to give Liam a bath, FaceTime with my sweets, and fall into some sort of slumber. This bed is terribly lonely without you love, I really miss you!

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 10 Working Saturday

Saturday mornings just aren't the same during tax season. Mom and Bry Bry came over this morning and brought Liam some breakfast while I got ready for work. Bry Bry will be watching Liam today and I'm not sure which one is more excited about that, Liam or Papa.

I was able to make it through many hours of work and didn't head home until sometime after 3:00. Apparently Papa struggled with the nap process because Liam was still sleeping when I got there. Mom and I sat out on the couches and did our chatting and catching up until sleeping beauty finally awoke.

Then, Liam and I headed home to make dinner and relax for the rest of the evening. We miss you hunny!

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 9 Sleeping In

Today is Friday and even during tax season, Friday is a tiny bit of comfort! As usual it is our Doughnut Day! Every day in tax season seems just as uneventful as the last. They all roll into one and each one seems extremely long. I jetted out of the office at 5:00, made dinner at home and silently prayed that Liam would let me sleep in tomorrow, if only for a little while.

You know how sleeping in usually goes in this family... it doesn't! ;)

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 8 A Night Free? Nope!

Tonight is Thursday and our official first night home without anything extremely important to do, these nights are rare! I have been flying through projects at work and through all of my exhaustion decided to get some pizza from Pizza Hut with Nina for dinner.

After our uneventful dinner date, we went home, I paid bills, attempted to relax and thanked God that tomorrow is Friday. Even with a busy weekend, it is nice to know that it is finally here. I miss you sweetie, COME HOME SOON!!!!

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 7 A Sword Fight

Wednesday's are my very long days at work. Nina picks Liam up at 5:00pm and watches him at her house until I get out of work at 7:00pm. This really helps me to get my hours up without cutting too much into my time with Liam. I had such a productive day and I already feel like I'm in the middle of tax season. I don't know when that started but I'm extremely busy!

Mom made pizza for everyone and when I was done, I rushed there for some grub. Liam and Papa happened to find some swords (empty wrapping paper rolls) out on the porch, about 10 of them. We had a sword fight until every single one of them were completely mangled and falling apart. Liam does really well with the rule that if someone doesn't have a sword you can't play swords with them. He is actually very tricky to the unsuspecting player. He'll walk up, casually get you to hold the roll then beat you mercilessly without a moment's notice.

Eventually I broke away from mom's to get home and write on the blog and finally get some sleep.You wrote me at 9:00pm and you still weren't done with work, you must be exhausted. I feel so bad, I wish there was something I could do. I miss you sweets!

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 6 Sometimes It Gets Rough

Today was not at all the day I was hoping for! It was long, cold and completely exhausting. I struggled through my shower and eventually got everything together and Liam dressed with about ten minutes to get into the car, drop Liam off and drive to work. Needless to say, that didn't exactly work out as planned. Turns out Tuesday's and garbage days and I apparently stink at taking out the trash. The bins were iced shut, the orange bag wouldn't fit my garbage bag, the driveway was covered in ice, the recycling was stuffed full and the driveway wasn't really wide enough for two dumpsters and a vehicle. Oh wait, I forgot... and it was FREEZING cold.

Needless to say, I made it, I was a little late and I prepared for quite a long day of work. I did manage to get a lot accomplished and eventually 5:00 came. I picked up Liam and we headed to Walmart for a night of shopping. We had dinner at Subway and Liam thought it was the best thing ever. We next went looking for free sample cookies and then started our trip around Walmart in search for groceries. Liam got up and down, up and down a thousand times and continually threw things into the cart he thought we needed.

We eventually made it home to collect the mail, return the garbage and recycling bins, put away groceries, give Liam a bath, reconcile the bank accounts, pay some bills, transfer some money, write on the blog and then break down completely by the time you called. It was such a long day and sometimes it is just completely overwhelming. That and I'm uncomfortable and not feeling well most of the time and I seem to be a pretty miserable Wifey! I miss you so much love, I'm sorry you had a terribly long day as well and didn't feel well, we are just two peas in a pod and meant for each other. OK, the pillow is calling my name...

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 5 Lasagna

Tonight was a wonderful Monday aside from the fact that it was the first day of tax season. Monday means nothing other than dinner at Dads. I was excited all day because K told me she would be making lasagna. She really does make a great lasagna and tonight it was extra cheesy and super wonderful. Every time they have an Italian meal, Dad stops on his way home for work and picks up some fresh bread from Walmart. It is truly delicious! Tonight we had a salad, lasagna, bread and later topped the meal off with break with pb&j and then apple pie, YUM!

After dinner and perhaps a little bit in the middle, Dad and I had a wonderful conversation about you, us and our differences and disagreements. We discussed what you and I learn from each other and how we compromise and what we compromise on. It was such a thoughtful and in depth conversation, I really love the conversations I have with my father. It is always so nice to listen to his advice and get his opinion on events in my life. It is nice to have someone like that to depend on.

I showed Dad the pictures from our wedding. He was very interested until about the 20th picture and then I think he lost interest. I don't know why I am so addicted to photos, but I just LOVE them! Liam was very good at dinner tonight and even managed to sit in his highchair for over an hour, I was very impressed with him. While we were there, Dad called about a replacement for his TV; there is a dark spot in the corner he wanted fixed or replaced.

After our talk we ventured out in the cold and headed home for some warmth. I really miss you hun, I cannot wait for you to come home!

