tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051370634491142662024-02-19T07:55:18.967-08:00Sweet ThingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805137063449114266.post-7644835866666424982009-12-10T17:13:00.000-08:002009-12-10T17:28:08.918-08:00Kooky Rudolph<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP8b9vlE0yK-u53MgCrmb4g5cCN29Pq-MG6bSpXTCo6QjD1jH_1aFogxyct-9kKyAUFTRQ1yueFbyVcNdCxtejJafmKEdHfgCR2xR3_z50tUBld46RC3mG_bbZ08YWHgwuxpN6oBZ3e3B/s1600-h/IMG_1681.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP8b9vlE0yK-u53MgCrmb4g5cCN29Pq-MG6bSpXTCo6QjD1jH_1aFogxyct-9kKyAUFTRQ1yueFbyVcNdCxtejJafmKEdHfgCR2xR3_z50tUBld46RC3mG_bbZ08YWHgwuxpN6oBZ3e3B/s320/IMG_1681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413781744815904722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What do you do when your parents insist on wearing the Santa hats that YOU WANT TO WEAR? Well, make your own holiday costume, of course. So here, is Lucy, in her Rudolph nose and antlers. Lucy pretends to be an animal 90% of her day, so this just fits right in to her routine, and I am loving it. It is so crazy and cute & just like her!<br />We have actually not had such a cute couple of days. Very taxing on my poor psyche (it can't take much, unfortunately). I lost my patience early in the day yesterday, and never really got it back. What I did get was a yummy piece of chocolate truffel cake from Huckleberries, which just about made everything better :).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69F6Sou6RxcqFQO6IublI2Tza0AFpe6hZvbmc4YI-c8oyi362ovx_0iQPv4Cc7dDuuG71RTBli4hXV3Ubs3BmgHLPhPUBJ9RdBBS50UANphjUiopPBNiJ9b7vHZy80VDHUmV-Lv2vAwR3/s1600-h/IMG_1674.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69F6Sou6RxcqFQO6IublI2Tza0AFpe6hZvbmc4YI-c8oyi362ovx_0iQPv4Cc7dDuuG71RTBli4hXV3Ubs3BmgHLPhPUBJ9RdBBS50UANphjUiopPBNiJ9b7vHZy80VDHUmV-Lv2vAwR3/s320/IMG_1674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413781921790590114" border="0" /></a>Gabe was so funny with the decorating. He was thrilled all day to get it done. Then, when we started I explained to him that one box is full of ornaments that he could put on the tree all by himself, and that the other box has a bunch of breakable ornaments and he has to be SO CAREFUL, and MUST HAVE A GROWN UP with him to put one of these on. So, which box does Gabe choose. Hmmmm. Gabe chose only breakable ornaments, wanted to load them up all on one branch, or be held suspended over the tree in order to place it up high. It was actually a huge crack up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftZpvHqOR7PffIgkR_0mU4FNpUsj0ON54vGA5am5LgoxdxVdt0KOTxL1chT4qm8RQVN7cS6gMCQBNttGEc8MQ2_Y5UkUs5sOpJyxF1tNceGzxQfkZKsdMryWPcBufrfJt7QWwRv0YKP1B/s1600-h/IMG_1707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftZpvHqOR7PffIgkR_0mU4FNpUsj0ON54vGA5am5LgoxdxVdt0KOTxL1chT4qm8RQVN7cS6gMCQBNttGEc8MQ2_Y5UkUs5sOpJyxF1tNceGzxQfkZKsdMryWPcBufrfJt7QWwRv0YKP1B/s320/IMG_1707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413783234722138706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is a so-so shot of my new outdoor Christmas decorations. I LOVE them. They are really cheery and cute & I got W to hang Xmas lights on the house for the FIRST TIME! If I am able to take any better photos of them I will post. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805137063449114266.post-40394269197288546082009-12-03T18:33:00.000-08:002009-12-03T18:36:46.148-08:00Sad Rudolph<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4t2F4GLQMISYN_pj-0O4w-T4WOw2ZSxcCU5WD7LgEG4-k8Zc2BFWQALv9zIWgFtugs8ofxSmJSPQhGnnJgW1VlBhfVIa8Akv2uckZB-krjUfh6ecSL7wKHGVNzYbxddaCr46g7ayqceK/s1600-h/IMG_1598.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4t2F4GLQMISYN_pj-0O4w-T4WOw2ZSxcCU5WD7LgEG4-k8Zc2BFWQALv9zIWgFtugs8ofxSmJSPQhGnnJgW1VlBhfVIa8Akv2uckZB-krjUfh6ecSL7wKHGVNzYbxddaCr46g7ayqceK/s320/IMG_1598.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Here is Sad Rudolph, our house mascot. He represents our mismatched but well-loved Christmas decorations, and he just cracs me up. Also, the kids just really love him. He is the first and easiest decoration to go up, so I don't have more to share yet, but will this weekend.<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805137063449114266.post-75352335022094790992009-12-01T22:09:00.000-08:002009-12-01T22:19:03.834-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdPksOD4eVJnFnVGcDFZz-XmEae0K41Wi05EccfIp5LaiZ6BPnE-lfeUNP6KGe4mfW9F6jyYvYacJQ4B0qjiIXoXboz9l9baO7jE9lSu_iAb8uXTfpnimItpV4EGw_9XRRR6sHrX721lW/s1600-h/IMG_1432.