Second dumb post of the day (hell, I'm on a roll!)
A word of advice to all parents out there. Please don't give your 18-month-old BRAN. Like an "all bran" muffin from Trader Joe's.
I will not elaborate anymore. Just don't do it.
Monday, January 28, 2008
The Case of the Sock Thief
Dumb post, maybe, but I am FRUSTRATED!
I know this is a long-time joke, but I seriously think that my washer and/or dryer EATS our socks! I know that our dog Jazz has a history of eating them, so it is definitely a possibility that he is the culprit, but over the course of the last few weeks, I have FOUR socks that are all missing their match. 3 of them are Gage's, and one is mine.
Could they be in folded sheets? Maybe the pant leg of a pair of Tim's sweatpants? In the dryer vent??
ARGH!
I know this is a long-time joke, but I seriously think that my washer and/or dryer EATS our socks! I know that our dog Jazz has a history of eating them, so it is definitely a possibility that he is the culprit, but over the course of the last few weeks, I have FOUR socks that are all missing their match. 3 of them are Gage's, and one is mine.
Could they be in folded sheets? Maybe the pant leg of a pair of Tim's sweatpants? In the dryer vent??
ARGH!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Fun Pictures
This is what happens when a daddy and washable markers meet!
Last week Sunday, Gage kept unzipping his pajamas and spreading them open, as if he were Superman. Then, he brought us his winter boots and wanted them on as well. He's such aa goof! Wonder who he takes after....??
Gage and Aunt CarrieFriday, January 25, 2008
My turn to take the challenge
Marilyn participated in my last challenge, so I am returning the favor.
50 ODD Things about you! If you opened this, FILL IT OUT! Learn 50 things about your friends, and let them learn 50 things about you!
1. Do you like blue cheese? Not at all.
2. Have you ever smoked heroin? Absolutely not. But if I had, I doubt I would answer this here! (Hi, Mom!)
3. Do you own a gun? I don't own one personally, but there are several here. For God's sake, my husband is a redneck!
4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? We don't have Sonic's here
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? No
6. What do you think of hot dogs? I will only eat them when they are the only choice.
7. Favorite Christmas song? Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (by Brenda Lee. I actually have a routine that I made up for it. Jazz hands and all.)
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? COFFEE
9. Can you do push ups? On my knees.
10. Do you have a piggy bank? Yep, and it's being cashed next week for vacation money.
11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? wedding ring-always. Anything out of the new lia sophia catalog!
12. Favorite hobby? I enjoy scrapbooking. But to be honest, I really do like running.
13. Favorite City? Madison, WI.
14. Do you have A.D.D.? No
15. What's one trait that you hate about yourself? I second-guess myself ALL THE TIME
16. Middle name? Denise
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment
Holy Crap it's 330 and I have to get in the shower as I have guests coming over and I stink. (Not really, but I feel like I do).
I have laundry to do.
I need a glass of wine.
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday. Yesterday? What was yesterday? Oh, Thursday. Dinner out, gas in the van, and um....oh! I got Gage a winter coat AND snowpants for next year for $12 total!!!!!!!!!!!
19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink. water, coffee. That's it, folks.
20. Current worry right now? That i stink.
21. Current hate right now? I don't hate anything.
22. Favorite place to be? Home
23. How did you bring in the New Year? at home, drinking a bit too much wine and playing Balderdash.
24. Where would you like to go? Hawaii, San Fransisco, LA, maybe Canada.
25. Name three people who will complete this? Marilyn already did. Maybe Leah and Jaci.
26. Do you own slippers? yes, but my feet sweat a lot and slippers make them sweat more and I don't like that.
27. What shirt are you wearing? t-shirt with a zip up hoodie.
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? nope
29. Can you whistle? yes
31. Would you be a pirate? ARRRRRGH! Heck, no. However...if it means hookin' up w/ Johnny Depp, maybe.
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? Usually Christmas songs.
