Random patriotic birthday thoughts
Tis a week for birthdays, I think. Â Today my nephews turn 5. Â I’m not sure how that’s possible. Â And I’m also not that OK with it since it means next month their big sister will be 7 and three months from today my daughter will also be 5. Â What in the world is going on? Â How did that happen?! Along with my nephews, America celebrates its birthday this week. Â I don’t feel nearly as nostalgic about America getting older as I do the kiddos. Â I am thankful, though, for the country in which I live. Â I am thankful for the country in which my children and my niece and nephews are growing up in. Â It’s a bit of a different America than the one it was when I was a child, but it’s also very much the same.
As a journalist, one of my favorite things about this country is the whole free speech thing. Â However, it is sometimes one of my least favorite parts as well just because I get to hear so many opinions and mindless thoughts that would be better off left unsaid many times. Â Political and religious happenings this week have brought out the best and worst in people. Â I’ve heard all sorts of opinions and thoughts. Â I have my own opinions and thoughts, of course, but I don’t feel the need to enter the fray and noise of it all.
So, in honor of free speech, I offer some random thoughts from my head that have nothing to do with pretty much anything. Â (And, in full disclosure, I’m running low on topic ideas at the moment. Â So there!)
– I’m still marveling that the boys are 5 today. Â That’s just not possible.
– I think I’m completely becoming a geek. Â Last night my husband and I were discussing our upcoming vacation. Â He mentioned that he’d like to visit a cave in the area sometime. Â I told him it’d been years since I’d been in a cave and now it would remind me of the Underdark (a complete D&D reference thanks in great part to The Legend of Drizzt series by R.A. Salvatore).
– I have a very long to-do list for today. Â I’m making a decent dent in it thus far at least.
– I bought a new purse yesterday for the first time in a couple of years. It’s nothing fancy, but I’m quite excited about it. Â My daughter gave it rave reviews. Â I like that about her at 4. Â I know that will change in about 10 years, so I’m enjoying her constant support for now.
– I got my hair cut yesterday. Â And when I say cut, I really mean trim. Â I almost never make dramatic hair changes. Â It freaks me out for some reason. Â But, I’m happy enough with the trim. Â And now I need to tweeze my eyebrows a bit since my bangs aren’t covering them so much.
– I need a vacation from getting ready for vacation. Â And I’m not going to pretend that a vacation is nearly as relaxing now with a 1 and 4-year-old as it used to be before they were born. Â But, that’s OK, too.
– I am thinking very seriously about having dinner out tonight since we have to get out for a trip to the drug store anyway. Â I know. Â Earth shattering information!
– About three weeks ago, I went for the second pedicure I’ve had in my life and got purple sparkly toes. Â I quite enjoy purple sparkly anything. Â One of my nine piggies got chipped, though. Â Unsurprisingly, I had a huge amount of purple nail polish in my drawer to wade through and touch it up. Â It now looks pretty much like the other nine toes and has bought me some time for redoing them. Â Sweet!
– I decided not to buy my son a 4th of July shirt this year. Â My daughter’s from last year still fits her. Â My son, however, will be patriotic with Spider-man. I mean, superhero red and blue is pretty darn patriotic, right? Â It is for my family!
– I am perplexed that it is 2014 and no one has come up with a good design for baby bibs to keep them in place and from being pulled off by determined toddlers. Â I should come up with something and make a fortune. Â But then again, I’m far from an inventor.
– My husband has a bag of rubber bands. Â I thought it was party mix and got excited. Â I may need a life. Â Or a snack. Â Or both.
– Sometimes I get an extra five minutes to myself before getting my son up from his nap or for the day simply by turning off the baby monitor. Â (He’s happy and playing in his crib. Â I’d be right in there if he were upset.)
– I realized earlier today that I had given my daughter expired children’s Benadryl when she was sick last week. Â It was only expired by a few months, but I still feel bad about it.
– Speaking of expired, a few years ago I found a container of Parmesan cheese in my parents’ pantry that had expired something like six years before. Â Evidently once I got married and moved out they didn’t go through very much Parmesan cheese. Â This is still true and for my birthday in May, my mom sent me home with the small container she’d bought just for my birthday dinner. Â What’s wrong with those people? Â Who doesn’t love Parmesan cheese?! Â I’m happy to report that though my husband doesn’t like it, my daughter has the same affinity for it that I do.
– I think I may talk about food too much when it comes to random thoughts I post on here.
– I’d better stop typing now and go get the boy out of his crib before he tries to jump out of it or something. Â That kid. Â He is going to give me a heart attack with all his daredevil attempts!
And thanks to living in the land of the free and the home of the brave, I can share these random thoughts freely without worry. Â Happy birthday, America, on Friday! Â I also need to call three little guys so their cousins and I can wish them a happy birthday today!
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