Happy Halloween

From the cutest flamigo I've ever seen.

We hope your family had a safe and fun Halloween.

Happy Birthday

Wow

Turning 30 on the 30th.

I always thought it would be a big deal. I don't feel any different today than I did yesterday. Or this time last year.

My dear girlfriends threw a surprise birthday party Saturday evening for me. Of course I didn't have my camera so there is no evidence of the pink-from-champagne cheeks or the I'm-so-shocked-I'm-giggling face. But trust me--it was a blast and a total surprise.

M had flowers (yellow roses) waiting for me at school when I picked her up this afternoon. I'm pretty sure H had something to do with that, but there is no evidence.

I'm hoping that H will deliver the much desired knitting classes from the local yarn store. He's got dinner waiting downstairs, so we'll see. I'll have to let you know later what surprises he has in store.

So, thirty is really no different than 29 and probably no different than 31. But it's always fun to have a special day to celebrate.

MBS--Nothing

I don't have anything to share this week...I'll be back next week!

WOOOO HOOOOO

Portion 1 of the thesis project is

COMPLETE!

I'm going to take a hot bubble bath before I tackle portions 2 and 3.

YES!

PS: I did the most difficult portion first. It's all downhill from here!!!!!

Oh, yes...and just wait until I tell you about my wonderful suprise last night. I seriously have the greatest friends in the entire world.

Phrase Friday

You're never going to believe this, but my bloggy-friend, Golightly, has started her very own Phrase Friday and we both started last week!
Check it out: http://piercebabyproject.blogspot.com/ Her little guy is really turning out some cute phrases this week.

I need to purchase a Phrase Friday notebook so I can jot down the things I hear. Obviously, thesis-writing has caused a bit of a brain fog this week. Twice at school my students said super cute things that I was going to post about and of course M is her normal cute-funny-smarter-than-your-kid self. Can I remember anything right this moment? No. Nope. Nada. Zip.

Here is a moderately cute M story.
We were looking at pictures from our trip to the zoo. There was a sweet picture of M touching the train before we went for a ride.
M: Yook, shoo-shoo twain! (translation: Look, choo-choo train!)
Me: Yes, that is a train.
M: Baby, shoo-shoo twain! (translation: Baby is looking at the choo-choo train.)
Me: That's M*R#T looking at the train. That's you!
M: No, Mommy (complete confusion as if I have lost my mind). Da Baby, shoo-shoo twain! (translation: That's baby looking at the choo-choo train!)

So, not really a phrase that tickles my funny bone, but a sweet story, nonetheless.

Here are a few local phrases:
Coke: any carbonated beverage; may be referring to coca-cola, or sprite, doctor pepper, diet coke, any other beverage in a recyclable can.
Bless her heart: basically, it means "Oh, dear...she's a doll despite her problem" (whatever the problem might be) As in: Well, she can't help it, bless her heart.


Okay, send thesis-completion thoughts my way. I've worked every night this week late into the night and I'm really tired. Last night, I was so tired, in fact, that I didn't save the work I did and lost at least 2.5 hours of work. I'm heading to bed now with the intention of working extra hard tomorrow to catch up. I just don't have it in me tonight.

Please leave some of your Phrase Friday comments! I sure do need a smile right now!

Help Needed

Yeah, yeah, yeah...I know I said I'd be MIA until Sunday, but I've got a little problem--not thesis related.

M is having a major shift in her sleep patterns. As in, she's not sleeping as much or as well as she used to. I've always had the EASIEST time getting her to sleep and she rarely wakes up during the night. Suddenly (as in the past few weeks), M is sobbing at bedtime and is having a very difficult time getting to sleep. She's also waking up once, if not severals times, during the night and crying out for a while before going back to sleep. The other sleep problem is that she's not napping at her school much at all.

Have any of your children had a major sleep shift at or around 2 years old? Is this common? Do you have any suggestions? C'mon...share your blog-mommy expertise with me.

MIA

I'm here, but will be MIA until Sunday, when the last pieces of my thesis project are due. I hope to do Theme Thursday and will definitely do Phrase Friday (hosted by yours truly for the entertainment of yours truly).

I can't wait to catch up on all of you. Maybe I should take a day off work next week so I can catch up on all my blog reading!!!

See you soon,
Me
The frantically-writing-fingertip-blistered thesis author