Popsicles for breakfast.

Right now Beebs is lying on her back on the couch eating a homemade popsicle (pineapple, banana and yogurt) while watching Sesame Street.  We have had a great week.  It caught me by surprise.  Last weekend we spent a day at my mom's and I had to work the next morning, my first day off orientation at work -- my first day ON MY OWN!!  I almost didn't go to my mom's because I'm not much fun the day before I work.  Do you have that problem?  Say you work M-F..do you get those Sunday going-back-to-work blues?  Well I do and my schedule isn't M-F so sometimes it's the Wednesday night blues.  Anyway, it's ridiculous and a waste of time but happens nonetheless. 

We spent Saturday at my Mom's and it was so nice.  She grilled and we ate so much bounty from her garden.  Beebs totally gorged herself on corn-on-the-cob and ate several tomatoes like apples.  She had juice streaming down her arms and dripping off her elbows.  She gathered eggs and watched the chickens in the yard and she and my mom picked a big bowl full of blackberries.  Roommate and I sat on the deck and listened to music, I drank ice water all muddled up with mint leaves and limes and a few glasses of iced tea.  It was breezy.  On the way home that night I cried and cried in a panic over work.  SO. MUCH. ANXIETY.  I worked Sunday and Monday and they were both great days!  They were probably the best days I've had on that unit.  One of my patients on Sunday had an unmedicated delivery and she was amazing and her wee babe was gorgeous.  I was so mad at myself for wasting time and energy on being worried because truly, there is just no way to guess what the day will be like there.  The nurses there always describe it as "feast or famine" and that's very accurate.  Some days are so quiet and people are sitting around doing the crossword and suddenly, BAM!  Babies everywhere.  (Let me clarify that I have NEVER done the crossword at work). 

So 2 good days at work and then Tuesday we spent the evening with friends at their house.  Yesterday Beebs and I hung out with our friend, K in the afternoon.  She brought brownies!  In the evening we had more friends and their 2 awesome kids over.  After dinner we made S'mores.  My coals were dying down so it took a bit of time to roast marshmallows but it worked out.  There was some milk chocolate or dark chocolate for the grown ups.  Mm..  We are never so social and it was so much fun! 

Today Beebs and I are laying low.  Maybe we'll wander over to the library.  I asked her if she wants to go to the library to get books and she said "Yeah!  I do!"  When asked what else she wants to do today she said "Play truck!"  Alright!  Have a nice Thursday.  I work tomorrow, Friday the 13th!!  We'll see what lucky babies are born tomorrow.  It was fun Monday because it was 8/9/10.  That's a fun birthday, right?!