This morning began with a bit of drama. I went to wake the boys...Kyle first. I went into Kyle's room, and after the initial groaning, he told me one of his fish was dead. I was asking him which one, and he broke down into tears (my poor tenderhearted kid) and told me, "I woke up at 2, and the bigger fish was beating up on the littler one, and I think he killed him!" all the while bravely battling back tears. I really had to try not to laugh, because the fish that died was not a "fun, pretty fish" but a algae eating ugly necessary fish. I told him it was ok, the fish was old (probably the oldest we have). He seemed ok with that, but I think he was most upset that this fish he's had forever decided to kill the other one. Cole tells me this is what happens when these fish get to be the size they are now, so we'll have to flush him and get new ones so he doesn't kill anyone else. Drama.
Talia has 2 new pairs of shoes, since her feet are growing so fast right now. So, she's decided that SHE gets to pick which ones she's wearing. Cole got ready to take the kids out shopping when he got home (He said I couldn't come...hmm I WONDER what they were doing ;)) and he grabbed a random pair of shoes...she ran off and brought back the other new pair...the ones she wanted to wear. Drama.
Alec finally received his Video game privileges back after 12 days. It's a couple of days early, but he's been really good about doing what he's supposed to be (if you know the whole story, you'll understand this part, if you don't, ask me in person, but I don't want to post it online), so I gave him a little reward. He still doesn't have his Gameboy back until Monday, though.
My energy is a little better this afternoon, after my nap. Hopefully it will continue tomorrow.
My little drama queen is calling for me....
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tagged
It's been pretty slow at our house since the weekend...so thank you Michele for tagging me....
The award is "Honest Scrap"
The rules of the award are :
1. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design
2.Show the 7 winners names and links on your blog, and leave a comment informing them that they were prized with "Honest Scrap." Well, there is no prize but it is fun!
3.List 10 honest things about yourself.
Ten Honest things about me....
10. My hair is completely white. I am only 32 years old.
9. I love to watch old sitcoms from my youth...Full House, Growing Pains, etc...
8. I am GRUMPY after I've worked if I don't get to sleep. Today has not been a good day in my house.
7. I got married at 19 years old, and never for 1 minute have I regretted getting married young.
6. I like to listen to "teeny bopper" music from my youth. Sometimes.
5. I can't go even 1 day without chocolate.
4. Lately I can't get enough of grilled cheese sandwiches.
3. I've seen "Finding Nemo" 900 Billion times. +1
2. My middle child was probably my least spoiled. My first, I didn't have any other kids, so I just bought him whatever I wanted to. My baby, she's the only one home with me most of the time, and my only girl, so I just buy her whatever I want to. My poor middle child missed out on most of that kind of stuff. But I love him to death.
1. I hate toothpaste. It has always made me gag, although I've learned to control it. However, I have to have a clean mouth, so I've learned to tolerate toothpaste.
I tag,
Mindy, Christie, Julie, Rachael, Lisa, Staci, and Brenda, who write blogs that I compulsively stalk...
I have missed several other tags, I may try to catch up on them in the next few days. I'm feeling very tired, like I'm running on empty. So, we'll see how things go.
The award is "Honest Scrap"
The rules of the award are :
1. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design
2.Show the 7 winners names and links on your blog, and leave a comment informing them that they were prized with "Honest Scrap." Well, there is no prize but it is fun!
3.List 10 honest things about yourself.
Ten Honest things about me....
10. My hair is completely white. I am only 32 years old.
9. I love to watch old sitcoms from my youth...Full House, Growing Pains, etc...
8. I am GRUMPY after I've worked if I don't get to sleep. Today has not been a good day in my house.
7. I got married at 19 years old, and never for 1 minute have I regretted getting married young.
6. I like to listen to "teeny bopper" music from my youth. Sometimes.
5. I can't go even 1 day without chocolate.
4. Lately I can't get enough of grilled cheese sandwiches.
3. I've seen "Finding Nemo" 900 Billion times. +1
2. My middle child was probably my least spoiled. My first, I didn't have any other kids, so I just bought him whatever I wanted to. My baby, she's the only one home with me most of the time, and my only girl, so I just buy her whatever I want to. My poor middle child missed out on most of that kind of stuff. But I love him to death.
1. I hate toothpaste. It has always made me gag, although I've learned to control it. However, I have to have a clean mouth, so I've learned to tolerate toothpaste.
I tag,
Mindy, Christie, Julie, Rachael, Lisa, Staci, and Brenda, who write blogs that I compulsively stalk...
