Fun Stuff

In no particular order, here's some things that have happened over the last little bit.

-We survived another finals week! Dallin is getting more efficient at writing mammoth seminar papers, so this one wasn't nearly as bad as ones previous. I'm still not very good at being independent and really going places or doing things with all of our babies. So, I'm glad busy finals week is over. We celebrated by... sitting around, sleeping, doing nothing, and generally being slovenly fools. We did get a pizza.

-We've played a lot of Mom and Grill (Dorothy=Mom, I am Grill). I don't think that game is ever going to die. And I am still having to say ridiculous things like "Mom, DO NOT lick your sister!"

-Dorothy and I made proper English scones with jam and tea, and we (read: Dorothy) watched the royal wedding. She was SO into it. We watched it on our computer on youtube, and every once in a while I'd try to click over to check email to the tune of loud protestation from her. She didn't want to miss a single second. Even if it was just choir boys singing.

-Remember how a few posts ago, I said that the babies were only waking up once a night? Yeah, that was a lovely week. We're back to partying all night long. We've had nights or short stretches here and there with more solid sleep, but it's been erratic. The funny thing is, it doesn't bother me too much anymore. I've spent the last six months perpetually tired, but all of a sudden, I'm okay. Nothing's changed with their sleep, I wonder if my body has simply resigned itself to the fact that there is little sleep to be had, so I may as well get used to it. It's a good place to be, finally.

-I am a stroller snob. When Dorothy was little, we'd originally bought a stroller for $5 at a garage sale. It worked fine, but then started falling apart. Right about then, my uncle, who has a rad bike shop, had an amazing deal on the World's Most Wonderful Jogging Stroller. We bought it, and I was a convert to the Way of the Fancy Stroller. So smooth! So easy to use! All of a sudden I was going on heavenly long walks and staying out all afternoon!

Armed with this experience, when I found out we were having twins, I found the most amazing deal on a used super-mom, do-it-all, rugged stroller. I thought I was set. But, it just wasn't working. It was so heavy to get in and out of our apartment and car. And I have a hard enough time going anywhere anyway. So, I sold the Double Stroller Dreams Are Made Of and bought a new, lightweight stroller. I took only a $15 loss from what we paid when we sold it, mind you. Booya. I love Craigslist.

I was so excited for the one that I got while I was pregnant. But I need something I can transfer from apartment to car to sidewalk easily.

The old stroller. Isn't it breathtakingly cool and rugged? *Sigh*

The new stroller is on its way in the mail. I'll show you when it gets here. Leading up to the purchase, I spent HOURS researching strollers, hours of my life that I. Will. Never. Get. Back. I don't know how many hours. I am a woman obsessed, it's unhealthy. I made charts of pros and cons.

I think (hope!) this one will be a good fit for what we need. I can say it's well researched. That's one thing with twinsies and a three year old- I can't go anywhere without it. Really. When Dorothy was a baby and I just needed to run into a store quickly, I could always carry her. Not so with this crowd, just carrying them doesn't work, obviously. Then I'm left with no arms to, you know, open doors or get out my wallet. So lets hope this works better.

I feel silly.