And Butterpea Makes 3

Ok, so she’s not a dog.  But we are trying so hard to talk little Miss Priss into rolling over!  She will be 3 months old tomorrow.  Maybe that will be the big day?  We thought she was going to do it on Easter.  Got the video camera out and everything.  She’s just so close if you blow on her too hard she’ll do it.  But nothing.  So we wait. 

In the meantime, I finally told my principal that I am not coming back.  Not for ‘08 either.  Yikes!  I must say it put me into a bit of a panic attack this first month.  I know we saved money for this and Mr. K makes enough for us to do it, but mentally it is draining to think of not having nearly $45 K a year income.  But we’ll make it work.  Hunter says it can work and he should know.  So I put a few things on craigslist and ebay and have taken a one day a week babysitting job for $10 an hour (3 hours).  The little guy I am sitting for is named Leo and he’s 2 weeks older than Mally.  They both napped 2 hours of the first day so if they continue that it’ll be just fine.

I am starting to wonder…how does a person’s house get so messy so fast when they do not have a job?  I remember babysitting for this lady…who shall remain nameless…and I remember her crying one day because she left the wet laundry in so long that it mildewed and ruined some of her daughter’s clothes.  At the time I thought to myself “How in the world can you not get laundry done?  You don’t even work!”  Now as a mother I think “Ok, I did over 20 loads of laundry this week.  And I only have one kid.  Whose clothes are microscopic.  How on earth did she ever get ANY laundry done?”  Honestly, last week I washed loads of towels, sheets, baby sheets, baby blankets, baby clothes light and dark, adult clothes light and dark, cold and warm.  It is never ending.  On the upside, at least I DID the laundry.  The dishes are piled high in the sink.  One thing about cooking more at home is more dishes.  Yuck.

Well, I am going to my first playgroup today at 3.  We’ll see how that goes.  It’s a group of parents whose kids will feed into the elementary school that Mally will go to.  Hopefully I will meet some nice people and find out what they think about the school.

Went to Madison this past weekend after just being there 2 weeks ago.  Sunday was great.  Thank goodness because after Saturday I was considering never returning.  Anyway, had a great time Sunday with 5 of my high school friends all in town for various reasons.  6 of us and 10 kids.  Whoo hoo!  It was fun.  :)  I loved seeing everyone’s kids and what they look like now after so long.  I think it’s interesting how you can go for years upon years without seeing a friend, but then it’s like you were never apart.  There were no odd lulls in conversation, no lack of things to talk about.  Just a bunch of Madison girls making up for lost time.  I do miss being home sometimes.  Crossing over the bridge into Vicksburg, the big sign reads “Mississippi- It’s like coming home.”  Well, it is like that.  It’s comfortable.  I still know where things are.  I still get Rice Road and Hoy Road mixed up, but I’ve been doing that since before I could drive.  :)  My grandparents still make sweet tea, buttermilk pancakes, and give the little kids cereal any time they want it.  Mr. K’s brother still plays video games 24-7 and his parents still have the same renovation jobs going that they did when we were in college.  Mississippi is comfort.  However, that doesn’t mean I would ever move back there in a million years.  :)  I love Dallas and hour friends here.  Mr. K’s job is awesome and I love our house and our neighborhood by the lake.  Madison is just a nice visiting place. 

It was great seeing everyone.  Here are some pictures of the trip.   (Will add these later…it’s not working)