New Day Ziua

The day is Sept. 4th, 2008.

Normal day for the most part. Started out with little to eat for breakfast...we ended up settling with oatmeal. We're not poor, or low on food or anything, but we're a bit spoiled sometimes. Jonah doesn't like oatmeal in the morning so much, he's had his fill of it before bed most of his life..well, all two years of it. His 2nd birthday is Monday. He likes cereal, he likes scrambled eggs w/cheese on them. Who doesn't.

The day was late, we slept in until 9:30. He hadn't a nap the day before and must have been making up for it into today. He's like a teenager sometimes already...a peek at what's to come one could wonder. While I appreciate sleeping in with my late shift, it isn't quite what you'd want for your toddler. A more strict sleeping routine would be more acceptable I suppose but we're not so routine ourselves. I work nights and my wife works during the day. Our time together is limited to the weekend, and we do our best to get along during the week. Communication is something we're still trying to work on.

It was a 3 day due to Laborless day, and our friends Alan and Liz came over for a bit Sunday. Sort-of a double date, but it's usually at our house. Once we went out for drinks, and to a Indian restaurant where we all ate lamb.

Liz is blonde, short, a bit squeely. She's great with children, they seem to like her, and are quick to learn her name. Which out of my toddlers mouth, sounds more like "wiz" but that doesn't matter. Her downfall, aside from her drinking, is her strange assumptive manner. She talked about her degree (education or something) for about an hour, and then tried to explain why our son did something wrong, and somehow assumed she was telling us something we didn't already know. She was surprised to find out my wife has a degree in child psychology. They must not have discussed this before in the past. Their relationship is sort of side-kicked off of Alan and mine. Back to the drinking though, I didn't see her drink that day, she must have started before everyone else, but it was quite apparent after watching her load our dishwasher to the brim, only to then 5 minutes later take them all out again without turning the machine on. Not someone you'd want to babysit I suspect. She has a natural gentleness about her, but the thorns of life can change a person, and the stories she openly spills to anyone who will listen, tell that story. Bad car accident, DWI, parents weren't nurturing, acne, anxiety medication...etc, etc.

Alan is tall, very lean, but not like Lurch from "The Adams Family." He's italian and I think they only get so tall. Depends on what their mixed with I suppose. English, dutch I believe..."Davis"...maiden name was Dorey. Alan is an old friend.
More to come...Im tired...