Sunday, November 30, 2008
(Insert Rocky theme music here)
I got a good picture of ALL 3 KIDS!!! And cute individual shots as well. I am happy.
SUCCESS!
It is done
The pictures are done. I am uploading them now. There had better be something good of all 3 or I am going to scream. I know I got some cute ones of them alone, and a few of Andrew & Elaina...but 18 month olds are a tough crowd.
Today is The Day.
The Day that we are going to do Christmas pictures. I got some adorable outfits for the kids, not Christmasy though. I wanted to do non-holiday holiday pictures this year to give as gifts to the grandparents. I also need to do our Christmas card picture which is separate from that but haven't really come up with a plan for that yet. I am running late this year.
Anyway keep your fingers crossed for me! I know I can get a good shot of each individual kid but all 3 together is a CHALLENGE!!!
I must be getting old
Saturday, November 29, 2008
I seem to remember painting all day long when we bought our first home 8 years ago. Today we painted our living room - which really involves one big wall and two half walls - and I am wiped! Oh yeah, I spray painted something too. Now I am exhausted and need to go to bed immediately. The fumes probably aren't helping either.
Tomorrow is Christmas picture day for sure. I can't put it off any longer.
Thanksgiving
We had a great Thanksgiving. We went to a friend's house (Hi Cathy!) and we all had a fabulous time and the food was wonderful! Our kids are all friends and they all play so nicely together. We love having a family of friends like them.
In other news, today we got the Christmas decorations down. All 10 bins. Oy vey. I need to organize and condense this year. I dont even use them all. We are getting a REAL tree this year and I think we will get that next weekend. I thought I would be bummed that we weren't doing it this weekend but actually it's nice to focus on Thanksgiving and doing all the rest of the decorating. Then next weekend I can just concentrate on the tree.
Other tasks to do this weekend - paint the living room, bake Christmas cookies and take the kids' Christmas pictures. Busy!
Sharing some pics
Friday, November 21, 2008
Or not ... I just logged in to put up some pictures, as I haven't in a while, but Liam is awake now and yelling for me. His new thing when he wants me is to yell as loud as possible "MA!" Maybe I can get it on video later.
Anyway I will put some pictures up later on today. I am off to buy a fake tree today!
Fake or real?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
We have always had a fake tree. Well as a kid of course we had real, since we lived in a real place. But here in Florida where all things are fake, we also have the fake tree. However all the lights were kind of crapping out and we got rid of it last year because we wanted to try a real tree. Well now that the time has come, I am torn. Here is my pro and con list.
Pros of Real Trees
-the smell
-the realness
Cons of Real Trees
-needles and sap
-the fact that I cant put it up as soon
-that they are less cost-effective than fake
-I have to actually put the lights on it
So I dont know. Reading this list I guess I am leaning towards fake. Help me decide, people.
Obsessed!
Monday, November 17, 2008
I am so obsessed with this case. Firstly, I am so sad that this poor innocent child is dead, and at the hands of her own MOTHER. Secondly, how freaking fascinating is it. I can't recall another case as psychotic as this one. I followed both Laci Peterson's case and JonBenet Ramsey's case very closely as well but this one I think is even more bizarre.
There's no place like home
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Elaina is watching the Wizard of Oz... you know, the movie where Dorothy is swept away by "the big giant tomato".
I love four-year-olds.
Today
Thursday, November 6, 2008
So I did end up being able to vote after all! After all the early voting lines and madness, I spent 10 minutes in line on Election day and got to vote. I was upset at the thought of not being able to! Not that it matters really. I wrote in a candidate so I knew he wouldn't win, but that is besides the point.
Today Elaina asked me for a shorter Tinkerbell dress, one that only goes to her vagina, like Tinkerbell's. Nice huh? I always knew Tink was a hoochie but even my 4 year old noticed? Sad.
Voting and kids clothes
Monday, November 3, 2008
1. Voting. Apparently, I am not going to do it. The lines for early voting were INSANE! So I waited. This morning I was resolved to get it done. I drove past the library on my way to drop Elaina off at school - no lines but still an hour and a half till it opened. So I dropped her off and went to Target for a bit. Around 9:20 I arrived at the library. No line. Fantastic. It opens at 10, I figured I could entertain Liam for 40 minutes. So I am sitting in the car for a minute and a guy comes over and tells me there is a sign that says no early voting today. DAMMIT! So maybe I will be able to vote tomorrow, I dont know.
2. Kids clothes. Just because my older son wears a size 7 or so does not mean that I dont ever want him to match the baby! Not all baby clothes are babyish. I dont get this. I recently found 2 shirts on Gymboree.com that had the same thing in baby and big boy sizes. I was so excited. AND they were on sale AND I had a coupon! A rare treat. It is just hard to find big boy, big girl and baby boy clothes that match that aren't some gay sailor suit or something. Not that I match them all the time, but sometimes its fun and of course for pictures you want some coordination.