Tonight, I thought I'd share some random thoughts I've been having lately. Feel free to chime in with advice or your own similar thoughts so that I know I'm not the only one out there.
Thought #1: Don't ever, ever, ever volunteer for anything. Ever. In August, when our student ward was starting up again and reorganizing itself for the new school year, I put my name on a list of people willing to teach an Enrichment class if called on to do so. Well, they called. I figured by this point, I was scot-free and they had either filled all their classes or forgotten about it. Wrong. I now have to organize and teach the class on Marriage, Family, Parenting, Home Organization, Time Management, etc. Kind of a broad topic. Here are some stats about it: it is a student ward, my husband and I are pushing 30, we have been married for over 6 years, we have two children. This, my friends, pretty much makes us the oldest and most "experienced" people/family in the ward. Depressing, I know. I have been thinking about it for over a week now and have no ideas. Nothing. A complete brain-stall in this department (and most others).
Thought #2: We just watched the movie American Dreamz and all I can say is that Hugh Grant is sexy. Except when he says the F-word. Which he always does. This disappoints me.
Thought #3: Why, when someone asks how old our children are, do we always answer by telling them how old they were or how old they are going to be? Example: Recently, someone asked that exact question and I said, "Oh, my daughter was three in May and my son will be 1 next month." Is that weird? Am I the only one that does that?
Thought #4: We have no Target or KMart or anything else; just Wal-Mart. Because it is my only option, I hate it with every fiber of my being. Yet, I can't stay away and keep going there even just to walk around and look at stuff. Stuff I don't need. Stuff that, even at the cheapest Wal-Mart price, I cannot afford. It just keeps drawing me in. Like a drug. Like a dirty, run-down, cheap, unorganized, bad customer service, scary employees and scarier patrons drug. Somebody stop me. I just want to go to Target and be happy again.
Thought #5: My husband and I have been playing a lot of Scrabble lately. It has made me realize that being a mom has lowered my intelligence in general and my vocabulary specifically by about 10 fold. I basically cannot think of a word above the Sesame Street level to save my life. The other night, I had several words (several!) that only scored me two points. My husband (the law student) beat me by over 150 points. I know that I am smart. I used to be able to pound out over 30 pages on some random aspect of 19th century European history in less than a week. And get an A. Now, I sing nursery rhymes and read Dr. Seuss. I am not begrudging my role as a stay at home mom. I think I could just use a little intellectual stimulation every now and again. Although, thanks to Dora, my Spanish vocabulary has improved immensely.
Gracias y buenos noches.
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Okay, first of all the fact that you are even playing Scrabble is more than I can say for this stay at home mom. About the Enrichment thing, give me a call. I've been in that position more than once, we can brainstorm! Besides five years, two kids, and five more years of marriage, I'm bound to have some kind of insight, right?!
If 12 dozen enchiladas didn't teach me not to volunteer for anything I don't know what will. Really, it was quite munificent (17 points, assuming no premium squares)of me...
I joke about needing to "breathe Target air" due to the fact that we live in a Wal-Mart only town too. I try not to complain too much though, because I used to live where there was only a small grocery store and a Circle K.
Good luck with the Enrichment night lesson...
I love random thoughts! (Probably because that is all I have these days...)
here's mine:
Thought #1: Don't ever go to Chuck E Cheese's on a Saturday afternoon. Bad idea. (I learned that one the hard way)
Thought #2: "she's a super cool exploradora..."
Thought #3: Don't forget to close the trunk of your car really well so all of your b-day balloons don't escape in the middle of state street. (I learned that one the hard way, too.)
Thought #4: Is 30 really the new 20??? I hope so. I really hope so.
And by the way, to solve my scrabble woes, we play Boggle instead. You get points even for 2 letter words. Perfect for the depleted brain cells that motherhood brings.
Smurfette: Expect a phone call soon. I have entered Stress-City in a major way.
Chef: You're a show off and you know it.
Kristine: Yes, Target air is what it's all about.
Sarita: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Oh my goodness, are you 30 already?! Just kidding. I guess that makes me half way between 28 and 29. Sorry about your b-day balloons. What I would've paid to see that and your family at Chuck E Cheese's. Sorry I missed it.
I loved this post! I used to try to do the crossword puzzles because I knew I needed to remember how to think again.
Definitely use Smurfette -- I've said for years she was better at "those kind of things". As for the brain thing, give in, let go and enjoy the downhill ride -- why do you think I have a Sudoku book for everyroom in my house and the car and purse, too. Lastly...I've got a Target, I've got a Target and a Costco, too!
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