It was optimistic to assume we would have any sort of decent New Year’s Eve tonight, considering the party was supposed to be at Kile’s sister’s house and Liam is an ill-famed creature of habit. It’s asking quite a bit to have him sleep in the pack n play here at his grandparent’s house, much less expect him to sleep in a strange bed in a strange house with a lot of people talking just outside the door. At 11:30, we determined that Liam was a lost cause and decided to make a break for it. The plan was to get him back to the in-laws house and get him to bed so we could enjoy the countdown at least together.
Yeah, not so much.
Took a little while to get home. It is beyond cold outside tonight, -5 at my sister in law’s house. And Kile was trying to be extra cautious what with maniacs on the road and police feeling trigger happy. So we got home with maybe 5-10 minutes to midnight. But Liam had to be changed and then put in the pack n play. But here is where Kile spent precious minutes trying to settle Liam down (he was pretty pissed off by now) and when that was accomplished, he felt the need to fix himself a glass of iced tea. I guess I didn’t get the message across that it was time like, oh, NOW. So we missed it. We turned the TV on and it was like 12:01.
I’m pretty disappointed. I know it’s silly to put a lot of store in such things because it doesn’t REALLY matter. But I feel sad that I wasn’t able to get the New Year off “right”, you know? Instead, the living room is torn apart because there were dogs loose in the house all evening long (and one of them isn’t really house trained yet so you figure it out). I’m feeling tired and out of sorts (I haven’t had any really good sleep in ages now) (oh and I’m wearing a wrist brace because apparently you can get carpal tunnel syndrome. Go figure).
I want this to be a good year. I’m desperate for a good year. See, I was pregnant at New Years 4 years ago. I was about the same number of weeks pregnant, in fact. I had high hopes for 2004 and was let down in a MAJOR way. So I was hoping to have a different sort of New Year, and maybe have a moment to focus my good thoughts and energies towards 2008, to put some positive energy out there.
Guess not, huh? Merry frickin’ New Year.
This is me. I'm a thirtysomething stay at home mom to three kids. For years I was a stay at home mom to one kid and trying very hard to have more. It took a LONG time (ie: 6 1/2 years), but finally Liam arrived and charmed us with his blue eyes and ginormous, round head. Then we got a shock: I was pregnant again and this time it was a GIRL. Our hearts and home are full at last and now that we're done having babies, we get to relax (snort) and watch them grow (not too fast now, you hear?). Thanks for coming by, feel free to dip into my archives, read my About and History pages (just don't do Jackson's Story without tissues!) and make yourself at home.
