A weekend away with 22-month-old toddler son and 2.5 month-old don’t-put-me-down daughter isn’t all that much of a vacation. Not even with a husband who gets up in the middle of the night, changes, diapers, and is an all-around good dad. Not even in the in-laws’ house right on the beach. The in-laws, who admittedly drive me crazy, cleaned the house, put out fresh sheets, and did everything they could to make sure our weekend was relaxing. My sister-in-law, who has no children, managed to leave us without sheets on the beds, dog hair on everywhere (which Big Guy is allergic to), dishes in the dishwasher, and – get this…

I chose to be a stay at home mom, largely because I just want to be the one to enjoy their milestones. I don’t want a daycare provider experiencing their first words and steps. I’m honestly not sure it’s the best thing for my kids to be with me all day every day, but it is what it is. I spent the past two weeks in the About.com prep program. It’s my second time through, and I find the whole thing incredibly stressful. I’d really like to write for them, but I’m not sure I can do another prep, so they need to just hire me this time around. =}…

I just realized that two out of the three last posts are about how tired I am. I should probably find something witty to say about exhaustion and motherhood and all that, but I’m just too tired to come up with anything.  Feel free to jump in with witty comments of your own.

I’m in prep for About.com… nearing the end, thank goodness. My brain is fried and I’m exhausted. I’ve gone through prep before and I think the problem is that I generate so many ideas for things I want to write about that I feel overwhelmed. Oh.. that and the fact that my family can’t seem to handle me working for more than a few hours a week. Hopefully they’ll get used to it. This week, we’ve also got a big welcome party for the Little Lady, we’re having a fence installed (after a few threats on my part to the fence co. about keeping their word), our primary car is…