The Queen's Rambles

I don’t know why this didn’t post when I wrote it on Friday. Weird.

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We had such a fun day today! Bethany and Annalie came up for lunch and a playdate at our castle playground. It’s so fun to talk to someone new. I like my friends, but our conversations can get a little static. Talking with a blogger is nice because we already know a lot of deeper things about each other and know our beliefs and philosophies so don’t have to tip-toe around things.

Plus, Erik and Annalie get along great. She’s older than him so gives him a run for his money, which he desperately needs. He has a big personality and is very used to being in control, so it’s nice when he has to listen to someone else. Not that he would agree.

Bethany also got to see my beautiful baby and understand my frustration. She has the most beautiful smile, but as soon as you pull out the camera she gets a puzzled look on her face and won’t smile. It’s very disappointing since I want lots of pictures so I can remember the smiles.

The only bad thing: my mom moved my skillets to the drawer under the stove. I never use that drawer. It never occurred to me that the skillets would be super hot (I was baking corn bread at 400F), so when I grabbed the metal handle of the pan I seared my thumb and finger. Talk about intense pain.

I immersed it in water, which I try not to do with burns because it usually makes it hurt worse over time. I used aloe. Nothing was helping until Bethany told me to take some ibuprofen. I never would have thought of that on my own, but it certainly did help.

I can’t wait to see Bethany’s pictures. I didn’t take very many, mainly because my brain was not working. That seems to be my perpetual state. Maybe it will start working in a year or two? I hope.

In other news that will only excite about three of you, I’ve figured out a night diaper solution! We used disposables for awhile, but they give her a major rash. I guess it’s a good thing we decided to do cloth. Erik never had a diaper rash, but poor Elsa has my skin.

Anyway, after much trial and error I’ve figured out the she doesn’t leak when I put her in a Blueberry at night. It’s a pocket diaper with a really, really wide crotch. I only have two useable ones. I have three with velcro, but her tummy is so big that it hangs over and the velcro irritates her skin. My friend has a snap press so I’m going to have to see if she knows anything about converting them to snap diapers. I don’t want to buy any more because they are crazy expensive unless you buy them on clearance. They only stock their clearance store every few months and of course they stocked it last week. I figured out they work for me yesterday. Duh!

Tonight is Erik’s big karate graduation. I hope I’m able to take pictures. The charger for the camera is missing even though it is always supposed to be plugged into the outlet next to my chair. My mom claims she didn’t touch it. I can’t imagine Mike touched it. Where did it go? Who knows? I suppose I’ll have to bring my old camera as a back-up even though I hate it.

Did you know the karate place stinks to high heaven? Lordy lou that place is nasty. We’ve been going eight weeks, so I guess I had that stupid cold for eight weeks. I never noticed the smell before, but I thought I was going to puke from it last night. My friend says it has smelled like that since we started. I think I need to invest in a nose plug.

Ok, Miss Elsa is getting rowdy so I better go be a good mommy and take care of my kid.