I have missed several other tags, I may try to catch up on them in the next few days. I'm feeling very tired, like I'm running on empty. So, we'll see how things go.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Afterthoughts
So, Alec enjoyed Talia's bear almost as much as she did...he was innocently monopolizing it, and boy, did she let him know that he was ticking her off. I had to remind him that it was her special toy...
Oh, and by the way, Talia has developed a new skill...I had gone into my bedroom and shut the door to have some privacy in my bathroom. I heard her outside the door. Next thing I know, there she is, in our room. Yes, she has mastered doorknobs. She continued to demonstrate her newfound ability on the door to our laundry closet by opening and shutting it repeatedly. We have no doorknob covers in the house.
Guess what we'll be purchasing tomorrow.
Lots to catch up on....
I have a lot to catch up on, so scroll on down...I did several untitled posts.
Today, Cole and I had a rare Friday off together...where I wasn't tired from working the night before. I had wanted to get down to the Fashion Place Mall in SLC for awhile...they have a Nordstroms, and a Bare Escentuals store that I've wanted to check out since they opened. So, we went to the mall this morning. We were passing Build-A-Bear, and couldn't resist...Talia had such an excited look on her face just from walking by, so we went in...
We let her pick whatever she wanted. She picked up several things, but kept coming back to this one...which just happens to be the limited edition spring bear, but whatever. It's really cute.
She was fascinated by the stuffing process...and I'm convinced that they put that rack of "bear accessories" right there, in reaching distance...she just wouldn't let go of the Hannah Montana guitar that plays verses of 3 songs....oh well.
She wasn't into picking out the clothes, even though I showed her several things, she really didn't care about anything but the bear and the guitar. So, I picked MY favorite outfit in the whole store...
Our "Rock Star Talibear"...It was really fun, it was worth it. I still remember when we did this with our boys at Disneyland...they still love their animals. Kyle still sleeps with his almost every night (Shhh that's a secret).
She did't let it go, even when she fell asleep on the way home. Right this moment, it's on our couch, watching TV with the family.
I also had a good day. At Nordstrom, I wanted to see if their swimsuits were out...they had a few out, and I fell hard for a Lucky Brand suit...it's purple, with blue and purple tie dye on the edge...a Tankini...I just had to buy it. I also scored some new stuff at the Bare Escentuals store...nothing I couldn't have gotten at the local Sephora, but I wanted the experience.
We stopped at Bird World in Bountiful on the way home, and Cole got a couple of algae eating fish for the aquarium.
A most productive day, and it was really fun to spend some quality time with my honey.
Today, Cole and I had a rare Friday off together...where I wasn't tired from working the night before. I had wanted to get down to the Fashion Place Mall in SLC for awhile...they have a Nordstroms, and a Bare Escentuals store that I've wanted to check out since they opened. So, we went to the mall this morning. We were passing Build-A-Bear, and couldn't resist...Talia had such an excited look on her face just from walking by, so we went in...
We let her pick whatever she wanted. She picked up several things, but kept coming back to this one...which just happens to be the limited edition spring bear, but whatever. It's really cute.
She was fascinated by the stuffing process...and I'm convinced that they put that rack of "bear accessories" right there, in reaching distance...she just wouldn't let go of the Hannah Montana guitar that plays verses of 3 songs....oh well.
She wasn't into picking out the clothes, even though I showed her several things, she really didn't care about anything but the bear and the guitar. So, I picked MY favorite outfit in the whole store...
Our "Rock Star Talibear"...It was really fun, it was worth it. I still remember when we did this with our boys at Disneyland...they still love their animals. Kyle still sleeps with his almost every night (Shhh that's a secret).
She did't let it go, even when she fell asleep on the way home. Right this moment, it's on our couch, watching TV with the family.
I also had a good day. At Nordstrom, I wanted to see if their swimsuits were out...they had a few out, and I fell hard for a Lucky Brand suit...it's purple, with blue and purple tie dye on the edge...a Tankini...I just had to buy it. I also scored some new stuff at the Bare Escentuals store...nothing I couldn't have gotten at the local Sephora, but I wanted the experience.
We stopped at Bird World in Bountiful on the way home, and Cole got a couple of algae eating fish for the aquarium.
A most productive day, and it was really fun to spend some quality time with my honey.
Yesterday it got quiet in Talia's room...
