Booby Juice

Metamorphosis complete

I have officially completed the suburban metamorphosis......

House in the 'burbs - check:

Two rugrats - check:

Handsome husband - check:

Dogs, cats and birds (only 3 of our menagerie of 7 are pictured here) - check:

And now there's this: 

I never thought I would live to see the day when this city-girl (born and raised....) would own a minivan.  Metamorphasis complete.

Lucas-isms 7

I was cleaning up after dinner and Husband was taking the boys out to play in the backyard:

Lucas:  Can I go outside in my socks?

Husband:  Sure, it's okay.

Lucas:  Mommy, is it okay?

Me:  Sure it is.

Husband:  Why'd you ask Mommy if it was okay?  If one of us says something is okay, then it's okay.

Lucas:  Mommy, is that okay?

That's my boy -- he knows who's boss!

My evening

5:50 pm - Arrive home from work, dinner is ready (thanks to my mom!)

6:50 pm - Finish dinner and leave the clean-up for later

7:00 pm - Leave with Husband and the boys for a family walk

7:50 pm - Back at home from our walk and let the kids cool down

8:00 pm - Changed the boys sheets and made up Justin's crib and Lucas' bed

8:20 pm - Read Justin 2 books

8:30 pm - Lights out, Justin is sound asleep (btw, this is my 3rd night in a row of not nursing... more on that topic later!)

8:35 pm - Kiss Lucas good-night as Husband reads him his books

8:40 pm - Finish cleaning up downstairs, picking up toys, stray shoes and mail (my mom did the dishes - thanks again mom!)

9:10 pm - Begin sewing...by hand.... four patches onto Lucas' new karate uniform (he started karate a couple weeks ago and loves it).  Did I mention I began sewing?  By hand?

11:00 pm - I finally finish the sewing, get a drink and begin work on my customs brokerage service presentation I have to make to the COO and other senior executives tomorrow morning

1:10 am - Finish presentation and write a blog post (I've been feeling guilty for not keeping current)

1:13 am - I am off to look for a plumbing receipt from a couple years ago as we have a major leak in the yard that we had fixed the week after we moved in back in September 2005

On hand for tomorrow night -- clean the basement before the contractor comes (there is kitty liter every where!!!), finish taxes (an extension bought me until the 15th) and plan some activities to keep Lucas occupied during his 3 weeks off between camp and school.

World Breastfeeding Week 2007

One would think with a blog entitled "boobyjuice" I would be aware of World Breastfeeding Week 2007 (August 1 - August 7), but alas I am guilty of not keeping up with the popular breastfeeding topics and must thank glorble snop and breastfeeding mums for keeping me current.

This year's campaign aims to promote breastfeeding within the first hour of birth:

Initiation of breastfeeding within the 1^st hour of birth is the first and most vital step towards reducing infant and under-five mortality, by reducing the overwhelmingly high neonatal mortality rate. Save ONE million babies – beginning with one action, one hour support and one message: beginning breastfeeding within the 1^st hour of birth!

To demonstrate the strong instinct a newborn has to nurse, UNICEF documented the amazing breast crawl:

Support breastfeeding around the world by posting about World Breastfeeding Week 2007 on your site or blog.