What's on My Mind: September 25th

My son, Sam, waiting at the window for Daddy to come home...

Quote of My Day

"One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries." A. A. Milne

What's On My Mind Today

The other day I wrote about being invaded by binkies. Today it is cars and trucks. They are everywhere. All over my livingroom. In my bathtub. In my bed (I often roll over on one late at night). In my car (a very nice collection has developed on the floor of the mini-van). I guess having one son, and now two, means living with cars and trucks in my life. But they are everywhere and I am afraid I have an addiction for buying more and more cars and trucks for Sam. It is just so much fun. There is this great discount store here in town called Ollie's. They have everything you can think of, from pickles to ladders. My sister-in-law says that if a truck is flying down the highway and the back opens up and stuff falls out it ends up on the shelf at Ollie's. Anyway, this week they are having a huge toy buy-out sale. I got Sam a Harley with a sidecar for $4.99. He already has two motorcycles but what the heck, this is a Harley (with a sidecar to boot). The reason I bring all this up is that my house is already cluttered with my stuff and that drives my husband crazy. Now we add the cars and trucks to the mix and I am just waiting for my husband to go insane with the clutter. I really believe that clutter says a lot about a person. In a positive way, I think clutter sends off a signal that lets you know you are alive, you are involved and you are human. Negatively speaking, I think clutter can lead people to believe you are disorganized, a slob and that you have a constant need to be surrounded by your belongings. Books are a really good example of the kind of clutter that I view as positive but my husband just doesn't understand. I love books. I love being surrounded by my books. I always have at least three books on my nightstand in case I finish a book late at night and need to choose a new one to start reading. I have a lot of books, I admit. They are my friends (move to a small town where you know no one and you would call your books your friends, too). To get rid of them or box them up and put them in the attic is unthinkable to me but a really good idea to my husband. There are two types of books in my house: the books you read and save forever (like poetry and the classics...) and books you buy at the used book store and pass on to a friend or relative (or goodwill) after you're finished reading them. I've got a lot of both. Just as my son has a lot of cars. He has cars he can't live without like his mini-cooper, John Deere tractor, red corvette, big dump truck, garbage truck, etc. These cars tend to be very realistic. And he has cars that will no doubt end up at the goodwill after Henry is through with them (the plastic cars that are unrealistic and don't have all the bells and whistles). My poor husband. Between my books and other items that clutter the house he now must contend with toys and the fact that his son, Sam, is a lot like his mother. He has his cars and I have my books. Sam also loves books and leaves them all over the house and takes them to bed with him.

I just hope Henry ends up being a neat freak like his dad...he needs someone on his side. The neat side.

What is Making Me Happy Today

Henry slept through the night for the first time. He went to sleep at around 10:00 and didn't wake up until 6:00. I actually got a really good night sleep so I am happy about that today.

SAHM Product I Love Today

Baby Saline. Yep, I love it. Can't live without it. Just discovered it at CVS and now it is helping me get the snot out of Henry's nose. And there is a lot of snot...Henry is now sleeping in the bathroom with the vaporizer going full steam ahead. Hopefully this cold will not lead to an ear infection and that Sam doesn't get it as bad as Henry has it...

SAHM Product I Hate Today

Nothing to hate today, even though it is Monday. Perhaps as the day progresses I'll find something that annoys me and repost..

My iTunes Kid Picks of the Day

• "The Bowling Song" by Asleep at the Wheel
• "Minuet in G" by Brainy Baby
• "All Mama's Children" by Carl Perkins
• "I Think I Might Be a Dog" by Daddy a Go Go
• "Malti" by Dan Zanes
• "King Kong Kitchie" by Dan Zanes