My husband and I get along amazingly – we seriously rarely argue or disagree. (Which is one of the reasons that I Missed him so badly while I was gone.) However, we approach a lot of things very differently. Especially vacation planning. But because I’m lazy I like to keep things flowing smoothly, I always […]
HAZMAT: The Best Way to Start a Romantic Getaway.
The plan yesterday was to leave around 2pm for our anniversary trip. So while I was dropping Ali off at my parent’s house (aka grandbaby heaven) and hanging around long enough to see her introduced to the new baby chicks,And feed the normal old chickens,Chris was having an adventure of his own. Here’s the story […]
Teaching Toddlers Important Skills, Such as Bracket-Making.
So if you’ve been around for a while, you already know that my toddler is not only good at gambling, she’s great at it. (and, obviously, I am a shameful parent in need of a sound talking to about the evils of letting my daughter have a $1 square in her Daddy’s office football pools.) […]
Sleepover Bliss
AJ came to spend the night with Ali last night, and they have been having quite the time. She came bearing gifts: a sucker. Ali had never had a sucker before:but she wasn’t impressed. She just couldn’t understand why the candy was supposed to stay on the stick, as it made MUCH more sense for […]
Babies in the Big City
I know, this post is quite late in arriving. I got very little sleep the night before last, thanks to not being wise and drinking a large coke with a late night meal. I was so tired yesterday (and yet still drove back from Atlanta) that I fell UP two flights of stairs in two […]
When it Rains, it Pours Creamer and Coke.
I’ve got some absolutely adorable pictures to show you of our fun this weekend, but first I’m going to tell you about my last two hours. Because it’s my blog and I want to. First, the background: So as coincidence would have it, while I was over here in Atlanta having good girlfriend times with […]
When Did We Start Talking in Paragraphs?? And Stuff.
This is how I have been greeted the last few mornings when I go to get Ali out of bed: “Hey Mommy! Hold KittyMonkey. Ali will hold DoggyBear. Mommy Sit down (pointing to chair) – get comfy. Ali is going to do flips. Mommy can watch Ali do flips.” When I ask her, much later, […]
In Which We Had a Jack Bauer-Like Adventure
My husband is a structural steel detailer (which means he makes 3D models of structural steel and blueprints and stuff like that), and sometimes he gets to work on pretty cool jobs. He loves checking out his work after construction. He is always especially proud of things that were very difficult or artistic. The veil […]
That was NOT your happy heart.
We took Ali to the Cheesecake Factory Saturday night for appetizers and dessert. I’m not sure what possessed us to do such a crazy thing, except that we were craving some yummy chocolatey goodness due to our high hopes for such had been dashed the night before at a banquet when we were served white […]
Say Yes to the Dress
Ali is going to be in her first wedding in May, where she will be Gina’s flower girl. Yes, a two year old flower girl. Before she was engaged, I had told Gina that anyone was crazy who wanted a two-year-old flower girl – that you have NO control over what a toddler will do […]