Pipey’s Prose #?

I believe my child is sleep deprived and this is the root cause of his strange behavior.  Sleep is my ambrosia.  I can’t be a nice person unless I get 8 hours of it every night.  When I do not get a good amount of sleep, I’m hit with a painful migraine and the punishment lasts for almost 72 hours.  So when I see Pipey not acting like himself, I know it’s because he’s like his mother.

I’m guesstimating here and I believe that Pipey’s missed out on about 14 hours of sleep.  So yesterday he was being extremely irrational and was bullying me every time we were near each other.  His morning request to go to the basement to watch his favorite Tivoed show while having breakfast was not vetoed but he felt that it was when I told him he must wait until I made myself a bowl of cereal before heading down the stairs.  He was irate. He lunged at me with his little fist.  And then he got himself a time-out.  El Rosso, the most patient man on earth barked at Pipey and reiterated that, “You do NOT hit Mommy.  EVER!”  Wow, it felt good when hubby stood up for me.  I wonder how good it’d feel if El Rosso ever had to fight for my honor.  haha!

Once Pipey calmed down, I told him to follow me to the basement and on the way down, I decided to give him a quick recap of why he got the time out.  He then told me in a very calm manner, “Well, Mommy, I’m just not patient.  I hate being patient.”  So I replied, “Well, imagine what a crazy world this would be if we weren’t patient people, Pipey?  There’d be lots of fighting and trouble.”  Pipey then added, “And lots of war.”

Does he know how I feel about the current state of affairs?

Happy Earth Day!

“Hairy Pig and the Vegetables”

It’s time for all of us to join in on Sophie Uliano’s 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly life.  I picked up her book Gorgeously Green from Costco yesterday.  I thought I was doing my part in helping the earth but my eco-anxiety has increased over the past few months and I realized that I really didn’t know how much my ‘green action’ of the day was helping the environment.  Gorgeously Green is straightforward with great tips on beauty, home, fitness, style, food, travel and gardening.  And guess who picked up some heirloom tomato plants and eggplants from this past weekends flower and garden show??  Yes, El Rosso has the job of building me an elevated vegetable garden in the next few weeks. 

 

So behind…

I wasn’t sure how ‘devoted’ I’d be to this whole blogging world.  As you can see I’ve been a slacker as of late.  Well, let’s take the quick tour of the last few weeks in my hamlet.

1.  When I first moved to our happy little hamlet, it wasn’t very commercialized and I felt very far from civilization.  But just in the past few months, I’ve started to really enjoying my community of friends, neighbors, and of course the glorious stores that have arrived. 

2.  Learning more about living green.  I am planning on purchasing the book, “The Green Parent.”   Check out this great website loaded with fantastic information– http://thegreenparent.blogspot.com/

3.  Pipey’s resolutions since he’s turned a year older:
    a)  Eat spicy foods.
    b) Become a proficient wiper after doing a #2.  Hallelujah!!!

4.  El Rosso is ready for a change.  He is moving on up in the corporate world.  Congratulations, Honey!  We are all very proud of your accomplishments.

Ok, now back to the kitchen to make my son gluten-free Mac & Cheese.  I’ve learned a bit about the effects of gluten from Uncle Sully.  I just got my cookbook from Amazon and hope to make some yummy dishes.

Treasures

I’m getting ready for our neighborhood’s second annual yard sale.  I didn’t participate last year because I really didn’t think we’d get much traffic.  Our neighborhood is a bit off the main drag and hence no use in wasting my time getting ready.  BUT this year, our awesome social committee decided to ADVERTISE in the paper.  So I’ve been purging a few closets each day and making a mess out of my living room which has become the main holding site. 

The best part of purging today was finding a picture of my father from 1957.  He was in middle school and as you can see, uniforms were the norm.  What a treasure I found today!

My dad (on the right) as a middle school student in Masan, Korea.

Kindergarten

Well, it’s that time of year when all the local schools (private and public)  start advertising for fall registration.  I debated on the whole private vs. public education and being a former public school teacher, you can guess which institution won out.  I picked up the kindergarten registration packet last week and began filling out the various worksheets.  I have to prove my residence, bring in a copy of Pipey’s birth certificate, my license, etc., etc.  Mind you I have to go back to the school and drop this off at 10:50 next Wednesday and I cannot be late for my appointment.  The words were printed in BOLD.  Gulp.  I hope I make it on time.

When I sent notices home as a teacher, I always wondered why some parents just couldn’t stay organized.  My bold letter notices were sometimes lost, forgotten, or probably overlooked on many occasion.  Now that I have a child, SHAME on me for having negative thoughts about those parents.  I apparently have become one of them.  I can’t keep up with Pipey’s preschool paper distributions.  Dear Lord, help me in the fall when the important papers come.  Please.

Just noticed that I have to check off Pipey’s ethnicity.  Hmm…he doesn’t fit into any of the ones listed except for UNSPECIFIED.  Lovely.  My child is UNSPECIFIED.

Little G

We had a great Spring Break traveling down to VA Tech to see Uncle Benny and then southward to NC to hang out with El Rosso’s older sister and her family.  Here are a few highlights:

1.  Pipey asked Uncle Benny if he ever vacuums the carpet. 
2.  Kankie is horrified by the apt. conditions.  El Rosso reminds Kankie that college boys live like Neanderthals.
3.  Little G, our 2 year old nephew is a HOOT!  I wish you all could meet the precious little guy.  He is a connoisseur of good food and a comedian like his father.  My favorite memories of that little man are:
a)  While saying his prayers, he mentions that he is thankful for Chinese food and bunny muffins.
b) When he doesn’t get his way…he responds by saying, “Oh, man!”  (You have to hear him in person to get the full effect.)
c) His catchphrase for now is …”Goo goo ga ga, Uncle Dookie!”  He says it throughout the day making all around him chuckle in delight.  I miss him!