And the floods came up

I wish they had canceled school today BEFORE I had showered and gotten all ready. Oh, and before Tom had already left and gotten trapped out there.

The rains we have been having are crazy. I was up most of the night because it was so loud and I kept having hurricane flashbacks. Isn't it crazy the things you obsess over in the middle of the night?

We left our garbage can out yesterday and it floated away, no where to be found this morning.

Today is TAKS day so I'm not sure what they are going to do about making that up, but I am always happy for a day off! I love rainy days when I can stay home in bed. Now, about that 3 year old running wild around the house...

Gratuitous picture post

Last night I went over to Daniel and Sabrina's house to watch the kiddos. Ellie was so excited about seeing her Kolby. In the past, Kolby and Ellie tended to exclude Olivia. OR if they did play with her, they would pretend she was a monster and run screaming away. But now that she is getting older and able to hold her own, the three of them played together quite nicely. Actually, Ellie has been known to be rather rude to Olivia. One might go so far as to call her a bully. Shocking, I know. But times? They are a changin' and I have the pictures to prove it.

Sharing is caring!Big hugs! And...in for the kiss. Olivia is all looking at me like, are we sure this is safe?
Yes, it makes me happy to see those two munchkins getting along. Especially because Ellie will be over there again tonight and tomorrow night. It's so great having family close by!

And for one final picture. My little gangsta'.

Pregnancy update (amidst my whining)

I was planning on being much more diligent about documenting my pregnancy. When I was pregnant with Ellie, I had a private blog that I would occasionally write in, but not that often. I hoped that this time around, I would be a better record keeper, but really there hasn't been much to document. I tend to feel better on the weekends, but my weekdays are generally spent in a haze of exhaustion and nausea. I am cranky and short with my students. I have been letting Ellie watch way too much TV. And poor Tom has to listen to me whine every day about how miserable I feel. I even call him every time I throw up, just so he can be part of this whole glorious experience. I know that once I know the sex of the baby or even feel him/her move around, then I will feel so much better. But right now, I just feel tired, nauseous, hormonal, and very, very fat.

Weekend recap: Jersey cousins edition

Tom's older sister was in town this weekend with her 6 year old twin boys, Brian and Mark. Since she lives in New Jersey, we don't get to see her very often. The family came over on Saturday and Ellie fell asleep 5 minutes before they arrived. I was worried she would be grumpy and reclusive when she woke up, but clearly I don't know my child. She bolted out of the bedroom, did 2 fast laps around the house, and quickly fell in love with her new cousins.
I think Ellie tends to get along better with older kids because she can get them to do her bidding. See the little diva in action:
Where's Ellie?
There she is!
We all got together again in the evening for dinner at Pappasitos. The highlight of the evening was when the waiters sang Happy Birthday to Ellie and brought her a little dessert. Then, a guy with an accordion and another guy with a guitar sang to her. I so wish I had brought my camera to dinner because Ellie's grin just stretched from ear to ear. She is like her momma...really knows how to stretch out a birthday.

Afterwards we went to my father in law's house for more visiting and some yummy pies. Ellie was still in high gear, jumping on couches and dancing to the music, but I was exhausted! I fell asleep in the car on the way home and let Tom take care of the whole Ellie bedtime routine.

Conversations with my daughter

"I going to be three!"
"You ARE three! And Mommy is thirty."
"You aren't thirty. You're clean."

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Me: Ellie, you can't have another yogurt until after you eat your dinner.
Ellie (whining): I waaant it.
Me: No, sorry, you have to eat your dinner first.
Ellie: You don't tell me no. You say "yes ma'am!"

Ack! She's using my own words against me now!