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and nothing about it is delightful Sure, the first snowfall is beautiful. Westwood especially looks gorgeous driving down the tree lined streets. But that was then. The first snowfall. Were now on snowfall number 102 and it's getting a bit tiresome. I think a small child could get lost and its like a bad game of pac man trying to drive and avoid pot holes, snow banks and people walking in the streets because they cant get around the snow covered sidewalks. THEY have already pushed forward the last day of school and I fear my kids will be wearing red white and blue in the classroom to celebrate the Fourth of July. It doesnt show signs of stopping... And yet, we are preparing for yet another storm. What's another 10-15 inches on top of the 3 feet we already have? I already forget what my grass looks like. My kids no longer argue with me to put on their mittens and boots. I have succommed to the fact that dear husband must go to work on snow days and the joy of being a SAHM is tha

Took youngest to a birthday party this past weekend and he reminded me of his rules. "Mommy. If youre going to stay at the party stay in the waiting room. Do not come into the party. You embarass me when you wave at me" Even when I assurred my 5 year old son that I wouldnt wave unless he did first he made me promise. Until he saw that the birthday party room (laser tag) was very dark and then said I could come in. Until two minutes later when he was having so much fun and demanded I leave. Then the parents wanted to get into the Laser Tag and I came in ready to tag him MOMMY!! The other parents are doing it, I cried back at him. Oh okay but dont talk to me. I cannot believe that at 5 my waving is mortifying my child but so be it. I have oldest who never wants me to leave a party and always wants me to volunteer on a field trip. Youngest- I cannot be in the same room as him and his Kindergarten posse. Then it became field trip day. He made it quite clear I could not volunteer

Remind me why I live in New England again? We are on our 4th snowstorm in 2 wks. Second snow day Which happens to fall during a 4 day work week. Do the math 3 days of school isnt exactly what I call a great week. We're all going stir crazy By we all I mean me If I hear any more arguing about who has to clean up the game or who gets to go first I may just drink myself silly I wonder how many WW points it is for an entire bottle of wine? Got over my Antigua blues and booked ourselves a Disney Cruise for May. Cant snow in May It's not a vacation without the kids but I can sign them up for "Disney Camp" and I get to set myself down on a lounge chair. It's a win/win, no? Let's hope the Bahamas doesnt get hit by a hurricane. It would be just my luck. How many days until summer?

I decided to join weight watchers And take up running All in the same week For those that know me may realize I've never run a day in my life I've also done weight watchers twice before. Sure, it works. If you dont eat a bag of frozen chocolate chips that are kept in the freezer (to be used for your sons pancakes and waffles. Not meant to ingest by the handfuls during your down time) I wonder how many points a handful of chocolate chips actually is? Im thinking if I didnt eat handful(s) of chocolate chips I may not actually need Weight Watchers. My goal is to do the Komen 5K in September. 9 months. This should surely be doable As should losing 12 lbs Do you think my son would mind if he never ate chocolate chip pancakes again?

I knew this trip was doomed from the start weather.com recent worrisome reviews of the resort blizzard conditions expected I did all I could in advanced to rearrange the trip but we were tied in. Who's bright idea was it to try to travel during the Winter in New England? Never again. Did I mention Blizzard conditions? Fore casted for the day we were to leave. Being the anal planner that I am, I rearranged our flight so that we got to Newark the night before (where we were to connect through), put ourselves up at the lovely Courtyard Marriot at Newark International Airport, hoping in advanced that our chances of getting out of Newark were better than getting out of Boston on the day of the "blizzard". Father in law couldnt get in from Denver on Tuesday. (Tuesday, by the way, was sunny and beautiful without a snowflake in sight.) They rescheduled him for Wednesday. Brilliant. Why fly on a sunny clear day when I can reschedule you to the day of a blizzard and then cancel you

Same time last year we were planning to go to Puerto Rico. I checked weather.com weeks in advanced to see what to expect. Rain. Rain was what I was to expect. My mother told me January was the dry season in PR. As did the travel agent. As did people who traveled all the time to PR. Dear Husband assured me it wouldn't rain the entire time we were there. THEY WERE ALL WRONG. Every single one of them (except weather.com) 4 days. Rain. I read two books. Lost money in the casino And cursed a lot. Celebrating our 10th anniversary we decided to vacation to Antigua. I read it's the driest of the Caribbean islands. I read it rarely rains. My only fears were to be a snow storm in Boston; stranding us here. Weather.com reports rain in Antigua. For the past two weeks. Rain. On the driest of the Caribbean islands. Rain. Once again sending me into a tailspin and causing Dear Husband rage as I complain about it every day. We leave in 7 days. Rain is bound to stop at some point. I complain t

2011 will bring a new me Sure I vow to lose the same 10 lbs but I also vow to have a new glass. Although a glass of wine will surely be in my future I mean a glass that will be half full Not half empty This will be a big challenge for me because I may appear all strong and positive I'm really often quite weak and negative. Instead of moaning about my crap I will now embrace my crap. Find the positive. So you see, at 645 this morning when my youngest came in my room asking why the nightlight is now white and not red like he left it when he went to bed(changing color night light. Worst investment), and when I explained to him (one eye half open) that I changed it to white, as he slammed the door I didn't think to myself "self, another tantrum begins our day" nope I said, "self. (in my best wicked bahstan accent) School vacation is OVA !!