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I saw ‘Sex and the City’ in the theatres this weekend.  I went with my sisters, which was great fun.  The movie was great.  Exactly what you’d expect from SATC.  Each character is on a different path, one with a boyfriend, one getting married, one expecting a baby, and the other in the trenches of married life, with kid, husband, and job wearing her down.  There’s something in it for everyone.  I literally, laughed, cried and cheered my way through the movie and left feeling satisfied that my friends; Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha, were right where they should be.

My 2 year old loves tool toys.  We have several tool sets and a huge toy tool bench.  His favorite these days is the hammer.  Hammers of any size and shape will keep his attention for long periods of time.  He will hit anything that resembles a nail, screw, or bolt, or even pretend that anything is a nail.  I purchased a cheap plastic croquet set from the toy store which has 2 mallets.  He calls them his John Henry hammers.  (John Henry is a tall tale about a man who built railroads.)  He even sings the John Henry song as he hits the nails and build the railroad.  Boys are so funny.

I bought this thing today for my baby called a Taggie.  It is a blanket with little ribbons attached all around.  It follows the theory that babies love the little tags on everything, so why not make a blanket covered in them.  The only thing is that I paid $20 for this stupid thing.  It is about a dollar worth of supplies, figure in time to make it and ship it, and there is still huge profit to be made.  I know that I could make one, but since I’ve never done it, it might take me a while, and the time involved when you have 2 babies makes it not worth it.  Whoever invented this thing, then decided to sell it to chump moms like me is a genius.  Props to you, Taggie inventor!!

It’s been 5 1/2 weeks and I am soo ready for the cast to come off.  It stinks, especially now that it is summer and HOT!  I am sick of sleeping with my 2 year old.  I wake up with an elbow to the eye more than I can stand.  We have one more week to go until our next doctor visit.  We are supposed to get the cast off then, but they could decide when we get there to wait 2 more weeks.  Some tips for sanity sake:  We used an eyebrow brush to scratch inside the cast.  It’s not sharp, so it won’t puncture the skin (the nurses said to be sure of that) but it scrapes the dead skin off really well.  I also might try an old toothbrush.  I use menstrual pads to pad the cast and absorb wetness.  It has really been great at keeping him comfortable and rash free.  One more week, here’s hoping!

Men are such babies when they are sick.  My husband was recently sick with some standard stomach bug/food illness.  Vomiting, stomach cramps, etc.; the usual.  Yes, I’ll admit it was probably not pleasant.  However, he made such an ordeal of it.  He refused to do anything with the kids, even hold them, because he said he was too weak.  I have been that sick and stayed home alone with both kids, so give me a break.  THe worst part though, he moans.  Whenever he is sick he wants me to totally baby him.  Uh, I have two actual babies, I don’t need a full grown one.  The moaning got so bad that I took the kids and left him at home to fend for himself.  Hmm, a day at home, alone, no kids, no spouse; I think I need a sick day.