Girly

My girly-girl daughter loves:

necklaces

purses

dolls

babies

bows

dresses

tights

shoes

chapstick

lotion

and her latest addition... earrings!

Sneaky Busy Month

February always sneaks up on me. I don't know if it is that I am finally relaxing after the holidays that I just don't pay attention... or what?! Anyway, apparently it is February. I am glad it is, too... lots going on!

1. My BEFRI's* birthday is in Feb and I think I might get to a quick visit with her (and her hubby) this month (see #3 below)
2. T-ball starts! Little Man is a little anxious because he isn't sure he can hit the ball off the tee. He is all about hitting, throwing, and (working on) catching, but the tee... oh dear. he gets very nervous. He 90% of the time will hit the tee vs the ball. We tell him "practice, practice, practice" but we'll see how it goes. :)
3. We are going on a trip sans kids. Holy Cow! This is the first time we have left all three. Wait, we haven't been away from our kids, together, since July 2006. We went overnight for our anniversary while my in-laws watched LM. We lived in VA at the time and it was hot, humid, and I was pregnant. We walked around a cool part of Richmond, but I was cranky, hot, tired, and pregnant. Oh, and I was tired and pregnant. Sounds like a blast, eh?  Sooooo, I am really looking forward to this trip. We are headed up to San Francisco for 2 nights. I can hardly wait! Oh, and as mentioned earlier, we will hopefully get a quick visit in with our friends.
4. Jake's bday is in February. I love birthdays!
5. Valentine's day is in February! Enough said.
6. I have a dentist appt, eye doctor appt, haircut, and have scheduled several other needed appointments for my children. Not all great and exciting things in this one, but... I am going to feel SO productive at the end of this month. THAT is a good thing.

Man, I am tired just writing all this!

*Did you have those heart necklaces when you were in middle school...? One side said "BE FRI" and the other said "ST ENDS"... maybe I was the only one?

Tired and Cranky and a NEVER-ENDING To-Do List

We are tired and cranky over here... probably due to a plethora (I love that word) of snot, related coughing, and general malaise. This weather, this gorgeous weather, is actually not helping. It is kicking up all kinds of dust, pollens, and the warmth is making some flowers think it is spring. I am not complaining, just stating the facts, ma'am.

Anyhow, the bedtime resolution I made a few weeks ago... not. going. well. There is simply too much to do. And, 8-10pm is NOT an optimal time for productivity. I am worn out and slow and ready for down time. Thus, my 2 hours of whiddling down my to do list turns into 1 hour of attempting to do things I have no brain power or physical energy to complete successfully, followed by sitting in front of the tv for a "break", ending in 2 hours of tv watching and ohmygosh, it is WAY past bedtime! What was I thinking?

UGH. So, tonight it is to bed, and our adventures tomorrow will likely wear me out, but I have banned TV after the kids go to bed in the hopes that I can be productive knowing sleep will be upon me so very soon.

Hey, look... while typing this message, my laundry was miraculously folded! CHECK! Oh and dishes... DONE! My equally tired and crabby and busy spouse is on FIRE! (maybe I should keep typing... shhhh). :)

Did you hear the news???

I am going to be an AUNT! I am so excited and oh, my kids will have a cousin! :) Check out my brother and sister-in-law's website.

Naming a Business is Like Naming a Baby

I (We) are trying to come up with a clever name for our business venture... only we don't have 9 months.  We have found it to be quite difficult.  We don't want to change it later on when we decide we didn't really like this name or that name.  We had one decided on for a while, but I thought it wasn't really something I would want to say over and over again as a mom taking my kid somewhere (if that makes sense). There are some clever business names out there, we just haven't found THE one.  So, we are reaching beyond our two brains (and our kids' and spouses' brains) in the hopes that someone has a new clever something that we Love love love!  And, please don't be offended if we don't like your suggestions, I am sure it is lovely :)  We are just super picky... Hence all the difficulty.  Maybe we need to hire a advertising or branding person... nah, too expensive.  so, Tag, you are it.

Criteria:
1. Fun
2. Catchy
3. Simple
4. Art and/or Child Related
5. Optional: Related to developing, special needs, etc.

Ready, Set, GO!

Oh, WAIT... We are desperate for inspiration, so there could be some yummy chocolate chip cookies involved...  

Okay, NOW... GO, Internet, GO!!!

SuperKid

My Little Man was superkid last week at school. Along with all the "special jobs" the superkid does, he also gets to hear a lot of wonderful things about himself from the kids in his class. We brought home a life-size poster on Friday and after reading it we are sure of 2 things:
1. We are not worried (we never were) about his academics. He is doing well. Other kids have noticed.
2. We are glad we put him in PEPP... apparently we are still working on some 'issues' with self-control! :) Ahh... a few more months to work out the kinks!

"(Little Man) tries to keep his hands to himself. He walks quietly in the hallway."

Sidenote: Just used Adobe Photoshop Elements "Panorama" feature to connect three images... amazing!  Took me several tries, however, to get the image small enough to upload.

Specs

Squeaker got new glasses... Check them out!

Now, we can't decide if he looks more like Peter Parker, The guy from Wheezer (Rivers Cuomo)/combined with Buddy Holly (Wheezer song reference), or Justin Timberlake... maybe you can decide? I am sure there is another celebrity look-a-like that would be better, but no time to keep pondering. We love the glasses, though.