Introducing you to the genius that is me and other stuff

Since I have nothing better to do on a Friday night I did this geography quiz on the American states. Considering the fact that the last time I studied American geography was in the fifth grade I was quite impressed with my score of 146 out of 150. It just goes to show you how much we Canadians are influenced by the Americans. Since I have nothing to do on Saturday night either (my daughter has a much more exciting social life than I do) I will be tackling Europe. No point in doing Canada. 10 provinces and 3 territories does not an exciting quiz make. But you Americans go for it.

I have booked my girls weekend away for April. I am going here again. I'm a little hesitant about leaving Sophie for 3 days, especially as I am unable to pump. I worry that there will be nothing left by Sunday night. She'll be 8 months old so I guess it wouldn't kill either of us if her breastfeeding days were over, but I was hoping to reach a year. Other than that I am excited to get away, to make some cards and finally start scrapbooking for Sophie's book. I'm leaving on the Thursday, only 3 of us are going up that day, everyone else arrives on Friday. William said he will make sure to be home on the Friday, so that just means getting a sitter for a few hours on Thursday afternoon. Lately, I have done a lot of complaining about William, but I have to say that he is fantastic about me going away for the weekend (I only go once a year, but he would have no problem with me going twice) and all the stamping things I go to. I do have a few friends who have said their husbands would never stay with the kids alone for the weekend. He's definitely good that way.

Finally, it appears that spring is here. I am so sick and tired of snow and cold. What I forget about though is how much I hate melting snow and all the dog shit on the sidewalks. Seriously, is it so hard to carry a bag and pick up after your animal? The two little ones and I went up the road and I must have seen a dozen piles. Uck.

Saoirse spent the entire night in her bed last night. I brought her in to her room at 11 and she slept right through until 8. It would have been a fantastic night but Sophie woke up at 2 and ate on and off until I brought her down to William at 6.45 and said I just need to sleep for half an hour. I didn't sleep but I enjoyed lying in bed on my own. She was miserable all day today and by 1 pm I was so moody I just let her cry it out in her crib. She fell asleep and I cleaned Taylor's bedroom, which was a disgrace. William told her if she can't manage to keep it clean all her books are coming out. Hopefully that will work, because taking everything else certainly didn't matter to her. There are 5 baskets of her stuff sitting in the garage.

And speaking of Taylor, Angie, I will totally share the story of trying to drag my daughter into the shower. She may one day kill me for it, but in reality will probably show it to her future therapist and say "See, here is why I am so fucked up." It is a tale of my extreme ineptness as a parent.

And with that I am off to put daughter #2 into her own bed.