Phone Calls

According to the court order, I get a phone call to my son every day, approximately for 30 minutes. My phone call last night was frustrating and hilarious. The first part of the phone call was spent trying to get S's attention as his dad kept trying to talk to him in the background (this is a common occurence). Then I finally get his attention by talking about his birthday that is coming up and our visits. I get to see him on Sunday (8 hours) and again on Thursday (3 hours-I'd like to know who thought three hours for me on his birthday when I am the one that carried him and had to push him out after being in labor for two days was a good amount of time!). Andyway, we talk about what we are going to do on these two visits and all the stuff he wants for his b-day.
me: I am going to make some more homemade bread for this weekend, you want some?
s: yeah, and brownies.
me: I figured, I already have the stuff to make brownies.
S: and eggs. (he really loves hard boiled eggs-just the whites he won't eat the yolks.)
me: I figured that too. How many do you think I should bring?
S: 24.(giggling)
me: 24!!! are you kidding if you ate that many you would be sick
S: you can have some too.
me: I still think 24 is too many let's have less than that.
S: okay, then 12(giggling)
me: I guess I can handle 12(I will use the leftovers for egg or tuna salad for work)
S: I will eat six and you eat six.
me: So in one day you are going to eat six eggs, bread, brownies, and whatever else I bring?
S:yep.

Then there were more interruptions in the background and I had to struggle to get back his attention. Finally the word presents caught him.

me: I thought we would split the presents between the two visits.
S: presents?
me: are you listening, I thought we could do presents on both days.
S: does that mean I would get more?
me: no, I would just bring down some on Sunday and the rest on Thursday.
S: I want the ds games on Sunday, the rest on Thursday then.
me: of course you do.
S: I would also like a few little surprises.
me: what do you mean a few little surprises?! We will be lucky to be able to get all that you asked for.
S: just something small like a matchbox car or something. Just something that is a surprise.
(We tend to get him exactly what he asks for if it is something we can afford. When he lived with me we would get him surprises.)
me: I think that I can do that.
S: what will you get?
me: a surprise.

We go on about presents for a couple more minutes when his dad interrupts to harass me again. Then I lose S's attention again. Finally get him talking about his "helicopter" that he is building. He talks for a few more minutes and then get lost in the movie he is watching. I keep asking questions and eventually he answers them about his ball game, the dog and the cat. Before we know it, our time is up. I still enjoy my phone calls, just hearing him laugh and giggle, hearing his tales of life and make believe. Even with all the interference, I at least get to hear him, tell him I love him and hear it right back.

Tweet

I decided to sign up with Twitter. I recently signed up for Facebook, so I thought to give Twitter a try. I am listed under centralil just like the Grocery Challenge. I only posted once and it may take me a few days to figure it all out before I tweet regularly, but we shall see. All this "connecting" is going to take some getting used to! Hopefully it will become a good way for me to keep in touch easily and not become a burden.

Site of the Week Saturday

This week for my site of the week, I would like to tell you about Amiyrah. She is over there at Four Hats and Frugal, and boy does she have her act together. She will share with you the great deals that she finds, her wonderful recipes, and her Military Woman series. She also has the most adorable son. Go check her out today.

Flashback Friday

I have been following our hostess Scary Mommy for the past few weeks with the Flashback Fridays. This week I have nothing to flash back on, so I will just post this link to Jill, go read everyone else's flashbacks. This could be fun, let's go.

Questions That You Don't Really Care What the Answer Is

Join us. Jennifer over at Momma Made it Look Easy has invited us to join her with her random questions on Thursdays, with the questions courtesy of Plinky.com. Actually, she said something along the lines of loving us forever, but that is beside the point...
So anyway here are a few of the questions she came up with this week.

1. If your life were made into a movie, what genre would it be?
It would totally be a Lifetime movie. No one else would air my life story cuz they would never believe it.

2. What would a road trip companion learn about you when traveling for the first time?
I don't stop. I only want to stop when the gas tank is empty and if that takes six hours, I hope you can hold it, or don't drink anything. I get cranky (pissed) if I have to keep stopping for potty breaks.

3. How do you get around?
I call my van the Serial Killer van. I get pulled over all the time in it. It had a broken windshield until about a month ago, it has rust all over the outside-including holes where it has rusted through, the windows leak, and all the blinds are broken so they can't be raised up without those big grip clip thingies. It is a total pig sty on the inside with an actual small garbage can(which of course is full), leftover clothes and such from the trips down to see my son, and of course empty pop cans from trying to stay awake all night driving down there. I would clean it out, but I am too lazy and it is too hot.

Now, go visit Jennifer with her questions of the day. I just wanted to make sure that you read mine first!!!

Thankful Thursday

This week I am thankful for several things. I will keep my post to five however.

1. The last couple of weeks have come to an end. I have started getting things back under control.
2. The motor home is all but sold. The couple that wants to come and buy it will be here Saturday.
3. My son and I were both thankful that I made it for my trip and that we at least had the one day. He even told me that one day was better than nothing.
4. The rain has stopped. It is hotter than hell here with the heat and humidity, but it is not raining, I feel like Seattle has gone back to the west coast where it belongs.
5. As always, chocolate....Gotta have my chocolate. Course that might be why I have not lost too much weight yet...I may have to think on that! ;-)

What to Cook Wednesday

I found a wonderful recipe today on another blog. So I emailed her to see if I could post it here. She said yes so here it is!
Valerie over at Frugalfamilyfunblog had a delicious recipe for a dessert using bananas. That makes all the bad calories disappear, right? It is fruit after all! She calls them "Banana Boats". Go check them out, then go buy some bananas and make yourself a treat this weekend over the campfire or even in the fire pit out back. I will totally be making these with my son next time I am camping down there for my visit.