33. Favorite girl's name? I still plan on using my ultimate favorite if I ever conceive a girl, however I LOVE the names Julia, Claire, and Olivia.
34. Favorite boy's name? Ian, Gage (of course) and my most favorite one will most likely be used when I DO conceive my boy.
35. What's in your pocket right now? Lip stuff
36. Last thing that made you laugh? Talking w/ my hairdresser about pierced belly buttons and tattoos.
37. Best bed sheets as a child? This I don't remember.
38. Worst injury you've ever had? Fortunately, I can say "dry sockets" from when I had my wisdom teeth out. I haven't been injured much.
39. Do you love where you live? I'm starting to.
40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 2
41. Who is your loudest friend? Jaci and Jill (its a tie) (Ooh, I'm FLATTERED!) I'll say Jaci and break the tie.
42. How many dogs do you have? 1
43. Does someone have a crush on you? I hope not
44. Do you have a crush on someone? My husband
45. What is your favorite book? The Red Tent
46. What is your favorite candy? Peanut M&M's
47. What is your favorite sports team? I don't watch sports.
48. What song do you want played at your funeral?? Hmmmm. This is a good one. I have to think about this one for awhile.
49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I'm sooooooo tired.
50 ODD Things about you! If you opened this, FILL IT OUT! Learn 50 things about your friends, and let them learn 50 things about you!
1. Do you like blue cheese? Not at all.
2. Have you ever smoked heroin? Absolutely not. But if I had, I doubt I would answer this here! (Hi, Mom!)
3. Do you own a gun? I don't own one personally, but there are several here. For God's sake, my husband is a redneck!
4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? We don't have Sonic's here
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? No
6. What do you think of hot dogs? I will only eat them when they are the only choice.
7. Favorite Christmas song? Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (by Brenda Lee. I actually have a routine that I made up for it. Jazz hands and all.)
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? COFFEE
9. Can you do push ups? On my knees.
10. Do you have a piggy bank? Yep, and it's being cashed next week for vacation money.
11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? wedding ring-always. Anything out of the new lia sophia catalog!
12. Favorite hobby? I enjoy scrapbooking. But to be honest, I really do like running.
13. Favorite City? Madison, WI.
14. Do you have A.D.D.? No
15. What's one trait that you hate about yourself? I second-guess myself ALL THE TIME
16. Middle name? Denise
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment
Holy Crap it's 330 and I have to get in the shower as I have guests coming over and I stink. (Not really, but I feel like I do).
I have laundry to do.
I need a glass of wine.
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday. Yesterday? What was yesterday? Oh, Thursday. Dinner out, gas in the van, and um....oh! I got Gage a winter coat AND snowpants for next year for $12 total!!!!!!!!!!!
19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink. water, coffee. That's it, folks.
20. Current worry right now? That i stink.
21. Current hate right now? I don't hate anything.
22. Favorite place to be? Home
23. How did you bring in the New Year? at home, drinking a bit too much wine and playing Balderdash.
24. Where would you like to go? Hawaii, San Fransisco, LA, maybe Canada.
25. Name three people who will complete this? Marilyn already did. Maybe Leah and Jaci.
26. Do you own slippers? yes, but my feet sweat a lot and slippers make them sweat more and I don't like that.
27. What shirt are you wearing? t-shirt with a zip up hoodie.
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? nope
29. Can you whistle? yes
31. Would you be a pirate? ARRRRRGH! Heck, no. However...if it means hookin' up w/ Johnny Depp, maybe.
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? Usually Christmas songs.
33. Favorite girl's name? I still plan on using my ultimate favorite if I ever conceive a girl, however I LOVE the names Julia, Claire, and Olivia.
34. Favorite boy's name? Ian, Gage (of course) and my most favorite one will most likely be used when I DO conceive my boy.
