Groundhog Day

Have you ever felt like you were stuck in a rut? I feel like that right now. I know that this shall pass, but right now I feel like I am trapped in the movie (which I always hated) Groundhog Day. I wake up and do the same things each and every single day. The world right now is centered on the schedule of a 15 month old. There are days that I so miss the carefree world of days gone by where I was a working girl who made my own money, did my own thing, and took care of only me. Now, if given the option to change anything, would I? Nope, but a few hours of the old me would be nice. I am sure that any mom who stays at home full time can agree with that whether you would admit it out loud or not. I even feel guilty typing it, but it is the truth.

To have the time to go on a date with my husband and feed only myself would be fabulous - you moms know what I mean. Or eat a meal that I didn't cook... I want to stay out late and have a bottle of wine with girlfriends. Of course, that one will have to wait until I am no longer preggo and actually have girlfriends here. As you can tell, I am not in the best of moods here today. The sweet hubs took the little man and headed out to do "guy things". Haha - I am not exactly sure what guy things you do with a 15 month old, but I hope that they are having fun.

Thanksgiving is this week, and I am looking forward to being with family. I am hoping for a recharge of sorts. We shall see. It will be a quick visit, but I am thankful that I live close enough to be able to do it. My brother and his wife will be home from Kansas, and this will be the first time that they will meet Jake and we will meet their little man, as well. I can't wait! There are so many kiddos now between the nieces and nephews that have children and my brother and myself that holidays are once again fun. I mean, not to hurt anyone's feelings, but a bunch of adults sitting around is not nearly as fun as watching the little people play.  There is much to be thankful for this year, and I do realize that - even with all my complaining.

In totally unrelated news, we have been on walks most afternoons lately, and we had one day of a little cold snap (hence the shark hat). The ducks have come back to hang out in the lagoon by the house, and all attempts at feeding the ducks have been unsuccessful thus far. These ducks are not exactly friendly. What we have noticed is the addition of 2 smaller gators to the lagoon. We have dubbed them Lisbeth (for choot 'em, Lisbeth) and Leann (in honor of Leann Rimes, who I think is reptilian in appearance). They are about the same size, so I don't know if they were hatched at the same time or not.

My Christmas decorations have been up for about a week now. Yes, it is early, and if anyone has a problem with that, I. DON'T. CARE. I put them up when I had time. I am always the one to put them up because Jason has never expressed any interest in doing so. And let's face it, Jake can't exactly be much of a help. I am also the only one to take them down, so I want to enjoy them as long as possible. Plus, it helped break up the monotony of the day. So far, Lucy has only broken one ornament. She certainly doesn't look guilty, does she?

In the last post, I also mentioned my love of Pinterest. In my quest not to pin things that I never do anything with, I made another recipe last week. The cajun chicken pasta from the PlainChicken blog was yummy. Apparently, it is one of the most commented on recipes on Food.com which used to be RecipeZaar.com. It was really good and not at all too spicy for those who don't like spice. Next time, I will probably kick up the heat factor a little. I don't know where the red color from her pasta came from, as mine did not have that color...

Anyway, I will sign out for now. The boys are home, and dinner will have to be prepared.