I’m not going to post a big “aaaaiiieeeee” post about this single parent thing here, but I did write one. It should be up at 5 am PST Sunday at the Deep South Moms blog. (Do you think they’re going to make me stop writing there now that I live in the frozen tundra instead?)
The BEST news this week is that Josie now has 2 legal parents! Flickr and I are fighting, and working it out is at least 2 months down the priority list, so you’ll have to look at a handful of pics that I put up on Facebook.
I am already sick of the snow. Yesterday, we got a FOOT. (Noah likes it.) The path from the front to the back of my house has drifts that are hip deep, the steps down to the alley are only visible because there’s a rail, and they end in a 5 foot deep pile from my digging out my car. I think I’ve officially given up on using the alley at all until…April? (I haven’t quite sorted out how I’m going to deal with the trash.) It is snowing again as I write this, and another storm is expected before Christmas.
The hardest part is figuring out how to do things like shovel and dig out my car.
So far, I’ve been leaving the kids in the house while I go out and deal with the snow. But that feels strange and irresponsible. And every time I come back in, Noah tells me that he was scared. Usually, he also tells me that Baby Josie cried and cried, and he yelled for me but I didn’t come. And then my heart breaks.
The only positive I’ve found about this so far is that I’ve gotten a lot of exercise, and I’ve lost 7 lbs since leaving Atlanta. Thank God for the village! Peter helped shovel twice, the landlord dealt with most of the horrible foot of snow, and Patrick offered to help if I decide to invest in a snowblower. Which I am very seriously considering.
But enough with the bitching. It was a great week, full of chaos and excitement, seeing friends, getting ready for Christmas, and I am feeling like the kids are doing very well.
Josie has started to laugh, which is such a fun milestone! I put her up on my shoulders in the hotel, and she laughed and laughed as we looked in the mirror. Today, she laughed and giggled as I gave her kisses, pretended to eat her nose, and blew a raspberry on her belly.
Ok, one last bitch. How is it that Time Warner Cable doesn’t offer the PBS Sprout channel? Or if they do, I can’t find it and believe me, I’ve looked. No Thomas. No Roary the Racing Car. No Bob the Builder. TWC! What’s wrong with you? Please ask your business development people to work out a deal with PBS IMMEDIATELY.
Congratulations Josie & Family! That is wonderful news.
We have Time Warner Cable and but here those shows are all on PBS Kids. We don’t have “Sprout”. Is it called something different in Milwaukee?
Forget the snowblower. It’s too late to find one. We have someone very reliable who’ll shovel for $20 if you really need it. Give us a call or email me with your new address and phone number. Glad you’re here. What’s a little snow? We’re tough in Wisconsin. And when is Jill coming.
glad you’re surviving the snow…
and dude, hire someone to do the shoveling. but wait, isn’t the landlord responsible for snow removal?
also, time warner DOES offer PBS Sprout, but first you have to find the “Preschool On Demand” part, that’s where you’ll find Sprout. I don’t know what we’d do without Henry’s favorite Canadian, Caillou.
Preschool on Demand is Channel 1153 in Milwaukee. The fact that I know this from memory, while at work, is either sad or awesome.
Parking on the east side is always a challenge, but with 5′ snowbanks and more on the way, I am beginning to consider a move to Atlanta. How can I be sick of snow when it’s not even Christmas yet?
When does Jill arrive? I assume she’s coming for the holidays, but when does she come to stay? I’m sure you all miss her terribly, and she must be missing you even more…
Sympathy and love from Reno.
Congratulations on Josie’s adoption! You and Jill must be so relieved to have that off your plate!