Well now. It has been awhile, hasn't it? Although if I blogged every day I would never have time to accumulate interesting material to write about, so I justify my long absence by the fact that I was out doing just that. Here are some key points.
*I was confirmed into the Catholic Church on Easter
*After a year of breastfeeding, I have finally and gloriously weaned my youngest. I fought the good fight. You moms know what I'm talking about.
*Michael and I have made it a year without breeding, so that's exciting. Actually, it is, considering the fact we have gone Catholic "all the way" and have been using NFP (natural family planning) since the birth of our second son. So to the nay-sayers I can offer my unoccupied uterus up as proof that the Billings Ovulation Method is truly effective.
http://www.boma-usa.org
*Surprisingly enough, through our NFP journey, our marriage and faith has been strengthened, and in September I will be taking a class to become certified to teach the Billings Ovulation Method to all who want to learn. Turns out, lots of women don't like their hormones being screwed with by the Pill, and I am surprisingly passionate about spreading the good word.
*Michael is reaching the end of his second year of residency. 2 Down, 1 more to go!
*We are excited about Summer and in preparation for it, we purchased new patio furniture, but not without losing the first table we bought to those great Picnic Grounds in the Sky. It flew off the top of our Subaru. And was quickly trampled by a stampede of oncoming traffic.
*We are ending the end of CT5K, so Michael and I are avid runners. Well, if 30 minute spurts of running counts as avid.
*I'm slowly making my way through the BIBLE again. I thought I would be the first Catholic to read it all the way through. LOL. Just kidding!
Michael and I were able to attend a young couple's dinner at our church last Friday, which doesn't sound like a big deal, but it was, friends. It was. Our church is massive and we may not see the same people twice at Mass (even though we have been attending that Parish together for about 6 years) so getting to know people is challenging, especially to a socially challenged gal like me who doesn't know the first thing about putting herself out there. We met some great couples and had a fun time just pretending to be normal humans that stay up later than 9 o'clock (although our children would dispute that fact). We got to chat with our delightfully quirky priest and all was going well when Michael brought up the burger joint in Tulsa with the funny name. You know, Fudruckers? Ah, well, in this case, in the presence of Father Rick and after 2 Margaritas, it became F*ckrudders. Oh, what a laugh. And how handy we were mere feet from the confessional.
We have been dealing with an odor in our house for awhile now. First it was suspected to be dirty diapers in the garage, so we stopped using the trash can out there for that reason. Then it was mildew from an overflowing washing machine (documented in a previous blog, I believe). Today, Michael and I had the horrific thought that it was a Natural gas leak and we called someone to come inspect it. I lost my appetite, thinking: "This explains so much!" We have been smelling this odor all the time and if we have been breathing it in so much that accounts for why I am so tired and have headaches all the time!" Well, it turned out we just have a stinky house. I have searched up and down for the cause and I just came to the conclusion that having a stinky house is the result of living with 3 boys. Consequently, that must be the cause of my exhaustion and daily headaches.
That about sums things up for now because I actually get to go hang out with some of my friends tonight and leave my children home with daddy. Until then, I joined Twitter today about 3 years too late, so follow me! @TaviAriel
I'm so over Facebook after giving it up for Lent.
I'm not saying Twitter isn't a waste of time too, but at least it limits your time wasting to 140 characters or less.
