This post is like a job

Not really...because I would be fired by now for not producing.

Let's do a quick recap of the last week.

Last Tuesday morning Andrew and I drove up to my mom's house where she graciously kept me company while Jeff was out of town. I say graciously because Andrew is a pill. We went to the Cinci Zoo, which should have been the coolest thing ever in Andrew's life. He ADORES the Louisville Zoo, and it is LAME compared to Cinci's. But he was just pouty and whiny and moody. Lovely. He has been awful to my mother...dismissing her and ignoring her. I think partly it is because she reacts so wonderfully. And partly because he is learning that how he acts effects people's emotions...and he is toying with her. Lovely. (I know Linda...this age is wonderful...I keep telling myself that)

Thursday my mom watched Andrew while I ran back home to pack and do laundry for our trip to Lake Cumberland. I got so much done in 5 hours, it was unbelievable. Seriously, what did I DO with my time before I had Andrew? I drove back in time for dinner. Friday my folks left early to get down to Cumberland while Andrew and I waited for Jeff to meet us on his way down from Columbus. We drove down to Lake Cumberland Friday night (which included a 45 minute dead stop on I-75...Andrew got out of the car and walked on the freeway, which he thought was pretty cool).

Cumberland was fun. I always enjoy seeing cousins that I haven't seen in a while and catching up on all the gossip. Andrew had fun...but not as much fun as last year. He's just so moody now, where as last year he was just so happy to experience new things. He would be playing with one of the cousins and then suddenly throw himself on the ground and pout...no reason necessary other than we were missing naps. My sister had to skip out on Cumberland with her 18 month old this year. I'm wondering if she missed the best year to bring your toddler to Cumberland. But I'm making it out to be worse than it was. Andrew really did well, considering the lack of sleep, strange diet, and sharing with 49 other people on the boat.

We drove back home on Monday afternoon and spent the next few days just hanging out. Andrew did not want to look at the car, much less get in it. Since we felt about the same, we just stayed at home. It was nice.

And today Jeff had to go back to work. We are back into Mommy and Me mode. Not necessarily a good thing. When there are 2 parents at home, and Andrew doesn't want to go to the grocery, we let him stay at home with one parent while the other leaves. Andrew gets what he wants, no tantrums. When it is just Mommy, Andrew gets much less say in what he does. Tantrums.

Can you tell I'm exasperated today?