changing careers & a letter to the scout master

i'm changing careers.
to construction.
just as long as i can get a hat that really fits.

discovery gateway,

where have you been all my life?????

happy day.

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today i learned:

brennan loves "copters," but is apparently scared to death of them up close.

plastic balls are the answer to all of a toddler's woes.

if a toddler smooshes his banana into your coffee table, the answer is to hand him a wet rag and put him to work. quite entertaining for all parties involved.

it is possible to pull a muscle on your side by coughing (speaking from personal experience, ouch).

backwards driving is sooooooo in style.

you can have a fever of 101.5 and wheezing on thursday and be perfectly healthy by friday (thank you tylonel and "neb").
having your husband get a perfect score on his practical mid-term exam is VERY lovely and makes for a lot of potential on a fall break.

if your toddler goes down for a nap and "ehem's" before he even falls asleep, he will not want to nap anymore, but if you want to watch grey's from last night and you ignore the screaming toddler he will eventually fall asleep. true story.

if you watch a show on hoarders you will want to clean out everything you own.

duct tape really does a great job of keeping your freezer closed if it's too full.

feeling a baby move with an anterior placenta is entirely different than feeling a baby move with a posterior placenta. really, it's strangely different. more to come.

oreo's & peanut butter make a great afternoon snack. dipped in milk.

i love having good girlfriends.

if your husband has his doctoral defense & 3 mid-terms in one week, which also happens to be the same first week of october, your halloween decorations will still not be up in your house after said week (shameful, i know, but really a good compromise for a lasting marriage, lol).

if your husband is going to be home for a week straight the "to do" gets 'a churnin'. list to follow...

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dear scout master,

i would love it if you would be willing to "help" with the following items:

power wash the high chair (it's disgusting)

clean out the front closet

vacuum my car

get out the halloween decorations

wash the stains out of the couch and recliner chair, yuck

sweep and mop the floors (including the bathroom, pretty, pretty please!)

go to the gateway discovery with us

play scrabble with me (i need a re-match)

let me watch my shows during brennan's nap

go walking with us on at least one morning

watch one episode of orpah with me

and if you do none of these things, i'll understand.

i know you're still working on reading my mind, and THAT is quite a hefty task.

love,

e