Letters From Kim – #8
by Kym on March 15, 2010
Dear Neil,
Hiding the chocolate in the tea towel drawer might have worked last year when my housekeeping duties were, ahem, slightly lower on my list of priorities. But I am rocking the domesticity lately so not your brightest move ever, my darlin’.
That said, the mop bucket is probably still a safe bet.
Lip-lickingly,
Your Slightly Broader in the Hips Wife
Dear Claira,
I can’t decide if you are a baby plagued by pain and discomfort or if you just get some peverse pleasure out of shrieking like a banshee. Every time the angle you’re held at dips below a certain point the wailing and gnashing of toothless gums takes over your sweet cooing face.
Suddenly Wondering if Wishing for a Redhead was the Most Moronic Thing EVER,
The Mom-lady with the Pulverized Ear Drums
Dear Spinning Plates of my Life,
I can’t keep you all going at once. Attempts have been made, but some of you are going to continue to shatter. I think it best that we all face up to this inevitable truth. Dishes? You’re staying done. Laundry? Well, we have clean socks and underwear about 90% of the time now so I’m calling that good. Bill payments? Consider yourself rocked. Children’s TV time? Down to an hour a day (don’t judge). House? No longer a hot burning ball o’shame.
Blogging however? Wee bit on the mediocre side. Writing? That plate has been lying on the floor in pieces for about two weeks now. Big ole box full of packages to be mailed? Still quite, quite full.
And all this spinning has me exhausted and I’m about ready to drop you all so I can have a nap. Or at least get to bed before midnight.
Breaking out the Super-Glue,
The Hoping for an Early Retirement from this Chaotic Carnival Gig Chick
Dear Kim,
Time to decide which are your favourite plates. You can’t have them all. Simple as that.
Love,
Your Inner Nag
Dear Friends I’m Seeing Next Month,
Squeeeeeee!
That is all.
With Apologies in Advance for Hugging Too Long and/or Hard,
That Socially Needy Gal from Canada who Can’t Wait to Hang out With Grown Ups Again
13 comments
Kim,
Hope your manuscript is coming along. You better get it finished because when you win first place in the contest, they WILL be asking for a full! Can’t wait to see you next month. Now that you got your office cleaned up, you have plenty of space to get to work on your story.
by Susan Auten on March 15, 2010 at 5:38 pm. #
Hee hee, I was already thinking you might think me crazy when I meet you and give you a giant hug! I can’t wait for next month!
I enjoy your letters!
by Rebecca on March 15, 2010 at 5:51 pm. #
I always enjoy your letters. They are so cute and so telling about you. The mop bucket is always a safe bet for hiding things from me too.
I think babies are born with pre-installed altimeters.
And I hope I get to see/meet you in person next month. When in April are you coming, again? Staying with Eowyn?
by Kazzy on March 15, 2010 at 5:56 pm. #
I wish I could see you in person!
I will immediately start wishing for a quiet, mellow baby :)
by Erin on March 15, 2010 at 6:11 pm. #
Have you had her looked at for reflux? The angle thing sounds suspiciously like it really MIGHT be pain caused from being held at an uncomfortable angle. Josh and Emma both had silent reflux – where they didn’t spit up, but they would have fluid going up and down, up and down, up and down their digestive tracts and throat – and it got even worse if they were laid flat. They were in horrible pain. Baby Prevacid was a lifesaver – stopped the pain and made them different babies.
by Sue on March 15, 2010 at 6:46 pm. #
Love your letters. They are som eof my favorite posts. Hope to see you at the conference in April.
by Stephanie on March 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm. #
Squeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! Back.
by Eowyn on March 15, 2010 at 7:27 pm. #
Mop bucket? What’s a mop bucket?
by Becca on March 16, 2010 at 7:09 am. #
The one to Neil made me laugh out loud! And I? still wish I fell into the addressee category of “Friends You’ll Be Seeing in a Month.” (sigh)
by charrette on March 16, 2010 at 9:25 pm. #
Oh dear. Reading this made me cry (not in a bad way). I feel like I am spinning those plates as well. I just seem to be dropping them all at once. I think the worst part is that I have NO idea what day it is today.
I hear you loud and clear.
I am feeling absolutely giddy thinking about meeting you!!
by Amber on March 17, 2010 at 5:16 pm. #
Which are your favorite plates, very wise, that note.
PS: The Chaotic Carnival Gig over here in my world is getting old, too.
by Terresa Wellborn on March 19, 2010 at 11:38 pm. #
Dear Kim,
Squeeeee!
A friend you’ll see next month.
by Annette on March 21, 2010 at 7:43 pm. #
Eowyn beat me to my comment :) !!
And I, too, need to make some plate decisions. I need to put some away and get some out and dust them off.
by An Ordinary Mom on March 26, 2010 at 9:23 pm. #