Like old Ren and Stimpy

ahhhhh

This is so nice. I don't know if anyone will read this, but if anyone does, go ahead, comment away, I'll be posting on this blog for a while.

I remember an old ren and stimpy episode where ren says "i'll just sit back and teenk plezant tots....chicken pot pie, chocolate covered raisins, glazed ham!" Life is so good without this damn credential program. I am so happy. I have time to correct, time to play with my kids, time to talk to my husband, time to do nothing. I still am reeling over the fact that I did this with an infant (who is celebrating her first birthday today) and could have possibly ruined my marriage had I not been cognizant of the fact that this would end in May, and went from super-uber mom to fish fingers and tater tots. My mom caught me red handed, I was actually cooking organic frozen fish sticks. She dropped by (ah, the benefits of having a big family who is always in your face) and she gave me the guilt trip of the century. The woman is super woman. She is a high power broker and always managed to have a great meal ready at night. (However, she also was never home in the evenings and was always working, but they were chasing the american dream - cannot blame your parents, they gave birth to you and that's just that.)
Oh well, those days are over. Today I even admitted to my husband that my cooking has been really, really bad lately, and for the first time, the poor dude agreed. I made risotto that could have been used as tile grout, and the chicken with pomegranate tasted like the chicken at a fast food restaurant. At least I forced my daughter to eat peas and then we had cake.

The key thing I learned this year is that I have to find a way to balance all this. Family life, teaching, intellectual endeavors like writing and keeping up with my reading, and staying sane. Yay moms.