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 4 Movie Marathon

Today was a far better day than yesterday. Everything is better when children aren't nearly as sick! Liam and I continued on our quest to watch hundreds of kids movies, play with blocks, make food in his kitchen and just have Mommy and Liam time. At some point in the afternoon I got out one of my quilting projects and started ironing the pieces flat. I probably spent over 4 hours just ironing. I often forget how long it takes to make a quilt and how extremely important all of these little steps are.

I snuck some Mommy movies into our movie marathon that happened to be playing on cable. I watched the end of Made of Honor, all of Bridewars (there were tears), a small portion of 13 Going on 30 and the beginning and very end of the third Spiderman. I told you it was a lot of ironing. Liam would periodically come up to me and demand my attention, put my face between his hands and say "Love me Mommy." It was adorable and made me feel so bad for taking the time to quilt. We ate 3 bowls of Trix for breakfast, had a fairly large lunch and Nina and Papa brought me homemade Chicken Noodle Soup for dinner that was VERY good! I was extremely grateful!

I did not get to bed at a decent hour, I need to do better at this so I'm constantly not so tired, it is definitely catching up on me. I miss you so much love! I know you just left but I cannot wait for you to come home!

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 3 A Sick Saturday with Mommy

Last night was an EXTREMELY long night. As I'm sure you're used to, Liam had one of those nights where he wakes up every half hour crying. I tried everything I just couldn't get him to sleep comfortably. He had a runny nose, a cough, was sweating bullets and was just extremely cranky! Nina had promised to come over this morning and bring Liam a new lego train set he'd been asking everyone for, so we called her after we were out of bed and she came over after we were done making Liam some eggs and toast. I decided the best thing I could do would be to load Liam up with Orange juice and pray for the best.

We probably went through a box of tissues, they were all over the place as were his toys. We bummed around the house as it was pretty cold outside and all I wanted was to get Liam better. We built lego toys together, made meals in Liam's kitchen, did some coloring and I cleaned up my sewing desk and part of the closet. We probably watched 4 kids movies today on top of all the Disney shows that were on TV. I think we may have watched the third Shrek at least four times.

We took a long nap and Nina and Papa came over to check on us. Liam proceeded to show Papa how the train worked and we got ready for an early bed. We had a warm bath to put Liam to bed and hopefully wash away his cold. This is where I learned that I apparently have been doing bath time wrong as the ritual has changed. I learned that we swirl the warm water in and sing "Ring around the Liam". I learned that the bath toys go in time out and I learned that we now say goodbye to the dirty water. I love how great you are with him love! Here's to hoping that tonight is better than last night... I'm so tired!!!

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 2 Not Much Better

I'm not sure today was any better than yesterday at me trying to maintain the household and get ready for work. Quarter of 8:00, I am ready and about to head into Liam's room to dress him in the five minutes it usually takes and head out the door as he announces; "I have to poop Mom!"

Well what do you say to that... nothing. So there we waited while Liam took care of business. I wrote Mom and K to let them know we would be late and then continued on our usual schedule. At lunch today, Mom went and bought the car and I went to Misty Hollow with Kerry-Jo to get out of the office and look around some of the yarn and fabric in the store. After, we ventured in the freezing cold to Jreck Subs for some quick lunch. It was nothing fabulous and almost left me wishing I had just eaten at the office. I typically love Jrecks but since I can't have deli meat, it just wasn't the same.

At 4:00, I went to Dad's to pick up Liam, only to find out that he had come down with a cold, runny nose, slight cough and was still sleeping. I carefully wrapped him up and headed home to give him some special tlc. We cuddled in bed and I was so thankful that it was finally the weekend! I need some serious rest and hopefully this will be perfect! Bedtime for this girl, I miss you hunny.

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!

Day 1 You Spoil Me

What a day! From your early morning text from the renters, to the crazy snowy weather, and delayed flight, the 2 minute missed flight, the check-up and your late night drive into Texas; you sure had one long day! My day was not nearly as stressful but proved to be quite difficult regardless.

You certainly spoil me! How do you expect me to just jump back into the routine like that? It was so difficult. Trying to get both of us up, dressed and out the door by 8:00, along with packing breakfast, lunch, etc was quite a feat. The entire time you were here, I completely appreciated everything you did for me, so I'm not going to say I was shocked when you left at how much I had to pick up for myself, but I will admit that it was a TON of work.

I made it, just barely, perhaps a little late, but I made it! At lunch time, I went with Mom to test-drive one of the new Subaru's. It is the same blue as mine and handled just as well in the snow. We took it down the most terrible road just to make sure. Let's not forget that Mom chose one of the coldest days of the year to look at vehicles. We had a good time anyway and then decided to pick up McDonald's for lunch, it was so worth it!

After work, I picked up Liam and headed home to stay warm with him. We got home and lodged ourselves in front of the fireplace and texted Roo who immediately stopped by to see us! She stayed a while and we chatted, caught up and let the weight of yesterday truly sink in. K texted me to let me know they were going to Mongo for dinner and of course I had to tag along!

We showed up at Mongo to find out their furnace was broken, I should have been able to tell from the outside when I noticed a sheet of ice covering the windows. They stashed us in the back room with some space heaters and we had a great dinner, temperature aside. Liam and I returned home to curl up and get some shut eye while you finished your long trip to Texas!

I love you sweetie! It seems like every time home is that much more special than the time before it! I love being your wife and love all the time we spend together. This time was slightly different with the lack of wine consumption but still just as cozy and beautiful. Sorry I was so sick! I am so glad for that to be over! I miss you already!

And Jeffery, I Blue Heart love you!