Sunday, June 29, 2008
Happiness is Taking a Baath
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Late Nights = TIRED mornings
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Morning Routines
She really likes brushing her 4 teeth. I wish I was better at remembering to do it for her. It just seems like I always run out of time and forget. Good thing she's not a real bottle drinker, and never has juice, huh?
Ok, I must be off to the airport to pick up my parentals. They've been gone for two LONG weeks, and we're so excited to have them home again.
The LaRue's House
Now, I hardly think it matters that "the LaRue's" moved out of this house 21 years ago. It will ALWAYS be "the LaRue's" house to me. See, Andrea and Tara were two of my best friends growing up. More Andrea, as she was my age, but Tara was also my friend. They lived in this house, on the corner of Vine, almost directly behind my house. I have such fond memories of this house, of my friends who lived there, etc. I mean, this house was cool, under Tara and Andreas bunkbed (I believe their Dad built them) there was a secret compartment. You could totally move the little door and hide down in there. I'm fairly sure it was built to put like food storage or something, but none the less, no one had a built in hiding place under their bed like this. Their younger sister also had bunk beds in her room, and that was always fascinating to me. In their older sisters room, there was a bathroom IN the room. People, that was unheard of then, noone but like parents rooms had bathrooms in the room. They also had a really cool utility room in the back that was their laundry, but also had a place for their mom to do hair, and off from that was a little office, and their Dad always had TONS of the old fashioned computer paper in there. This was the house that 2 days before school pictures in 3rd grade, I was swinging on their swing and I flipped off and face planted in teh dirt. I have a pretty awesome shiner in my pics to prove it. When they built their pool, Andrea and I decided one HOT summer day to slather ourselves in baby oil and basically crisp ourselves in teh sun. For the record, we were quite successful at the crisping. OUCH! In this house, their oldest sisters water broke, right at the kitchen table. Also, in their kitchen, they had a totally cool "old fashioned" phone, and a slammin vinyl green dinette set. In that kitchen, Tara taught me the greatness that is sour cream in chile beans. In this house, I learned the "value" of CBS soaps. I mean, the LaRue's got me hooked in Guiding Light and As the Wrold Turns for goodness sake. hahahaha I also remember a funky shaped bathtub in the hall bath, and it was green. I remember the great re-decoration of 1980something. Sharon always had a lovely home, and when dusty rose and country blue were in, you better believe her whole house was done up in it. It wasn't too long after they did all this lovely redecorating that they decided to move. They designed their own home and moved out to East Mesa, with all the smart people and took my friends with them. We've always stayed in touch, and remain friends to this day, but I still miss "the LaRue's" and their house. So, sad days, goodbye forever you old house. Thanks for the good times and the good memories, may they last forever.
And thus ends my entry of the house that burned down.
Maggie is awake and mad at me for not getting there sooner.
My Fair Lady
So, for Fathers Day I surprised Jere, and by surprised, I mean SURPRISED!!! Jere with two tickets to see My Fair Lady at Gammage. If you know me at all you know that I'm rather "tight" or cheap if you will with the cash when it comes to anything I deem frivolous or expensive, such as $100.00 show tickets, movies, whatever. So, it was mighty huge that I went ahead and did this. But, we s'posedly have a nice chunk coming our way for sending a referrall to the guy we bought our car from. We haven't seen the check yet, but they promise it's coming. Anywho, so Saturday (last) comes and it's time to go see the show. I'd already arranged with G'ma Peg for Maggie to spend the whole afternoon with her. But, fate intervened in a not so kind way. Friday night Jere started feeling a bit yuckers. His intestines were having a mighty war and winning it. So, all night Jere was in and out of the bathroom, and all morning was more of the same. He was downing the immodium, but feeling really bad. He was determined to go to the show though, so he took one for the team and off we went. We dropped Maggie at Grammas and rushed over to Gammage. We had seperate seats (had to do that in order to get good ones). Jere was 8th row center and I was 14th row, close to center. We settled in for the show, and I'm not gonna lie, it didn't disappoint. Holy freaking amazing sets!! For the sets alone it was worth seeing this show. I have truly never seen anything more beautiful or glorious than Professor Higgins study. It was mind boggling, and I can't even begin to imagine how it all works. I really enjoyed the guy playing Higgins, and apparently we had the understudy for Eliza. She was really good, though I thought her Cockney was not good enough. The costumes were stunning as well. There was a really fun "stomp" number that was very entertaining. So, the first act was really great, and I even fell asleep in a few parts. Let's face it, I'm pregnant, it was 4 million degrees outside, and I'm a bit sleep deprived. And, I've also come to the sad realization, I just don't have much of an attention span or love to sit through shows anymore. I know, go figure. Anyway, intermission comes, and Jere makes his way over to me and I can tell he is MISERABLE! He's trying so hard to hold it together, but he feels awful, and his stomach is ready to revolt at any second. So, after a brief little discussion, I told him we could leave. He felt bad, but honestly, between us and the internet world, I was ready to go anyway. I mean, I would really liked to have seen the "Get me to the church on time" number, 'cause Bryson said it's amazing. But, I felt like i'd already seen the whole set, all the good costumes, and I knew how the show ended. So, I was ok with leaving, and I knew it was the right thing to do. We trudged our way back to the car in the blazing hell that is AZ in summer and made our way to Grammas. Maggie was having a grand time when we got there. She was standing at the sliding glass door, watching the birds, and the leaves blow around and "singing" at the top of her lungs. She really does cute things with Gramma that she doesn't ever do with me. We stayed for a little while and then headed home. All in all, it was a good experience, even if we didn't get to see the whole show.
