Thursday, November 8, 2007

today

Today is my birthday.

Today I am 28 years old.

Today...right now actually...I am sitting on the bathroom floor with my new laptop resting on my legs while my little girl splashes in the bath just a few feet away.

Today...unlike last year at this time...I am a stay-at-home mom, pseudo photographer, and professional grocery getter.

Today I am sipping coffee, wearing sweats, and sporting an uncombed hair-do at 9 in the morning.

Today I am half the age of my 56 year old father.

Today I am right where I am supposed to be.

Today I am thankful for all the gifts I've been given and the life I've been able to lead.

Today is my birthday.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

lifestyles of the rich and famous

Mary has a DKNY coat.

I'm not even sure that I know what DKNY stands for. In fact, I'm certain that I have no idea.

But, nonetheless, she has a DKNY coat.

I bought it at a rummage sale for $6.00. I think I'll resell it on ebay when she's done with it. I wonder how much I'll get?

Did I mention that my daughter has a DKNY coat.

My daughter is french

Seriously...I think Mary's french.

Lately, out of nowhere, she's taken up this french accent. Whenever I tell her "no!" (for example if she's getting into the cupboards" she'll turn around, shake her finger at the cupboards, and say....

"no, no...be-be" (as in "no, no baby" but with this crazy french accent).

What is THIS all about????

As Requested....HALLOWEEN!

So I'm a bit behind the matter, but you know I was going to do some obligatory Halloween pics eventually!

This year my little munchkin went trick or treating as a Bumble Bee! It's rather interesting how she came to aquire the costume this year. I was visiting my very put-together friend Rachel in August (yes, I said August) when she asked me what Mary was going to be for Halloween?

Huh? Are you serious?

She confirmed that she was, indeed, serious and that most costumes fly off the shelf early and I had better get thinking about it (her little pirate is just two weeks younger than Mary so she keeps me on my toes). So that very night we got on line and began looking at costumes, deciding on the bumble bee. I wasn't sold on forking over $25 dollars just yet, so I just filed the idea in the back of my noggin for future use.

The very next morning we got up bright and early to go garage sale shopping (because mamma love a deal!). Well wouldn't you know it...and the most ghetto garage sale we visited I discover a virtually brand new bumble bee costume for.....get this....FIFTY CENTS!!!! How could I resist?
So I scooped it up, bought it, and come October 31st I had the cutest little bee you ever did see!

She actually REALLY got into trick-or-treating (for a 17 month old). She was very polite with her "thank you's" but man did she take her time picking candy out! It was so much fun!










Naughty Wal-Mart

Seriously...what do they put in the air in that place?

Last night I loaded Mary up and took her to Wal-Mart so that I could get some groceries and such (looooooong overdue on groceries). Walking into the store I had a time limit in my head, "I want to be out of here in 30 minutes or less."

YEAH RIGHT!

So they're playing the Christmas music (all my favorites) and they've got all their Christmas things out (I love looking at decorations and even those little gift sets they have this time of year). All of a sudden I feel my pace slowing, I'm lingering longer. In no time at all I find myself thinking, "Oooooh....it would be fun to just walk the aisles and see what I can find."

WHAT??? How did that happen? I had an agenda!

Seriously...I think they have some sort of magic "buy lots of stuff" potion that they pipe into the air ducts.

Anyone else buying into my conspiracy theory?