I just had an argument with the little man. It was all because of a computer. My laptop actually. He realized that mama’s computer loads faster and the speakers really work well so he wanted to use it instead of using the old 1G laptop we let him use to play Nick Jr. and Starfall. He cried and yelled and threw himself in the floor. Ugly. I did not give in. He has to know that there are things he can’t have, that there is a limit to what mama allows him to do. I let him cry and hoped he will settle down. He did settle down because his father gave his son his computer. When I confronted him about it he said he did not want to hear the crying. I was mad but what else can I do? I told the husband be prepared because tomorrow he will have to share his precious computer to his son and it is not a threat. It is the fact. I know we really need to talk about getting in sync when it comes to imposing discipline.

A friend and college classmate who works in a manufacturing company said that she needs to keep up with the new hires because they seem to know more than she does. She is now enrolled in an online class in a big university to supposedly upgrade her credentials. She always tells me about what the younger kids know from being proficient with cad drawings to knowing more about processes, masteral units in their belts and a lot more. When we worked in a different company together she had been planning to go back to school and acquire more units to further her knowledge. And I am glad she finally did it. I hope she is happy and I hope she learns what she aspires to learn. I want to do it too, go back to school and think about my options. I am not too old to go back and if I set my mind to it I think I will be fine. But I have other priorities for right now so that plan has to wait. The little man comes first.

Sometimes there are things I do not understand. I am not proud of it but I am not ashamed of it either. What can I do if I do not understand phrases like call center outsourcing? I ask. I search online. I read. I get my answers if I am lucky if not I wait until I find the right answer. I am big on looking at a dictionary for words I do not know. Especially the English language which is not my first language at all. Some words are hard to understand but I get by. The husband is a lot of help because he helps me but he only knows so much so he tells me to search a word or phrase online. We learn together that way. I want to learn more so when the little man starts asking questions I will be able to answer him with nothing but the facts.

I was in the bathroom when I thought I heard the little man cry. I asked the husband to keep an eye on his son but I was not sure whether he was in the same room when I heard that “crying” sound. I yelled from inside the bathroom if he was okay and the “crying” stopped but after a few minutes resumed again. So I asked again without getting out because I was indecent. On my third inquiry, the little man knocked on the bathroom door, said something and then went to his room. When I got out I asked the husband what was going on, why was his son crying. He said the little boy was not crying, he was actually singing. And that the first and second time I asked he actually replied “I singing!” Well, mommy did not know. I had to apologize. I do not want him to think I did not like what I heard. I explained that mama is hard on hearing and that she thought there was something wrong. I got a smile for an answer so I guess I was forgiven. I know next time I will check before I open my mouth to say anything.

It is cold in the South today. For me that is. It is 60 degrees and the sun is up but here I am all bundled up. My feet and hands are cold. I walk around with my flip flops (because all my socks are in the dryer) even inside the house. I am grateful the kitchen does not have stainless steel tiles or I will really be in trouble. I can’t wait for my socks to get dry because even the heater, which we are not using right now because two people here thinks it is hot, does not seem to help. It might really be time to get the thermals out and maybe buy more socks to be more comfortable. I would love to have an electric blanket but I don’t want to get used to the warmth because it will be bad for me when I have to go out in the cold. I can’t  wait for the cold weather to be over although when Summer does come I know I will be complaining about the heat, lol.

A friend gave me three bags a few months ago. I did not expect it. She brought the bags and showed them to me and told me I could have one but I teased her and said why not all three? and she said sure and gave it all to me. Just like that. I did not have to pay for one. It was a gift she said. I asked her why and she said her mom gave her the bags and  those are promotional bags from a business her mom just started and she still has plenty at home. Her purpose of giving me the bag is for me to use it and see how well they were made. I am telling you those bags are the cutest things you will see. I gave one to one of the nieces because she said she liked it. I still have two which I like the colors very much. She even gave me matching headbands for each bag. She said those were hers she has not used and decided to give me because it matched the bags. How could I have such  generous friend? You bet I am lucky.

Is what I call the tip of a banana that the little man throws on the floor. You see, he does not like to eat the whole fruit. He discards the tips like it is nasty. And he drops it on the floor or the carpet or wherever he may be while eating a banana. I used to wonder what those brown nasty and gooey looking things are when I chance on them and I had my answer a few days ago. It may inconvenience me that I have to keep an eye on those bombs but I am not going to make him stop eating bananas. He loves the fruit and if this is the way he wants to eat bananas so be it.

When I gained a lot of weight when I was pregnant I asked other moms and searched online on how to lose belly fat because I knew it was inevitable. From being 90 lbs I went to 125 lbs and I knew then losing weight and getting back in shape will be a problem. I was right. It is hard. I have a list of things and exercises to do to supposedly get rid of the fat around my belly but nothing works so far. Must be because I don’t do any of the said exercises regularly or maybe because I eat too much. Whatever the reason I still have the same problem I had for three years. It is disgusting to look at but I am trying to accept the “new” me anymore. I mean, instead of being disappointed all the time I just have to think of this as another phase in my life. Maybe it will work that way