I miss the blog and I miss my Corgi, so I thought I would come hang out here for a bit. Not sure why it's been a hard couple of days without Cosmo, but I have been missing him a lot. I think I need a good dog show/puppy fix to help ease the blues.
Matilda's growing and mobile. I don't post many pictures here because they attach so nicely to Facebook and you're all there, too! She is getting to be Miss Independence: she refuses to eat unless we let her feed herself (with spoons and forks), and she climbs on EVERYTHING. She also helps me feed the dogs (still "babas") twice a day and loves to play in the dog food. Last night I caught her feeding Lily kibble from a spoon. She also likes to put Lucky in his crate, and he actually submits to her and falls at her feet!
We're looking forward to a visit from Auntie Gail, Cousin Carolyn and Coal in a few weeks. Of course this means I have to get my master bathroom up and running- we still haven't repaired it since the wall caved in last winter. Our house is the money pit. We actually turned on The Money Pit, that 80's flick, today and Jeff made me turn it off because he said it was too depressing (well, M turned it off because she loves pressing buttons, but Jeff wouldn't turn it back on)! Our master shower tiles caved in, our hall bath wall seems to be shifting and the shower faucet leaks something fierce and is getting worse, and we've noticed hairline cracks everywhere, which means foundation issues. We're also without AC today because the motor went out, but that is covered by our home warranty so it's the least of our worries! I'm sure there's more, but I can't remember right now. Oh wait! Last week our master bath flooded, while the hall bath clogged and the hall shower wouldn't drain. We had a main line block and ended up with sewer water in our master bedroom. This house looked SO nice when we bought it, but it's been drama after drama. I don't know if we will buy in Texas ever again! Too much can go wrong.
Quinn will be a Senior this fall- so exciting! We're looking at colleges, and he will be doing Academic Decathlon. He's definitely had his moments of trying me, even as recently as last month, but he seems to be on a good streak right now and I hope it continues.
Also, I will be finishing my last year of undergrad this year! Woohoo! It seems like it's taken forever, but the end is in sight and I've even started looking at MBA programs so I can start that as soon as I graduate. I think an MBA will be a scary challenge, since it's so intense and I am not awesome at math, but I want to tackle it. It's such a well rounded degree. I found a distance program in the UK that I am going to apply for- it's a lot cheaper to go to a well ranked school there than to go to one here... about a quarter of the cost, in fact!
I am trying to figure out a program to get in shape, because I feel awful. It's too hot to get outside and go running, though I have been toying with the idea of getting some friends together for a Hood to Coast type race (I had a blast when I did Hood to Coast) that happens here in a few months and training for that. If you're on a team, then you can't be a couch potato and let people down. I would really love to get on an elliptical for the remainder of the summer to get in better shape first so I don't die, though. I found a place that rents them for about $50 a month so I am considering that. You can either rent to own or just rent for a couple months and be done with it. I used to be great about going to the gym, but I can't really do it with M. Jeff is out of town a lot so it's hard to get a consistent routine, and the gym childcare is pretty cost prohibitive (not to mention kind of nasty). I wouldn't give up my kid for the world, but taking care of myself used to be a whole lot easier!
Time to wind this down before M wakes up. She's still waking up several times a night. It's probably time to wean her- though it's good for her to nurse, and it's our bonding time. I think if I stayed home I wouldn't feel nearly as guilty about it, but any little bit of special time we can get together, I will take. So here I sit, waiting for her imminent call for me to come get her.
