Happy

Anna's attitude improved as soon as Paul came home. She's still been HORRIBLE with the car seat, which now includes actually getting her INTO it...(thus making me 20 minutes late for work, oh joy!). She still continues to scream bloody murder to and from school each day...I hate the car seat now as much as she does.

With mom being gone, there's no one to make dinner or clean my floors or do the laundry so that it comes back to my bedroom all nicely folded. Thanks mom! Anna has asked about her a few times. Bummer.

But Paul's home and Anna seems to like it and I know I do. I realized last week when he was gone that I can do this mom thing if something were to happen where he'd never come home again, but it certainly wouldn't be as much fun. I missed his presence and he brings to this house the stuff I don't bring. So not only do I love him and enjoy his company, he completes our household. So welcome home, honey. We love you and missed you so much.

Anna has also taken to having to do everything herself. If we so much as attempt something she has her mind on, we get told to back off (in toddler-speak) and she has to start the entire process over from the very beginning, with impatient, often rushed, on-looking parents. Again, see how I have gotten progressively late to work in the morning.

This means we will wake her up 30 minutes earlier now. Paul doesn't know this yet. But it starts tomorrow.

I am currently now wearing my "goal pants" that I couldn't even get into just 2 weeks ago. Score me. I haven't worn them since before I was even pregnant. I am pretty much down to my pre-pregnancy weight, but I have about 5 more pounds to go before I'm happy with it all. With the end of my teaching, last night I found time to get some good exercise in. It had been 4 weeks since I'd even been on the bike, much less exercised. It felt amazingly good for some tired, weak muscles and it reminded me to continue to do it even if I feel tired.

Other than surviving the Terrible Two's, the household is great. The weather here has this in sane cold front that makes me feel happy because it reminds me of fall. Heck. Paul's home, teaching's done, the evenings are ours, and even our finances are in good shape. There's no reason to not be happy.

Except for the car ride that's coming up within the next 30 minutes. I am dreading that. Gotta go pick up the booger. Car rides = boo.