Busy, busy Zoë.

So When it rains it pours when it comes to blogging. This time I can thank Jamin. He decided to spend his weekend creating this little movie. It is a few minutes long so be prepared but hopefully it makes you at least crack a smile. Zoe is cracking me up lately(amongst driving me crazy). She is saying "no" with a vengeance. She has these conversations with herself where she points to one thing after another questioning,"this?" and answering herself,"no". We are taking a swim class that she is excited to get to and more excited to leave. She doesn't like to do any of the activities in class. She shakes her head to me and says,"mama, no." What can ya do? I don't want to traumatize the child. We are just taking it one splash at a time.

Winter of discontent

I have been slacking on my blogging for a while. I am comforted to know that anyone actually reads my blog to notice. Thanks Em.:) Seriously, someone in my household has been sick since Dec. 1st. This whole month of January I have gotten cold after cold. I finally went to the doctor and got antibiotics(always a last resort for me) and now I'm feeling much better. I thought I was doing a good job with my Zicam, Airborne, and Zinc lozenges but not this time. Zoe shortly after got sick. Really sick. She had a high fever and wasn't breathing well. She is now on a nebulizer(sp?) Why would I know how to spell that? Anyway, She is breathing better now but is generally unpleasant to be around. I suppose it's because she finally has the energy to complain. Because of our many illnesses I have fallen into a rut of bad parenting. When I'm sick I turn the tv on and let Zoe watch her shows for obvious reasons, I want to rest. When she is sick I turn the tv on so she will rest. According to an article in Time magazine tv is bad for babies brain development and might be the cause of A.D.D. So by trying to make it through the sick winter of my discontent I may be responsible for giving my child A.D.D. Can it be said that illness causes A.D.D.? If all weren't sick we wouldn't have watched so much tv in the first place. Another excuse I have for not blogging is my lack of good photos to add to the blog. I am coveting big time having a fancy camera. I have one but it is 35mm. The technology just wasn't around when I splurged loads of money on things I really don't need. My next motivation for saving is for a car, not to mention a house now that the market is finally going down.