things orbiting around my brain

• Did you know we are now a TWO computer family? Beaux has been drooling over netbooks for months now and last week he bought this as an early birthday present. He deserves a great present; he's such a great dad and husband and works his booty off for our little family. (Not to mention, he'll be the big 3-0.) I can't tell you how much he loves his 'precious' and has spent a lot of time geeking out over it. And we are both thrilled that now we don't have to share one computer - that was causing weird underlying stress between us, like siblings fighting over a toy. We both love having the Internet at our fingertips WHEN we want it and sharing is just no fun. Now we can both do whatever we want (me, play Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook until my eyes cross, Beaux, install crap on his very! own! computer!) 
• For the record, I am absolutely allowed to use the sweet tiny Netbook, but I like the desktop just fine. If I sit on the couch with Thomas for any length of time, he thinks it's Milk Bar time, and so I have to keep mynot-very-far-away distance, if you know what I mean.  I like to break it out at night when I have the couch all to myself and no boys around. 
• Someone is working on those endlessly-not-emerging two year molars, and they are bad *insertcursewordhere* - poor guy. Most of the time he seems okay, but I know his mouth is hurting and I feel bad for him.  
• I now possess a copy of the 30 Day Shred, and I made it through Day One. (Yesterday, Thomas never took a nap; so I didn't get to do it. I promise you I wasn't actively avoiding it; yet I also didn't want to work out after he went to bed. I've got to get better about that.) It really wasn't as hard as I remembered; but it is hard. I love that it's got simple moves so that you don't spend the whole time trying to figure out how to DO what they're doing on the screen. Weirdly, the arm exercises were the easiest; probably because I carry around a 28 pound weight many times a day. This kid has GOT to start using his legs more!  
• I am so behind posting about my book list; I'm thinking of doing several posts in a row on it. Would you mind so much book talk? I have so much to say!
•  Speaking of the Kid, Beaux and I have agreed to register him for a two-morning-a-week Mother's Morning Out program. Two! mornings! a! week! He really needs this; we think, to spend a few hours away from Mama. I have several friends who send their kids to this program and it's really just organized playtime, nothing too structured. Thomas adores other kids SO MUCH and I am hoping that he'll realize that it's FUN and not A LIFE SENTENCE OF DOOM not have Mama around. 
• I seriously cannot fathom having six hours a week all to myself.  What am I going to do with myself? I have very rarely even been in our apartment without Thomas here, too. The possibilities are endless. Writing, maybe! Exercising! Cleaning the whole house without interruption (not my first choice, obviously)! Going out to breakfast with my husband! Maybe I'll even do something really crazy and responsible, like, go to the doctor! (Blech.)

Comments

[Megsie]

Bring on the book talk! I can't wait.

[violetismycolor]

I think you should go out to a coffee shop/book store/library and just veg, either by yourself or with a girlfriend or girlfriends. I loved this time, myself.

[Nick]

Heh, in the past few months my parents have gone from being a two computer family to being a four computer family! Dad has gotten into buying refurb laptops from Gateway at auction and has gotten one for himself and my mom. Of course the twins usually end up being the ones on the laptops.

[julie]

"Milk Bar" heh heh heh

Keith still tries the occasional sneaky fondle and will emphatically declare that he is a baby when he gets caught. Boys and their toys...