Where Does The Time Go??

I can't believe it, March is only moments from being over. Where does the time go? It seem like just yesterday that I contemplated what the New Year would hold for me and resolved to make it better than last year. Oh the "road to a better me" is paved with good intentions, that always seem to fall by the way side. The resolution I made for myself for 2010 was to spend 15-30 minutes a day purging things from my house (clothes, toys, junk, etc.). Here we are on the brink of April and I don't think I've purged anything yet! Where does the time go??

Nap Sweet Nap!

Nap
- verb
To sleep for a short time; doze
- noun
A brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime.

A nap is a short period of sleep, usually in the day time. Naps are frequently taken when one becomes drowsy during the day or otherwise wants to feel awake at a later period of time that day. It is common for small children to take frequent naps. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nap

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Now, we all know what a nap is. So it is with great happiness that I report I actually had one today (which is no easy task)! My four children sleep in one bedroom, so if one is not sleepy, that one usually will make it difficult for all to fall asleep. Today I used my baby as a weapon, telling the older kids that, "Connor is sooooo tired. He wants to go to sleep soooo bad and if you are not quiet, he won't get to sleep". I put Ryan, my four year old, and Morgan, my three year old in their beds, then put Connor in and told them that I didn't want to hear a sound. Madison, my five year old, and I were out on the couch. Not only did I not hear anything out of the bedroom, Madison laid quietly on her couch and watched a show while I fell into deep sleep! Four of us (Madison didn't sleep) actually got 2 and a half hours of sleep and it was delightful!!! Now, if I could just get that to happen everyday.

Music Monday

Just for fun, I thought I would look at the iTunes on my computer to see just which songs I listen to the most. Now, I don't listen to it very often so the number of times that each song was played, seemed low to me when I first looked. However, when I realized that I've listened to Hot Stuff by Diana Ross 24 times, it seemed a little high. Anyway, having said that here is the Top 10 songs on my iTunes, based on number of times played.

1. Dancing Queen - Abba (30 plays)
2. Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi (29 plays)
3. Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera (27 plays)
4. Keep the Faith - Bon Jovi (26 plays)
5. Crazy in Love - Beyonce (25 plays)
6. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez (25 plays)
7. Dangling Conversation - Joan Baez (25 plays)
8. Hot Stuff - Diana Ross (24 plays)
9. Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi (24 plays)
10. North Country Blues - Joan Baez (24 plays)

Looking back at the list, it occurs to me that if I sit down to my computer and begin playing iTunes from the top, than the only artist in my top 10 list would start at the top of the alphabet! Maybe I should try listening randomly instead of straight down the list! Maybe I'll do that this week and next week post an updated list.

Looking Toward Tomorrow

Have you ever heard of a Haiku? I remember learning about them while studying Poetry in Literature class, in about the 4th or 5th grade. I can remember thinking that they were so simple to write because they didn't have to rhyme. They could be about anything, but the were supposed to have 17 syllables, 5 in the first line, 7 in the second and 5 in the third. After enduring a cold and rainy day today, I came up with this Haiku.

Spring sun where are you?

How I long to feel your warmth.

Hurry spring hurry!

Stupid Lids!!!

Have you ever stopped to examine the lid from a fast food restaurant, or any restuarant for that matter? What's up with all of the jibberish all over the top? I mean really, do we really need all of the extra crap? You know, the "diet", "tea" and "other" buttons, as well as the air vents etc? For instance, today I went to lunch with my BFF Jen at Applebees. The super sweet waitress asked if we wanted her to make us a pop (aka: soda, drink, refill, beverage, etc.) to go. Jen said no, I on the other hand said yes! For those of you that don't know it, I can't go anywhere with out a pop. So, she brings the pop and I proceed to try to put the straw in the lid. I'm sorry, but there was more than one place to put a straw!!! At first I tried the "air vent". You know, the part that sticks up in the middle, with the tiny tiny hole in the top for letting hot air out (I think!). Of course that didn't work!! Next, I tore back the little section where you would drink coffee, if it were in fact coffee that was in the cup (not so in this case!). Finally, Jen decided to point out that cup lids were so confusing and that there was ANOTHER opening on the top of the lid. This opening would be the infamous "X", made from two little cuts in the plastic, which makes the perfect spot for a straw. She just had to say, "Or, you could just stick it in the spot where the straw goes, right there where the X is"!! By this time, I had already poked at the air vent, tore the perforation and peeled back the cover to the Hot Beverage section and was now staring at the place where the straw was OBVIOUSLY supposed to go! Needless to say, I am OCD and the torn lid would absolutely not suffice. I had to ask the waitress for another lid and replace the one that I had demolished, trying to find the spot to stick that darn straw!!!