Saturday night was fab, 'cause I finally got to tackle my hideous bathroom and give it a good scrubbin. I also got the kitchen floor swept and mopped and some good clean up done. I just love nothing more than to clean and then enjoy the clean house. On Monday I actually dusted teh living room. Go me! Really, if there is one thing I hate it is dusting. What an annoying tedious task. Most especially because 5 seconds after you've dusted, it's already dusty again. UGH!!
This morning I took Mags for a swim at my Mom and Dads house. I bought her a little floatation device thingy yesterday at Target. She sits in it and is perfectly content to float around. We had a lovely time, just the two of us, kickin around the pool. She LOVES the water, and i can tell I'm really gonna have to watch her, 'cause she is fearless. I got her halfway in and she was just diving so she could splash. Wish I had my camera out there, 'cause she was giving me some great smiles and her big fat teeth were very visible. Ahhh dang, she is just so great, how could anyone not just love her?
Ok, maybe I'll have time to do another post. Gotta upload a picture.
Ciao
Thursday, June 19, 2008
HOLY BUSY MONTH BATMAN
Umm yeah, I accidently got this picture on here, and I don't know how to delete single pictures. Anyone with some knowhow, PLEASE let me in on the secret. But, it is our van, and we do love it.
Miss Thang has graduated to a big girl seat. G'ma Peg gave it to us for Father's Day. Woo hoo, that was a big savings for us, Thanks G'ma Peg. Maggie is pretty sure she's the coolest thing ever, and there is a whole new world of car riding going on.
And finally....Maggie Loooooves her some food. On this evening, she was enjoying a delicious baked ziti. Yeah, that's right, I don't mess around. Nothing but the best gourmet for my child. She was just cracking me up in all her filth.
Ok, when I have time, there is much to discuss, not the least of which is...So You Think You Can Dance. Holy Crap I love that show. But, if you don't know me yet, you will soon understand I have a fiery hot passion for reality TV, and I get ridiculously passionate and opinionated about certain contestants. I can't wait to discuss. Also, up for a future post, Father's Day, My Fair Lady, my friends house burning down, Workshop and much more.
Peace out peeps! Maggie is awake, time to eat and run.
Monday, June 9, 2008
A Photo Essay
Friday, June 6, 2008
Drum roll Please......
WE'RE HAVING A BOY!
Can you stand it? We're having a boy? I just really wasn't totally prepared for that, I was believing in my heart I'd have another girl. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy, and we'll love him so much, but I just thought having another girl would be much easier. I mean, they'll only be 15 months apart, so I already have all the stuff, and they could grow up to be such pals, etc. But, God had something else in mind, and I'm excited to see what this new adventure will bring. Jere however was a bit more than devestated by the news. He thinks he can only be a good girl Dad. But I've assured him that he will be just great at a boy as well. On another "bright side" note, he will at least get to have a friend. Our good pals Jamie and Gina are having a "baby Blueberry" in September, so hooray. Never mind that they live in Austin, that is only a minor inconvenience. haha
I have no idea what we're gonna name him, 'cause we have a few that we like. We've been a fan of Davis or Gavin, and then I decided I liked Max, 'cause really, how cute is Max and Maggie. I mean, I'm so sure, that's adorable. But, then I realized there are 4 bajillion Max's in the world right now, and my sister Dixie informed me that there are apparently 4 bajillion and 1 Gavins, so now what do I do? I guess only time will tell.
In other news, workshop is on it's last day of the first week, and I'm so far behind (and apathetic) it's frightening. How do I get this way? I just don't know. We have a lovely bunch of kids, and they're doing a great job, it's just me that is mostly sucking. I have no creative inspiration at all. UGH!
Maggie gets to go spend her afternoons with Brooklyn and Jenny, and she's loving it. I think she's been missing her "sister" cousin, and a bit confused as to where Brooklyn went so abruptly one day. I love that she gets to spend some time in a different environment and play with Jenny. It's a good thing she's such a good baby and doesn't 'cause any trouble, haha. Speaking of, have I mentioned she has 4 huge teeth? She does, and they're pretty cute too. She's also moving around like a little demon, I think we'll see some walking in the next month or so. She still won't crawl like a "normal" person on her knees, but that certainly doesn't stop her.
Well, she's crying in her crib, time to get up and have her morning bottle. Besides, I should think about workshop, and how to block three new numbers.
Peace out peeps. This boy mama is off to a new day.