Maybe if I do this meme, Mocha Momma will let me touch her hair at BlogHer
The lovely Kelly of Mocha Momma (featured in a BlogHer interview by Surrender, Dorothy author and Sleep is for the Weak editor, Rita Arens) told me to do this meme.
That’s right, she told me to. And while I’m used to giving the orders around here, I can take direction too. That said, this meme is about random stuff, and I can’t just tick off a list of random stuff - there’s got to be a THEME. A theme to the meme.
But to show that I’m following the spirit of the rules, here they are:
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.
6. Let your tagger know when your entry is up.
All of my randomness has to do with stuff that has happened in the past few days.
The Owl - Monday night, our doorbell rang at 8pm. Both Kyle and I had the same unspoken thought: This better be good. And it was! Our neighbors had spotted an enormous owl perched on the roof peak of the house across the street. Seriously, this sucker was HUGE. It swooped down to the grassy area next to our house, then back up to roost on the roof of another house down the street. I wish it hadn’t been so dark; I wanted to take a picture to show Tacy.
The Missionaries - Living in an apartment for so long, I’m still not used to random arrivals at my door - least of all people seeking to convert me. But even though I’m not surprised to see missionaries on foot in our neighborhood, it was a little strange to see them riding bikes on the trail.
The Memorial - Having been absent from the trail since I got pregnant, I hadn’t yet seen the Angel Memorial erected by the Rowan Tree Foundation near one of the trailheads. It’s a beautiful statue honoring children who have died and the families that remember them. It reminded me of this sad but lovely site.
The Dude with His Laundry - One last tidbit from the trail: A man pushing a hand cart, with a box of laundry detergent and a huge black garbage bag, presumably filled with laundry. Maybe he was washing in the creek?
The Bumblebee - CJ tried to pet a bumblebee. ‘Nuff said.
The Rude Awakening - I warned Kyle that I was going to tell the Internet about this.
It’s about 12:30am Tuesday night (Wednesday morning?). I hear something bump against the bed frame, so I sit up and ask Kyle, “Is CJ in here?”
“Yeah,” he says. “So’s Oliver.”
“What’s Oliver doing in here?”
“He was crying, so I went and got him. He’s sleeping on my chest.”
I reach over to pat Oliver. No baby, only a pillow.
“He’s not on your chest! Where is he?”
Kyle turns on the light. CJ is perched on the pillow under his head, and he’s clutching a pillow to his chest. Oliver is nowhere in sight.
“I swear he was in here.” Kyle starts tossing pillows aside, looking for the baby.
“Are you sure you didn’t DREAM this?”
“No, he was in here!”
“Well, then WHERE IS HE?”
I get up to go look in Oliver’s room. Sure enough, he is sleeping soundly in his crib.
SIGH.
So here comes the tagging. I’m tagging a few of my fabulous commenters: Ali, Don Mills Diva, Heather, Loralee, Miss Britt and Oz. Enjoy!
And don’t forget about the PBN Blog Blasts this week - Johnson’s Baby Cause wraps up today, and The Rookie Mom’s Handbook kicks off tomorrow!
May 8th, 2008 at 5:39 am
Oh man, that last one… I don’t have a similar story, but somehow I can relate. Sometimes when I’m half asleep, I will think things have happened that I actually dreamed, and wake up my wife and ask for verification about certain facts (such as, “Your parents aren’t moving in with us, are they?” or “You didn’t total the van, did you?”)
SciFi Dads last blog post..TTS: The Today Show Does Mommy Blogging
May 8th, 2008 at 5:40 am
Poor Kyle! What a panic!
Assertagirls last blog post..Six random things.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:59 am
She tried to PET A BUMBLEBEE???
Ouch.
Sarah, Goon Squad Sarahs last blog post..5:00 am
May 8th, 2008 at 7:32 am
aarrrrghggh on having to wake up when the baby was sleeping soundly! Glad he was OK and accounted for, though.
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May 8th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Now, because you put a theme to this, you found the missing baby, and re-tagged me you may touch my hair.
Bring a LOT of detangler. Johnson & Johnson works fine since you may have that stuff at your house.
Mochas last blog post..Forgiving Smokey Robinson
May 8th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Wow, I feel special that I got tagged. Now that means I have to write something sort of coherent.
My husband has done something similar to your last one. Not a good thing to do to a new mom. And he says my sleep-walking causes issues.
Heathers last blog post..Big May
May 8th, 2008 at 9:42 am
LOVE the Kyle story. Classic.
Aimee Greeblemonkeys last blog post..I like to feel myself up.
May 8th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
the rude awakening…LOVE
gah..i was tagged for this twice this week…and even though i’ve already done this, like, 3 times…i will definitely do it again…because you are awesome.
(and there are more than enough random ali facts
)
alis last blog post..fool in the rain…
May 8th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I feel all special inside!
This saves me because if I posted today I would probably just bitch and moan. (Although there is no guarantee that the theme of this meme will not be bitching and moaning. Hee)
Loralees last blog post..At what point do you pick up the phone to report bad behavior to the parents of a child?
May 8th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Those bumblebees DO look pettable though, don’t they?
JessRileys last blog post..Two Weeks and Counting…
May 8th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Awww, Kyle was clutching a pillow to his chest and he dreamed it was Oliver! Bet that got your heart pounding a bit, huh?
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May 8th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
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May 10th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Oh no, the bumblebee!
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May 10th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Mocha Momma is worth it. Trust Bossy.
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May 24th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
I’m the vivid dreamer in my marriage, so I’m the one who gets confused about what happened in dreamlife and what happened in real life. My poor husband.
Six random things are up! Thanks for tagging me.
http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/knockedup/archive/2008/05/24/six-things-that-make-me-cry.aspx
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