A Deal?

Back on June 30th, my hubby discovered a leak under the kitchen sink, while in the process of trying to repair the leak he accidently spilled the purple cleaner on the kitchen floor.....it doesn't clean up.

So, just by chance he found new flooring on clearance at Lowe's.  What was originally 84 cents per square yard, we got for 20 cents per square yard. So for $27 we got enough flooring to do the kitchen. It was a great DEAL!...Right?

No, not really. It turns out that it was the kind of flooring that needed to be glued down.  The cost of the glue...$24 per gallon (we needed 3 gallons). Then we discovered that we didn't have enough flooring (we needed 3 more boxes , that's another $9) and our Lowe's was all out.  We had to drive an hour and a half to find another Lowe's with what we needed. A tank of gas is about $40, plus we had to stop to get food, that was about $20.

Then there is the molding, 5 pieces at $9 each, and the threshold 3 pieces at $16 each.  So for about $261, I got a brand new kitchen floor.   Oh but it is pretty!   What a DEAL! :)

Chef???

Do hot dogs and baked beans count as culinary arts?  Well sometimes that's all I fix for other supper, but you know what, simple food tastes really good sometimes. I'll prolly make up for it tonight....maybe baked chicken, mashed potatos, corn, and some type of bread....maybe I will go to the store and get ice cream and a brownie mix Mmmmmmm Mmmmm that sounds good to me :)

Shots

I really didn't know how bad it was going to be. But I started tearing up before they even got started. When they told me to hold her arms down......whew.....what a horrible thing to have to do.  The first needle went in and Anna started screaming.  Oh, my poor baby....mommy cried too.  Immunization shots are terrible! 

What is a Domestic Engineer?

Some may ask me this question. What is a Domestic Engineer?  Well it's really quite simple, when ever I go somewhere and someone asks me what I do for a living, if I say homemaker, it is looked down upon.
It's almost like it's a crime to have this position.  But.....if I say I am a Domestic Engineer, they will enquire what that is.  Here is what I get to tell them:

Wife

Mother

Chef

Baker

Dry Cleaner

Dish Washer

Bus "girl"

Taxi Driver

Teacher

Nurse/Doctor/Surgeon

Finance Specialist

Cleaning Lady

Dictionary

Encyclopedia

Computer Tech

Secretary

Even after I go through this amazing list, I still get the question "Yeah, but what does it pay?" Well first of all it's not about making a living, it's about making a life. In my life I get paid with smiles & laughter and hugs & kisses.  No, I don't work a 40 hour week, I work a 168 hour week. I don't get any vaction or sick days, and I will never get to retire. However, I would never trade my job.......I might have to change out of my pajamas :)

Flowers

My favorite thing about my husband is that he is awesome!  Yep, that's it. I had told him how bad my day was going yesterday, and when he came home, he handed me a beautiful bouquet of flowers.  I love him. He really knows how to make me smile.

New Mommy

Anna is almost two months old, and just when I thought I had her all figured out, she goes and does something I don't understand.  My poor baby fussed all day today. I couldn't get her to sleep more than 10-15 minutes at a time.  She cried and cried and only wanted to be held to upright against my belly.  I really think she has gas issues. Poor thing.  Sometimes, I wish I was a Doctor  because then I could know exactly what was wrong and how to help her. I felt so useless today, but I guess getting my PhD in Domestic Engineering, isn't going to come easy. One day at a time, one lesson at a time.