Mom On The Run

Stick a fork in me – I’m done.  I am officially burnt out.  I haven’t taken a day off of work this year.  I took a few last year (maybe 2?) and before that?  Who knows.  MATERNITY LEAVE DOES NOT COUNT!  Especially when your husband travels A LOT!  And the year before that all of my vacation time was eaten by a sick 1 yr old, OB appointments and MOVING!

I think my last REAL vacation was over 5 yrs ago – when I got married…

I need a break.

I need a day off.

But I don’t see one coming in the near future.  I am almost halfway through my 6 month probation period at work – so no vacay until January.  JANUARY!  That is so freaking far away!  I had originally negotiated a week off in August (10-14) to go to Lausanne with my hubby.  I was so excited.  I’ve spent months working out and getting in shape for it.  But alas, money is tight, the economy sucks, the dog was sick, the pool pump is broken, the house needs electrical work … blah, blah, blah. 

I need to get away.  Lay on a warm beach with a trashy novel.  Sleep-in and eat out.

Also – I need to spend some time de-cluttering my house which is definitely showing signs of being neglected by this full-time working mama.  I hate tripping on things and putting things “away” that really should have been thrown out 3 years ago.

I.AM.BURNT.OUT.

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I effing hate it.  I wrote in my Underwear Affair post that I was doing the race for my MIL.  She’s the kindest, sweetest woman I know.  If she saw me running in my underwear she would give me the shirt off of her back.  She’s the kind of woman who remembers what size myself and the kids wear, what we’re into, always gets us awesome things for Christmas and has even outfitted her house to make our visits with two small children comfy. She even rushed down from Ottawa to look after Sierra when I had Brooke, and while down she also cleaned my house and weeded my garden.  She is awesome. 

She had a hysterectomy for cancer a month ago.  We were hoping that would be it.  Unfortunately when analyzing her tissue, they found an aggressive form of cancer.  She starts chemo this week, then radiation. 

Why does cancer hurt all of the good people?  Why can’t all the child molesters get cancer?  Why can’t all the fuck-wats who abuse their wives get cancer?  Why the hell does it have to be someone so special, someone so awesome?

Cancer effing sucks. Suck-it cancer – I HATE you!

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Wow!  Has it really been over a week since I posted here? Gosh – blame it on twitter! It’s been stealing me away from here.  Did ya even miss me?  Yeah – I didn’t think so.

So what’s been going on in my world?  Not a heck of a lot.  Hubby has been in Europe for the past two weeks,  The first week he was in Barcelona and this past week he was in Dublin.  And me?  I’ve spent the past two weeks working, caring for kids, breaking up fights and cleaning.  That may be another reason why I haven’t posted much.  I just don’t feel comfortable advertising that I’m home alone with my girls. 

Oh wait!  There is news!  Yes!  Big News!

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With her “spicy” personality I don’t doubt that one day she will!

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Hurry! You have [fergcorp_cdt_single date="August 29, 2009"] days left to sponsor me. Everyone who sponsors me will get their very own picture of me running in my underwear! (You can sponsor me HERE).

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Last week Brookie Boo turned two.  Two in all of its marvelousness.  I think at the strike of midnight July 7th some magical toddler fairy waved their magic wand and turned her into a terrible two year old – attitude and all:

• Me no likey
• Me no wannee
• Me do
• Nooooo!  Bookie’s!

I am so thankful that she’s as cute as a button ’cause otherwise I could really lose my patience with her:

That said, there is no way in this world that her terrible two’s could ever be worse than her sister’s – man-oh-man!  The things she put my hubby and I through…  I swear my girls were made with far more spice than sugar.  But you know what?  I wouldn’t have it any other way!

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