Soy??? Really Kid?

Adeline is not a picky eater. She loves veggies and meat and just about everything that we put on her tray. (She snubbed the Tai food but I think it was a little early for green curry) But she will NOT touch cows milk. I nursed for nearly a year. She gulped down pumped milk like a fiend and when I stopped pumping about a month ago she drank formula without hesitation but I have tried every trick I know and she won't touch cows milk. A few days ago at my mother's suggestion I brought home some plain soy milk and presto she drank it. Joel is bummed 'cause this means that there will be no more whole milk in the fridge but I'm just ahppy Adeline will drink something besides water and I don't have to force extra vitamin D drops down her throat.

What does this say about us?

Joel and I have been doing the Netflix thing for about 6 months now. We don't watch a lot of movies or TV but we do spend a lot more time at home now that we have Adeline. recently Netflix suggested a movie for us based on what we have liked in the past. It was Requium For A Dream. We watched it, a little stunned I must admit. It was a good movie but it made me thing what kind of stuff have we been watching that made Netflix think this would be good for us. Surlely it wasn't Wanted or Timeline. It must have been Soylent Green (It's People!!!!!!), Hotel Rawanda, or No Country For Old Men (What the Hell??!!!). In any case I think it's time I figured out how to use Netflix and see what Joel has in our Queue.

I Hate Late People

first off let's not confuse what I mean here. Socially, among friends late is not a big deal. You just sit back and have an appetizer and a drink until they come. What I hate is people who are late to their jobs.
Yesterday I finished a 24 hour shift at 9 am but my replacement didn't come in until 9:45!!!! That means after sign out I didn't leave the hospital until 10. Which made me an hour late for my meeting at a different hospital which was then dragged out over the rest of the morning to fit into others schedules. I wanted to scream. And now today I have to do all the things that I wanted to do yesterday morning after work. Yes the weather was bad yesterday but this particular doctor is never there for sign out before 9:20. The rest of the 6 people in the group are fed up. The rest of us are usually there 15 minutes early so that the post call person can be on the road by 9 at the latest. Half the group refuse to be on the schedule so that he follows them. I'm close. the problem is that this particular partner works a lot of hours, has a lot of seniority and brings Lakewood a lot of business.
Never the less it is SO unprofessional and discourteous I feel I have say something....

Fire and Wine

It's Tuesday night. I am really tired and still at work. I will be at work for another 10 hours. The only bright spot is that tomorrow is Wednesday Fire and Wine night with Joel. It's the night every week that we put the baby down, turn everything off (phones, TV, computer), sit in front of the fire and drink wine. I really look forward to it each week. It is our night to ourselves to reconnect, relax and vent hardcore about kids and parents. Some weeks Wednesday night Fire and Wine comes on Thursdays or Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays and that's just fine as long as it happens...

My Awesome Husband

Joel fixed the vacuum cleaner yesterday. I couldn't even figure out what kind of tool to use to take the damn thing apart but Joel not only knew what tool to use but we actually had one. He knew what to do once he took it a part and (wait for the most amazing thing).... he knew how to fix it and put it back together. My hero.

Then he made lasagna from scratch. Meaning he made his own noodles and everything. Half the noodles were spinach and the rest were plain. It was very yummy and he even did all the dishes this morning.

But yes we also took a step back. We tried to work in the back hall and put in a new light since we had to take out the light that was there. It wasn't up to code. Now we've found out the only way to put in a light is to basically rip down a wall. Something about a neutral wire and a ground for the hot whatever that means. Anyway we've added that to our list of house conundrums.

But tomorrow and for the 4 days after that Adeline and I are single girls . Joel is going to Napa valley for a conference and we will be home alone. Wish us luck!!

Two Steps Forward One Step Back

As many of you know, Joel and I have been putting a lot of much needed work into our beloved home. We are planning on putting it on the market sometime soon and realize exactly how hard it is to sell a house now.
We have done a lot of painting and updating but it seems that everytime we take a step forward we also take a step back and it is getting a little frustrating. For example we hire painters to paint the house then we find out several weeks later that they broke a window but it's too late to "pin it on them", we paint the dining room and replace appliances one day, the next we have to hire roofers to clear out our ice damns, I spend a whole day cleaning out closets and refinishing floors and then the vacuum cleaner explodes on me sending a shower of ground up dried cat puke all over the living room. You get the picture.
I know these are all parts of home ownership but it's getting expensive and tiresome so I'm looking for advice:

A: does anyone have a realtor on the East side that they love?
B: does anyone have a vacuum cleaner that has lasted them more than 2 years and still works?

Daunting

The first blog after about a month of not doing so always seems daunting. So much has happened. Christmas, a trip to Michigan, New Years... They were great but I can't rehash all of that now so I'll start with this:

I made cheese yesterday. I've done a lot of fresh mozarella, ricotta and queso blanco but yesterday was my first batch of hard cheese. I picked a farmhouse cheddar. It was pretty complicated with a lot of picky temperature control to make it turn out right. It's frustrating because I won't know how it turned out for at least 4 weeks. So we'll break it out for Adeline's birthday which is about 5 weeks away.

I think we are going to have a "Dela-versary" party to celebrate us having Adeline for a year now. Joel thinks it is exceedingly silly to have a birthday party for someone who won't remember it like one year olds and really old people. I think it is an absolute MUST to have a one year birthday party. This is our compromise and yes there will be cake. Thoughts on birthday parties for toddlers anyone???