Say no to Cannibalism

It just occured to me as I was looking at my last couple of posts that I have now threatened to eat two of my children. That must be my saying du jour. I just wanted to make it clear that I have never actually eaten any children, nor do I intend to do so.

Brown-eyed girl

Doesn't she just look like you could just eat her up? My little chocolate baby girl.

I can't decide if I like it better in color or in black and white? What do you think?

Alice the Fairy Cooks Dinner

I just could not resist this shot - the outfit, the do, the tippytoes. As much as she drives me crazy (and she DOES) sometimes I could just eat her up.
And this one cracks me up too, because it is just so typical of them right now. Look at my OCD son - he wants the fries lined up around the edge of the pan. He does not care if only ten fries get cooked, as long as they are arranged JUST so. And Alyssa (as usual) is oblivious to his careful planning, and she is "MESSING IT UP MOM!" And he is so irritated and she is oblivious to that as well. Plus, he's mad because the frozen french fries feel yucky and he does not want to touch them anymore than necessary. Sometimes things work out ok. He got to outline the pan - notice that he is now wearing oven mitts so that he doesn't have to actually feel the yuckiness. And now he is ok to let her fill in the rest. And she is just doing her thing - still oblivious. Which is good, because if she had realized how much she was irritating him she would have found a way to make it ten times worse.

I really love being the mom. Well, sometimes not, but I talk about those times much more than I talk about how much I really love it. Watching their little personalities emerge, watching them learn and grow and solve problems... it's amazing! And when I forget myself and focus on them, I realize how truly truly blessed I am.

Oh - I almost forgot. The title - Alice the Fairy by David Shannon (who also wrote the No, David books) peek at it here. It is just SO Alyssa.

Nothing

You know how sometimes nothing seems to go right and you just want to crawl in a hole for a few days and pretend you don't exist?

Ok, maybe it's just me.

Many apologies to anyone who actually thought that I would post every day in Feb.

Fashion Serendipity

Kimmy bought this outfit from Aeropostale with her birthday $ and wanted to wear it to the movie on Saturday, but she couldn't figure out what shoes to wear. Until she remembered her new black, pink and white heely's that Grandma got her for her birthday. Way to save the day, Grandma!

the problem...

...with publicly declaring on my blog that I am going to post everyday in February, is that I feel enormous guilt for not doing it. Oh the failure! Anyways, here is a picture that took me at least four hours to edit. How do you do it Shari?! I do love how it turned out in the end, but I probably won't try it again.

Thanks!

I got a fun suprise today - some anonymous person sent me flowers. They are lovely!
Ok, but please fess up! It will drive me crazy until I know who sent these!

She is Three

My little joke is that God sent her last because he knew that she would be the last one no matter what order she came in. In three short years she has turned every parenting theory that I have ever had on it's ear and convinced me that I know nothing about being a mom. No one can push my buttons like she can. But she is lying here sleeping on my lap, and there is nothing sweeter in the world. Lucky me.

Snow

Ewww.

I may never stay at a hotel again. Read here.

Pay It Forward

I got this off my sister-in-law's blog here, and she makes all kinds of yummy goodies and pretty jewelry and cool stuff, so I couldn't pass it up!

{The Rules}
1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me - something crafty or yummy, who knows?!

2. Winners must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

3.The gift that you send to your 3 Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love! If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!SO, REMEMBER...Pay it forward!

7 little things that are making me happy

1. My house is clean.
2. My snuggly, mooshy little Dallin just gave me a hug and said "I looooove you".
3. I have enough points left for a Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich.
4. I got to chat on the phone for just a minute with my Mom.
5. My kids are so funny - it is fun to watch them develop their sense of humor.
6. I am going to watch Ed & fold towels as soon as I get the kids to bed.
7. Lacie and I made these clip boards last Friday and I put them up on the wall. Fun to walk past them 50 times a day.

A blast from my past

If you have not been on facebook yet, you need get on.

Now. Go.

Did you go?

Ok - let me convince you.

I have NOT been to any high school reunions. I really couldn't think of anyone that I wanted to see, and high school was not my favorite time of life, let me tell you. But since I have been on facebook, I have connected with several people from that horrible time, and it is SO COOL. It's cool that they are real people with real grown-up lives. And it is cool that we have gone so many different directions, but that we still share memories.

And it is really fun to see old pictures that they post. So I was inspired to share some of mine - hehe. That is me on the left. I did a lot of theatre in high school. Anyway, your experience on facebook will probably be lots different than mine, but go anyways. It is so fun to connect with people that have been even a little part of your life.

Day 2

I really love the contrast of light and shadow on the branches outside my window.

Random and boring :)

February

Otherwise entitled, my random life.

I want to try something this month, and feel free to tune me out if you wish, but I am going to try to post something each day about my boring, everyday life. I figure, what the heck, it may be interesting to someone in fifty years. Wouldn't you love to peek into the details of your grandma's everyday life when she was raising kids? Ok - maybe not everyone would, but I would.

Blue jeans hung up to dry. Now really, can you get any more random and boring than that? By the way, there are 21 pairs of jeans hung up there. I'm thankful for my mega-sized washing machine :)

(I can only count 16 hangers in the picture, but I assure you that I hung 21 pairs)