Needles are easier to accept when you have friends.

Posted on July 16, 2009 by mingomama

I do not love them. In fact I don’t even like them all that much. Lyz had asked last week what time we were planning on doing them…8pm each night. So the first night I text her at 7:55pm “Hi”. She calls from her other phone at 8:01pm and starts blabbering about nonsense. The amazing thing is, she never got my text!! She just knew to call me and distract me from Jenn coming at me with the needle!!

The second night we were out for a drive and she called. “You are in the car aren’t you?” “Yes” “Well how am I supposed to call and pretend I just have stuff to ramble about when you aren’t even doing the shot at the right time” I called her back when we got home and even supplied that evening’s nonsense subject.

Tuesday night she had her monthly Bunco game, so I excused her from her nightly call. It was no fun without her. So I ignored the fact that Jenn was preparing the shot by playing on the laptop and Jenn had to maneuver around my arms and the laptop to shoot me. It was funny.

Last night I was sitting in my spot with my phone in hand. Jenn was sitting on the couch with needle in hand. I would not let her near me. I knew Lyz would call. at 8:06pm her ringer sounded on my phone (99 Red Balloons in case you were curious) and she says “I’m too late aren’t I?” No, of course you weren’t silly!! I never gave up on you!! She even had the world’s best excuse–they were taking a bath! They haven’t had hot water in forever and finally got the hot water heater replaced last night so her and the girls hopped in the tub!

Now that you have read my dull life and how I rope my friends into catering to my every need, I need to rope you all in too!! Friday night at 8pm when I am supposed to be getting my shot, I will be sitting with Jenn and Lyz watching Harry Potter. Lyz and I took a vote, and we should still do the shot at 8pm in the middle of the theatre. Jenn says no. She is convinced that someone will think that she is giving me some kind of illegal drug. Really?? Who is going to be paying attention to my flabby belly when… I can’t say. What if someone reads this who doesn’t know how it ends. Let’s just say who is going to be paying attention to my flabby belly when they are supposed to be reaching for their kleenex box??????

So…please comment telling Jenn to give me the shot at the movie. If you disagree please ignore this post and do not add any fuel to Jenn’s fire. Lyz says that if we do get pregnant this cycle we should name the baby after a Harry Potter character. I’ve been begging for Jenn to let me name a future daughter Bellatrix forever!! But, I guess I’ll have to settle with knowing a cat by that name!!

Felling proud of myself. But that all may change tomorrow.

Posted on June 14, 2009 by mingomama

Jenn is sound asleep next to me, finally. We’ve been sick round these here parts. I swear this is the year of the sickies!! It is getting really old.

We had a busy day today. I worked in the morning while Jenn ran a few errands. She picked me up after work and we headed over to the Landii’s. There we split. Jenn went with Chris and the girls to another softball game. They won this one!! Yeah Fire!! Lyz, Joni and I went to Tara’s baby shower!

This is why I am proud of myself. I felt great. It was wonderful!! I went to a baby shower! Not only that, but I went to Babies R (not for) Us before the shower and had fun!! Thank you for inviting me Tara. A lot of people would be afraid to invite a bitter infertile to their baby shower! I am very thankful you did, and very excited to bring you Cheeseburger Pie and meet little Carter when he is born.

When we got home I did have a melt down of classically huge proportions. I have tomorrow off from work. Tomorrow is also Jenn’s first day back to work. What an odd day it will be. We are both very excited about this new job, but Jenn has basically been home with me for a year! She’s always been available if I need her. It is going to be very odd. Although I do look forward to totally hogging the bed all morning long and sleeping until noon!! (that will totally make the day go faster).

Jenn-I wish you the best of luck at work tomorrow. I know you are totally going to rock at this job. You are going to meet lots of new wonderful people. Ignore the other stresses in our life right now, and focus on how excited you are about this job! I love you my sweet little Teapot!! Thank you for being so awesome!!

She looked so…happy

Posted on June 12, 2009 by mingomama

Jenn had her first fast pitch softball game last night. I’ll admit it. I was nervous. She hasn’t played softball with anyone over the age of 9 in about 10 years. I was worried that the thing Jenn defines herself as, athletic, would let her down. She is 10 years older and a little bit heavier.

