Saint Louis... ugh.

Sunday morning (like, super early) we head to Columbus International Airport to hop on a plane to Saint Louis. We return on Tuesday.

I'm so not looking forward to this. Sunday afternoon is a family reunion on the Phillips side--the crazy side. My mother, her siblings, her mother and father... I have a feeling it's going to be a disaster. Poor Ben, who has to meet all these psycho people, is probably going to divorce me upon return to Columbus. ;) And I wouldn't blame him one bit.

I still can't believe I let myself get guilt'ed into going. Our friend Melissa is going to take care of the animals for us, which rocks. We're going to have to put the car into long-term parking for a few days. I was thinking about getting a hotel in STL but I can't imagine how that would work unless we rented a car, which is so expensive that we wouldn't have money LEFT for the hotel. I'm NOT looking forward to trying to get Mori to sleep the two nights we're there. (Sigh.)

On top of that, I bet I won't even be able to see any of my friends. Fuzzy, Mikki, Sra, Tony... I MISS them, darnit. However, we WILL see my da... and not just for lunch at work with him one day (as mother dearest suggested). We will a good chuck of day with him. The only problem is, of course, getting there and back... ARGH. I hate flying out there. I always end up trapped at the house because of no car.

Oh, well. At least Ben will be there with me to fend off the Lori-psycho.

Days Go By, Unfortunately Too Fast...

I've been getting my days mixed up. Yesterday I ran outside as the mailperson was driving away because I thought it was Saturday and didn't want to go to the post office. She looked at me like I was crazy and asked if they were super important. When I said "Not really, I just wanted them to go out before Monday." and she looked at me like I was crazy.

I woke up this morning believing today was Sunday. I just looked at our calander and I'm a day early. Blaergh.

It's hard to believe Mori is 13 months old. I mean, in all seriousness, where did time go? And now i'm halfway through with this pregnancy, too... I can remember being halfway through with Mori and thinking it took forever! I guess things go by faster since life is so hectic. Good-hectic, not bad-hectic.

I have to put a note here that my Bio100 teacher is awesome. We had a quiz and one of the questions stumped me... I knew the answer but had no idea the word for it. So I put some mumble-jumbo down and tried to explain WHAT it was instead of what it was CALLED and he gave me full points. I really enjoy that class... it's a shame that it's ending.

Just one of those update... thingies.

It has been hectic in life! Whew!

Sunday I was in Dayton all day, hanging out with Rachel and Britt and the kids. We had fun, but poor Mori got so tired! On the drive home, she woke up and had me throwing french fries back to her to keep her happy. XD And then we picked up Ben and he kept her entertained.

Monday we drove down to Cinci to help Ashley and Craig move. We ended up being there until almost midnight and getting home around 3am. Mori didn't even wake up when I moved her from her seat to her crib, she was so tired. I have to say, I felt pretty useless 'helping' them move and had a near-death experience with a few bites of mushroom. Ashley's dad actually got up to fix me something different (nummy burgers) and I felt bad for inconveniencing him... ahwell. It was fun.

Tuesday was hectic trying to get back into the groove of things, and Wednesday I had school. Yesterday Mori and I were both sick, and now today we're still sick but not as bad. So, things are finally getting to normal!

Tuesday is a midwife appointment. :D I'm excited to see how things are going. Wednesday I have a school final, and then Sunday-Tuesday we're flying out to Saint Louis for my mom's family's reunion... not quite looking forward to that. :( Mori will love it because it's a new adventure but I just do not want to deal with my mother. Sigh. I think we might get a hotel instead of staying with her.

Anyway, there's an update. ;) Ta ta for now!

Of Vinyl, Oatmeal, and Family Reunions

Ever since Mori was born, I have been in love with vinyl.

It's not a very 'crunchy' thing to be in love with. I can take or leave my glass cookware, I can hee-haw at my BPA-free plastic, but I don't think we could live without vinyl.

Because, lets face it. When your dear, dear husband (gee, thanks, Ben) gives your one-year-old daughter a big bowl of oatmeal in her high chair, allows her to feed herself, and then doesn't clean up after her? Oh, yeah, and forgets to tell me the chair is covered in oatmeal? Well, vinyl is nice. I can pick off dried oatmeal, scrub it down with a soapy washcloth, and 'viola!' Clean vinyl.

However, I really should make Ben do it. Since, yaknow, he's the one who started the whole mess.

Saturday is the Keister Family Reunion... Ben's side of the family. Ben is not going. However, I (apparently), am. WTF am I going to do for hours with people I've never met who have never met me when I don't even have my husband (AKA the Buffer)???? His parents are going, but still. I really don't want to be swamped by people I don't know, in a city I don't know, without him. Seriously. It's his family.

Next time the Phillips side (read: psycho side) of my family has a reunion, I'm so sending him without me to drown.
Rant over.