A List for Tuesday

A Few Dane-isms

• He jibber-jabbers so much, the best is his little "Please!" followed by "Thank you, Dutch" whether it is Dutch who helped him or not.
• Me: What does a cowboy say?
  Dane: Yeeee-har.
  Me: What does a pirate say?
  Dane: Arrrr, matey. (Though sometimes the "matey" is merely implied.)
• Lego guys are the greatest invention of all time and must be used in every game he plays.
• When you ask him if he wants something he gives you this whispered, 'kay, instead of saying yes.
• Anytime he drops anything, or just wants a little extra attention, he says "Oh no!"
• He is the cutest, sassiest, cry-babiest, little boy in the entire world, and he's the sunshine of my life.

What's your favorite thing about Dane?

Midlife Crisis at 30

As I am writing this Dane is trying to fit his truck tire (that's the size of his head) in his mouth. Letting you know that just to give you some perspective on my life. ;)

The last few weeks I have been listless. Depressed, not in the clinical sense, but in spirit. I'm still happy, but I feel like I'm stagnant. The last time I had this feeling it led to me applying to graduate school, one of the best decisions I've ever made. Now I'm trying to figure out what the next big thing is for me. What is my path? Where am I going next?

So that's what I'm trying to figure out now. I've gotten a few books from the library and I've been thinking a lot about it. I guess that it's pretty common for women around my age to have a "midlife" crisis because there's quite a lot of information out there about it.

There you have it, this is me figuring it out.

A List for Tuesday

Five Things I Did Today That I Haven't Done in a Long Time
(in no particular order)

1. Went for a job interview not really caring whether or not I get the job.
2. Cried at a movie (the Emma mini-series, if you must know).
3. Bought a bladder buster at a gas station.
4. Didn't really know what to do with my hair.
5. Laid down to take a nap and then decided I wasn't tired. (I'm not sure that's EVER happened!

An Update

So it's been about two months since my last post. Time flies and all that. Here are a few things I neglected to blog about in the time I was out (in completely random order):

• Chris gave me a beautiful ring for Valentine's Day.
• Dutch is ready for kindergarten next year. I'm not sure I am.
• We adopted a new dog. A chocolate lab named Oso. He is 100% Chris's dog.
• Captain is not a huge fan of Oso, but they tolerate each other. Most of the time.
• I quit my job at Paper Source. It was a tough decision, but the right one, ultimately.
• One of my best friends, Julie, moved to Topeka Kansas. I miss her.
• Dane talks SO much! My two favorite things he says are "Thank you, Dutch" and "Hug!"
• My mom and dad are going on an LDS mission to Copenhagen, Denmark. They will leave in August and be gone for 18 months. Their mission will focus on records preservation and family history helping.
• I am knee-deep in a first draft of my science fiction re-telling of Little Red Riding Hood. Jenel and I still meet every week to work on our respective writing projects.
• My niece Bella turned 10. We love her so much.
• My cousin Sara is having a baby and will find out on Friday what she is having! I CAN'T WAIT! She's been "nannying" for me and the boys adore her. They've asked all week "Where's Aunt Sara?"
• Chris still loves his job.
• All is well at our house.

I hope this appeases my two or three loyal readers. I promise I will try to post more often. Heaven knows I can't really post less often. ;)