Estoy Cansada

I'm tired (as I said above) but I have told so many people that I was going to blog that I just have to do a little something. Not much interesting has occurred. Last weekend was a bit rough as I worked almost the whole time, got no thanks and got yelled at for not helping enough. But Nadine was gone Monday and Tuesday which helped a lot, not because I don't like Nadine, but because it gave me a chance to establish some kind of routine for the kids. Now they go upstairs to look for their parents less, they whine less and everyone's day is better.
This week I have figured out how to give Louis a bath without him crying, actually get both kids to eat, get the kids up to bed without a huge fight (even when I turn the TV off in the middle of their favorite show and how to get them to actually say please and thank you for things I do (If only this applied to the parents as well). Anyway, these may seem like little triumphs, but to those of you who remember your children young...you know what I'm talking about.
This week I also touched a piece of raw meat, beef even. I know...gasp! It's the first time I'm ever done this that I can remember. But when an elderly Mexican woman asks you to cut the meat muy chica, you don't really say no. It's just not a thing you do. So I'm not dead yet from this experience, so I guess it was a building character thing. Maybe I don't have to run sick every time I'm in a meat secton of the store, although I think it will take much more touching meat for this to be possible, and it's not really something I'd like to continue in my life.
Let's see...oh, so I find it really funny what people decide to get hung up on. Juan Carlos is hung up on the kids always having on sunblock, although I don't know if he realizes that 100 proof sunblock does nothing better than 45 and that you have to reapply. Nadine is hung up on the environment and health. This is all fine and good, buy organic food, buy organic products, drive a small car. But if you are really concerned about all the SUVs in America and how much we are ruining the planet maybe you should look at how many times a day the washing machine is running. I have never in my life had to do 2 loads of laundry a day or more in order for things to stay clean. Nobody's perfect, but lay off the SUVs. Yes they are gas guzzling, environment ruining machines, but a lot of people can actually use the space in America. And we have enough parking to fit them all.

Jennifer

I would also like to say that if I have things in all of my ten million hands, please do not ask me to carry something like you can't hold it for one more second. I will carry it, but I don't have more hands than you and your ten seconds is not more precious than mine, so just let it go. This is a random rant. Surprisingly I'm not mad tonight, I'm just tired and was mad like 5 days ago and writing about it helps. So thank you to all of you for being a great therapist. Good night.