Life in Livermore

My Theory on 2 Spouses Working with a Baby

2010-01-28T20:02:00.000-08:00

Theory: 2 Spouses Working With a Baby

Exhibits: Spouse1 & Spouse2

Uncontrollable elements: Baby & Daycare

Given Exhibits Spouse1 and Spouse2 are both employed, and Baby is in Daycare, the following are found to be true:

(1) Baby will be sick, resulting in Spouse1 and Spouse2 ro-sham-bo-ing to see who is going to stay home and get sick from Baby first, and then have to take care of sick Baby and sick self. Who will ultimately pass on sickness to opposing spouse. Result = a lot of missed work and frustration. Cycle will repeat indefinitely.

(2) Spouse1 and Spouse2 will ro-sham-bo to divvy up responsibilities of Baby, including but not limited to dropping Baby off, bathing, feeding, getting ready for Daycare, packing bag for Daycare, doing Baby laundry, entertaining Baby, diaper changes, because both Spouse1 and Spouse2 work and therefore neither can say to the other "I work and YOU stay home all day so can't YOU just do it?". Result = either Spouse1 or Spouse2 will inevitably be responsible for the majority of the responsibilities and discussions regarding the matter will become extremely granular in nature, "I have 4 freckles on my left cheek and you have only 2 so that means YOU need to do it!". Cycle will repeat indefinitely.

(3) More findings to come...

Adventures in SJSU Bookstore Land

2010-01-27T21:25:00.000-08:00

Ok, I'm not even going to go into depth about how my day was at school.... let's just say hit yourself with a shovel and then bury your head in the sand and that pretty much sums it up.

Book Return & Buying New Books
So all I needed to do today was return a book and then buy a couple more... that was it. And I ended up waiting in 4 different lines, two of which ended up being the wrong lines, and another two entailed me walking all over the stupid student union trying to get in the right line. I must have walked like 3 miles today just to return a book and buy two more. Of which, ended up costing me another $100, like I seriously want to buy (2) books that combined cost $300... I'm in the wrong line of business I tell ya.... All in all I think the affair took me an hour. Which means that since my last class got out at 4pm, I didn't get home tonight until 6:30pm... super

Living La Vida Loca

2010-01-26T21:07:00.000-08:00

Adventures Starting This Week

I'm going to be starting another semester tomorrow and quite honestly I'm not really looking forward to it. I just keep thinking how crazy my life is going to be taking 5 classes and working at the same time. Am I committing time suicide? Probably... But seriously what other choice do I have at this point, I'm pot committed to getting my degree.

Managing Expectations

Let me just publicly say that I'm sorry if I'm any of the following: snappy, pushy, distant, angry, non-existent, lazy, bitchy, won't return your phone call in 5 mins., not on IM or FB (please GOD no!) it's prob because I simply can't do anything other than stare at my computer screen and zone out.

Redbull How I've Missed You

I think this pretty much explains it all. And seriously people, I know this crap is awful for me, but give me a break ~ and get a life... seriously, I'm not a health nut so quit trying to make me into one. Otherwise I may start putting carbs and evil things like Splenda in the coffee without you knowing just because I'm evil like that.

As for this week ~ I'll keep you updated.

Being a Mother During the Holidays

2009-12-27T11:12:00.000-08:00

So finally the mass of holidays are over and I just stop and think about how thankful I am that they are.... over. What many people that don't have small children and for those that have grown children who have forgotten, having small children during the holidays is tough work.

Non-Existent Baby Proof Family Houses

I'm not asking for a huge helping hand in asking you to baby proof your house when I come over, but don't expect me to sit down and have a pleasant experience where we talk into the wee hours about life. I've got a full time job of being a mother, which entails running around after my 1 year old as he tries his darndest to destroy everything you hold dear in your house.

How You Can Help

If you really true care about me, just section off a small area of your house that can be designated for my son, a 5x5 area will do just fine. Enough for him to think that he's free to run around his little area but confined as well. Or better yet, when you see my huffing and puffing trying to keep him from killing himself on the stairs, pulling china off of the countertops, ask me if I'd like something to drink or better yet... offer to watch my little tike for just 15 minutes so I can actually sit down and converse with adults for a few moments.