35. What's in your pocket right now? Lip stuff
36. Last thing that made you laugh? Talking w/ my hairdresser about pierced belly buttons and tattoos.
37. Best bed sheets as a child? This I don't remember.
38. Worst injury you've ever had? Fortunately, I can say "dry sockets" from when I had my wisdom teeth out. I haven't been injured much.
39. Do you love where you live? I'm starting to.
40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 2
41. Who is your loudest friend? Jaci and Jill (its a tie) (Ooh, I'm FLATTERED!) I'll say Jaci and break the tie.
42. How many dogs do you have? 1
43. Does someone have a crush on you? I hope not
44. Do you have a crush on someone? My husband
45. What is your favorite book? The Red Tent
46. What is your favorite candy? Peanut M&M's
47. What is your favorite sports team? I don't watch sports.
48. What song do you want played at your funeral?? Hmmmm. This is a good one. I have to think about this one for awhile.
49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I'm sooooooo tired.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
La La La La....Elmo's World!
Tim & I took Gage to his first "concert". Lucky duck. I think I was 22 before I went to see my first concert (the Wallflowers, ha!)
(Sorry, this post isn't about me. Back to Gage).
We got tickets through the mom's group I am a part of, and Tim took some time off of work to go along with us. Gage did remarkably well for his age, current attention span and energy level. I have to say the highlight for us parents was watching the HUGE bouquet of Elmo balloons come out at intermission time, observing all the parents pay around $8 each for them, and then watch as one by one they were let go and slowly floated to the ceiling of the Target Center. I mean, it wasn't REALLY funny, but we laughed. We laughed HARD! Cold hearted, ain't we?
But seriously, the show was really good. It was pretty funny as it was ME who knew all the names of the characters (Abby Cadabby, Mr. Noodle, Grudgetta) and I was singing along to their songs. I always did want to take Maria's job when she retired. She's still on there, ya know? And Gordon, and Olivia, and Luis....
Oh, that's right. Gage's post. Back to Gage.
Gage also got his first taste of popcorn. He liked it so much and even shared half his bag with me!
Popcorn is yummy!
Our friends Tracey, Kirk, and KadenGAME NIGHT (and then some)
I wish I could share w/ you what was said here...but I don't quite remember!
Hot Ladies: Kristin, Erika, Jill, and JulieFor the past couple of years, a group of our friends have been getting together shortly after the holidays to celebrate friendship and exchange white elephant gifts. We have SO MUCH FUN! Man, it's crazy. Too many things are said and shared that I just can't quite share with the rest of you. Sorry. But just know that we have fun. And usually someone gets a little loopy (me??) and does something kinda crazy. I think I was good this year though.
If nothing else, seeing Jeff where the "Pheasants Forever" orange hunting hat all night was all we needed to remind us why we do this every year!
Bob & Erika
Jeff & Kristin(not a couple, but they sure look cute together, don't they?)
Erika & Jeff trying to do karoake on the big screen
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Jill & Tim
Julie & Tim (the fabulous host and hostess)
Thanks, guys! I am counting down the days til the next one. I already have my white elephant picked out!
Better Late than Never
Ooh, I've been bad about posting on my blog! Jaci just gets into town and updates almost on the same day, Marilyn has been updating daily, Leah at least weekly or more....and the list goes on and on. And here is Jill. MAYBE updating once or twice a month! You'd think I was busy or something!Well, here are some delayed pics from New Year's Eve and Day. My cousin Christopher and his wife Shelly and 9 month old Jonathon came for the evening and partied w/ us and our neighbors. We had a great time. The boys had a good time together before bedtime and then bright and early the next morning, while we were all nursing our headaches. Man, isn't life different with kids?
Jill and Tim
Christopher & Shelly
Our neighbors, Jeff & Fran
Jonathon and Gage
Monday, January 14, 2008
A Few of My Favorite Things
I'm not Oprah, so don't expect any free handouts at the end of this post! However, I find myself talking an awful lot about random things that I am currently into: Magazines, household appliances, books, television shows. While doing my occasional blogsite visits, I have found that other people sometimes create posts on the things that they consider their current "favorites" and I thought it would be a good idea to share mine with you.
