Hampton Beach

I convinced my phobia ridden "crowd hating" hubby to go to Hampton Beach today. It's almost the end of summer and we hadn't yet taken Rowan to a real beach. Quite frankly I felt as though I was being a bad parent!

So we packed her up with all her beach toys, and in her teeny weeny Gap bikini, and off we went. We arrived around 9 am... which isn't really all that early when you're squatting a place to sit at Hampton... but we wound up with a front row parking spot and a nice little spot down near the man made peninsula end of things.

Rowan absolutely loved it! It was a bit chilly when we got there since it was so early, but she insisted on putting on her bathing suit and she ran right out and into the water. I laughed so hard watching her run away from every way, giggling and screaming as her little tiny feet pattered along. She dug holes in the sand, made mini sand castles and we even got to watch some kite flying. I never thought she'd like it so much, but she really did! I bet she'll be a beach bum someday.

After swimming, we took a walk to the playground and up and down the board walk for fried dough and fries of course. :)

It was fantastic! Although, Barney hated every second of it haha

Since my camera is broken, I'm including some stock photos of the beach haha just to spice some things up.

We also took route 1 home, through Rye.. past all the big beautiful beach houses..I wonder how many millions it would take to buy one... hahaha



http://www.hamptonbeach.com/pictorial.html

Mmmmm cheese

Rowan has been wanting my soda (soder) lately. I drink diet sprite, so its not sugary or caffienated... hence I give her small amounts in a cup from time to time. Last night she wanted some "soder" which I gave to her... she brought her little cup to the table and I plunked down on the couch to watch TV. A few minutes later she decided it would be fun to mix some milk from her sippy cup into the cup of sprite... we tried vainly to convince her that it was gross but two year old's have thier own ideas about what does and does not taste good.

After a while... she was sipping away at her concoction.. and she turned to Barney and said.. "mmmmmmmmmm cheese!!!"

Ahhh yeah.. note to other parents... sprite + milk = instantly curdled cheese type product floating in bubbly substance... disgusting! She thought it was yummy though.

First Day of School - sort of

Today I dropped Rowan off for 2 excruciating hours at Pre-school orientation. I took her there by 8.. and picked her up at 10. Not to bad. She definitly clung to me when we got there, but was pretty excited to see her friend Alana. After a few minutes, she finally got down and went to use the potty (because Alana was). The class has its own bathroom with a tiny little toilet and a tiny little sink mounted low enough for a toddler to reach. She LOVED it haha. I snuck out while she was going potty, I figured it'd be easier that way.

When I picked her up, all the kids were outside at the playground. Its a huge area with lots and lots of different climbing structures so finding her wasn't easy but eventually she spotted me and came running.

I asked her about her day... and I got this brief description:

color lana... may goo.... fun.. potty.

That translates into... I colored with Alana and Mrs. Legeuix... it was fun and I liked the potty.

I asked her if she'd like to go back and got an enthusiastic YUP. So overall things went well.

I don't have pictures, as I have not yet recieved my replacement camera.. I can't beleive i've missed this huge milestone on film... devistating!!!!

What to do?

So, yesterday I got a meeting maker from my current team. Today is my last day of work. And they wanted to throw me a "farewell" party. I know their hearts are in the right place, but lets think about this for a second. I was laid off. My job was taken away from me and i've been faced with the scary task of finding a new job before my severance runs out, or I may lose my home and face not being able to properly care for my child.

Yeah... lets party! woo hoo, i'm so excited.

I know I sound ungreatful, and I feel bad that I feel this way, but wouldnt' you?

Odiorne State Park

Today I was supposed to have an interview in Boston, but I postponed it a week until I find out about the hospital job.

Sooo.. I had the day off with nothing to do but whatever my heart desired.

I kept Rowan home with me and decided to head over to Odiorne State Park. Its a beautiful place and I haven't been there since I was a little kid.

http://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/visit_today/odiorne_point.php

I told Rowan we were going to see the Ocean.. she said... "da Oh Chin?" She was quite excited. We got there around 10 and the weather couldn't have been more beautiful, slightly chilly with nothing but sun and a few stray white puffy clouds. I'm going into depth with the description because alas, my camera shit the bed as soon as we got there.. (how pissed was I)

I did buy a disposable at the Science center but without a scanner you'll never get to see them..sniffles.

Anyhow, the oddest yet funniest thing occured while I was there. A very large group of women with children around Rowan's age arrived at the Science Center. There were kids running around everywhere and before I knew it, I'd been swept in the crowd. Mom's were talking to me, making conversation while our kids played etc etc. I finally realized that they were part of a Seacoast are stay at home mother's club. And since I was there during a week day and I had a kid the same age they all beleived I was just part of the group. I got swepted off to have lunch with them, over to the playground and even down to the tidal pools to explore with all the kids. They were all so very nice and welcoming. I guess they thought I was a newbie hahahaha.... I sort of feel like a wedding crasher, but at the same time, it was nice to get a peek into a different word... the SAHM world. I've worked since 8 weeks after Rowan was born. And quite honestly, I can't imagine not working..I'm just not SAHM material. I would get to restless... and Rowan would eat me alive.

