Shorts

Here are things I have intended to blog about this past week:

1. I signed Abby up for another preschool that meets 3 days a week so she will be in school all week. While I am excited about the structure to our days, and the stimulation for her, I can't help but be sad at the loss of "freedom". Technically there were three days a week when we were footloose and fancy free (not that we ever did anything of consequence) and now we are not. Oh well.

2. I wanted Abby to start in this school at the beginning of the month and the beginning of one of their "units" (they study something for about a week or two then move on). They are starting a new unit on Monday but Tim doesn't want her to start because he is taking some time off work the week of Halloween and wants to hang out with her the two days that she would be in school. I disagree. What should we do? Do I start her later and let them hang out, or do I let her start now, go and have fun and give Tim the opportunity to hang with just Nora while she is at school? Do I really fight about this considering that he is against this school in the first place?

3. Bridezilla's wedding is next weekend, and so help me if I have to hear one more thing about Groomzilla's bachelor party I am going to kill myself. He went to a strip club. He had several lap dances. She is mentally ill about it and feels like he will spend the rest of their relationship comparing her to every girl he saw. She also has pneumonia so she is home with a lot of time on her hands so she calls me about 15 times a day. The up side; my infertile friend, who is the matron of honor in this extravaganza, has posted pictures of the bachelorette party on her flicker. Go see pictures of bridezilla opening really classy things (the briefs were from me), and me completely not drunk enough to give myself over to this nonsense (yet drunk enough to show all of my teeth in every picture of me as well as sing into my beer bottle). Take a minute to appreciate the look on Bridezilla and Friend's faces when I am tipping Tina Turner, then try to explain what we were doing there if that was their attitude.

4. We went to the pediatrician yesterday and I am happy to report that Abby no longer classifies as "obese". Last year at her 4 y/o check up her BMI was over whatever the percentage was to determine childhood obesity and my pediatrician just happened to mention it was something to watch out for. I kind of freaked out about this because I did not want to put that label on her at such a young age, especially when she was so obviously not overweight. I get it, they have to be careful and make sure that people are educated about this stuff, but it still has pissed me off for the past year. Now the problem is solved....

5. I just got home from choosing my wardrobe for this fashion show I am in this weekend. While in theory it would be fun to "shop" with no budget, it would have been nice to be in a store other than this one. "Ginny", my helpful style coordinator, almost killed me each time I said "my mom would love this!" but I was able to find 2 not too ridiculous outfits to stomp the runway in (I still can't confess to watching the marathons of America's Next Top Model). This should be funny...if I ever figure out my new iPhoto, I will post pictures.

6. The weather has been kooky around here lately. It is cold one minute, hot the next, and it just won't commit to being fall which is irritating. Today, however, is one of those awesome Midwestern fall days where the sun is shining, the leaves are falling, and the wind is crazy. Despite the blue sky sometimes it gets a tad grey outside, and it totally reminds me of being in college and driving on the back roads to go to the Southpark (or Northpark) mall in the Quad Cities after class. If given the option, there are days that I would go and relive the worst day of those years if I could.

There is more, but I have to go fetch the dumplings and head out to watch Bridezilla try on her wedding gown.....