Ramblings

I'm leaving for the beach for a few days. After I visit the dentist. yay. Can you sense my enthusiasm? The beach however . . . YAY! The babies and I will be driving and my brother will be keeping us company for the 2-1/2 hour drive. We are leaving the mouse that has been making messes in my kitchen cabinets and eating chunks out of the baby spoons (SO GROSS)behind for Baker to find and (ahem) properly dispose of. I'm completely and utterly grossed out that such a creature would take up residence in my home. But alas, it is a wonderful home and this little creature must have sensed that and wanted to join our wonderful little family. IT however, is NOT welcome. Hear what I'm sayin' little mouse? Go back to where you came from! PRONTO!!! Blogger peeps - TTYL. PS - I have a fun little giveaway coming up on May Day. Watch for it!

Rain Rain Go Away!

It's pouring down rain again. I'm a true northwest girl through and through. I love camping, the beach, the mountains the rain and the snow. However . . . after last weeks 78 degree weather I'm slightly depressed at the grey skies. And since it's pouring down rain I thought I'd share a few pictures from the sunshine days. Please come back and visit again sunshine. PAH LEEEESE!

State of Play

One of my favorite movie genres is drama. A good suspense movie that keeps you guessing and trying to figure out the plot. Saturday night my little miss was CRABBY. So we called Papa & Grandma Jean, and whola! We went to a movie while miss crab potts went to bed. This movie didn't dis-appoint me at all. State of Play was a great suspense movie. I can say that because I ate all my junior mints and drank all my pop by the middle of the movie. For reals. The entire king sized box of junior mints. Good flick.

Catching Up

Okay, I'm watching Biggest Loser on channel 184. Catching up from last weeks episode (which only aired um . . . 3 minutes or so do to the Blazer playoff game). Channel 8 was only scheduled to air 30 minutes anyways. How on earth did I not know we had this channel??? Apparently I only navigate the channels under 100. Except for the music channels. Seriously people. I really miss those brain cells I seem to have given to the babies while I was pregnant. I'm wondering how I can get those back?

Happy Birthday April!

Have a wonderful birthday, even though I'm at home with two babies and you're in Vegas. I'm just sayin' . . . I hope you're havin' a great time!

Tried these?

Sometimes I need chocolate during the day. And Starbucks has come out with their own truffles, chocolate and chocolate covered coffee beans. So right now I have a stash of these in my pantry and once in a while I nibble on a couple. Yum. Have you tried these? What's your favorite afternoon pick me up snack? Hopefully it's much more nutritious than mine. (he, he, he).

Long Days Don't Last Forever

To my babies who make me smile every day. Each day passes by just a little faster than the last. And to the all the mommies who are at the end of a very long day . . . (you might need a box of kleenex, don't say I didn't warn 'ya)!

I ♥ Biggest Loser

I luv the show Biggest Loser. This season I didn't follow it from the very beginning, but jumped on board soon after. Last night I got to view the last 3 minutes of the show due to the Blazer play-off game. UGH! Go Blazers. I'm so bummed I missed my show! Needless to say one of my favorite teams (the brown team) consist of Ron (dad) and Mike (son). They are the only remaining partners on this seasons show. Everyone else's partners have been voted off. GO BROWN!!! These guys were so overweight and I'm excited so see their complete transformation. One of the other shows I like watching is Celebrity Apprentice. Although, after the Miss USA controversy . . .I'm VERY dis-appointed in Trump. VERY. But we'll talk about that another day. Or not. What are your current tv favs? Am I missing anything worthwhile?

A Strange World

I saw this story of Savana Redding (the 13 year old who was stripped searched by the school nurse) in the news recently and most recently on Good Morning America. I'm split over this issue of children and teens being stripped seached at the mercy of school officials. I'm hoping there wouldn't be need for it in most schools. As a parent, I would want to be present and notified if strip searches were allowed in schools. I feel bad for Savana Redding. I really do. This has obviously impacted her entire life. However, it just makes me think about another issue. Just wondering . . . why should parents be called if your child's going to be stripped searched for drugs at school? BUT if your underage daughter wants to get an abortion her parents don't need to be notified? I'm just sayin', if we really wanna protect our children maybe it's something to think about.

Photo Contest

Parents Magazine is having their annual cover photo contest. Enter your baby or toddlers photo for a chance to win the photo contest and you will automatically be entered to win their $10,000 sweepstakes as well.
There are two categories you can enter. You can enter up to 6 photos per contestant. You cannot submit a photo that has already won an award or a photo by a professional photographer.

1. Baby: 3 months-24 months (photo cannot be older than 1 month)
2. Toddler: 25 months - 6 years (photo can be 3 months old)

Have fun and good luck! You have until June 24th to enter. If you decide to enter I'd love to see the pics you chose!!!