The Rock Obama

A great clip from SNL last night - really funny:

Sweetheart Saturday

So I was going to write about how Ari looked after Little Tyke and me last night when I had a cold ... or how he's taking me out on a date tonight while LT spends the evening with Grandma ... any number of good things like that. And those are all true. But then I read Alex's Sweetheart Saturday over at I'm the Mom, and I've got to second her vote. When left to my own devices, I have to admit I'm a sandwich, KD, or eat out kind of girl - Ari is a good cook, however, and is very intelligent about swapping in one kind of oil for another, or using different cuts of meat, or what have you, with different recipes to make them as healthy as possible. I have complained at times he only has a few meals in his repertoire, but

1. He's always looking for and trying new ones, and does well with those too so it isn't really a fair complaint and

2. Even if that's the case, if he makes them well, we enjoy them and they're healthy, then so what? lol It's more than I can do.

Well that's not true either, it's more than I DO do. I can cook - and quite well in fact - it's just not a chore I particularly enjoy and am more than happy to usually let Ari take care of. Especially since he's home earlier in the days from work now. Although when he was working until 7, 8 and 9 pm, I did often have something ready for him to eat when he came home ... even if at least a couple times a week it was cooked using a phone. ;)

Remember to turn your clocks ahead tonight guys and don't let the loss of an hour's sleep get you too bad! :)

Ooooh ...

OK I'm not the world biggest Britney Spears fan by any stretch but I've got to give the girl her props. After the 2007/2008 she had, a very long sabbatical from touring, and a few false starts at a comeback, the girl proved on opening night of her 'Circus' world tour last night she can still go.

Check it out:

Happy thoughts

- going to the movie with my friend Marjorie tomorrow. Should be fun.
- Little Tyke's adoption is just about final and we're planning his 'naming ceremony'.
- some chores I've let slack around here are coming together
- my mom's coming over tomorrow; happy to see her too
- life's pretty damn good all told I think.

Sweetheart Saturday

So it's time for the "Why is Ari so wonderful this week?" Column. Hmm ... I really should get him to return the favour sometime and do a "Why is Sarah so wonderful" column. ;)

This week however, is easy. The last couple of days I have been slightly off my game - understandable since they've been busy days, and a few things involved in them have been stressful (not like terrible awful, but like doctor's appointments, a meeting with the social worker ... things which actually turn out to be quite good whenever they happen but of course it's always 'hope everything's going as well as we think it is' - even though it always does lol), and then yesterday consisted of relaxing with family but ... let's just say sometimes one can relax too much. ;)

Anyway, Ari has been awesome the last couple of days for doing more than his share with Little Tyke (of course there are days he does less because HE'S tired or stressed, but he more than makes up for it when the shoe is on the other foot). As I'm sure many reading this blog can understand, being a SAHM (stay at home mom) is such an amazing and rewarding experience; love the time I've had these last three months to bond with LT, and how much he's come to love and trust me. It has its challenges too, which I expected; one of the biggest is trying to figure out just how much to ask of your working partner. On the one hand, when Ari comes home at the end of the day, I've been with LT the whole day, playing, feeding, changing ... I wouldn't mind some evening time to myself to vegetate, do other projects, or what have you. BUT it's not like Ari's been off hanging out all day, he's been at work as well, and comes home tired. So what's fair to ask him to do? What's fair for him to expect me to do after the whole day with the baby?

With many partners this could be a real challenge; with Ari it isn't. I'm sure I sometimes expect him to go above and beyond, and take advantage of him when he's home; I'm also sure he does the same now and then; but we both know we're trying, and we can appreciate that. I think that's pretty cool. :)

Pancake Tuesday

Today is Pancake Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. There are different traditions surrounding this day - eating pancakes, dancing and drinking amid bright costumes and lights, etc. - but to sum it up neatly would be one last day of gluttony and debauchery before the beginning of the Holy season of Lent.

Lent in the Christian calendar is much like the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah-Yom Kippur) in the Jewish calendar; it is one last day of celebration, before 40 days of reflection, fasting, prayer and introspection in preparation for Holy Week, which represents the week Jesus spent in Jerusalem prior to His death (Palm Sunday - his arrival, through Good Friday - the date of his death, up to but not including Easter Sunday, which starts the new church season of Pentecost, or "The Great 50 Days").

But for today ... we have pancakes for supper. ;) Are any of you giving up anything special for the next 40 days, starting tomorrow? I *think* I've decided to give up sloth, lol, and start exercising more. Does that count? ;)

Joyeux mardi gras tout le monde!

Happy Weekend!

Not much to say - the last couple of days have been pleasantly quiet, some cleaning, some errands, some bonding with my men as Ari's been on weekend and Little Tyke's been all wakeful and pleasant ... but definitely glad it's the weekend and looking forward to all that brings; in particular heading out to visit with Alex and her family tomorrow - and presumably some more friends as it's a party for her business (which I'm sure she'd be more than happy to entertain questions about at her blog!). Also looking forward in the coming weeks to helping my parents move, and getting out to a few more things now that LT's a few months old and easier to bring around town. :)

So routine, a holding pattern, but a pleasant one - hope all is quietly going well for y'all as well. Happy Weekend.