A few of my favorites, as of January 14, 2008:
1. My Dyson vacuum cleaner. Love it. Love it, love it, love (picture Molly Shannon sitting on the couch of a Saturday Night Live episode kicking her heels in the air) it. My friend Stacy offered to lend me her Dyson about a year ago and I was absolutely SHOCKED to find the amount of crud that her vacuum sucked out of my already-vacuumed-with-my-Kirby carpet. Within a week, we bought our own and I have since borrowed it out to another friend (Suzi) who has also ran to a store to buy HER own. They are amazing. Simply amazing and highly recommended by everyone that has ever owned one. Expensive, yes, but amazing. Don't buy it off the direct site as we did NOT pay that much...
look for deals at local stores!
2. The book Tim and I are currently reading together: The Five Love Languages.
I am not a marriage therapist, so I am not even going to begin to try and explain this book here. If interested, check it out. We are loving it and finding it very interesting.
3. The class that I am taking at my local YMCA, "BodyPump". I like it so much, I may look into being an instructor for it! Don't laugh. I'm serious! If you are a member of a Y, and they offer the class, I'd highly recommend it. After the first class, you will have a hard time walking the next day, but it gets better, I promise. And the music ROCKS. There is this new mix of Boston's "More Than a Feeling". I think I am going to download it right now.
4. The TV show on Sunday nights on ABC: Brothers and Sisters. God I love this show! It is SOOOOO good. I have always loved Sally Field, and have never liked Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) however she has really grown on me. It's a great show, especially if you can DVR it and shoot through all the stupid commercials.
5. Johnson's Bedtime Lotion. Ah, it smells so wonderfully delicious you just may want to eat your baby (or kid, or husband? Or, SELF??) up after this is put on! Seriously. I will forever have a memory of my little boy running around in his footed jammies, grabbing for his bedtime books and snuggling on my lap when I EVER inhale this smell. For the rest of my life. Love it!
I thought I would come up with many more, and I'm sure I could rave about my current face lotion or shoes that I found at DSW. Or maybe I could tell you all about the specific name brand of the cherry tomatoes we have been buying lately. But you probably don't even care about the 5 favorites I even listed, much less caring to hear about my favorite type of bra.
If you have a blog, I challenge you to share some of YOUR favorites. I promise I'll check 'em all out!
A few of my favorites, as of January 14, 2008:
1. My Dyson vacuum cleaner. Love it. Love it, love it, love (picture Molly Shannon sitting on the couch of a Saturday Night Live episode kicking her heels in the air) it. My friend Stacy offered to lend me her Dyson about a year ago and I was absolutely SHOCKED to find the amount of crud that her vacuum sucked out of my already-vacuumed-with-my-Kirby carpet. Within a week, we bought our own and I have since borrowed it out to another friend (Suzi) who has also ran to a store to buy HER own. They are amazing. Simply amazing and highly recommended by everyone that has ever owned one. Expensive, yes, but amazing. Don't buy it off the direct site as we did NOT pay that much...
look for deals at local stores!
2. The book Tim and I are currently reading together: The Five Love Languages.
I am not a marriage therapist, so I am not even going to begin to try and explain this book here. If interested, check it out. We are loving it and finding it very interesting.
3. The class that I am taking at my local YMCA, "BodyPump". I like it so much, I may look into being an instructor for it! Don't laugh. I'm serious! If you are a member of a Y, and they offer the class, I'd highly recommend it. After the first class, you will have a hard time walking the next day, but it gets better, I promise. And the music ROCKS. There is this new mix of Boston's "More Than a Feeling". I think I am going to download it right now.
