I don’t know if it’s just the extra stress levels around here but my child has been seriously driving me batty lately! His attitude SUCKS lately – always talking back, pouting (like with arms crossed saying ‘harumph!’ whenever something doesn’t go his way, yelling at the tv when he can’t get through a particular Nintendo board, etc. It’s like my little 4 year old has suddenly morphed into an angry, emo 14 year old!

He’s getting attention – but I assume it’s not enough. We’re going to Great Wolf Lodge again so hopefully we will be able to have a little fun (it’s a command function, so I know my husband will be on stress level “high” unfortunately).

Hubby is on his way to Florida for a business trip next week … so it’s going to be a rough week if Xander doesn’t stop with the damn attitude.

Alan tried to take Xander to daycare on his bike (with Xander in a bike trailer) and apparently, a bug flew into Xander’s eye! So, he bikes him home and they come busting into the house with Xander screaming his head off. I managed to get him calmed down but he refused to let me look at his eye. At least I got him to stop rubbing it though.

I wiped his face and hands off with a warm washcloth and we snuggled up for awhile. Finally, he was able to open his eye a little for me (when he got distracted by Alan tickling him – laughter is really the best medicine!) There is nothing in Xander’s eye – so I’m assuming whatever flew in (a gnat?) was wiped/cried away. I’m sure he gave himself some eye scratches though – thankfully, those light scratches heal pretty fast. I told Alan to go ahead and take him to school but to let his teacher know what happened.

I’m home today – so I’m on call in case his eye gets worse.

Poor kid! Gosh, it’s barely 10am and it’s already been a madhouse here!

With all the darn drugs I am taking to knock out this awful cold & cough I have you would think perhaps there would be something for a headache involved? Nope! No such luck! So, I slept the day away after Xander and I got home from the playgroup kids Christmas party because I had a head splitting migraine. Yes – ALL DAY. I felt as though someone was taking a knife to my head right between my eyes. The only thing that made it tolerable was sleep. Then, when I realized my family would absolutely STARVE without me (yeah, right) I said – eff it I’m taking a Motrin. The only Motrin this chick has is Motrin 800 because you know, we’re a military family. You get Motrin 800 for everything around here. Nosebleed? Motrin 800! Appendectomy? Motrin 800? Just gave birth? Motrin 800! Gunshot wound to the lower glutes? Motrin 800! (Yeah, I think you go the point). So, since it works well for headaches – I took one. Within a 1/2 hour my headache was gone. Why the heck didn’t I take one earlier? Then at least I could’ve gotten stuff done today!

Aside from the headache the party was a lot of fun. Xander got a Moon Sand kit (thanks Erica!) and I bought my gift receiver some Color Wonder paper and markers. I’ve never bought it for Xander – news paper works just fine for us – but it looks pretty neat. I didn’t see anyone get any personalized books – but I did see lots of Littlest Pet Shop! There were a TON of kids there – it was pretty crowded, but I didn’t see much blood (only one!) and all the kids seemed to have a great time. That party marked my 1-year anniversary with the playgroup!

If you are taking a hybrid (half online and half in class) math class do NOT think that you can keep your three year old home with you and also "attend" online class. It’s absolutely completely impossible. COMPLETELY. I just didn’t want to drive out to my friends house again to drop Xander off – figured I was putting her out enough having him over there for two days while my normal (theoretically) "babysitter" is out of town. It will be easier next week for this hybrid class because my normal (again, theoretically) sitter is only a block away. So, I can drop Xander off and come home and spend the whole time on line working out problems.

But, for right now I might have to abandon all hope of getting any math done while I am the only one home with him. I might just hit the library or even the coffee house later on after hubby gets home. That way I can study in peace.

Other than schoolwork I’ve run a load of dishes so far this morning. I still have to:

• Clean the living room
• Unload/Put away dishes
• Another load of dishes
• Get dinner in the crockpot (Three Cheese Broccoli Cheese Soup & Garlic Knots)
• Unload dryer
• Load dryer
• Run a load of laundry
• Unload dryer | Load Dryer
• Sort through about 200 emails in my inbox (omg!!??)

It’s a hefty list – but I have a Starbucks Frap by my side helping me out. I also have to do something with Xander to get him the hell off the damn Wii. Why did I buy that thing? WHY!? Oh yeah – I wanted it. Next time I decide to buy a new gaming system please remind me not to tell Xander and just like – hide it in my closet or something.

Bye ya’ll … cya later.