Lost...

Now I consider myself a fairly high functioning person in the morning. (I know those of you who knew me prior to Hazel are disagreeing, but things change when you have a little one who IS a morning person) I manage to get up with Hazel during the week somewhere between 6 and 8, bring her downstairs, change her diaper, get her a sippy cup full of milk, and stare blankly at the TV. Now, granted, that isn't a lot going on, but I manage to get stuff done should we be doing more than lounging around the house all day. And often that involves getting her dressed and ready to drive Brett to work should we want the car for the day!

I also manage to accomplish all of this without coffee or tea. I do, I promise.

That being said, though, my functionality is very tunneled toward child care. Beyond that, I don't do too well. I rarely have much to talk about and I'm certainly not geared for any problem solving that early.

This morning, however, pushed my morning brain to it's limits.

Let me explain.

The child care aspect of my morning faired the same as any other day. Got up, diaper, milk, happy kid. Brett, on the other hand, was banking on my ability to problem solve.

Here was the conversation:

Brett: Carli, where did you put the keys to the front door?---(for those who don't know, we only
have one set)

Me: I dunno, they should be on the table.

Brett: They aren't there, where else could you have put them?

Me: I don't know, they're either in my coat pocket, on the table, or....wait, you had them last, you were the one who locked the front door before we went to bed.

Brett: Did I? Well, the only place I would have put them would be the table. So where are they?

Me: I don't know! Could you have carried them off somewhere?

He ran upstairs, and this conversation went on for 20 minutes. TWENTY minutes! My brain doesn't work that well in the morning. But we continued to look EVERYWHERE they might have been and even places they might NOT have been (aka the Fridge). Finally, when he was officially late for work, the morning genius that was previously sound asleep in my head, woke up.

Me: Did you grab both sets of keys this morning? (we have 2 key fobs, one with front door keys and the other to our patio doors...he typically takes the patio as H and I are home all day)

Brett: No.

Cue Brett looking sheepish.

He produced 2 sets of keys.

Maybe I'm overestimating the severity of the situation this morning. Maybe the whole morning was, in fact, simply child care. I just had an extra child.

:)

Mommy needs a nap

I seriously have an attitude problem today. I'm absurdly exhausted from the weekend, and Hazel's not wanting a nap. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

I've been trying to get stuff for Christmas done, and I just keep screwing them up. 24 days until Christmas means I have 21 days before we fly out and that leaves 20 days to get *bleep* together.

Plus, Hazel is in EVERYTHING. So I put stuff up, and she just gets in OTHER stuff. She doesn't want to play with me, everything I get out for us to do, she walks over, takes out of my hands and then sets it down somewhere else in the apartment.

I'm seriously going to have someone's head.

And I know it's me, because I've been sitting here getting honked off at Brett for something that happened 3 days ago. Something that I would have a right to be angry about, but if I was going to be upset about it, I should have gotten angry earlier than now.

Well I need to go get lunch ready so the nut and I can take a nap. I apparently woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and we need to remedy that....

Black Friday

Know what I did today? I slept in. Well, until 7:30, but on Black Friday, that's sleeping in. And know what? I don't feel a bit bad about it! I think that's because it's not Black Friday here in good ole NI.

But it IS Christmas decoration weekend, so I guess I'm not entirely off the hook.....

NKOTB update...

OK, I know it's gloating. But I'm really really really excited, and my hubby thinks I'm not playing with a full deck (if you know what I mean) when it comes to the concert, and my friends over here think it's just shy of stupid that we're going (they just don't get the thrill, but I can't blame them as they didn't grow up in the center of the NKOTB/Debbie Gibson/Tiffany hype) so I have to get all my excitement out somewhere!!!! So, in sheer concern for the preservation of current friendships, let this disclaimer be a heads up. I'm not gloating to rub it in, I just need an outlet for my EXCITEMENT!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that we've got the disclaimer out of the way....

Jenn ordered our tickets Sunday afternoon, got them on Tuesday and they're.....4th ROW!!!!! Can we just say, I'm so excited. We splurged on the more expensive tickets (they really aren't THAT expensive) which sits us (yep, we get to SIT in SEATS that close to the boys, I think it's due to the average age of the attendies being late 20s +) 4 rows from all the action. The only tickets that are better are the Five Star VIP tickets (if you use the link, you have to "sign in" but you don't have to see what the offer is, just click on the icon), and they were going for 280 GBP + change. Matt and Brett offered to let us have them as our Christmas presents, Jenn and I agreed (after lots and lots of debate and true consideration of the offer) that we really only wanted the VIP tickets to go to the meet and greet. We were already sitting close enough to the stage to get sweat on with the tickets that were well over 200 GBPs less, and we didn't know what the Pre-party included (whether the guys would be there or not, and who wants to spend the xtra to party with a bunch of 30ish women if they're not), so really we only wanted the meet and greet, which, in all honesty, took a lot of thought about how bad we wanted the meet and greet (w/ photo op), and decided that it just wasn't worth it. I think the fact that we don't really have $500 for me to blow on NKOTB helped make the decision, too. Trust me, kids, I'm not that spoiled. :) But then I had to think, WHO DOES HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY? I mean, who, among the people that would go to the concert? So I'm more than happy with my 4th row. Really, no compaints here. :) It's still close enough to throw underwear at Jordan ;) (just kidding, my skivies belong to Brett).

