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It just had to happen when Rick is gone…Posted by Rachel on June 16th, 2007

Our car has a flat tire. What do I know about changing tires? Nothing. I’m a girl, for goodness’ sake. What did you expect? I guess I need to figure out some way to get to church tomorrow…maybe I’ll walk to one of the neighborhood churches. My choices are Baptist and Methodist—which would you choose?

ETA: Rick called Thomas and got him to come over and change the tire for me. Yay! Much thanks to him, and apologies that we have such a low-riding car. I’ll be going to Wal-Mart tomorrow morning to get a real tire on there and hopefully from then on, it’ll be smooth sailing.

Women are EvilPosted by Rachel on June 14th, 2007

I’ve realized in the past couple days that women can be really cruel. Okay, so I’ve always known that, but I didn’t realize just how crazy it was. Thankfully, my girlfriends are not that way—they’re all really sweet, loving people who wouldn’t dare say some of the things that some women have recently been saying to me.

So, remember the message board I’m on? I posted about it a while ago. Anyway, apparently some people want me “gone.” They’re tired of me stating my beliefs and views and think that I’m always trying to convince people that I’m right and that I’m very narrow-minded (read conservative Christian who believes that Scripture is authoritative). Ridiculous, I say. I’ve never tried to convince anyone to agree with my beliefs, but I have felt that I have the right to share whatever I believe. In the proper contexts, I’ve shared my views on homosexuality, abortion, sex before marriage, etc. I’ve never tried to convince anyone else of my views, but I’ve also been honest. Why would I want to pretend to be someone I’m not just so that other people approve of me? I wouldn’t. I guess that’s why so many people don’t like me. I refuse to be a fake. So there.

Oh, and I know that very few people actually have interest in this, but I just wanted to have somewhere to write it all out.

One Little Kyrie jumping on the bed…Posted by Rachel on June 13th, 2007

Thankfully she didn’t fall off and bump her head.

Watch the video

Kyrie SadPosted by Rachel on June 12th, 2007

So Kyrie just burst out into tears when the bad guys caught George in a net. I’d never heard her act like that. This is the first time I’ve seen her sit and watch the whole movie, so I think she’s actually following the plot.

Rachel calmed her down, and about five minutes later she started wailing.

Rick: What happened?
Rachel: They showed George in his cage, and he looked sad.

And…there she goes again.

Freaking adorable. She cares for that silly monkey.

Vaccine/Autism cases to go to courtPosted by Rachel on June 11th, 2007

Time for some new studies.

Would you like some jelly for your sausage?Posted by Rick on June 10th, 2007

Every Sunday morning before church, I will go pick up a breakfast from a fast food restaurant (usually Sonic or BK). When we go to BK, I’ll get a chicken biscuit, and Rachel will have a sausage, egg, and cheese croissant. And when I get my food, they will always ask me, “Do you want some jelly with that?” And I’ll always say, “No.” And they’ll look at me like I’m crazy: “Are you sure?” Why would I want jelly on sausage, eggs, and cheese or a chicken biscuit? Southerners.

I hate our bankPosted by Rick on June 9th, 2007

Ever since we have lived in Monroe, we have had problems with one of our banks (Capital One, formerly Hibernia). They drive me freaking insane.

I checked our balance since I’ll be going on a trip, and I noticed our account said we had $80 less than I had in my ledger. Normally it’s the other way around as we wait for things to clear. I looked through the recent charges when all of a sudden, at the very bottom, I noticed FIVE overdraft charges for $32 each. I saw that I had deposited $3,000 from our other bank account the day after the overdrafts, so I had to ask myself if I was trying to cover up a mistake. Reassured that I really was just transferring money, I looked further.

Then I saw another deposit for $1,050. It made no sense because I hadn’t had any deposits for that amount. When I went to the second page, I saw it. Right before the five overdrafts, they had deducted our rent TWICE. Then they tried to cover it up by putting the $1,050 back (two months rent; don’t you love how cheap it is here?), but they didn’t credit back the five overdraft charges. UGH! What a bunch of punks. PUNKS. Needless to say, I’m not very happy since I only have one day off to sort this out before my trip, and the bank is just plain stupid. Rachel made up a dialogue to my future conversation with them:

Bank: Well, you did go over the balance.
Rick: Well, that’s YOUR fault.
Bank: Well, regardless…you were over the balance.

Kyrie singsPosted by Rachel on June 9th, 2007

Kyrie loves to sing songs. She likes to sing the alphabet song, but mostly babbles it. You’ll hear A and B and that’s about it. She has such a sweet voice. Watch a little clip of her singing here .

stuff & thingsPosted by Rachel on June 9th, 2007

Rick and I got some Snack Traps at Toys ‘R Us yesterday and we’ve already tested ‘em out. They are going to work great. So thanks to Jana for the suggestion! Oh, and we got them for a good deal because they were put on the wrong peg, so the advertised price for 2 cups was $3.99 (the actual cost was $7.50). They gave them to us for the advertised price, obviously. Yay! Benefitting from others’ mistakes can be a wonderful thing.

My husband is leaving in 4 days and will be gone for a week. Hollie, I think I’ll go insane if I don’t at least come over a couple times, so I may be invading your home. Just giving you a heads-up.

Oh, and I’m practically dancing around because we will be leaving in 12 days!

Hot day = Lazy day (and miscellaneous thoughts)Posted by Rachel on June 8th, 2007

I seriously don’t know how else to cope with the heat than to just stay inside our wonderfully air conditioned home all day. I went out to buy milk & bananas and the walk from the car to the store & back just about did me in. It feels like an oven out there. With the heat index, it’s about 100 today.

Am I crazy for considering cloth diapering our future children? I have read that they tend to potty train earlier, and while I’m not really in a hurry for Kyrie to be potty-trained (I am determined not to stress over when or how it happens) it would certainly be nice to have a head-start on future kiddos. Also, there is the cost issue; and I am feeling a bit guilty for all the disposables I’m adding to the world’s garbage. Not that I think people who do disposables should feel bad over it, but it’s something I feel like I could change, so maybe I should consider it. I dunno…the thought is still slightly daunting.

Um, let’s see…what else? I’ve been thinking lately about how silly I was about parenting before I became a parent. For example, before Kyrie made her entrance, I thought that co-sleeping for more than a few months was silly. Well, my 20 month old princess still sleeps in our bed on occasion, and when she’s not there, she’s snoozing away on her crib mattress set right beside our bed. It seems perfectly natural now. Breastfeeding is another thing I’ve really changed my mind on. I always knew I wanted to breastfeed for at least a year, and exclusively for at least half of that, but I’m still nursing Kyrie as she’s approaching two years old, and again, it’s the most natural thing. I’m still loving it. Nursing a toddler can be really fun and amusing and sweet, not to mention nutritious for her and healthy for both of us.

One last thought: a lot of moms apologize for the fact that they’re still nursing to sleep, or rocking to sleep, etc., at this age. Why apologize for it? I often still nurse Kyrie to sleep for naps and bedtime and don’t really see why this is a bad thing. Not that I think everyone should do it that way…I just don’t see why it’s not a valid way to get your toddler to sleep.

The end.