7 things...

i've been tagged...

1. i saw new kids on the block in concert {the first time they were cool}

2. i own 6 pairs of olawahu tevas

3. i was once an awesome sas programmer {missy & jill, don't laugh too hard}

4. i have biked 700 miles across southern australia

5. i took german lessons as a child {not sure why}

6. i hate getting into an unmade bed

7. as a child, my brother & i made a "house" in a thorn bush {compete with hallways and rooms}

i guess i'm supposed to tag a 7 people
but i'm just going to tag 1... my "new to blogging" friend kristi

happy birthday, g-man

what i want to remember about garrett...

you crack us up all the time
you LOVE school
your best friend is caroline
you adore josie and are such a sweet big brother
you love chillin' on the couch with the tv on
you don't mind that ryan shares your twin bed with you
you love all things super hero-ish
you can't wait to play soccer this spring - now that you're 4
you think every snack time should be ice cream time

garrett, we love you!!
you are one awesome kid :)

poor timing

the other day i took josie to see a pulmonary specialist. long story, but she's been wheezing pretty much since her bout with pneumonia back in may/june. of course, her wheezing was totally non-existent when we got to the office. so they are going to do a bunch of tests in the next few weeks to figure out what's going on. but that's a different story...

her doctor is housed in a women & children's health building. as i was filling out the paperwork, the fire alarm went off. i pick up josie (all 16 lbs of her and her heavy carseat), grab ryan's hand and head for the stairs. lots of patients & staff are going down the stairs. we pretty much brought the exodus to a standstill as ryan went down the stairs. step by step with his little 2 yr old legs.

we get outside and i'm standing next to 2 women. they have their backs to me. i notice they are dressed in business casual from the waist down and they are both wearing matching hospital type tops. at first i thought they must be nurses or something and their tops were scrubs. then i realized their tops had that familiar look of hospital wear. next thing you know, they turn around and start chatting with ryan and making josie smile. that's when i realized the had nothing on underneath their hospital looking tops. one of the women made a little joke that she was glad they had upgraded from the paper gowns so thy didn't have to flash the parking lot. yup, these ladies were having mammograms done when the alarm went off. talk about poor timing!!

why i'm not too keen on winter

i don't like winter--

the freezing cold

the slushy junk that gets tracked in my car and house

the time it takes to get everyone ready

the mess of hats, mittens & boats that takes over my back door area

the list could go on & on

but the main reason why i'm not keen on winter is... SOCKS

it was so easy all summer. laundry baskets without socks. what a lovely concept.
now my laundry folding includes figuring out what socks match up, whose socks they are, which ones are missing or in another laundry basket, keeping the singles somewhere so i can match them up later, blah blah blah.

i don't like socks. i need to move somewhere where my entire family can wear sandals all year long. my tevas, keens & crocs...i miss you. spring come soon!!

i wonder...

...what it means when you don't care that your child just drank out of the bowl of water they had been using with their watercolors?

i won't name any names, but the perp might look something like this little fellow


well, that'll teach me for turning off hi-5!!


i also wonder if i'm watching too much law & order since i just used the word "perp"

happy birthday to my baby girl!!

olivia you are...

an awesome daughter
a pretty cool sister
so loving
funny
full of energy
a night owl
a sleep in queen
a lover of pepperoni, hamburger buns & shredded cheese
a fan of hannah montana & hsm
so into "fashion"
a huge helper at home
a huge fan of kindergarten
wii bowling champion
growing up so fast!!!

i can't believe my baby girl is 6 today!

chomp chomp

guess who got her 1st tooth?

olivia - my fashion critic

while watching what not to wear --

"mom, you really should be on that show. you always wear your pjs around the house."

"mom, you look just like that girl {the woman getting the makeover, not the ohh so put together stacy}. you always wear your hair in a ponytail."

in my defense... it was after 8pm, i had gone for a run, showered and was in my pjs. it's not like it was 2pm and i was still wearing a bathrobe!!



ok--seriously, feel free to nominate me. i totally hate my wardrobe. i'm not quite sure how to start fixing it. let's face it - i'm not going to fix it anytime soon. i'm buying clothes for 4 kids-- i'm not complaing, just explaining why you don't see me walking around in fun "mom-on-the-go" clothes :) oh and if i get on the show, i promise not to have a silly tear filled breakdown over shoes or a-line skirts.

but then again, if they gave me some "mom-on-the-go" outfits, i bet i'd have to get up a lot earlier in the morning to get ready. not to mention style the cute haircut i'd get.

nevermind. hold off on nominating me until josie sleeps through the night. i need my morning sleep in time :)

my "special" helper

olivia's birthday is coming up in a few days.

i've got her present all set-- a pink yoga mat...she's been asking for one for ages!

i'm going to make bacon & her favorite muffins for breakfast. (seriously, check out the link - they are awesome! she eats at least 3 muffins for breakfast. don't get me started on how much she LOVES bacon.)

i have her school treat all planned -- cookies cut out in the number 6 with pink & purple icing.

birthday supper is going to be spaghetti (no sauce for her, just plain noodles & parmesan cheese).

and we have plans to go to chuck e cheese in a few weeks with her grandparents.

so as you can see, i'm all set. and i feel martha would be sufficiently proud. {kidding!!}

but my wii fit thinks differently. the other night when i logged on, i gave me the following message...

"did you know olivia's birthday is coming up? have you gotten her a present yet? might i suggest a surprise party."

clearly, wii knows no bounds. i guess i need to work on harnessing its power. i wonder if it can fold laundry, vacuum my house and pick kids up from school. now that would be useful.


(i guess i should add that when you set up your profile in wii, you enter your birthdate. that's how it knew about olivia's birthday. otherwise that would be extremely creepy. ha ha.)

wordless wednesday

what do you get when you combine s'mores & ryan?