I found her like this...one of her Groovy Girls dolls on a diaper, and she was trying (and had almost succeeded) to get the Desitin open. It makes me wonder...my boys, although they both were caught in the Desitin at different times (I was sooo upset when Kyle spread it all over our brand new forest green microfiber ottoman...but it did come out.) never, ever tried to diaper any of their plush toys...even though they were subjected to the same relative number of diaper changes as Talia. Is that nurturing instinct? Is it just because she has baby dolls as well as plush toys? I know that I let both the boys play with my old cabbage patch dolls...but it was just 1, not the many baby dolls like our little girl plays with. Have we, as parents, favored sterotypical roles? Talia loves to play with cars, gi joes, and anything else of the boys she can get her hands on, and we encourage it. We split parenting 50/50...Cole has changed as many diapers, and puts the kids to bed just as often as I do. So...is it nature or nurture? Or a combination? Or is she just really smart to figure it out at her age (relative to her brothers, that is). Hmmm
Now, personally, I think it's got elements of all of the above. It's really interesting to me, though.
I found her like this...one of her Groovy Girls dolls on a diaper, and she was trying (and had almost succeeded) to get the Desitin open. It makes me wonder...my boys, although they both were caught in the Desitin at different times (I was sooo upset when Kyle spread it all over our brand new forest green microfiber ottoman...but it did come out.) never, ever tried to diaper any of their plush toys...even though they were subjected to the same relative number of diaper changes as Talia. Is that nurturing instinct? Is it just because she has baby dolls as well as plush toys? I know that I let both the boys play with my old cabbage patch dolls...but it was just 1, not the many baby dolls like our little girl plays with. Have we, as parents, favored sterotypical roles? Talia loves to play with cars, gi joes, and anything else of the boys she can get her hands on, and we encourage it. We split parenting 50/50...Cole has changed as many diapers, and puts the kids to bed just as often as I do. So...is it nature or nurture? Or a combination? Or is she just really smart to figure it out at her age (relative to her brothers, that is). Hmmm
Now, personally, I think it's got elements of all of the above. It's really interesting to me, though.
Monday, February 2, 2009
I love the Superbowl!!!
Ok, I love football in general, and today, I'm quite sad that the season is over. Yesterday, however, the Superbowl did not disappoint. We met, as is the tradition for the past few years, at my brother Chris's and SIL Brenda's house. It was actually Brenda's Birthday yesterday, so she was very gracious to host a party that was not totally in honor of her special "30th" Birthday. Happy Birthday, Brenda, we love you!!!
As usual, we had a ton of food, and enjoyed watching the game. Especially with the addition of Brenda's Brother David and SIL Emily. Emily is one of the few women I know that love football as much as I do, so, as we were both yelling at the screen, the refs, and anything else that we wanted, it was tons of fun.
We were all a little disappointed in the outcome...and the refs in the final seconds, but both teams played well, and it was a great game.
Talia also turned 22 months yesterday...my baby will officially enter the "terrible two's" in 2 months. I love this age, but it's bittersweet to see my baby become even more of a toddler. Finally this weekend, we achieved a great, girly feat...
She wanted her toenails painted (I painted mine a couple of days ago), and she held still, didn't cry, and didn't freak out (the last time I tried, I got 1 nail done before she was hysterical...but that might have been due to the color, since it was blood red that time). She loves them, and keeps pointing out her "pretty toes".
Well, I had thought, since I have today off, I would do some crafting. Then I remembered that all our tax info was finally here (Thank you, IHC, for sending my W2's on the very last day of the month, just like every year..can you catch the sarcasm there?) I also already have my turbo tax software. It'd be really nice to get our refund all taken care of early. So, I'm sacrificing my play time for grownup responsibilities today...and hoping for a good refund!
As usual, we had a ton of food, and enjoyed watching the game. Especially with the addition of Brenda's Brother David and SIL Emily. Emily is one of the few women I know that love football as much as I do, so, as we were both yelling at the screen, the refs, and anything else that we wanted, it was tons of fun.
We were all a little disappointed in the outcome...and the refs in the final seconds, but both teams played well, and it was a great game.
Talia also turned 22 months yesterday...my baby will officially enter the "terrible two's" in 2 months. I love this age, but it's bittersweet to see my baby become even more of a toddler. Finally this weekend, we achieved a great, girly feat...
She wanted her toenails painted (I painted mine a couple of days ago), and she held still, didn't cry, and didn't freak out (the last time I tried, I got 1 nail done before she was hysterical...but that might have been due to the color, since it was blood red that time). She loves them, and keeps pointing out her "pretty toes".
Well, I had thought, since I have today off, I would do some crafting. Then I remembered that all our tax info was finally here (Thank you, IHC, for sending my W2's on the very last day of the month, just like every year..can you catch the sarcasm there?) I also already have my turbo tax software. It'd be really nice to get our refund all taken care of early. So, I'm sacrificing my play time for grownup responsibilities today...and hoping for a good refund!
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