Last night was the first time we have been able to go to a ball since 2000. It was so much fun to doll up and get girly. Most of the time, I am a jeans and t-shirts kinda girl (or yoga wear) so it was fantastic. I'm posting a picture of my hair. I LOVED it. I timed my haircut to coincide with the ball and at the last minute decided to ask my stylist to curl it. I never have the patience to do anything but a quick straighten and now I wish I'd learned how to do my own hair, because this...
Okay, these were completely ridiculous, what kid needs hot pink gogo boots?! I actually bought these over a year ago! She loves them and wants to wear them all the time. I had to fight with her to get her to take them off to sleep! She hates to walk and throws a fit if we won't carry her, but these must be magic boots because now she wants to walk everywhere!
So our house is 1150 sq ft. It is becoming increasingly cramped as our two children grow. At some point we need another room. We have a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house that isn't cutting it anymore. Right now we are looking at adding a 16x20 room on. That means evaluating contractors, talking to the bank about a loan or equity LOC, weighing the costs vrs the payout later. I've talked to realtors to appraise the home's value now and with the addition. That was a nightmare, but it only served...
Okay, I wasn't outsmarted like the title implies but my kids did deliver a hefty shock to me this morning. It all started about 2 weeks ago.... I knew school started at 0730 and that to get to school ontime we would have to leave at the LATEST by 0710. Since my kids sleep in till 0730 or even 0800 then I figured it was time to start enforcing a bedtime again. No more staying up till 9 or 930. We were back to 8pm bedtimes. Plus I need to start getting up earlier so I can be dressed and...
Sally Jacobs wrote an interesting take on marriage and relationships. See here. Link She discussed Polymory (basically an "open relationship with no religious/legal bonds involved" She said, "Two in five marriages here in the UK end in divorce. Infidelity is the cause of around a third of all marriage break-ups. Things aren't looking good for monogamy. " My original reply: If they are infaithful.....it isn't monogamy anymore, is it? Baring your soul and bonding to another perso...
I've been putting my kids to bed earlier so we can get adjusted to the schedule that we will need for school. Gone are the days of setting my alarm for 6:30 and sleeping in till 7 if I am tired. I already miss the days of having children sleep till 7:30 or 8, leaving me with a leisurely morning to myself. Now, it is a race. If I am not up and moving by 6:30, I am awakened by two wiggly, giggly children. Normally this isn't a problem, but they seem to think that the best way to show lov...
I saw this commercial and it brought back memories of pre-9/11 training in the Army. I was a medic and when they ran low on dummy rounds, they just told us to "pretend". So we spent 30 in the desert yelling, "bang bang" and "Hey! I Hit you!" at each other. Of course, opfor didn't have a supply issue....and we usually lost." I don't know if training has improved, but out of the two years of training before deploying to Bosnia (where they did shoot at us) I never once had actual (blanks)...
Deep thoughts for those who take life too seriously: 1. Save the whales. Collect the whole set. 2. A day without sunshine is like . . . night. 3. On the other hand, you have different fingers. 4. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot. 5. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name. 6. Remember, half the people you know are below average. 7. He who laughs last thinks slowest. 8. Life isn't like a box of chocolates . . . it's more like a jar of jala...
Deep thoughts for those who take life too seriously: 1. Save the whales. Collect the whole set. 2. A day without sunshine is like . . . night. 3. On the other hand, you have different fingers. 4. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot. 5. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name. 6. Remember, half the people you know are below average. 7. He who laughs last thinks slowest. 8. Life isn't like a box of chocolates . . . it's more like a jar of jala...
So after a sillly discussion with my husband, his mom and sister.....I started craving crepes. So today, I whipped up some bananna crepes. yum. HW said they looked fantastic.....except HW doesn't like cream cheese....does anyone have a good recipie for crepe fillings? PS Alternate titles (courtesy mom, HW and mamie) Don't give me any of your Crepe! You are so full of Crepe. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Of course, now that I started writing this, I am having write...
Just as Discourses of a 4 year old and Thoughts of a 3 year old covered my son's life.....this series is about my daughter. I figured that I better start writing down the crazy stuff she does or I'll never remember it to use as "embarassment ammo" later! My son insisted that all liquids were milk. Water, Juice, everything. My daughter found a baggie of water (remains of an icepack) and has been walking around, peering through it as though it's a magnifying glass. and she makes sure t...
So today in the bath, my 4 year old yells, "MOOOOOMMM" I come running. "What's this?" (Internal sigh.) "That's your scrotum." (Brace myself.....here it comes. Think: Do I have to deal with this already?) "What's it for?" "What's it do?" "Why do I get one?" "You have it because you are a boy. That's just the way it is." (Please leave it at that. Please.....) "oh, okay. Did you know that I am as strong as Superman?" (Thank goodness)
A friend of mine lost her brother the day after he graduated from AIT. He died in a car accident that was just that...an accident. I worried about my friend for quite a while. At first she blamed herself to suggesting that route and for not insisting he rest before leaving and for a million other "shoulda coulda wouldas" But I think she is going to be okay. I happened to snag a pic of her brother walking on the beach while serving a mission(right before he joined the military) and c...
My son is full of unique sayings and habits. One of them was cute.....and now is quite annoying. When he hears a loud noise (or a reprimand) he covers his ears and complains that the noise is "Nooy-ing". But while he may pick some things that really drive me crazy, he also pops out with some pretty cool stuff. This afternoon he was playing video games with HW and he explained how in the "bad guy city" there are lots of different bad guys. Some of them are ghosts and they are "trap-para...