I was wrong. Chris invited us over before the game so that he could help Jenn practice. They went to the park nearby and he hit grounders and pitched to her. When they came back only Chris walked through the door. I asked him if he killed her and he said “No, but she almost killed me!” Jenn had hit a ball back at him when he was pitching, right into his leg. It looks quite painful. But at least she got a hit right?? Thank you so much Chris for helping her. It meant a lot to her.

Then we were off to the game. All of her teammates are so young!! She is the team grandma!! Lyz had gone over to visit her before the game started and several of the girls asked if Lyz was her wife, and since Lyz had Delaney with her the assumed that Delaney was their daughter. Jenn explain that Lyz is her sister and Delaney her niece. (I of course shied away from meeting the team at the first game…maybe tonight.)

Then the game started. Jenn played 3rd base. Now Jenn is by no means your average 3rd base woman. She is a lefty, and only 5’3″. But let me tell you, she did an awesome job. All of my nervousness quickly washed away and I sat there beaming. I was so proud of my Teapot for doing so well!!

She batted well too. She made contact both times. Chris said the first time that she would have had a single if the girls they were playing couldn’t do the splits. And at her 2nd at bat she got on base but it was a fielder’s choice so she says it doesn’t count. Lyz and I took a vote. It counts in our book.

She also had a couple of great plays on defense (is that the right terminology? My dad is totally rolling his eyes. He taught his daughter sports better than that xxoo). She got a girl out at home and Chris jumped out and screamed “Way to go Jenn”. And even cuter, Jenn turned around and gave us a thumbs up.

I loved watching her play. Since I moved out here I have been begging her to get on a team. There was always some reason not to. Work, coaching the girls, something. But this team works out. Either evenings or Sunday. And even though she starts working on Monday, she will still be able to make her games.

Joni, Chris, Lyz, Avery and Delaney also came to watch Jenn play. It meant the world to both of us. The game didn’t even start until 8:30, but they were all there, cheering Jenn on. It was so wonderful to have our family there. Our little mishmosh family!! Delaney wasn’t too interested in the game, but the leaves were sure fun to watch!

I did have a little moment of panic. The pitcher got a ball hit right at her head and I flashed back to the olden days of watching my Aunt Kari playing softball. We were at a tournament in Battle Creek, MI right at the start of my Grandmother’s Alzheimers. Kari was running home and the third base woman threw the ball and it wailed through the air into the back of Kari’s head. She was unconscious. I was so torn over leaving my Grandma alone in the stands or running to Kari’s assistance! Kari was fine, thankfully. But I was so scared. Now I have to worry that Jenn might get hurt.

The flashback was neat in a way too. Remembering all of the fun times watching Kari play! I thought her teammates were so much fun! And Kari would take me on tournaments with her and the team always treated me like a little mascot. Ahh, the days of innocence when nothing is wrong in the world.

When the game was over (they lost, bad, but still all had a blast) Jenn and I got into the car and I looked at her. She was so happy. I haven’t seen that happy Jenn face since January 10, 2008. It was back last night. I had a hard time keeping my emotions in check. I cannot explain to you how wonderful it felt to me to see her like that again. Yes, she is happy most of the time. But last night was the truly nothing can stop her smile face. It warmed me right through.

My baby at 3rd base:

The team on the pitchers mound:

(sorry there aren’t more pictures, but it was dark, and my camera isn’t a fan of the dark!)

A wonderful weekend!!

Posted on June 10, 2009 by mingomama

Our weekend started out great!! Avery came over Friday night and spent the night. We had tons of fun watching Spongebob and eating grapes in bed. Saturday morning we went out to breakfast before heading over to the Landii’s house to get ready for Lyz’s party!!!!!

Everything went quite smoothly. There wasn’t much we could do until right before the party started…then of course things were hectic, but we did quite a fine job of getting all of the food prepared and out the door on time.

The party was quite a blast. There was horseshoes, beer pong, a whole kids are was set up to keep the little ones happy. Chris used the family pig roaster to grill up hamburgers and hotdogs. We stayed up until about 2:30am in the backyard hanging around the firepit making smores…YUM!!

Just a few pictures. I’d have more but first I couldn’t find the batteries, and then I just kinda forgot.

Singing Happy Birthday:

Blowing out the candles:

Party Guests:

Tara and her absolutely beautiful belly!!!:

Louisa and the yummy cake:

(and see that woman in the background with the khaki shorts and the greenish-blue tee-shirt? She spent the ENTIRE party hitting on Jenn. It was quite funny to watch.)
And this is what happens when you start taking pictures after you have already had a few drinks:

(and for the record, I was not behind the camera)

Happy 30th Birthday my dearest Lyz. You mean the world to me. I am so thankful to have you back in my life. LOVE YOU!!!

