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I got scrubs and long sleeved shirts yesterday. Yay! I also got The Bean a Transformers backpack. I thought it would be good to use as a diaper/toy bag. He can wear it and feel like a big boy. And I can have another arm free. Then we went to my girlfriends house. The Bean had passed out in the car even though it was so early in the day. So we decided to get everything together and go to the park for lunch and some playtime for our boys. The Bean woke up right before we left, but had no appetite for lunch. It was probably just because he preferred to run around the park instead of eating his sammie. We stayed for two hours at Caumsett State Park in Huntington, NY. It's one of our favorites and really close to my friends place. We have a NYS Pass so we don't have to pay to go in. It's a pretty large place. There are horse stables (you have to be a member or own a horse there or something to get in), a walled-in garden, a 3 mile paved run, hiking trails and three houses on the property. The largest house is at the top of the large somewhat rolling hills a mile and a half up the paved walk and overlooks part of the Long Island Sound. It is very nice and a lovely way to spend part of the day. Yesterday we just sat in the garden near the entrance of the park and let the boys have fun running through the bushes, smelling the flowers, crunching leaves and getting dirty. My friends son turned 1 about 5 months ago. So The Bean is just about 6 months older than him. They are getting closer and recognize each other and play together (sort of). My friends son is the same size as The Bean so it's pretty perfect. He can stand up for himself to my little beast most of the time.

The Bean (in red) and his Buddy

Future BFFs

Giving his Buddy a helping hand.

They both looked at the same time. Quite the accomplishment.

Buzz buzz...

After the park, we dropped off our friends and headed to pick up Daddy from work. I thought for sure he was going to conk out in the car, but to my dismay he was still full of energy. When we eventually got back home, I went to bed and my fiance went to pick up Little Misses birthday present. (Did I mention this already? Apparently the notebook my fiance's parents got for her was previously owned unbeknownst to them, and even had a username and password on it! Needless to say, they returned it and so, had to get a new one.) He took The Bean with him to the store and I am told he fell asleep so soundly on the way there that he didn't wake up the entire time they were in the store. Which, of course affected his bedtime. Yippie.

Today is supposed to be nice, too. So my friend and I agreed to get together again. Maybe we will actually get a chance to get to the fabric store. And the park again, because it is always such a hit. I prefer the ones without the jungle gyms right now because it allows The Bean to use his imagination and find things to do. I don't care if he gets dirty at all. That's what baths are for, right?!  We had both forgotten that we made plans to get together this week with an old high school peer who is visiting from Canada with her daughter. For some reason we both thought it was next week. In fact, we were supposed to make plans with her for Monday or yesterday. Yikes! Maybe we will be able to get together with her today. She leaves tomorrow so I think she will probably be busy. I feel terrible about it. I was looking forward to seeing her and meeting her daughter.

My dad said he received my letter. And he told me to keep the car I was going to fix and give back to him. Or sell it and keep the money. I spoke with my fiance regarding it. I think we should keep it since it would be nice for him to have his own car again. We have to see what insurance would be like for him. If we can't afford it, then maybe we should cut our losses and sell the darn thing. Though I would feel badly about it, being that it was my moms and all, albeit briefly.

I am really looking forward to having a regular schedule. Not only will it help me be less tired, be able to exercise more and eat better, but it will give me time to be more productive and crafty. I need to get my ass together on this if I want to go anywhere with it. It's been a month since I was supposed to "really get working on this" and I haven't. Unacceptable to me. Then I wonder if maybe I am taking on too much, with the clothing thing, the holiday crafts, the baking everything from scratch, the chronicle journal for The Bean, the blog, my plan to add exercise into my routine, plus personal relationships, working full time and taking care of The Bean. Perhaps I just need to budget my time better and say to myself: On Mondays I do this, Tuesdays this, Wednesdays this... and so on. Give myself set hours where I can work on whatever it is that I want to do on each set day. And then stick to it.

Sidenote: I think it will be a big relief in my life to not work this overnight job anymore. These hours are exhausting. I think it will come down to - I will work this weekend and that will have to be it. 4 hours of sleep over a 48 hour period of time is unacceptable to me. There is no reason I should put myself through that. I was going to come into work one shift while my manager is here and speak with her, but maybe I will write her another letter. Perhaps in person is more professional though. Hmm....

Well, thanks for reading!
Peace & Love,
Emily