Bad Experiences of Christmases Past

Ok I'm sure I'm going to throw some people under the bus for this, but why not~ Last Christmas my son was sick with an ear infection (which I was unaware of at the time) so I spent the whole day holding him trying to coax him to settle down ~ which he never did. During this time, my entire family sat down to eat dinner in another room and left me alone with a crying and screaming baby all by myself. It gets better.... And during this time, no one came over to ask me if I'd like to take a break or.... ... EAT! When my husband finally came over to ask if I was alright, all of the food was cleared from the table and put into the fridge. Not ONE other person even noticed that I hadn't eaten... Just sad.... So I had to pull out everything from the fridge to actually sit down to eat, by myself. Granted my sister and husband sat with me, but as you may well have guessed, just not the same....

This one is for Mom

How about instead of telling me 50 times that I need to wipe my son's nose because it's running, YOU just wipe it! I know it's running, believe me.... if I could attach a bucket through his nose I would, but for now his nose is going to run until it gets a little obscene and I MUST wipe it. Otherwise, my life long job for the day will just be to constantly monitor his nose to make sure there's NOTHING coming out. Seriously.... And last ~ thanks for having us over for Christmas :)

What Do You Like in Livermore?

2009-07-11T11:29:00.000-07:00

For my first segment I want to focus on what there is to do in Livermore, CA and get the comments rolling because I’m sure that you know of a few I’ve missed! Here are a few I’d like to share with you:

Romantic
When I think of doing something romantic my first thought goes to Simply Fondue and reserving the special “Nook” area of the restaurant. It’s free of charge, quiet and secluded; allowing you to focus on conversation without hearing the craziness of other guests. And you can feed one another without the watchful glances of other patrons, I wouldn’t suggest going any farther than that – get a hotel! When my husband and I reserved the Nook, we were taken to the back of the restaurant, away from everyone else and secluded off with a long draped curtain to allow for more privacy. It was very romantic and a MUST if you really want to impress!

Weekly Fun
Farmer’s Market – need I say more? Get there when it starts if you’re anal about your fruit and veggies, otherwise, show up when everyone else does and enjoy the community. Quick food: There’s kettle corn, snow cones, BBQ, etc..

Restaurants
Emil Villa’s
Good ole’ American cuisine in a friendly, warm atmosphere. The owner, Ali, walks around and makes sure that you’re enjoying yourself and asks about your family.

China Pavilion
Hot and fresh Chinese food for lunch, dinner is ok

Lemon Grass
Husband enjoys this place for some good Thai

John’s Char Burger
Hands down the best burger, fries and milkshake

Mountain Mikes
Good, Large pizza

Strings
Cheap Italian cuisine, the chocolate lava cake is good for dessert

Outdoors
Del Valle Dog Run
Our dog loves this place, you can have your dog run off leash and play in the lake. Bonus: he also gets to play with other doggies!

Much Love - April

Welcome to Life in Livermore

2009-07-11T09:57:00.000-07:00

This is my first blog so bear with me in learning everything there is to do on blogs! I wanted to make this blog to share information and news about Livermore, CA and in connecting with other people around the bay area in beautiful California.

A little about me. I've lived in Livermore for the majority of my life and have seen it grow from being a bunch of tumbleweeds into the bustling downtown that we now have. I used to hate living in Livermore growing up here and now that I have a family of my own I have a new appreciation for everything that it stands for. I think collectively we're against expansion and want to keep it from becoming the craziness that is the surrounding Dublin and Pleasanton. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to work/visit both of those towns, but it is nice to come home to Livermore where it doesn't take 1/2 an hour to get from one side of the town to the other.

My family and I love living here, when I see our surrounding hills in the distance with the windmills on one side I feel safe and at home. I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but I couldn't imagine not living in our little valley. For instance, when I travel around the bay area and I don't have the hills surrounding me, it just doesn't feel right :)

I hope this gives you some insight into me.

As for this blog, I really want to be able to reach out to everyone in the community and provide a place for people to sound off about our valley area and connect events/places with people. Feel free to share info and news and events with the rest of us!

Much Love - April