I was thinking yesterday about my ramblings last week about other people’s decisions about family size, housekeepers and schooling and I know I have jinxed myself. I am going to get pregnant, which will bring us up to three. The child will be born in the summer, which will mean we will probably decide to hold him/her back a year so they can have a “growth year” since everyone else is. Then, since I will have three kids and won’t have time to clean the house, I will have to hire a housekeeper. I should learn to keep my mouth shut, or in this case, my fingers still.
I miss my old grocery store. 🙁 I have had to find a new grocery store. It has taken me several weeks, but I think I have found one. It’s hard though. You have to figure out where everything is, which means it takes longer to actually shop. They also may not have the same brands which can be a bit difficult for the children to deal with. (Thank goodness they carry Liam’s cottage cheese or I would have a mutiny on my hands.) What I like about my new grocery store is that it seems that everyone I know or have ever known seems to shop there. In the two times I have been there I have run into several people from church, the parents of my roommate from freshman year, one of Liam’s former preschool teachers and a former coworker who I haven’t seen in about three years. Not only can I grocery shop, but I can be social and have a variety of different reunions all at the same time. Oh, yeah, and the food selection isn’t so bad either. 🙂
Along the same lines…I was at the grocery store near my grandma’s house, which is in a small town in Missouri, last week buying some ice cream for her birthday. Wow! Small town grocery stores suck. Seriously. Not only do they have zero selection and are on the small side…when I was walking around trying to find the ice cream, I walked past the meat section where the butcher was mopping the floor talking about how good squirrel meat is. Uh, huh. I will say, however, the lady at the checkout counter was exceptionally nice.
We went to go see this movie today. I think I liked it. It was great for the kids…there was no cussing, name calling, sex, etc. I think the worse thing that was said is that a child calls another child “weird”. The thing that was kind of weird about this movie is that it is being billed as a movie for kids, which I guess it kind of is since it is about a toy store. However, there are some pretty serious parts of the movie, too. It was not as light-hearted and whimsical as I thought it was going to be. The boys seemed to like it though, however, I think some of the seriousness went over their heads. So, I am not recommending that you run out and see this movie, but if you need something to do and have an hour and a half to spare…
The next movie Liam wants to see is The Water Horse and then there is the Veggie Tales movie which comes out in January.
I rarely just pick a book off the library shelf…a book I have never heard of written by an author I have never heard of…but I did and it paid off. This was a great coming of age story. I am going to definitely try out some of this author’s other books.
Two nights…three dinners…very full stomachs.
*Thanksgiving, Family, Friends (Irish Gaelic)
I am SO excited that d’Bronx has opened a location closer to our house! It is so good and makes you feel like you are in a real deli. The other two locations require a day trip or a special occasion, this one is comparatively just down the street AND happens to be on the way to violin lessons! 🙂
I have not been to the new location yet, but the pizzas are super yummy as are the sandwiches and the apple pie. You can’t go wrong.
My grandma is 90-years old today! Quite an accomplishment!
I have made room in my life for another show. If you are not watching Heroes you are missing out. Quite frankly, if you haven’t been watching it, you are too late. The story line is very complex and Sean had to give me the Cliff’s Notes version so I could catch up. It is so good though. Very smart writing…too bad they’re on strike.
1. I don’t understand why everyone seems to be holding their kids (especially boys) back a year in school if they were born anytime after April 30. I have had moms say they are holding their child back because they can’t read yet. What?! You aren’t supposed to be able to read before kinder. It is definitely not a prerequisite to kinder. There are kids who are turning seven in kindergarten. When I was seven I was in second grade. I also don’t understand (along the same lines) the parents who put their kids in public school for kinder (because they aren’t ready for kinder) and then put them in parochial school for kinder again. If they aren’t ready for kinder why are you putting them in kinder at all? That said, with everything I am typing or about to type, I have never been in this situation, so I am not passing judgement. I truly don’t understand. I know that some people have some legit reasons for holding their kids back, but at some point I think some people are doing it just because everyone else is. Any insight?
2. The whole three kids thing. This is another trend in parenting I don’t get. Purses and jeans should be trendy, not humans. I especially don’t get why it is trendy to have them all as close together as humanly possible. If you can have all three before the oldest is four, that is super trendy. I had a mom tell me once that she was having a third because the second one was going to school and she was going to be lonely. What?! Get a dog or get a job or get a hobby. Babies are not companions, they are people that will grow up. You can’t keep having kids because you are lonely. Again, not passing judgement (okay, maybe a little) but I truly don’t understand how the number of kids you have can be trendy. I just don’t see people as objects or notches in a belt. There was a whole article in Time magazine a while back about this trend, so I know I am not making it up. Let me also say, that doesn’t mean that we won’t ever have another child. I certainly wouldn’t have one because everyone else was doing it though.
3. One more thing…housekeepers. I don’t understand why seemingly everyone has a housekeeper nowadays. I totally understand it if you work outside the home. If you work full-time, the last thing you want to do is come home and clean. There are also a million special circumstances that would warrant a housekeeper. I have had one before. Shortly after Colm was born my dear, dear, MIL paid to have someone come clean our house before Colm’s baptism party which was being held at our house. With a newborn and a two-year old I just didn’t have it in me to do the amount of cleaning that needed to be done for company. What I don’t understand is when SAHMs have a housekeeper on a regular basis. I see it as kind of part of the job description. I also kind of think it sends a bad message to the kids. We can get it messy, but we don’t have to clean it up. We can just pay someone to clean up after us. Lastly, who knows how many other people’s houses they have cleaned before yours. If they are using the same mops, sponges, rags, etc. to clean your house as they did the five other people before you…YUCK!
Now that I have managed to piss off a large segment of the population, especially those with three kids, who have a housekeeper and held their kid back a year…enlighten me. Help me to understand.
Sean got a Wii for his birthday. I think Colm thinks it is his. He loves the golfing. It’s too cute.