Jan 31 ~ 2011

Snow & Ice.. KILLS me!! I slipped today in the most idiotic fashion... but it just makes me laugh like crazy! I have these 2 METAL clam shell chairs in my back yard. I wanted them so very badly for my last garden. They were so cute out there & here they haven't yet found a home. But instead of putting them in the shed for the winter, they are out by the lilac tree COVERED in ice & one flipped over. So I got one unstuck from the ice and set it up next to my 8 foot bird feeder. Then I STEPPED ON IT!! Oh yea that is how I roll! So I'm standing there pouring in the bird seed when my neighbor across the street yodels at me regarding the high pitched noise we have been hearing for days. So at this point I am standing on an icy metal chair in my snow boots wearing sweat pants & a long sleeve t-shirt while it sleets down on me chatting across the street with the neighbor. SMART!! We chat about calling the police about this noise we have been hearing & both decide to call right away. I then step OFF the chair slightly & slowly and BAM I slip. I banged my rib cage into the top of the clam shell chair and my legs (shins first) slide off the edge of the chair. Landing on the icy packed snow. It was quite a fall. The neighbor hollars if I'm ok.. and I stand up & tell her I am fine. But MAN IT HURT... And tonight I am bruised. This was so not smart! But 2 things did happen... I fed the birds & did call the police about the noise. Helps to be accountable to my strange neighbor!!

Well.... for the 3rd day my boarder has gotten up at 6am & suddenly Espen is awake at 6:20am. NOT FUN. He insists on getting up that early & going to the gym. Well it throws off my entire day to have Espen up that early. One more day of it happening & I will have to say something. Doug gets up early and never wakes me or Espen. And I do not need a nearly 2 year old up that early. I can of course let him cry & stay in his bed until 7 but at this point it doesn't seem fair. If it were for 10 or 15 minutes I'd do it but 40 minutes is to much. Today I tried to fool him & give him a milk & put him back to bed... but my boarder was so incredibly loud getting breakfast & going outside to start his car that Espen knew someone was up & wanted to go see him. I was not happy to say the least. So tomorrow if it happens again I will have words...

Honestly I am so sick of words.... he doesn't listen or care what I say.... so I'll just count down... and pray that I can have the strength to make it.