4. The TV show on Sunday nights on ABC: Brothers and Sisters. God I love this show! It is SOOOOO good. I have always loved Sally Field, and have never liked Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) however she has really grown on me. It's a great show, especially if you can DVR it and shoot through all the stupid commercials.
5. Johnson's Bedtime Lotion. Ah, it smells so wonderfully delicious you just may want to eat your baby (or kid, or husband? Or, SELF??) up after this is put on! Seriously. I will forever have a memory of my little boy running around in his footed jammies, grabbing for his bedtime books and snuggling on my lap when I EVER inhale this smell. For the rest of my life. Love it!
I thought I would come up with many more, and I'm sure I could rave about my current face lotion or shoes that I found at DSW. Or maybe I could tell you all about the specific name brand of the cherry tomatoes we have been buying lately. But you probably don't even care about the 5 favorites I even listed, much less caring to hear about my favorite type of bra.
If you have a blog, I challenge you to share some of YOUR favorites. I promise I'll check 'em all out!
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Happy New Year!
I have been working really hard on getting all of my pictures uploaded and onto this site, but it just doesn't happen as quickly as I'd like. I'm just getting Christmas Day pictures up now and it's well over a week ago that it happened.
I am still waiting for my Shutterfly delivery of our New Year's cards. For those of you who visit this site regularly, I already put a couple of pictures up on this site that you will be getting in the mail. They are my favorites.
We ended up staying in at our own place this year for New Year's. We got invited to a couple of different parties, but didn't want to be out on the roads (to OR from), and really just wanted to stay in. My cousin Christopher and his wife Shelly liked our idea too, so they came over and we had a nice dinner and played some games. Our neighbors Jeff & Fran came over as well and we all had a nice time. It was nice getting up the next morning and just lounging around in our pj's for awhile. I will get some pictures of the evening up soon.
This weekend I am going out of town scrapbooking again. I am very excited as I tend to get sooo much done when I go on these retreats. Tim and I just booked a trip to Cancun with Katie and Johnny for the first week of February. We have been talking for a long time that we wanted to do this, so now we are going to go!
My lia sophia jewelry business has been going amazingly well. I did very well in November and December, and although I am having some problems getting bookings for January I have quite a few lined up for February and March already. Exciting!
I also have several girls' nights and friends' nights planned out for January and February. These are so important to me and I look so forward to them.
I hope all of you had safe and wonderful holidays and I promise to be better at keeping up this site in 2008!
I am still waiting for my Shutterfly delivery of our New Year's cards. For those of you who visit this site regularly, I already put a couple of pictures up on this site that you will be getting in the mail. They are my favorites.
We ended up staying in at our own place this year for New Year's. We got invited to a couple of different parties, but didn't want to be out on the roads (to OR from), and really just wanted to stay in. My cousin Christopher and his wife Shelly liked our idea too, so they came over and we had a nice dinner and played some games. Our neighbors Jeff & Fran came over as well and we all had a nice time. It was nice getting up the next morning and just lounging around in our pj's for awhile. I will get some pictures of the evening up soon.
This weekend I am going out of town scrapbooking again. I am very excited as I tend to get sooo much done when I go on these retreats. Tim and I just booked a trip to Cancun with Katie and Johnny for the first week of February. We have been talking for a long time that we wanted to do this, so now we are going to go!
My lia sophia jewelry business has been going amazingly well. I did very well in November and December, and although I am having some problems getting bookings for January I have quite a few lined up for February and March already. Exciting!
I also have several girls' nights and friends' nights planned out for January and February. These are so important to me and I look so forward to them.
I hope all of you had safe and wonderful holidays and I promise to be better at keeping up this site in 2008!
Helping
Gage enjoyed helping Grandma and Grandpa Fox out in the kitchen. I think they were making a gourmet vegetable dish at this time. They are very talented grandparents as Gage has been cooking up a storm since Christmas, and been in his new kitchen cooking away every day!
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