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Ten on Tuesday

1. If you could open any type of store/place of business (money is no obstacle), what would you open?

Photography business or a fully accredited child care facility for people  with a low SES.

2. If all jobs paid equally, what occupation would you want? Why?

What I'm doing now, work in early child care. But, I'd probably be in a more administrative position.

3. If you could be any animal in the world, what would you pick? Why?
A monkey. I'm scared of heights, but I'm sure I wouldn't be then. :)

4. If offered one “service” free of charge, which would you choose? (chauffeur, maid, personal shopper, chef, etc.)
Personal assistant.

5. What is one habit, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to break?
Biting the insides of my cheeks!!

6. What is one thing that no matter how many you own, you still love to buy all the time?
SHOES! Obviously, ask Stephen.

7. Out of all the game shows (past and present), which would you want to be a participant on and play?

I have no clue. I never watch game shows. Maybe, Wheel of Fortune!

8. If you could play the lead role in any movie that’s already been made, which movie would you pick?
Clueless. Only because of her awesome clothes-picking program. Make me one?

9. Name 5 things on your bucket list (things you want to do before you die).
I don't have a bucket list! But, 1)Travel out-of-state with Ian and Stephen; 2) own a home; 3) do a pull up; 4) start a business; and 5) be one of those adorably cute old couples with Stephen.

10. Which one of your birthdays was the best? What did you do that day?

I have so many good birthdays! My dad took me to Prague (18), I had a week old baby (22), etc etc 

Demonstration

Here is an example of how busy I have been lately:

For the past two weeks, I have been unable to receive text messages from Stephen, only Stephen. Around that time, I said "Ian probably blocked you or something. I'll look into it." Today, I took two minutes and unblocked Stephen. I can now receive texts from him. It took me 2 minutes. For the past two weeks, I haven't even had two minutes to spare. Ridiculous. I can now receive text messages from Stephen again. Life is good.

Later tonight, I will post my Ten on Tuesday. But, you have to wait. In the mean time, visit Roots and Rings, do your Ten on Tuesday, and congratulate the new mom!

Mrs. Bendig

Mrs. Bendig

I am now able to post from my new e-mail. So, here is my first post as Amanda Bendig! It feels awesome. I will try and post more now that I don't have wedding planning to do, but I'm still a super busy woman. Especially since I will be playing catch up. Keep your eyes open for updates.

First thing is first though: I need to catch up on school work, then update my new reader... THEN I can blog!

Until next time...

Mrs. Bendig

What are the blogs?

I've been too busy. Part of it is keeping up with my stud muffin. Here is some proof.

Ian empties everything he finds.

Oh, this is Ian just being adorable. He's practicing walking in hard soled shoes.

And he climbs everything.

He climbs furniture. Above, he's on the table where I try to do my homework.

I've also been busy reading wrong chapters for class, writing ridiculous papers on my learning philosophy, and planning a wedding that is less than a month away! Not to mention work and job searching.

The day must go on.

Random Ramplings

• I just realized that I bought organic coffee filters. I didn't even know those existed. They do. I have them. Thank you Sun Harvest for making good decisions for me. Though, I was confused because half of your baskets said "Henry's" on them. Are you changing your name? Is something going on that I do not know about?
• Ian went to the doctor  yesterday. He weighed 19.7 pounds. Let's just forget about the fact that he was fully clothed with a full diaper. Regardless, he was 2 pounds up from the 12 month visit. We're keeping up the weight gain.
• Ian's doctor said that she thinks Ian may be teething his 2 year molars. I think she's wrong. He is teething his canine's though. Or, canine. One of them. I usually give him teething tablets. Though, last night, I'll admit that I gave him Motrin last night. He slept all night. He drooled on my arm. And guess what, he's still sleeping right now! I Anywho, Ian slept all night. That's good. Remember yesterday when he woke up at 2:30am? He didn't take a nap. He didn't go down until 8. That's my fault. I forced him to stay awake so we could get him back onto a schedule.
• I enjoy Ian's new ability to climb. Sort of. He climbs onto chairs and couches. He climbs off the bed when he wakes up.
• Ian has been keeping me on my toes. I haven't studied for my one class. Nor have I started on my paper. I know this is crazy, but I'm hoping that by the time I take more classes Ian will be easier to handle. You know, because of maturation. I think this is okay. I think Ian is starting his terrible twos. Lol. If they start early, do they end early too? I don't like the name terrible twos. He is more just an explorer. So according to Thesaurus.com we should call them the Traverse Twos. Ian is in his traverse twos. He is into everything. But, when he's destroying things, I can totally see the light bulb going off above his head! So, again, partly my fault. I let him explore. I let him destroy. I feel it helps.
• Traverse Twos are okay. Because along with destruction, Ian has been giving me 500 kisses a day.
• After sleeping for 10 hours, I feel like I have drank the equivalent to 10 cups of coffee. I recommend sleep to everyone. Including myself.
• Is it just me, or was yesterday "These Kids are All Freaking Insane and Out of Control" day. I swear, it was like the day after Halloween.
• I got art from a student yesterday. It was a folder. I love it. It's my new folder.

Like this? Random thoughts. Sorry. This is how my brain functions. Now, off to do real work.

101 in 1001

I haven't updated my 101 in 1001 in months. Oops. I know at least one I'm falling behind in. :)

So,without further ado, here is my updated 101 in 1001 list.

FYI, this blog is being written at 4am, Ian has been up since 2:30am. Would this be a proper 'fml' moment? I swear, I can't even function anymore. On top of school and work (and wedding planning, 24 days), I also am not allowed to sleep. It. Is. Wonderful.