In other, less spoiled news....

Hazel's booty and girl parts are clearing up nicely...thank heavens. The anti-fungal cream smells awful, but it's doing the job, so I'm happy with that.

There still seem to be little green men camping in my sinuses, and until I finish today's antibiotic, the dr. won't even talk to me about it. Never mind the fact that my sinuses hurt so bad last night that I got 1 hour of sleep. Yes, you read that right. 1 hour. Between my sinuses, and the nut waking up at 3:30, then staying up until 8:30, I've had 1 hour of normal sleep time, then I added 3 hours this morning after she fell asleep. But, back to the sinuses. I would think, that after 6 days of antibiotics the little green men would have packed up and moved elsewhere (hopefully to someone else's house, read NOT AT THE DAVIS'), but apparently this home is too comfortable.

Poor Daddy, Matt, Jenn, and Casey...they have to work today. Every other American today is sleepng in and getting ready for mass quantities of heavy wonderful food. But my guys and gal are busy slaving away at FG Wilson.

Well, my 1 year old is destroying the room, so I should get back to her....

Love you all and Happy Thanksgiving!

Sick and boring

Sorry there haven't been any new posts lately.

I've been sick and so we're pretty uninteresting.

I got pretty sick last week starting on Tuesday and by Wednesday it was pretty bad. Brett took Thursday and Friday off to help take care of Hazel while I slept away the flu and a sinus infection. He's been amazing. I'm feeling better this week, though not 100%, and I'm waiting for the dr to ring so I can find out why my SI is still hanging around despite antibiotics.

It's our first Thanksgiving in NI, and it makes me sad to think we'll be away from family, but atleast we have each other and friends. We're all heading to Matt and Jenn's this Saturday for a big feast (everyone has to work tomorrow) and I volunteered to make some of the goodies. Dear Lord, help us! :)

I think I'm on the menu for Green Bean Casserole, Sweet Potatoes, and mulled wine and cider. I think that's all, but I should check. Jenn has got this enormous turkey ordered from the butcher's, so I'm hoping a large crowd turns up. She said Matt invited 22 people from work, so it should be a fair turn out! We'll see how things go!

Next Saturday is FG Wilson's Christmas party, and my dear friend Michelle offered to babysit Hazel for the evening. Matt and Jenn are our babysitters normally, but as they will be going to the party, Michelle kindly agreed to step it. Bless her!

After that, we have Beth's (Michelle's daughter) 1st birthday party in the afternoon of the 13th, then that evening, we're driving up to Glenarm castle to take Hazel to see Santa for a Christmas party in the Glenarm castle!!! We're really excited. She'll be in her fancy Christmas dress, and get a little surprise from Santa. I promise to take tons of pictures!!!!

The 14th brings Beth's Christening, which we've been invited to (I haven't broke it to Brett), and should be fun. Then Brett has one week of work left after that in 2008, Santa will come visit us on the 21st, and we fly out on the 22nd to Chicago!!!!!!!

Hey...I've got a really busy schedule between now and the 22nd, plus about 10 gifts to finish knitting by the time we fly out, and with a 1 year old...who knows where I'm going to find the time!!!!!!!!!!! Does anyone have extra to spare?

Sinus Infection

Know what sucks?

Sinus Infections.

Know what sucks more?

Sinus Infections on top of the flu.

Know what sucks even more than that?

Sinus Infections with the flu along side of your daughter having the world's worst diaper rash (read seeping and bleeding diaper rash).

Know what sucks most of all?

When creams and pills take care of everything EXCEPT the sinus infection, and you feel as though little green men have taken up camp in your sinuses.

And now, the little green men and I have to go clean for company tonight. Please excuse us....

AHHHHHHH!!!!!!! JORDAN!!!!!!!!!

I get to go to NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

I feel like a 10 year old again, screaming at the silly videos and swooning.

They're coming to the UK and stopping off for a show in Belfast at the Odyssey on January 20th and Jenn and I get to go!!!!!

I'm so excited. Can you tell?