i'm going to try something new - someone once told me to write when i can; to "time" myself. to put down what comes out when i have a limited amount of time, like while i'm waiting for the laundry. since it's twenty-to-seven, i've got twelve minutes while my fishsticks finish cooking.
i guess i'll start with the basics - i still love being a mom. i never really ever thought i would be so good at it, but i am. i enjoy it too (most of the time). he;s still not crawling and he still doesn't have any teeth, but i'm trying to let things happen on their own - they normally do, whether i worry or not. or maybe my worries are just being occupied with other things - now that i have cable, i've been watching the news... a lot... not a very good idea, but really, what else is on basic cable? not a whole lot...some new crazy flu ("swine" - yes - as in "pigs") is going around. it originated in mexico, and has now spread to the u.s.a., canada, and some european countries. and for some fucked-up reason, the w.h.o. and governing bodies are still allowing air travel to and from mexico! i mean, if it's as bad as they're making it out to be, halt all fucking air travel - i don't want my son to get sick! so, i'm thinking we may become hermits (well, more so than we already are, i mean).
i've only got a minute less - this exercise didn't work out as well as i thought it would. but, at least i wrote something... maybe as the weather gets nicer, things will get easier...