The two little boys in the house ate constantly yesterday. They ate this and then they ate that and then they ate some more of everything.

So before bed, we made a mark on the wall for both Ben and Nate's height. In the morning we measured them again.

Ben grew 1/4 inch overnight.
Nate grew about 1/8 inch overnight.

That, my friends, is insane.

Not the only insane thing going on, but the most appropriate for public consumption.

You know what I am soooooooooooo fucking sick of? Anyone who pulls the superiority thing regarding the lack of TV their kids watch. HEY!!!! FUCK YOU. Yes, you are now speaking directly to my issues. They say fuck yourself too. Me and my issues say TV keeps me from committing crime, so lick it. This is not directed to anyone reading this, but to the fucking sanctimonious and matter of fact people who tell me what great parents they are and how wonderful and precious their kids are because the TV is non existent in their house where their family of 5 sleeps in a one bedroom.

Hi. My name is aggressive Kristin. I'm having a day. A day where I can put the Jetsons on and type this instead of crying. So there. Oh, AND I could probably fuck my husband without doing it in the same room as my grade schoolers. So.

I think I am going to create a 70/80's TV playlist complete with snow-static from 12-6 and Starsky and Hutch and WKRP in Cinncinatti to go with the Smurfs and Jetsons and Brady Bunch.

Maybe press delete? Maybe say fucking fuck it. Yeah.

I have so much more to say than this, but I think I'm going to have a chance for this one thought before i need to wipe a butt or clean something up.

Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser REALLY is magic!

oh, fuck. i can't beat leaky's jeff pic. i don't even know how to make a damn picture appear on here that isn't from flickr.


BUT


HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my firstest lj friend, zaftigvegan



you're a good woman. and you will be my first stop when i someday travel your way. i'll let you veganize me again!


oxoxoxoxo
and love

one of the things i dislike most (like, in the top ten) about being the mom in this family is being responsible for other people's meals. sometimes, it's fun and i'm inspired to cook for everyone. but other times, one of them being right now, i hate it. i could easily forage about and feed myself but instead there has to be a dinner and it has to be balanced and, ugh. i'd be fine with fancy cheese, crackers, olives. or a salad with avocado. somehow, i don't think i'm getting away with that.


(if jim cooks we're getting spaghetti. and i have to tell him where everything is. a kitchen master he is not.)

so, things here are hot. h. o. t. fucking hot.


the kind of hot where better than the pool is just an air conditioned movie. unfortunately, nate is still largely uncivilized (and a playground bully to boot! that's one kind of kid i haven't had the pleasure of birthing until now!) so we are sweltering at home. i refuse to turn on the bedroom AC's because of some most likely misplaced noble urge to save the planet. so the kids are sweating in front of the fan and watching their booty from the library while i get my friday afternoon wine on.

jake comes home tomorrow. i'm really psyched to see him and am anticipating an intense adjustment period for him and ben. but oh august. i'm thinking hot and lazy. ozzfest and las vegas/LA and upstate lakes. school supplies (i bought my middle baby a kindergarten lunchbox today! that felt huge!)

the babysitter goes off to NYU too soon, and then I have made a decision to use those funds for a bi-monthly house cleaner and "classes" for nate while jake and ben are in school. but ben wants drum lessons and jake desires to learn the bass guitar and then there is skateboarding and track and field and playdates and business out my ass. tell all those mothering clones that no, a baby doesn't need to cost much, but KIDS sure as hell do!

from the farmers market today:

blueberries
strawberries
cucumbers
potatos
tomatoes
carrots
pattypan squash
2 dozen eggs
1 chicken
1 red onion
1 yellow onion
6 heads garlic

plus the shit i got at whole foods and damnit to hell, i hate going there. i always spend too much and i feel ripped off and deceived when i leave.

anyway, our container (no sun but the porch) herbs are doing great, though some basil bolted early and the cilantro is hard to hang onto before it flowers. but! the groundhog has not been to horrible a nuisance, my shade skilllz improve daily and i have to congratulate myself for making this yard awesome. there is soooooo much more i could do, would do if this was to be home forever, but it is not, so at some point i have to practice restraint. it's been fun this year. i'm looking to end of summer plant sales for cheap ass perennials and then bulb season! i've got sdome bulb movement to prepare for this year. anyway, gardening makes me feel full and right with the world. my mom said the she feels the same and for reals, i've never felt so close to her.

also. how much tv do your kids watch? a curiousities poll? because i know we watch more than most, though i justify by the fact that it's 100% dvd/vhs/download. but i still think mine watch too much but also, i am a lazy mom. i said it. we engage, we do. hell, i was fun mommy who let the crew paint the back porch whatever! surely before we sell the house we'll sand and stain but for now, it is artist central out there. we go to the library, the farm, they hit the playground and pool with the sitter and me on occasion. if it isn't stilngly hot i'm open to fun stuff. there's the eternal doubt, am i a shit mom?



i'm waiting to hear about some molly for my kid free vacation. i am in desperate need of a bikini wax. i finally own a wok i love. i'm trying to see ted leo at mccarrren park next weekend. we spent a "fun" day at sesame place yesterday. i mean, it was fun, and also i hate amusement parks and crowds and 95% of people so it was not fun too. but the boys had fun and that was the important part, right? i am in dire need of a williamsburg hipter haricut and i hope rachel will come too. maybe all the couples can hook it up that day?!?!?

um. so yeah. we're here plodding along. no interesting trips this summer which is a bummer. i don't count 5 days to come in LA which must make me an overpriveleged cunt. if you really knew me, you that already! we've been talking airstream trailers and peace work/missionary work without the jesus and leaving this crazy type of life.


man. my pits are sweaty.

much love, i will be certain to check in soon and even throw some pictures. maybe comment on all the things i read! i do read!

I'd elaborate, but these days it seems me on the computer= children crawling all over me. So, pictures will have to be worth a thousand or so words:

R&R

(over to the right, click on the Balamku/Mahahaul set)




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I'm catch up reading, but love to all.

(a note of explanation: while i think you are all sexy nerds, most especially ms wordy diva, in my last entry, sexy nerd was a reminder to self. jake got in trouble for using the term as a joke on the school eboard. we got a call from the vice principal and we are sooooooo over it. his school needs to get a grip. so any how, that's what that was about.)



good things (I've got compalins too, but I am going to keep it positive):

~tomorrow night with Jim and friends, cat power at this initmate venue

~reservations made for a family vacation in the Yucatan Peninsula. We're staying at the Balamku Inn. Not until April, but god! I am so fucking excited to go somewhere beautiful

~preschool paid in full

~babies sleeping through the night

~wine in the afternoon

~lush shampoo and soap and conditioner and body butter

~jasmine and sandalwood essential oils

~new jeans that make my ass look cute

~homemade by me chili for superbowl dinner

~fresh sheets and blankets and paint to make the homefront a little more tolerable

~longer days, shorter nights

~moleskine notebooks

~finding a can of "spotted dick" in the grocery store! hahahahahahha, they said dick!

~10 books in, for my 30 books in 2007 resolution

~promises from someone who doesn't break promises

~no reservations, but plans for Thailand and Montreal in '07

~an abundance of love (let's end on a cheeseball note)

You sexy nerd!

This Thursday, and six more after:

Introduction to Plant Science

I am ready to launch into the next phase of my life.

More importantly, I'm happy and excited to do so.