Who's Crying Now

Seriously!! I feel like there's someone whimpering or crying or whining or being super needy for attention at least half of the time. If it's not Becca who's sad that she threw her blanket over the railing and I didn't jump up to retrieve it for her, then it's the dog cuz I closed the bathroom door so I could pee! Or it's the cat cuz she wants food (again!) or maybe it's Becca cuz I had to run out to the garage real quick. Or cuz I closed the bathroom door to pee. Sheesh! Such cry-babies and needy people in this house. What did I sign myself up for??

Becca sleeping soundly. It's the only time I can
get a good picture of her not moving.

There were good parts of my day though. I decided not to go for a run this morning, partially cuz I said that it's Sunday and that's my day of rest, and partially cuz I could not open my eyes at 6, and also cuz I figured it'd be a long day with Becca and I'd need all my energy. So I didn't run. Instead, I took Becca on a nice long walk at 8:30am and then again at 7pm. It was actually quite a workout! First of all, the neighborhood is built on a hill. So no matter which way I go, I'll always end up walking uphill for at least half the time. Second of all, it's super hot and humid here in Lantana, TX. Right now, at 10pm, it's 93 degrees and 39% humidity. and I think that's NICE!! During the day it gets up to 110 and who knows how humid it is?? And third of all, Becca is 11 years old, about 5 feet tall, and weighs somewhere between 75 and 90 pounds I'd say. So pushing her around in a stroller that was clearly not meant for long, hard walks was quite a task. And in the morning I did it in my flip flops, resulting in blisters on both of my pinky toes :( ouch.

But I think I've devised some plans for the next couple weeks. I'll run in the morning, as usual, do my morning stuff with Becca, and when she starts to get grabby in the late morning/early afternoon I'll take her on a bike ride. And then in the evening, when she gets grabby again, I'll take her for a walk or go to the pool. That'll give us both plenty of outside time, Vitamin D, and keep us both happy and active. And also, at some point, I gotta get to the library to rent the last book of the trilogy I've been reading. I finished the entire book "Red" today. It was so good! And having not watched any TV today, it does not sound appealing to me anymore. So I'm hoping schoolwork keeps me busy this week so I can keep myself distracted, and that books will keep me busy next week so I can be distracted again. I'm not a huge television fan. But the family is, so I'm trying to keep it off as much as possible. Cuz once those kids get back from vacation, SpongeBob SquarePants will be playing every morning and then I'll be the one crying.


That's life through the eyes of a banana munchkin.