Yes I'm Back, Again, With more Ramblings from the Dark Side

Well it's been a while since I sat down to blog, partially due to laziness, and partially due to being busy. I can honestly say it's not laziness like I can't get anything done, it's laziness that I'm too tired to come up with coherent thoughts on what to say. So today's thoughts may be a bit randomized. (Yup, I totally made that word up)

I took my eldest to see Sesame Street Live the other day. We had tons of fun watching the characters sing, dance, and do amazing things. However, I learned that the people who put this show on must be rich.... I mean it cost $10.00 to buy my son an Elmo balloon that he had to have. However, at the end of the show, he forgot about it because I hid it under his seat. You'd think the damn thing was made out of gold or a fu#$@$@ antique. Nope, just a simple expensive balloon. Somethings that I choose no to buy though were the $15 Elmo light up toy that you could probably find at a dollar store, the $15 t-shirt that he will not wear because he's demanding the "truck shirt" for the 50th day in a row (daycare must think we own only one shirt these days), or the $5.00 nachos and cheese because let's face it, I'm dairy free so he better eat the same as me. After Sesame Street Live, we ventured to a new dimension...Chuck-E-Cheese. Wow, there were so many kids running wild there. You'd think they were raised by wolves. However, I ran down a completely innocent child just for stepping behind me. See, I tried to get a good picture of my child driving a car game and I had to step back about a foot, well a two foot tall child was obviously squeezing his tiny butt behind me to go somewhere and well the place he went was on the floor where I proceeded to step on him. Thank god he wasn't hurt and his parents weren't around or were too busy to come yell at me for my carelessness. I would've given them a piece of my mind too because the signage at the venue clearly state "Do not leave your kids unattended." This squished kiddo was obviously unattended. Whatever, he lived.

Elmo costs way tooooooo  much money........

Some other fun news is that El Porker Bambino is a freaking giant. Yes, a giant. The kid is well over 20 pounds and killing my back. I can't wait for the independent stage where he can walk all on his own and I won't have to pick his big butt up all the time. He's killing my back. In addition, you'd think he would be sleeping through this night as he is 2 weeks shy of turning 7 months old. Nope, the kid is nocturnal. He's  up all hours of the night and wants to nurse. I can't deny him that luxury either because he wakes up smiling and talking away. It would be like denying a soft furry puppy a pet on their back....it just doesn't happen so we continue nursing the nights away.

El Porker Bambino and I (squinting because my back hurts)

On a more serious note, I feel deeply saddened today for some former students of mine. Two kids that are dear to my heart, both lost a father within the past 3 weeks. I've been in that boat sadly before and my heart breaks for them. No one can understand the pain of loosing a parent as a child unless you have been in those shoes yourself. It's like loosing a role model, a best friend, a protector. While, I can't take their pain away, I can urge those of you reading this to hug your family tightly each day and let them know how much you love them. You never know when it will be your last day to get the opportunity to do so. You can never give those around you too much love.