Friday Thoughts

It is friday and I have only a few minutes to drop the few random thoughts in my head.

--i am so proud of Izzy as i have previously stated this week. I must admit that the smallest part of me is a tiny bit sad that my baby is no longer a baby anymore, especially since she will be our only one...

--Izzy had her first Terrific Two class at the gym this week and I didn't know what to expect and I was plesantly suprised and disappointed. I was suprised to see there was a typed lesson plan and involved shapes and colors..i thought it was just going to be a play class, so there is actual learning involved, it was a structured plan for the class that included a story during circle time, a game related to the shapes and colors along with the organized play time...my diappointment was that izzy was the only kid in the class!!! I guess there is one more child registered but she wasn't there...i hope she comes next week even though Iz did fine and had 1:1 time with the teacher. I was able to work out during the 45 min class and the teacher even said i can leave the club during this time, which i won't do but was suprised to hear i could.

--i was reminded this mornign of the issues my mom has with hoarding...when i dropped off izzy this morning she wanted more milk and since my mom was still in her bed (which is their routine in the morning, they spend time cuddling in nana's bed) i said i woudl go get it..well i opened the fridge and was appalled at how stuffed full of food it was , so much so i quickly closed it and told my mom she would have to get the milk because i was afraid to touch anything b/c i was afraid something (like the eggs stored on their side end wise) would fall out. My mom has a serious hoarding problem with food and a shopping addiction.....My brother and I have talked about tryign to do an intervention of sorts but have yet to do this. I know my mom's issue is not as bad a extreme cases you see on Oprah or on the A&E show Hoarders...but it still exists and I struggle every day with how to handle it since my dad has given up....part of me thinks it is his problem to deal with but i know he doesn't know how which is why i feel like i need to try...but it isn't easy.She gets very defensive and emotional the second you make any sort of comment. It is terrible that i think about what will happen the day she is no longer on this earth and how the heck we are going to deal with getting that house cleaned out........i feel bad for thinking about it but I certainly do.

--our first book club meeting was wednesdya night and it was interesting...a very eclectic group of women from my subdivision...and it was kinda cool that we all got together b/c normally we probably wouldn't..there were 30 somethings like me and some of my neighboor friends and there were 40 something's, 50 something's and a 60 year old that were also there...kinda a neat get together. I am looking forward to ready to reading the next book which will be Jodi Picoults plain truth...i have been wanting to read a book by her