No More Braces for Me!!

After 6 1/2 years, my braces are finally off!!! We just eventually gave up that my stubborn roots would ever move where they needed to go. So, while I don't have the straightest teeth in the world, I am very glad not to be a metal mouth anymore.

This was my second round with braces. I had them in elementary school as well. That round ended thanks to a very powerful "Sugar Daddy" from Tricia's Candy Kitchen. This time, I left removal up to the experts.

Now, once I get a bridge in place, I should have a full set of moderately straight teeth and I can finally get that family portrait I have been putting off for so many years.

Geek Couple at Work

Yes, I IM with my husband from time to time while we are at work. Here is an example of how geeky we are:

Husband: Here's a brain teaser for you.
Husband: 1=5, 2=25, 3=125, 4=625, 5=??
Sent at 10:05 AM on Tuesday
Me: Oh come on
That is too easy
3125
Husband: Or is it...
I didn't ask for the next number in the series. If you look back 1=5 therfore 5 must = 1
Me: Assuming it was an equation
Assuming it was pattern matching, or an equation to solve
If it is pattern matching, that is the wrong answer
If it is a mathematical problem, that is the right answer
Even then it is not the right answer. In math 5 cannot equal 1
The whole premise of the question is flawed if it is not a pattern matching question.
Husband: Someone sounds bitter.
an even worse answer would be ? since it also said 5=? but I won't go there.
Also there are no units shown 1 can equal 5 depending on the units.
Me: I'm not bitter, just right
If no units are shown, there are no units.
Husband: You're right. Also if the units are different than they are not equal they are equivilant.
Me: who gave you this "brain teaser" you should harrass them
Husband: Coworker. I will
BTW. I answered the same as you.
Me: Good, because that is correct :)

Sums up our entire relationship.

New Year Resolutions

1. Stop Procrastinating (clearly I do not have a good start with this one since I am doing this well after New Year's)
2. Be a better hostess
3. Write more letters
4. Spend more time outside
5. Organize my bedroom
6. Deal with my crisis of faith
   

Mommy

During this Christmas break, I had the chance to spend a good deal of time with my children, which was wonderful. Children have a way of making you feel so loved and so needed. This is a wonderful thing, but at times this is also overwhelming. All weekend I heard three crying voices
"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!"
"I need you, Mommy!"
"Look, Mommy!"
"Mommy, What's That?"
"Mommy, it's a cow."

I was feeling like I didn't want to be needed, like I just wanted some time to myself. I didn't want to hear "Mommy." But then, I heard something I hadn't before. "Mom, I need a drink of water, Mom."

Since when did my soon-to-be-4-year-old make a switch from "Mommy" to "Mom". Not only did he use it this once, but he seemd to be intentionally making the switch. "Mommy, I'm... MOM, I'm all done."

I was surprised at how I reacted. I felt heartbroken. This represented some kind of a milestone in his life, his growing independence. I was expecting this from a teenager, maybe a 10-year-old - not a 4-year-old!

Now I will cherish every time he slips up and lets out a "Mommy, I need you."