“Creativity doesn’t come from following instructions or guides.  Sometimes you just have to look at others’ ideas, and then come up with your own.”

Today is one of those “bad mom” days. Ethan had reminded me to be sure to leave a little something under his pillow last night, and I completely forgot. I figured I’d try again tonight, but in the meantime I’ve been very busy at the computer, telling the kids to get their own cereal, and mothering entirely by ear. That’s how I heard this conversation:

“Okay. Can I open my eyes yet?”

“Not yet…. not yet… okay… now! Go check under your pillow. I think there’s something from the tooth fairy!”

[He goes, checks]

“Hey, thanks Mary!”

“What!? What makes you think I am the tooth fairy?”

“Well, you made it a little obvious.”

This was described as a pretty easy hike. I didn’t think so. It was fairly short; in fact the rest of the group went on to hike farther up the mountain while I sat reading a book in front of the falls. But it was steep and slippery in some places. I’m not used to actually having to climb up rocks with my arms and legs (I’m not in the best shape), and truth be told, I’m scared of heights. Between that and the fact that my shoes were super slippery on the wet rocks, I thought I was going to die. But I didn’t (thanks to the fearless hiking group leader, @eltiare) and because I didn’t, you can enjoy this less-than-stellar photo of a really pretty waterfall! It was getting a little dark for my wee little camera.

Anyway, I’m glad I went. It was good exercise and a nice way to enjoy nature. Besides, it had been a while since my legs turned to jello.

A not so great pic of a really pretty watefall

Okay, happy giddy days are over for the moment. I have been on the HCG drops for two weeks now and I feel absolutely awful. I have had a huge drop in my energy levels and mood. And yet I’m on the fence as to what to do about it because it really does seem to be working.

So yeah. I don’t know what to do. If you want more details than that, read on. Read the rest of this entry »