Overdue for post, but first a closet cleanout.

at 04/06/13 11:09PM
I'm going through my closet and getting rid of some of my work wardrobe. Mostly in sizes 4-6. I've posted it on Craigslist and Facebook but thought I'd see if anyone here could use them. Everything is in great shape, some barely worn. If there's any damage, it's noted in the description. If you want more than one thing, feel free to make an offer. I'll be glad to provide pics and measurements. If we're facebook friends, you can see the pics on my wall.

Here's the list:

SKIRTS: (all knee length, $5 each)
GAP Women's size 6 tweed skirt (knee-length, black/white/gray)
OLD NAVY size 6 wool plaid (dark gray/ight gray)
APT 9 size 8 (fits more like a 6) kick pleats skirt (dark grey)
PERSAMAN NEW YORK size 6 light pink black lace knee length skirt (some wear on the lace - a few snags but nothing very noticeable when wearing it)

PANTS (
($20) Lined: JUICY COUTURE pants size 28 in light brown houndstooth plaid (lined in pink, heart pocket on the back - super cute!)
($15) Lined: THE LIMITED size 6 Cassidy fit in brown tweed
($10) J CREW size 4 dark grey wool dress pants
($10) ANN TAYLOR size 4 dark wash trouser jeans

JEANS/SHORTS
($10) GAP Long & Lean size 4 Long (some wear on these, mostly on hems, but still in great shape)
($5) AMERICAN EAGLE size 6 navy blue shorts/capris (slightly longer than Bermuda short length)

SHIRTS:
($3 each or both for $5) MERONA size S tanks in cream and coral


Poor Boy.

at 07/03/12 1:18PM
My poor son was tired and asking to go "night night" - I was finishing up a couple of things and told him to wait a second. While I was working, he crawled into his room and tearfully said, "Bye! bye!" and then crawled to the rocker and patted it over and over, saying "night night! night night! bye! night night!" and signing please.

He's good with guilt trips. I put him to bed :)
  • mjintexas
    That's so sweet. :)
    by mjintexas at 07/03/12 10:46PM
  • themother
    Glad to see you on Pleonast again!
    by themother at 07/04/12 10:53AM
  • be_with_me_lord
    Awww, poor guy.
    by be_with_me_lord at 07/05/12 9:35AM
  • whipsmile
    oh dear. poor little guy. I've totally been there before. Being so very tired.
    by whipsmile at 09/14/12 2:03PM
  • whipsmile
    Arsenal? Booo. Liverpool if we're going that league. ;-)

    haha. THanks though. :-)
    by whipsmile at 03/01/13 8:48AM
  • wifelet
    I said this on Jessi's page, but I realized you might not see it ... I would've keeled over dead to see you choose ANY movie, EVER, over Emperor's New Groove. :)
    by wifelet at 03/19/13 8:42PM

2012.

at 01/30/12 6:59PM
Since the beginning of 2012 -

1. We moved. A "new old" house. This one was built in 1925 (last one built in 1891) and has double the space. Plus a dishwasher. My hands are in heaven.

2. I started back to work. I'm only teaching 2 days a week for an hour, and Will gets to either go with me, get dropped off at his Marmee's house, or cooed over by adoring high school girls. I love being back in the classroom, but it's nice to have a lower level of commitment.

3. My mom came to visit. She helped us move and got to spend a lot of time with Will. He loves his Abi!

4. Will has started crawling - yay for a new house with lots of space for him to crawl in! He also pulled up for the first time last night in his crib. Not that he ever uses his crib. He's decided big people beds are where it's at. Ah well.

5. We started making preparations to go on a vacation - and hope to see some of you there! Deliberately being obtuse due to lack of gold membership/privacy :)
  • mjintexas
    Lots of good things! How happy!
    by mjintexas at 01/30/12 10:49PM
  • andtheking
    Yay for pulling up! Looking forward to seeing you and meeting Will.
    by andtheking at 01/31/12 7:45PM
  • nzmom
    Yay
    by nzmom at 02/01/12 2:57PM
  • cabinmommajuju
    we loved, loved, loved seeing ya'll when you were! will is gorgeous!
    by cabinmommajuju at 02/28/12 4:10PM
  • be_with_me_lord
    I didn't know you were on.here :-)
    by be_with_me_lord at 06/06/12 6:41PM

Teeth!

at 11/29/11 12:03PM

  • themother
    If you can't get a picture one way.... I realized after you left that one thing I meant to get you to do while you were here was to teach me how to post pictures on Pleonast and Facebook. Guess you'll just have to keep hacking me from time to time!
    by themother at 11/30/11 10:10PM

Made it/Making it...

at 11/03/11 12:22PM
Well, Little Man has had his first bout with sickness - the common cold came in on Tuesday afternoon, punched Will (and by proxy, me) in the face, and appears to be on its way out...look out! Make sure he doesn't come to your house! Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, Will didn't sleep for more than 30 minutes at a stretch, and woke up crying every time because he couldn't breathe. He slept in his swing so he could stay propped up - I slept on the ground next to the swing (hurray for hanging on to my backpacking mattress that I bought in high school - I KNEW it would come in handy someday!) and woke up to push the swing a few times (why is it that EVERYTHING runs out of batteries at the same time!? I had to rob the crib toy of its batteries (which I had already stolen from some other battery operated apparatus) to power the swing....and now that he's better, I'll pirate them back into the crib toy.

Ben was able to come home and work on Wednesday afternoon so I could get an hour or two of sleep. It's amazing what you can survive on. Today the little man has slept over an hour (YAY!) and it sounds like he might be about to wake up...

I'll have to post the photo later that Ben took of him last night. He was SO tired and so sicky but I told Ben we had to document. He slept well last night (as well as one can with a nose full of snot) and I'm hoping to get out today and get some groceries...

I'm proud to say I survived my first bout with motherhood + sickness. I made it (so far!)!!
  • theaunt
    Those sleepless nights when you are pregnant are supposed to prepare you for this.
    by theaunt at 11/03/11 1:40PM
  • wifelet
    Ugh. I hate dealing with colds in bitty ones!!! Z had one a couple of months before Mark was born, and would wake up every half hour SCREAMING - not only could she not breathe, but she was old enough that it freaked her out. :(

    Glad you're making it!! And thankful it was just a short bout - that makes it a little easier to recover from!
    by wifelet at 11/03/11 1:45PM
  • mjintexas
    Aw, poor little man! Hope he (and you) are all better soon. :)
    by mjintexas at 11/03/11 4:57PM
  • themother
    So glad he's better -- your papa said better now than the week of Thanksgiving. But if he's sick while he's here, you'll have lots of willing help!
    by themother at 11/04/11 8:36PM
  • bruke
    The first illness is pretty scary-- maybe more so when it's a stomach virus-- and tiring. I was just thinking the other day how useless I am without 7-8 hours of sleep, but I know I did without for at least the first 4 months of Silas' life and Wednesday night when he was sick and woke up at 4am crying. It's amazing how easy it was to get up and care for him. Hope Will is much better now.
    by bruke at 11/11/11 8:36AM