I have been reading through my journals starting with Erik’s third birthday. I sound like an insane person. What was I thinking? I had myself so worked up over things that I have zero recollection of now. Also, I should have been going back and doing proofreading because even I, the person who wrote the words, can’t follow the plot of some of the posts.<\/p>\n
Apparently Erik was randomly peeing on things in anger around his third birthday, including his piece of birthday cake. What the hell? I have no memory<\/i> of this. I wouldn’t lie about it in my journal, so it must have happened. I was also talking about hypothetical baby number 2 a lot. I didn’t think I wanted a baby when he was 3. It’s so strange how your brain can completely forget the reality of the past.<\/p>\n
I feel a lot calmer these days. Frazzled, yes, but happier and more in tune with reality. When Erik was little I thought every little thing he did was super high stakes and a bad day meant he was going to end up being some kind of illiterate backwoods moonshine brewer. These days I know bad days happen. They are not fun to live through, but they don’t have much long term meaning.<\/p>\n
We ended up having a really great afternoon. We met up with some friends at the park and the kids ran like crazy for two hours. Elsa didn’t have a single crying fit! My friend and I got to sit and talk about some serious issues she’s having. <\/p>\n
I remembered to start dinner in the crockpot before we left, so there was no stress when I got home. I need more crockpot recipes that I enjoy–crockpot cooking makes life so much easier, but everything tastes the same! Mike broke my old crockpot a few months ago so I finally got a new one and I love it! My old one was HUGE. It was much, much too big for a family of four. The food didn’t come out right because there wasn’t enough in it to fill it properly. The new one is only 4 quarts and is perfect for our needs. I’ve noticed a difference in the quality of food coming out of the pot.<\/p>\n
I guess I better go to bed. I just discovered a new show that I’m enjoying: Orphan Black on BBC America. I’ve only seen one and a half episodes but it’s very promising. I’m going to try to talk Mike into watching it with me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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