I don't want a house full of books or the latest kitchen gadgets or a new car or...a Stanley cup. I don't car about Stanley cups. Or labubu dolls, whatever in the world those things are.
I want a closet full of wool sweaters. Does anyone else ever type in "wool sweater" in postmark and drool over the selection? I want this one. This holiday themed one screams berry pie and snowy thanksgiving. This one looks absolutely decedent and luscious but why is it over $100? Actually, I am shocked that I can find 100% alpaca or merino sweaters for under $40 sometimes. Do people not know what they are selling?
Alas, I am not made of money so I limit myself to one new sweater a year. After a lot of searching and checking my closet, I bought this one because I don't have many basics and I don't have anything in black and white. And the seller claims they couldn't find it and refunded me, and now I have to start my search all over again...oh well. I'm thinking of going with brown and buying something in alpaca for this fall. Zip and/or buttons seem to be my friend since I am still nursing Esther.
Anyway, today Esther fell off the trampoline backwards onto her head and I don't even know why I let her up there. She's fine, I think. I have her watching Ponyo downstairs with a cold pack on her neck after checking her all over and giving her her nursies. It was on the tip of her head but she told me her neck hurts too. Poor kid. We do have a net on the trampoline, but the part you zip up is broken and...she just fell right off. I'm going to see about getting the zipper fixed.
By the way, she's been getting on the trampoline since she was one. This is the first time she's gotten hurt. And I feel so responsible she's definitely too little to be on it, but she wants so much to be with her big brother and sister so much!
School went well today. We got everything done except Shakespeare. Maybe I will read it at dinner. Probably not. Oh, and we were supposed to paint today but I can always do that tomorrow.
I ate cake and didn't check my blood sugar, shhhhhh don't tell. It was handmade Angel Food cake and I did half the sugar but......
Nothing much is happening right now in our lives. I am almost all the way recovered neck-wise from my accident, my brain is catching up...still a bit slow mentally. We will hear if our car was totaled or not on Wednesday. The person who hit me does have insurance and they accepted liability...so all the paperwork is squared away and we are just waiting for the results.
Brian spent all weekend working on our spare car, the old one, so I will have something to drive this week, and we can go on vacation at the end of the month to the beach. Only this car does not have heat and that was one of the reasons we got the van--and also the seating issues, three kids in the back is a bit tough with their ages. Brian test drove our spare car to work today and everything looks fine! It will be nice to have a reliable vehicle tomorrow if nothing pops up between now and when he gets home...I can't believe he worked so hard. I made him ham, mashed potatoes and veggies (one of his favorite meals) to thank him tonight for dinner. We all have our arguments and struggles but I know at the end of the day I have a husband who loves and respects me and shows up for his family, and I am so grateful. I hope he knows how much I love him.
The new part for the car was $300. We put it on the credit card...
Anyway, I met my first Karen over the weekend. I was putting a screaming Esther into my car (I made her hold my hand in the parking lot, how dare me) and this lady in the car next to me started yelling that my car door hit her car and scratched it and it's a brand new car. I calmly looked at her and told her that her car was fine and it was--we both looked--but she was not having it. She was screaming at me and Esther was screaming and Becky started crying and I think some of Karen-Lady's kids were in her car and I didn't know what to do...it was crazy. I did not hit her car with my door! It was a whole crazy episode and I hope Karen-Lady's husband talks some sense into her. She must have been having a bad day.
And her car was very dirty.
Eyeroll.
I had to come home and make lunch after that and let me tell you there was some praying and some loud music for awhile!
Some people need more sleep, and less coffee...that's all I'll say.
Excited about Mountain Run Jam! And beach trip! And school, and thanksgiving and Christmas and all the cozy winter vibes.
Not excited about my cycle, which started today, and I bled through my pad and my pants while teaching my kids school...I have not done that in 15 years. Glad I was home.
How are you all?
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