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdPksOD4eVJnFnVGcDFZz-XmEae0K41Wi05EccfIp5LaiZ6BPnE-lfeUNP6KGe4mfW9F6jyYvYacJQ4B0qjiIXoXboz9l9baO7jE9lSu_iAb8uXTfpnimItpV4EGw_9XRRR6sHrX721lW/s320/IMG_1432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410517703991054738" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I think this is going to be our Christmas card picture this year. We don't have any snow yet this year</span></a>, so I can't get a good winter shot of these two doing wintery things like I usually like to do. Gotta tell you, it's not really putting me in a Christmas card making mood. I am hoping for a beautiful light snowfall that is perfect for a photo op and then just melts away. I am loving this mild weather - but mama wants snow in her Christmas cards!<br />I bought some decorations at Target today and will hopefully be getting them put up in the next couple of days. I think they are going to be soooo cute (they are outdoors decorations) but I am sore scered they it could be too minimal. But, I have done zero decorating outdoors in the previous years, so it will certainly be a step up no matter what, right? I'll post some pics & we'll see if it works or not.<br />It is going to be a busy December, but lots of fun. I am looking forward to visiting with my friends & family & really watching my kids enjoy the holidays.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805137063449114266.post-22363791644456938502008-04-30T19:48:00.000-07:002008-04-30T19:50:59.972-07:00Mouse today, playing with her cousin at the get-together before Grandma-Grandma's funeral. Cousin was pretending to be her cat, and Mouse had to go to the bathroom. In bathroom with me.<br />Mouse: When I am done, I am going to go back to playing catch with the cat.<br />Me: Oh, sounds good.<br />Mouse: But, dogs are usually better at playing catch.<br />Me: That's true, dogs do like to play fetch more than cats.<br />Mouse: But this cat is sensible.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805137063449114266.post-89347740209566192042008-04-09T15:12:00.000-07:002008-12-10T04:36:31.672-08:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCB_PjNTh0dzNfIkD_MQc95FzIx9LUJhikwEeFoLeL1zXFy0Wg9nMjbeh2ZPf3WpX4GEKlj-Gig5_jehjsyxSg0HjuWSkqgg8rk8kReNTKxeRtVkejLSVXxFE4th_RU8S8ucn3JRC_enzu/s1600-h/P1010011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCB_PjNTh0dzNfIkD_MQc95FzIx9LUJhikwEeFoLeL1zXFy0Wg9nMjbeh2ZPf3WpX4GEKlj-Gig5_jehjsyxSg0HjuWSkqgg8rk8kReNTKxeRtVkejLSVXxFE4th_RU8S8ucn3JRC_enzu/s400/P1010011.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805137063449114266.post-59974308302957429392008-04-09T14:54:00.000-07:002008-04-09T14:54:32.437-07:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/invalid.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/invalid.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Back from Las Vegas to visit my dad. It was a lot of fun. I have such a better appreciation for the beauty of the desert than I did when I was 19. It was stark and beautiful there.<br />Everything went really smoothly too, the kids traveled really well, and the Creep and I kept our patience and "vacation" attitude so we had a great time. It was good to see my dad- he looks really good.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805137063449114266.post-3566937818538796102008-01-12T16:08:00.000-08:002008-01-12T16:16:54.528-08:00A Few of My Favorite Television ProgramsTop Shows (Not Reality)<br />1. Lost<br />2. House<br />3. Heroes<br />4. Boston Public<br />5. The Office<br />6. 30 Rock<br />7. Grey's Anatomy<br /><br /><br /> Top Reality Shows<br />1. Road Rules/Real World Challenge<br />2. Project Runway<br />3. Survivor<br />4. Top Chef<br />5. America's Next Top Model<br />6. Life of Ryan<br /><br />I just saw the preview for the upcoming Road Rules/Real World Challenge: Gauntlet III, and I am soooooo excited. Looks like plenty of drama, hook-ups, fights, and over-excited reality adolescent-adult hijinks will be happening. Can't wait. For sure, by far, my favorite show that airs on television. If I were to be stuck on an island and was lucky to have a tv that got one who only, this would be it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805137063449114266.post-11068777380414763692007-12-04T16:39:00.000-08:002008-12-10T04:36:31.831-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-dpQXoo7zR3iIjwTpJGKbzRd_gZn5Zn_T4vHo58WW0be2Gkm8Xyzw1jZB2hbZuczTbUSzaOpgUPlQAfy_HoXUs9Wp88b5puKQKAVYlvuk7X2mZNRbNN7o7GFlTwAtJyIfiy8GoQZBfHA/s1600-h/P1010052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-dpQXoo7zR3iIjwTpJGKbzRd_gZn5Zn_T4vHo58WW0be2Gkm8Xyzw1jZB2hbZuczTbUSzaOpgUPlQAfy_HoXUs9Wp88b5puKQKAVYlvuk7X2mZNRbNN7o7GFlTwAtJyIfiy8GoQZBfHA/s400/P1010052.JPG" border="0" /></a> I am going to dye my hair for the first time tonight. First time on my own, first time ever! Wish me luck. House is a mess, dishes not done, should be cooking dinner, but I am here contemplating my life.