The checklist

Schedule baby's surgery....CHECK!

The soonest we can get in is June 26th. On the one hand, I'm happy he'll be 10 months old when he gets it done...that's almost a year old, and that's like definitely NOT an infant, knowwhati'msayin? On the other hand, now that I've made the decision, every cough, sniffle, runny nose, snort, and snore is that much more painful to observe. Want it done.

First beach day of the summer....CHECK!

My first with my baby, that is. Yes, today we had a real scorcha, as they say 'round these parts. It was 3 parts success, 1 part disaster (at the end, anyway), but the verdict is, my baby seems to have that magical baby immunity to cold sea water. He loved it, and he loved crawling all over (and sometimes eating) the sand. Afterward, he took the longest nap of his young life thus far.

Pay off my baby's birth.....CHECK!

No, literally. I wrote my last check this week. Glory hallelujah! I can hardly believe it myself, but 'tis true, folks. 'Tis true. I got him on layaway, but now he's ALL MINE!

Cook dinner for the first time in...oh, I dunno a month?.....CHECK!

Sometimes, when the stars align, the produce is on sale, the baby is happy, the tides are low, the dew point is just so, I feel inspired to cook. And sometimes? It's really good. Tonight was just such a time, and the dish was stuffed bell peppers. Delish, if I do say so.

Feel myself starting to emerge from the funk....check.

This one gets a lowercase because it could be a fluke of a really sunny beach day. However, I am feeling better, and very much looking forward to our weekend away (hey, 1.5 hours north qualifies as "away").

Get my second blog post up this week....CHECK!

One of these days, I'll write those coupla long, meaningful posts I've got bouncing around my brain. For now, this will have to do.

Pack for the trip....hmmm...I gotta go.