Ponies!

Jay's birthday is this week, so before I go getting all weepy about the fact that my baby is turning FIVE and starting kindergarten all too soon, I'd better talk about the ponies.

Saturday was my best day yet, nausea and energy-wise, and I did lots of little tidy-up projects that have been niggling my inner zen for weeks now. I organized the shoe rack, and let me tell you--the satisfaction of that simple chore just keeps coming. Every time I walk past that rack, I feel at peace. No more piles of mismatched shoes heaped on the top shelf. Orderly rows and stacks now prevail! I know, it's a shoe rack for goodness sake. But it's the little things, and I appreciate them even more now after a few months of sitting by watching my balanced house slowly become cluttered and unkempt.

 

Ok, one more thing to "boast" about before I get to the ponies: I vacuumed an entire room on Saturday! I did it really slowly so my unused muscles didn't get strained, but I vacuumed our whole family room and the hallway. Then I had Jeff vacuum the stairs and basement. It looked so tidy! It kind of still does. I adore a freshly vacuumed carpet. I could probably write a sonnet about it. But I'll spare you the weirdness.

 

Now, on to the ponies! Saturday afternoon, I was shockingly still feeling good so we loaded ourselves into our trusty van and drove half a mile down the road (I was feeling good, but not walk-half-a-mile-good) to the old high school, where they were having a mini-carnival-ish-fair thing called Play in May. I think it was a fundraiser. We went for the pony rides. Having tasted the freedom of owning my own horses as a child, I have always kind of shunned pony rides. I mean, yay. A stranger leads a horse around a field while various kids sit on its back? Boring! Waste of money! But this time, it seemed like a fun mini activity for a family with a wimpy mother. And the pony rides were only a dollar each. I don't think Jay and Rose had ever been on a horse before! Or a pony, for that matter. They had a good time riding around the soccer field on those cute fuzzy midget hoses. After that quick event, we went over to the elementary school playground and let the kids run rampant for a while before packing up and heading home. It was a tiny outing, but it was our first family outing in more than two months! Yes!

 

 

 

 

Hmm, other news...I had a doctor appointment this week, and everything is going well. I have only gained one blasted pound in the past month but then again, I haven't lost any pounds either, so it's a success. I can feel my baby move already! I didn't quite believe that's what it was till my doctor said it's perfectly possible for a 15 weeker to be felt by a scrawny mother. He didn't say scrawny, but it was delicately implied, ha ha. So every week my lows get higher, and my good days feel better. It's a slow process, but at least it's happening.

 

Jay had another soccer game...

He likes falling and picking grass.

 

Rose nibbles clover on the sidelines.

 

xvds

Later, gators

 

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