Blurred Days

Weekdays and weekends are the same thing to me. Not working has its perks, but it gets kind of monotonous. I make sure the house is clean every single day. Not because I have to, but because I have to be in it all day long and I can't relax unless it's clean. Lily and I play a lot, and lately I have been trying to find other activities that we can all do. The Science Museum... going to parks... Trevor loves going to the river which is awesome because I do, too and it's a pretty decent walk to the rocks, so it's good exercise and a ton of fun... very relaxing.

Lily has had all sorts of milestones recently. She is crawling now... not quickly, but crawling nonetheless. Yesterday, I put her to bed, and then I heard this thumping noise like someone was banging on her crib. I walk in her room and there is, standing up and trying to pull toys into her crib (from the changing table). She is eating meats now... and a LOT of food each sitting. I don't even mind mealtime anymore... and she will pretty gnaw on everything you give her.

My sister and I had lunch this week at Capital Ale House which was nice. Their patio overlooks this little creek/pond thing and there are ducklings wandering around... it's SO CUTE! Lily sat in a high chair (in a restaurant) for the first time, and she ate a few pieces of bruschetta bread. She loves being outside, so sitting on a patio is awesome. Kelly and I ate Crab BLTs (highly recommended... SO GOOD) and sat around for a while and then she took me grocery shopping as a Mother's Day present. It's weird to think this year for Mother's Day I'm a MOM!

Money is supremely tight because Trevor spent more than expected at Bailey's last weekend... just got rent paid and bills are piling up... my last check from RAC already came and went... Trevor is STILL trying to get a second job bartending so he can transfer to the kitchen where is now. I am just PRAYING that our tax stimulus check comes sooner than later. We really need the money.. I think it would lower Trevor's stress level. I had no problem getting a different job but he WANTED me to stay home and he wanted to get another job. I think it's just going slower than expected so we are both getting a bit antsy about funds.

Sunday I am going to my mother's and her and I are going to cook our own Mother's Day dinner. We are having a salad with roasted pears, walnuts, bleu cheese, etc... then petite filets and seared scallops.... grilled vegetables... I love simple GOOD food... then bread pudding with vanilla ice cream for dessert. I love bread pudding. My sister has to work and so does Trevor so it's just going to be me, mom, Lily and probably Wes (my 9 year old autistic brother...) I might be watching him a few days a week soon for my mom... she is trying to change positions. She offered to cover my gas to pick him up from school and a little extra to hang out with him for a while a few days a week after school until she gets off work. Well, she expressed that she didn't know what she was going to do with Wes and I was like... "Ummm, hello... I have nothing to do... ever?" I didn't ask for money, but I certainly won't decline it. My brother can be a bit of a handful, but I love him and I think he is fun.

Well, back to doing laundry and figuring out what the heck I am going to cook for dinner that I actually want. I am about 5 seconds away from having a Chanello's sub delivered... but I don't want to spend the money. Trevor works doubles all weekend which is good for us, but boring for me. Must find something to occupy time... Probably some of the new photo-editing software mom brought. And cleaning. Constant, constant cleaning.