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04/24/2005 Archived Entry: "should know better by now"

I think we need to just live with the assumption that hula will end later than scheduled and Girl Scout events will start later than scheduled. Yesterday we were to have one hour to get from hula to Cosmic Bowling with Scouts. They weren't super far apart, about 17 miles, but in between Tabitha needed to change her clothes and we needed to get cash and grab lunch. We should have known it wasn't going to be that easy. There was a quickie meeting at the end of hula so we didn't get out of there for 20 minutes. We stopped at the ATM but Tabitha's opted to just hope there was food at the bowling alley. We got there with 3 minutes to spare, and proceeded to wait inline for 20 minutes doing nothing. Tabitha's leader wasn't even there yet. So we rushed for nothing. I ended up leaving as it was not a good environment for Daisy. I got food for Chris and Tabitha and then went home for an hour. When I went to pick them up, Tabitha was just bubbling over with how much fun she had and she showed me her raffle winnings. I'm glad she had so much fun.

In more Girl Scout talk, I have been unhappy with her troop and the neighborhood we're in for quite a while now. The meetings seem very much a waste of time and I don't see how they are getting any work done on the petals they are supposed to be earning. Daisies is supposed to be a time to learn what Girl Scouts is all about. So far Tabitha has learned that it's about cheese pizza and a foam craft. That's pretty much how all the meetings go with a little duck, duck, goose mixed in every now and then. Anyway, I was speaking with a friend of mine about my issues and it turns out she's not super-thrilled with the way it's going in her daughter's troop either. So we talked a bit more and I thought and thought all night and it looks like she and I are going to be co-leaders of a Brownie troop in the fall. Her neighborhood sounds better than mine so we'll be basing it there. I emailed the person I needed to email to see about getting the ball rolling so we can get all our training in. I talked to Tabs about it and she is extremely thrilled with the whole idea. I wasn't sure she'd be okay with me being her Scout leader since we're together all the time, but she thought it was a fabulous idea. I think the lure of being with some of her old friends is what she's most excited about, but she seemed very happy with the idea of me being one of the leaders. I'm just afraid that now that I've sent the email, nothing is going to happen. I dealt with this particular person all last summer when I was trying to find a troop for Tabitha. I'm sure she's just as thrilled to deal with me again, lol. So we shall see, but I'm very excited :)

Miss Daisy has started to regress. She's back to dozing quite a lot during the day and last night she actually got up an hour after we put her to bed which is highly unusual. This is the kid who goes to sleep around 7 and we can count on at least six and a half hours usually closer to 7 or 8 hours before hearing a peep out of her. She often wakes, but puts herself back to sleep. Not last night, she got up for an hour. It wouldn't be that big of a deal, but after going back to bed, she only slept 4.5 hours and then was up for an hour at 5, slept for half an hour and was up for another hour. Very odd; for her, I mean. At least when she's awake she is one happy baby. The coos and gurgles and just the cutest thing. You know who can get her to talk the most? Tabitha. I have to get it on video because they have some great conversations. Well, Tabi says a lot of the same things over and over, but for whatever reason Daisy really responds to her. She won't let Tabitha hold her, but she'll talk to her all day. Tabitha loves sitting on the floor and talking with her so I started calling it sister time and take advantage of that time to brush teeth and get dressed. The best part are the full body coos and smiles that Daisy likes to do. She did good yesterday at hula, smiling at all the aunties who came up and commented on her blue eyes. She gets that a lot in the halau as most people there do have dark hair and dark eyes. Our little blondie, Tabitha, really stands out. Daisy has darker hair and actually has darker coloring than Chris, myself or Tabitha, but she's still pretty fair and does have those blue eyes. Plus, she's a baby and that just gets attention no matter what :)

So today my mother is taking the big one out for the whole day. So we arranged for the little one to go to my in-laws' for a few hours. Chris and I have not been alone since she was born. Oh sure we spend every evening together when the kids are asleep, but we're still responsible for them and have to be aware of them. Today, it's just us. It's raining a bit so not sure what we're going to do, but I don't care. We need this time alone. Especially with him having been gone this week.

And I'll end on a note that is related to absolutely nothing. One of our cats has taken to sleeping on the toilet lid. Bizarre.