Almost there

Posting has been sporadic because I usually post in the evening and lately I've been drugged in the evenings. Happy to report that I'm feeling better. I am hoping to be drugged shortly cause I'm not sure I'll sleep without it and the pain is right there between needing and not needing drugs. I've waited until much later to dose up because Mr. Bean is at a U2 concert tonight and I couldn't rely on anyone but me to watch String Bean.

Here is hoping that next week's posts are a little more regular and a little less dull.

Enjoy what is left of your weekend!

Give me the Drugs!

I went and visited my chiropractor, Filbert-Amy's husband, this morning because I am in extreme pain from an unknown cause. I didn't fall. I did not hear a snap or feel any pain from any one thing I did. I just cannot determine the cause of my moderate to severe pain.

12 hours later, I am still in extreme pain. (And I may be visiting Filbert again tomorrow.) Apparently I have a lot of knots on the left side of my back. It hurts to breathe. It hurts to lay down.

Since my chiropractor, despite his other wonderful qualities, cannot prescribe drugs, I called my doc and got a prescription for codeine. Wow. I feel loopy, but I'm still in pain. At least I'll sleep tonight.

I hope.

Two!

String Bean has been acquiring words and concepts left and right. Her most favorite thing right now is to point out whenever there is more than one of something.

Does String Bean see a pair of shoes? "Two!" she responds.

How many feet do you have String Bean? "Two!"

How many people do you see, String Bean? "Two!"

How many fingers do you have? "Two!" Uh....

*In a crowded parking lot* How many cars do you see? "Two!" Hm...

I guess we need to work on counting higher than two, but it is so darn cute.

Wasps

Last month, the bee/wasp/hornet lady came to our homeowners association and sprayed for bees/wasps/hornets.

This morning I went out to my car, which is covered in sap from the tree I park under, and there were at least 40 wasps all over it. Then, Mr. Bean and I were walking in the side door of our building and found a new wasp nest just inside the door.

Our bee/wasp/hornet lady is coming tomorrow to spray the rest of those critters.

One great advantage to the first freeze of the year is the wasps disappear!

Rate My Day

Mr. Bean's Facebook status yesterday:

Rate my day--Pros: Friend bought us lunch, got a nap, went to birthday party of another dear friend, curry rice for dinner. Con: Stepped barefoot in String Bean's poop.

False Alarm

1:30 am. I woke up from a deep sleep because I heard a noise that penetrated our front door, our bedroom door, and could be heard over the hum of our fan. The fire alarm was going off. We looked in the hallway and neither saw smoke or smelled it. Since we are on the first floor of our building, we figured we'd be OK if we waited until the Fire Department showed up or we smelled smoke (besides we have a back door, ground floor exit).

We looked out the window and sitting in our backyard at one of the picnic tables was a man with a mustache. His mustache was glowing in the dark.

I would have thought I was dreaming all of this except a neighbor asked me what the deal was with the fire alarm in the middle of the night. Found out it was a malfunction in a sensor on one of the other floors.

My family should rest well knowing I hear the fire alarm in the middle of the night.

Lifetime

We recently aquired a new HD TV (a hand-me-down from the in-laws). Upon setting it up, we discovered several new channels we did not have before! One of the honorable mentions is the Lifetime Movie Network (aka LMN).

Who can resist a lifetime movie? The titles alone will pull you in!

Hush
A Sister's Secret
Mother May I Sleep with Danger?
No Ordinary Baby
Cabin by the Lake
The Price of a Broken Heart
Pavement

Wow...wow. (Is it just me or do most of these titles sound like really bad novels?)

The great thing about a Lifetime movie is that you can fall asleep in the middle and when you wake up for the ending, you are right back there in the plot like you missed nothing.

Sleeping Fails

String Bean never ceases to amaze us with her talents.

Fail #1: At 4 am, she woke up screaming at the top of her lungs because she'd taken off her clothes and diaper (despite the tape I'd put on it) and peed on herself and her crib. I suppose with a fan blowing on you when you're wet, it feels pretty awful. Since there was a pooping incident earlier in the week, we are on our last set of un-soiled sheets. Here's hoping we make it to laundry day.

Fail #2: I failed to mention to the babysitter that String Bean was due for a nap. After playing hide-and-seek for a little while, the babysitter started leafing through the GRE Study book she had while String Bean was playing. Noticing how quiet it got, she checked and String Bean had zonked out on the floor. That's a first.

Moo, Baa, Meow

Picture this:

A man calls his daughter who is babysitting the cutest toddler known to man. He tries to rush to get off the phone because he's overdue for a board meeting. "Before you go, Dad," says the babysitter, "You've gotta hear this!"

String Bean proceeds to bark, meow and make other over-the-top adorable noises. Said man walks into meeting puts her on speaker-phone and a room full of business-persons erupt with laughter.

True story.

Achoo!

Fall allergies came to the Bean household early this year. We are sneezing, coughing, battling the post-nasal drip sore throat, and wiping snotty noses all day long.

Summer was short. I am hoping the fall allergy season follows summer's lead!