A new dishwasher is being delivered today. I hate to admit that I am all a quiver over the arrival of an appliance, but it is true. And, this is for two reasons. One, we currently don’t have a dishwasher and I figure it will give us an hour or so more a day to play with the girls, or hang-out outside, or read or, most likely watch The Dog Whisperer or America’s Next Top Model. Secondly, the arrival of the dishwasher signals the beginning of the kitchen remodel.
One of the first posts I wrote over 2 years ago was about how I hated my kitchen floors and wanted new ones. The floor right now is covered in cheap, ugly, worn linoleum squares; white with blue diamonds in them. It is oh so very ugly and they get oh so very filthy and they are the only part of the kitchen not being ripped out. Well, that is not true. Basically we are getting new counter tops, sink and cabinets and the dishwasher. We might paint. This process will most likely take all month and will be a bit stressful but will make our house look sooo much nicer. I will post “before” pictures because our cabinets are ugly beyond words.
So, here I sit waiting for delivery, feeling very suburban, despite not living in the suburbs. Maybe home ownership does that to you.
This May will usher in a series of changes for us. Besides the kitchen we are working, finally, on the backyard. But, even more meaningfully, L turned three yesterday (I know lots of bloggers write beautiful birthday letters to their kids but all I can say is she has given me the best three years of my life, without a doubt) and not only did I get rid of the sippy cup lids, but I registered her for preschool. Preschool, holy shit! She is excited about school starting in a month but really pissed off about the sippy cups.
For her birthday she got a great package from her aunt and uncle and cousins and it included a My Little Pony. This was, I think, her first overtly, undeniably girl gift. She has stuffed animals and dolls and a tea set, but I know little boys who play with those, too. She still likes trains and trucks and still wants to be a road engineer when she grows up (no kidding!) but that pony with its rainbow mane and sparkling eyes garnered lots of ohs and ahs and as we sat last night combing its hair she did look quite content and serene.
As for me I am continuing to work from home this summer but instead of designing an online class I will be teaching said class and this is going to be a big challenge for me. I am excited to see how it will work and also excited to have the opportunity to teach, which I love, and be home with my kids, which I love. I am hoping to be content and serene myself.
A few months ago I wrote an article (that involved research and everything) for a local publication that they never used. I was bummed of course but the other day I got word that I will be paid for an even better writing assignment for a publication I usually write for (happily) for free! I am starting to ooze contentment!
So maybe I am not plotzing over the dishwasher because I have turned into a Stepford Wife but because it is a symbol of more positive change here at our house. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the baby is sleeping, yada yada yada. Is that the rumble of a delivery truck I hear..?
