The Day of Me

After much complaining, my DH has given me the day off to do whatever I want. (Oh, and I'm also watching the kids for 4 days next week while he goes on a ski trip.) It felt so good this morning to sleep to when I possibly could (7:30) and be woken up with the sound of rain. Jer on the other hand got up with Victoria at 5:50 to watch Dragon Tails- that's when I turned the monitor off, so I couldn't hear Bella wake up. The rest of the day is mine. OK Just got back- Amazing, busy day all about me. Ahhh.Here's the rundown... woke up, coffee to myself, sang in the 15 minute shower, got on the computer with another cup coffee and organized and ordered photos from Walmart (something fun for me that I never have time to do anymore), went shopping at Tuesday Mornings- no real deals, shopped at Carters- got $50 of Victoria's clothes for next winter- shirts for $3, pants for$4, went to Walmart and got my pictures, hip nail polish, and highlights that I can't wait to put in, met my friend at PF Changs and got the best meal for $10- lettuce wraps, Wonton Soup, and a $2 shot glass full of 5 layer chocolate cake, went to JC Penny's and got 3 shirts for me in the junior section 'cause they were hip and fit me wonderful, got a message- ahhhh, went to go see Juno (Highly Reccomend!!!!), and went to go eat a steak dinner with the in-laws. Oh, I forgot, drving over to their house I saw a rainbow, the kind that stretches all the way across the sky. What a perfect day!

january/febuary

So much has happened this past month. I was just downloading my pics to the computer and realized I haven't posted in quite some time. Uncle Jeff came to visit sometime in January. We went to the zoo and to the park- it was one of those weeks that the weather was amazing. Victoria and I made his favorite peanut butter morsel in chocolate batter cookies. The batter was delicious, but the cookies themselves wouldn't come off the sheet. I wish Jeff lived closer; we had a lot of fun and the girls love him. This month I had a double ear infection and couldn't walk for 2 days. I now know what Bella goes through- Yuck. I've been doing a lot with my Christie E.S. friends (Chris and Patti and their kiddos) and my Fabulous Frisco Momsclub- parks and get togethers. We went to the Field Museum and saw a dinosaur exhibit- too fun. They had real-like dinosaurs spaced a half a block away from each other outside on a walking trail. They were of "Disney" quality and Bella wasn't quite sure what to think of them when they growled at her. Victoria on the otherhand was a different story, she kept running up to the next one with fasination. We had to tell her to stay with us; she was so exuberant. Victoria is so much like her Daddy in that respect. It has been a busy week of Valentines that never stop. Victoria loves writing them and giving them. Bella and she loved recieving chocolate! I've cleaned up more chocolate... Oh, and I've rearranged my house (reclaimed the quest bedroom and put the girls together, and moved all their toys into the computer/bookroom- it has made it much easier in cleanup) and painted a couple of rooms and the doors and borders. Well, I think that's pretty much the jest of this last month- busy and fun.

Go Away Mommy!

You know it's going to be of those days when your kid tells you to "Go Away!" I'm trying to break Victoria of this nasty little habit, but it seems that the more emphasis I put on not saying it, she says it even more. So I've decided to just ingore her, at least for today; I'll see how it goes. So we went to Target today for a quick jont. Anything but. It was one of those Super ones where the baby aisle is 1 block away from the food aisle, is one block away from the aisle that I need. I knew I had ten minutes once Bella was screaming and I had given her a lollipop. Victoria askes to go to the restroom. I find it; we go. I have to ask the Target employee for her to go to the backroom to see if they have anymore organizational bins- I bought 7 and needed 8- she finds it and we're in the home stretch- the checkout aisle. But low and behold, the lady forgets to ring up my coupons so I have to go to another aisle for a refund. I wait, Bella starts to scream. We finally make it out and I put Victoria into the car first and begin to put the groceries in. I slam the car truck and begin to put Bella into her seat. Victoria has made it into the front seat and is standing on my seat yelling, "I'm sorry Mommy!" I go around to the front and discover that she has peed on my seat. Joy. I strip her down and put her on top of an empty Target bag, place one under my butt too, and drive as fast as I can home with a screaming Bella in the background and a half naked Victoria saying "Go Away Mommy!" Gladly. Where to?

Wise Cracker

I laughed so hard this morning. Victoria was getting into a bag that I told her not to several times. Finally I said, "Victoria go put the bag away now!" And she says, "No Mommy. Calm down. No be frustrated." It's amazing the things they pick up. And just now I heard her tell Bella, "Bella, we need to talk." That little phrase ought to come in handy down the road as she breaks a couple of hearts.

New Years

Happy New Years!!! I actually stayed up to watch the ball drop in NY- did I mention it happened at 11, not 12- thank goodness for time zone changes. Earlier in the evening, we toasted with sparkling cider with Victoria and she loved it, although she spilled some. She kept raising her glass and toasting... to New Years, to Mommy, to Daddy, to Grandma, to Grandpa- too cute.

Christmas

What a blur of days jumbled together of intoxicating fun! Started on Sunday, when we meet Dave and Denise at Buca de Peppo (Yum!), then came over here for more fun. Monday we meet Josh and Renae for a Baptist Christmas mass- they sing more then Catholists do- I enjoyed the holiday songs. Afterward we went to Carol and Dick's for the best potato soup ever and opened presents. More fun! Santa must have stayed up late trying to put together the kids big presents- kitchen and roller coaster- a 13 foot long small foot and a half hill with pushcart. Victoria woke us up at her usual time of 6:30; I think she forgot it was Christmas. Both girls loved the roller coaster and have learned (and keep learning) the lesson of sharing. The kitchen gets played with quite a bit too- Victoria's muffins are scrumptious. On Christmas we went to Carol and Dick's again and had turkey and exchanged gifts with the cousins. Six kids in a house sure do make a lot of noise. And to think next year after Renae's hospital visit it will be seven- ah, lucky 7. Wednesday I stayed home and organized where I was going to put all the loot. Today, Thursday, we went to the bounce house with all the cousins. All in all, what a fun Christmas! Hope yours was too.

O is for...

Victoria is becoming increasingly more curious about the letters in the alphabet. Last night she was having a hard time going to bed. She kept waking up and coming to our room and saying, "I need to go pee." So I would sit with her for a couple of minutes, while she sat on the potty and did go pee. As we were sitting there, she looked at my Tshirt that says Padre Island on it in big bold letters. She kept saying- what letter is that?; what is it for? She knew the A and that it was for Apple. This morning she found a twisty tie on the floor in the kitchen. She made it into the letter V and said, "V is for Victoria." I was very excited. I took the twisty and formed the letter O. I said, "What letter is this?" She shrugged. I said, "This is the letter O, O is for..." I stalled for a second, thinking maybe I should say oyster or ostrich. Then she chimes in... "O is for Obama." My little girl is so political. Maybe we have been watching too much TV.