<br />So much to be thankful for. I have health, a loving family, I get to stay at home with my kids, we all laugh a lot. It is too good. I am sending out good vibes and praying for all those who are not in as good a situation, or are feeling pain today.<br />The Christmas gifts just keep rolling in. I know it is a little bit out of control, and I am seeing a pattern in myself about it. But I am having so much fun! Plus I am also giving to those who need it, so suck it, anyone who cares to judge.<br />That is my new goal - to not judge others - what do I know anyway?<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805137063449114266.post-46984292804773750052007-11-27T14:25:00.000-08:002008-12-10T04:36:32.120-08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">So, it turns out that I am not completely crazy, or a bitchy mom. Mouse had a Urinary Tract Infection. Bummer!, but so glad I caught it before it got too bad.</span><a style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06xUtOiqkrzpTGQHc6nzhikTcUXdoueGB4yIXN5diuHCzhajuYiVmKAD04gwyAHvHjoQaDw4eT9mTpyfo7PYdh9Y5qP0H8ew1x2z1ARlmFdhG6oQcFj_IZNPo0Ppx3mEaRVCBditXK5gY/s1600-h/P1010097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06xUtOiqkrzpTGQHc6nzhikTcUXdoueGB4yIXN5diuHCzhajuYiVmKAD04gwyAHvHjoQaDw4eT9mTpyfo7PYdh9Y5qP0H8ew1x2z1ARlmFdhG6oQcFj_IZNPo0Ppx3mEaRVCBditXK5gY/s400/P1010097.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">She is not off of baths, and must shower with me - not my favorite thing to do in our claustrophobic claw foot tub shower, but at least we are saving on water, right?<br />Bears tantrums are now few and far between, but I definitely have to stay on my feet with that one. What a charmer, though...<br />Thanksgiving was such a nice time. I needed to get out of town like crazy. I am soooo thankful that I have an open, honest, trusting relationship with the Creep, and that we communicate so well. Here's to another year of that.<br /><br />Snow today, yay! Mouse could have played in it for hours. It is one of those gorgeous winter days when it is brightly sunny, cold and snowy. What fun! I think I have almost all of my Christmas shopping done. Everything I bring home, Mouse decides that is what she is going to ask for from Santa. We will see.</span><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805137063449114266.post-66719692019454399842007-11-15T19:13:00.000-08:002008-12-10T04:36:32.237-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWx_ZKeAFYvZg7Cc074GgTbxgEgghWU9NnnX5zE50n-y-YfOVO_DgEeVaG0wse6Z9SGGbXzRs-WcRayjly8dCIaJvke4fQdXJNnkjkiAT-Y7lwh0T76TEyKetPJICaeagZNg3aAPCdbeB/s1600-h/P1010001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWx_ZKeAFYvZg7Cc074GgTbxgEgghWU9NnnX5zE50n-y-YfOVO_DgEeVaG0wse6Z9SGGbXzRs-WcRayjly8dCIaJvke4fQdXJNnkjkiAT-Y7lwh0T76TEyKetPJICaeagZNg3aAPCdbeB/s320/P1010001.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805137063449114266.post-85824231938893142862007-11-15T19:03:00.000-08:002007-11-15T19:13:46.584-08:00What can I say? Some days, if I didn't have a glass of wine to drink, it might all seem too desperate. I was caught singing Huey Lewis and the News "Walking on a Thin Line" tonight, as I contemplated erupting at my 4 year old. I hear her upstairs right now. She just wet herself. This is the 4th time in 24 hours that she is behaving younger than her age- or at least retesting already set boundaries. What is the deal? Is she undergoing some stress I am not aware of? Am I not giving her what she needs attention-wise. She wants to be grown up and a baby all at the same time. All I know is thank God my hubby handles bathtime, so I can be down here "reflecting" and enjoying the glass of wine (or two) I had earlier.<br />I am in the market for a good erotic video. I don't want it too sleazy, but lustful and romantic would be good. I don't want to spend money and then not like what I get, but I am wanting to try this out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1