M just won a 30GB iPod in a Boy Scout banquet raffle!

Cool Huh?

Then Karma gave me a gorgeous car to follow on the beltway: a Lotus. That is a car that NEEDS a spoiler. Nice.

Backed out of my garage with my hatchback up. Cracked the spoiler and broke off the middle brake light. I'm so cool with duct tape holding it together.

Update on the attitude

The weekend I posted about O's attitude he was banned from Wii. But, I found him playing it Sunday morning. He said that he thought Saturday was the end of the week and Sunday was a new week. Therefore, his Wii grounding was up on Sunday at midnight. And he was kind about it. Saturday he was helpful and didn't argue at all. C and he had a long discussion about respect and participating in family life, doing chores, helping one another out and so on. He has been so much better ever since. Rarely does he roll his eyes or talk back. He happily says yes when asked to do something and he does it with joy.

I know it isn't the last we will see of the attitude but at least we made some headway on that early on. Let's just hope it sticks and also rubs off on his sister!

Decided to hit the zoo and Hermann Park this afternoon. Baaaaaaad idea. There are a gazillion cars and 5 times as many people here. UGH.

Looking forward to following the Winter Olympics with the kids this year.

Sleeting now in SE Houston. This has been the strangest winter.

Depression came down on me like a ton of bricks today. Stupid weather doesn't help. I've learned that it passes quicker if I lay low. Doing just that today.

Groundhog Day

I just read a blog that describes motherhood as Groundhog Day. I think she nailed it. Don't know why it didn't occur to me before. The mind numbing every day repetition that, no matter how hard you try to tweak it, ends up the same every single day. I love that and hate that all at the same time.

And in the spirit of Groundhog Day, M woke me up again at 330 am. This time she had peed all over the bathroom floor. At least yesterday she made it onto the toilet. See? Even the kids try to tweak the daily repetition! But, in the end, the morning is the same. I'm a grouchy mom that didn't get enough sleep, trying to figure out how to make it through the day. She is blissfully asleep. Just like yesterday.

My daughter woke me up at 330 this morning and I couldn't go back to sleep as easily as she did. It is going to be a long freakin' Monday. Send reinforcements.