Idealistic

by Veronica on July 21, 2008

in Life

An ideal night would be:

– Having someone else make me roast lamb with gravy. Then that someone doing all the dishes afterwards, dressing Amy for bed, placing her in bed and not hearing anything from her until 9am the next morning.

– It would include a house that was warm, someone to bring me tea and toast so I didn’t have to move (or maybe hot chocolate) and a foot massage.

– TV shows that weren’t shit.

– A warm bed when I chose to dive into it and a restful 9 hours sleep before I had to arise in the morning.

It would NOT include:

– Amy throwing her dinner all over the highchair table, sitting in it, fingerpainting with it and then refusing to get clean. (It was pumpkin soup)

– Amy refusing to go to bed, despite her bed being being warmed with a heat pack. Screaming for 30 mins while she protested the indignity of a gate that she couldn’t move and then throwing her cup full of milk away numerous times before finally falling asleep.

– Weather so cold that they were thinking of closing our road (we made it home, but it is snowing).

– A toilet that is outside in the -3C weather when I am pregnant and needing to pee 3 times an hour.

– A dog that barked over nothing and woke the toddler. A dog who is on her VERY VERY last chance before I start putting her in the shed overnight so she can’t crap on the floor.

– A toddler who then needing resettling eleventy hundred freaking times before falling back asleep and honestly, I am not holding my breath yet.

– Writers block.

Suzie July 22, 2008 at 12:18 am

OK I’m on way.

Marylin July 22, 2008 at 12:31 am

Aww honey ((hugs))

If I lived closer I would totally do all that for you! 😉

Leslie July 22, 2008 at 12:41 am

Sorry. It’ll get better.

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Xbox4NappyRash July 22, 2008 at 3:52 am

Closing the bloody road from the cold?

Not you’re just making stuff up!

lceel July 22, 2008 at 4:31 am

I have GOT to hurry up and win that farking lottery so I can build you a proper house.

Oh, and hire a personal trainer who will teach Nathan all the known techniques in the world for giving foot massage. So he can do you.

Rachael July 22, 2008 at 6:07 am

Oh, honey. Get a honey bucket (no pun intended) two winters in an Alaskan waterless (no plumbing) cabin taught me honey buckets are good things. Mine was a five gallon bucket (you can just put a toilet seat on top. Then Nathan can empty it when he gets home at night. I know it sounds gross, but so much better than pregnant and weeing in the cold.

Burgh Baby July 22, 2008 at 6:28 am

I hear ya’ on the dog thing. I’m about to choke a Bulldog if she wakes up the Toddler one more time. Grr . . .

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Taz July 22, 2008 at 8:12 am

aww hun..

big hugs

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frogpondsrock July 22, 2008 at 8:44 am

Amy didn’t like the pumpkin soup then? heheheheheee neither did David but he is way too big to survive a fingerpainting with food session..xxx

Sandy (Momisodes) July 22, 2008 at 9:45 am

Toilet’s outside? I feel for you. I remember the lack of bladder while preggo. Hope things warm up for you all soon.

tanya July 22, 2008 at 10:16 am

I couldn’t believe the snow when I got home last night. We only had a little this morning.

Writers block?

No!

That was a FUNNY, imaginative post.

You were making it up, right? Right?

lol

Deb July 22, 2008 at 11:49 am

I agree with Rachael. Get the bucket!! So sorry to hear that things are so stinky. Winter is the worst season of all. I hope that tomorrow is a sunny day without food fingerpainting.

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Jayne July 22, 2008 at 11:58 am

(((hugs))) The snow will make it all better….

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river July 22, 2008 at 5:03 pm

Yes, the bucket is an excellent idea. Although where you’d put it so Amy can’t get to it is a bit of a problem, given her love of climbing and exploring. I wish I could be there to cook roast lamb for you.

Sharon July 22, 2008 at 5:14 pm

Do you ever consider running away to join the circus?

Seriously I don’t know how you cope with an outside toilet at any time of year, pregnant or not. Hope your renovations get going real soon and that the plumbing is number one on the list.

tiff July 22, 2008 at 9:22 pm

Hopemyou get at least some of your ideals soon.

tiffs last blog post..The IVIG poster girl.

Kelley July 22, 2008 at 10:00 pm

Pee in the bath. Sit on the edge. Then wish it with disinfectant.

Seriously. That is what my auntie used to do on the farm.

Guys pee in the shower anyway…

Xbox4NappyRash July 22, 2008 at 10:01 pm

…and the sink…

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SparklieSunShine July 23, 2008 at 3:44 am

I’m sorry everything was so crappy. Hopefully today will be much better.

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Hyphen Mama July 23, 2008 at 12:13 pm

Dear lord girl! You are so much more patient and kind to children and animals that most humans have the capacity for.

Please tell me why the outhouse? I agree w/ the 5 gallon bucket with a seat! OR a camping toilet with the blue water and it’s own little flushy thingy. Or diapers.

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river July 23, 2008 at 5:15 pm

Oh yeah!! The bath! My mum used to do that when she thought no-one was home and it was too cold to go outside. I totally forgot until Kelley reminded me. Your bathtub IS inside, isn’t it? Not in a separate room down the backyard like we had once? First thing Dad did there was close off a section of the back porch and build a bathroom.

Dawn July 26, 2008 at 2:50 pm

Sit on the sink, rinse the pee down – hell it’s field sterile.

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