They were all very nice women though. They wore hippy style clothing, and recycled alot. They were frugal and were all very willing to share info about thier kids percentiles and milestones.

So there it is, for a day, I was adopted by a SAHM club... and it was kind of fun.

ps.. this might have been them... http://www.bigtent.com/groups/sma/

Interviews interviews

I had an interview today with a local electrical company. It went pretty well... I could tell they're very nervous about finding the right person, which was kind of cute actually.

I also got a call on the way back to work after the interveiw from another large local insurance company wanting to set up an interview.. :) Good times.. keep em coming!

Bored

Well here I sit at work, cozy in my cubicle. Its my last week here... its a strange feeling but I'm also looking foward to it being over. After all, I can surf the net and apply for jobs from the comfort of my home and in my jammies.

Did I mention I'm eating a handipack? The breadstick kind and its super yummy. I bought them for Rowan last week but she doesn't like them.. I sure do! haha

Needless to say its excruciatingly boring being here at work with no work to do. I guess I should be thankful that I'm being paid to do nothing (and I am).

I really can't wait to find another job however. I just want this whole mess over with and I want to move foward with me life no matter what the entails. It could be a rough couple of months.. but i'm willing and ready to deal with it. The more and more I think about this entire situation, the more thankful I become. Because honestly, I've got the most amazingly loving husband a girl could ask for, and my daughter is the most beautiful angel the good Lord could have sent me. I have more in my life with the two of them than half the other people in this world. Who cares about everything else... these two people are what make me tick.

That being said, man oh man do I want that job at the hospital. I want it so bad my heart is aching. It sounds right up my alley.. and would even involve doing some offsite training and stuff. I had tried to switch my MBA program a few months back to Business Education with a concentration in corporate training but work vetoed it because it wasn't applicable enough to my current role. But its definitly something I am very interested in. Here's hoping!

Ok well, enough rambling. I'm going to check out some job boards and then pray for the rest of the afternoon. Toodles!

Daddy Farted

Daddy farted..... Ewwwwww

Weekend in Review

Yet again another fabulous weekend at the Boyle house. It started off yesterday with the birthday party we attended (look down for pics). Today we celebrated Barney's 30th Birthday. (really tomorrow). We started in the last year or so to have Breakfast birthday parties. The food is cheaper and we have a longer time to hang out before nap time comes... so its perfect for the kids.

It is a bit strange to have Birthday cake with eggs and bacon but for the most part it works out pretty well.

Anyhow, we went over to Nonnie and Papas house bright and early by 8 am. Aunty Shawna was there of course with Toby Jr and new Baby Molly. (ro's cousins) Rowan LOVES Molly... she can't stop touching her and cuddling her. We've already discussed having another child because quite frankly I think Rowan would probably take care of it for us.. heck if there's no work in involved on our part why the F not right?

She also likes to hold Molly in her lap with Mommy's help of course, and whenever anyone else walks by, she yells, MY MOLLY!!! So yeah, there's no sharing of the baby apparently.

After the party we headed home for nap time. After Rowan went down, Barney cuddled up with me on the couch... hmmmmmm.... wonder why? After convincing me that we were way past due for some "day sex" and bringing out the whole.. "its my birthday line" we finally wound up upstairs in our bedroom... curtains and blinds drawn of course because things have to be as dark as humanly possible.. wouldn't want to see me naked hahahahaha

And here's the best part...a few minutes later an hour later we both fell fast asleep curled up in each other's arms like two old content fat cats sleeping in the sun. Pefect!

The day ended with steak and squash on the grill and an afternoon walk... Ahhhh bliss.

weekend in photos

Birthday party fun

Today we were invited to our neighbor's daughter's 4th birthday party. Rowan loves parties! Mostly because cake is involved. It was a good time and its always fun whenever other kids are around to play with.

Because I love him

And quite frankly I think he's hot! Mr. Boyle

Also.. a big happy 30th Bday to him! August 25th. :)

Clown Day and her new pretty outfit from Grammy

Here are two pics. One is of Rowan dressed up for Clown day at school.. i basically just let her pic out her own clothes.. and she pretty much looked like a clown.

The other pic is of her in a new pretty outfit that Grammy Tate bought for her first day of school.. She starts at a local Christian Academy in one week for preschool.. sniffles!

ps.. hopefully you can tell which is which ;)

Fish story

Everyone has a fish story right? Even rowan... here's a video of her telling us alllll about a big fish she saw at a restaurant we had lunch at. The fish came swimming out from behind a rock and scared her.. she wouldn't go near the tank again haha