Avery’s Tap Recital

Posted on June 3, 2009 by mingomama

Friday, May 29–Avery’s Tap Recital

I love me some little girls all dressed up in the cutest of outfits dancing!!!!! It seriously touches me. They are all cute and happy and confused. They were all doing different routines, or watching each other to see what the others were doing..

I also enjoyed the older girls. My favorite dance of theirs was the en pointe (is that how you spell it?) :

But the best little dancer of them all was our Avery. They danced to “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile”:

Grand Finale:

Lyz “coaching” Avery in her dance steps:

Other cute pictures from the day (See, we got there two hours early to reserve our front row seats!):

Seeing her name in the program:

And of course, a slice of Blueberry Pie, because Blue goes everywhere with us…

I went to the animal fair***

Posted on May 22, 2009 by mingomama

When you don’t have kids you can sometimes lose out on some of the fun activities that people with kids have an excuse to do. Which is why we so often borrow other peoples children. You know, to go to water parks…or kids museums??

We headed out to the Circus yesterday. I love me some circus. (Please don’t give me a hard time about animal cruelty.) I really didn’t think that it would be an issue with my head at all. But I spent a lot of time at the circus trying not to cry. There were so many adorable children looking at their parents and smiling with that thank you for bringing me here smile. I was sad. It was very sad to look at them and know that on our laps should have been an 11 month old. He should have been there smiling and watching and looking at the lights and being all excited.

Anywho…we still had a good time. Thankfully Avery wanted to sit on my lap for a little bit so I got to share some excitement with a child, just not my own.

Pictures?? I’ve got them 🙂
Elephants:

Tigers:

Penguins (aka clowns):

Guys on stilts:

Guys on motorcycles:

Kids eating cotton candy:

Kids being silly:

And people who were really only looking forward to lunch at Red Robin afterwards:

***Mom…it is a song we used to sing in Girl Scouts!!

I went to the animal fair***

Posted on May 22, 2009 by mingomama

Anywho…we still had a good time. Thankfully Avery wanted to sit on my lap for a little bit so I got to share some excitement with a child, just not my own.

***Mom…it is a song we used to sing in Girl Scouts!!

Just passing through the emotional tides

Posted on May 16, 2009 by mingomama

Seriously. I felt it all yesterday.

The Crankies: I’m only one person. I cannot do it all. I cannot make everyone happy at the same time, including myself.

The Thankfuls: Oh look…a new package in the mail…this one full of hcg drugs!!! Lori most certainly loves me.

The Fear: I hope I don’t let Lori and everyone else down if we don’t get pregnant, or kill yet another child.

The “oh forget it, let’s just not have kids”: Felt while walking through a carnival with teenagers everywhere. Teenagers. I don’t want one of them. I just want the cute kid…nothing past 12 thank you very much.

The “hmm, that one looks to be about 11 months old, I wonder if that is what Blue would look like now?”s: Self explanatory.

The severely happies: Watching Avery and Delaney have fun at the carnival.

The pride: Jenn has been invited to play on a women’s fast pitch softball team.

The sighs: I am so sick of being tired and tired of being sick.

The jealousies: Jenn and Lyz went for a jog last night. I wish I had the urge to do such a thing. I don’t think that even if I could breathe right I wouldn’t jog…just walking along behind them would be good enough for me. But it is so much more than that. I just don’t have the desire to fix myself. I want that urge like Jenn and Lyz had last night. (I don’t want to be pushed though either girls…I’ll just get the crankies back lol)

I just felt it all. And to be honest it was quite draining. I played with Avery and Delaney while Jenn and Lyz jogged. It was fun. Only 10 minutes, so it isn’t like that gave me the slightest hint at what motherhood is like. But it was really fun to juggle them. To make sure Delaney was happy while Avery and I did the “fill up the fishbowl with water and magic” dance for the goldfish she won at the fair (with Jenn’s help, if I don’t mention that Jenn will be sad). It was fun. I was kinda sad that Jenn and Lyz were back so quickly! But proud of them for being out there jogging!!

Anywho. I realize that this was a big old post about nothing, but I haven’t posted all week so I thought that I should write something. Something is better than nothing. Ramble ramble blah blah?