Preparation...

Happy New Year!

And oh what a year it will be... I just know it!  Now is the time to get prepared for what 2011 has in store.  I know that sounds like a "duh" statement but apparently Jesus doesn't think I'm ready!!!  I haven't slept in months! My dog has been stuck to me like glue, waking up at all hours of the night and then this morning projectile vomiting off the bed onto all of the decorative pillows, and it seems like my house is breeding dust bunnies.  Clearly this is supposed to be a "wake-up call" of what I have headed my way but COME ON! When I think of preparation for my new, oh-so beautiful, funny, sweet little Tinsley, I think of making her room perfect for when she gets here.  Making sure she has the cutest clothes imaginable to make her debut into this world with. Having everything I could possibly need in any scenario so that she is comfortable in her new home.  When I think of preparation, I DON'T think about preparing my self by depriving my self of sleep now. I'll get enough of that in the next 18 years of my life!  I don't think about cleaning up puke in the wee hours of the morning! But again, apparently The Man Upstairs thinks I could use a bit of training in these fields because He sure is giving me my dose early... UGH!  

With that, comes my latest struggle in preparing for my new, oh-so beautiful, funny, sweet little Tinsley... Child care.  I hate it and wish it wasn't even an issue but it is.  I never in a million years thought that finding part time child care would be a problem...WRONG! Apparently as a mom, you are supposed to work full time or not at all.  HMMMMMM.  What about those of us in the middle???  I work from home 2 days a week and then part time the other 3.  SO, that leaves me needing part time care for this child!  Nope, that doesn't exist until she's older.  HMMMMMMM  Any ideas out there???  Any fortunate stay at home moms that want to take on a new, oh-so beautiful, funny, sweet little Tinsley???  I only need someone Wednesdays and Thursdays.  Just think about it ;) 

So, with 8 1/2 weeks left, as the baby showers begin, the classes start, and as a cousin of mine said, we are now counting down instead of up... may the preparations resume! 

WARNING: If you see me with bags under my eyes, dog hair on my legs, and a bottle of pledge in my purse, please don't tell me that I look wonderful and I'm all belly!  I have mirrors all over this dust bunny breeding facility and I know EXACTLY what I look like and with the lack of sleep I'm running on, I may tell you what you look like and well... :)