Me : We're walking down the ramp to the car . . do you see the car Alaina?
A: . . . see the car!
Me: Hi car!
A: hi car!
Me: Did you miss us car?
A: . . . miss us car?
(car lights blink)
A: OH!
Me: See she missed us!
A: Missed us Car!
(carn horn beeps once and lights flash causing Alaina to jump)
Me: Look at how happy she is to see us!
A: I love you car.
(Alaina stops near the front bumper and gives the car a little kiss*)
* - No touching of the lips to a buggy bumper occured in this kiss, it was an air kiss.
Aren't car remotes wonderful things to play with?
Friday, September 26, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Ick
Coming back to work after a break is the pits.
It appears that everything is broken, when in reality its nothing more that usual.
Jeff said last night he would sacrifice his dignity for our daughter and we should dress up as the Incredibles. Now we just have to figure out who Alaina will be . . I vote for Dash and then she can wear the mask for a little bit.
I keep rediscovering how wonderful it is to have a stylist who knows your hair, after the laughter about how uneven my previous haircut was. I ended up with a cute little bob cut with bangs.
I like it!
But that's about it for the morning.
Back to the pile on the desk. . .
Maybe I'll win that big ol' lottery tomorrow and won't have to worry about this anymore
It appears that everything is broken, when in reality its nothing more that usual.
Jeff said last night he would sacrifice his dignity for our daughter and we should dress up as the Incredibles. Now we just have to figure out who Alaina will be . . I vote for Dash and then she can wear the mask for a little bit.
I keep rediscovering how wonderful it is to have a stylist who knows your hair, after the laughter about how uneven my previous haircut was. I ended up with a cute little bob cut with bangs.
I like it!
But that's about it for the morning.
Back to the pile on the desk. . .
Maybe I'll win that big ol' lottery tomorrow and won't have to worry about this anymore
Monday, September 22, 2008
Mommy's Day!
I'm taking the day off from work. At least from the full time job.
I needed a quiet day at home to catch up on laundry and vacuuming. As of now the laundry is done except for the guest sheets, and the vacuuming, well, we'll see what happens.
I've decided to splurge and take myself up to Omaha for a one on one with my favorite stylist Shannon. She listens well and isn't afraid to shoot down any poor ideas I have for my hair. Hopefully it will comeout perfect this time. At any rate, it has to be better. This cut is getting pretty shaggy.
I can feel the pressure for the holiday season beginning. The first pressure is for Alaina's Halloween costume. I've got a couple of fun ideas, and a few from friends. I was hoping to let Alaina pick what she wants to be, which will probably entail taking her to the sewing store and showing her pattern pictures.
My top picks right now are:
-Cinderella and I could be the fairy godmother.
-Stitch or Lilo because we have a stuffed Stitch that she could carry. But I wouldn't really have a costume to wear for this.
- Frog because she likes to hop
- Pony because she likes to gallop
I really like the idea of Cinderella, but I figure maybe the grop or pony because She'll want to be a princess for the next 16 years, so why not go for something different now?
Wait did you hear that? The vacuum just screamed my name. I'd better get moving.
I needed a quiet day at home to catch up on laundry and vacuuming. As of now the laundry is done except for the guest sheets, and the vacuuming, well, we'll see what happens.
I've decided to splurge and take myself up to Omaha for a one on one with my favorite stylist Shannon. She listens well and isn't afraid to shoot down any poor ideas I have for my hair. Hopefully it will comeout perfect this time. At any rate, it has to be better. This cut is getting pretty shaggy.
I can feel the pressure for the holiday season beginning. The first pressure is for Alaina's Halloween costume. I've got a couple of fun ideas, and a few from friends. I was hoping to let Alaina pick what she wants to be, which will probably entail taking her to the sewing store and showing her pattern pictures.
My top picks right now are:
-Cinderella and I could be the fairy godmother.
-Stitch or Lilo because we have a stuffed Stitch that she could carry. But I wouldn't really have a costume to wear for this.
- Frog because she likes to hop
- Pony because she likes to gallop
I really like the idea of Cinderella, but I figure maybe the grop or pony because She'll want to be a princess for the next 16 years, so why not go for something different now?
Wait did you hear that? The vacuum just screamed my name. I'd better get moving.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Fun!
First off, sorry for the confusing post yesterday . . . computer issues.
Second, I finally broke down and bought a camera. A nice Sony cybershot with a 4x optical zoom. It is pretty nice a very affordable. The hardest part was picking out the memory chip. I only bought the 1 GB because I've never had more than 100 pictures on my camera at once.
Moving on,
Disney on Ice was fantastic! I was so excited! I giggled everytime I saw Syndrome and his hair that flapped every time he talked! I do have to say I felt a little bit like I'd watched a play on fast forward by the time it was all done, but I think it needed to have speedy dialogue to keep the kids pumped!
We left what we thought was super early, but due to traffic, we were only about 1/2 hour ahead of time . . . We blew 22 dollars on ONE snow cone and ONE bag of cotton candy . . . but we got a cute mask and a Mr. Incredible mug with them.
Alaina pointed out all the characters she knew and we had fun clapping and cheering for Mickey and Minnie, we got a little scared when they started firing cannonballs at Mr Incredible, but otherwise she enjoyed it all.
However, the whole ride home she kept saying,
"I want my crib mommy."
Moving on,
Disney on Ice was fantastic! I was so excited! I giggled everytime I saw Syndrome and his hair that flapped every time he talked! I do have to say I felt a little bit like I'd watched a play on fast forward by the time it was all done, but I think it needed to have speedy dialogue to keep the kids pumped!
We left what we thought was super early, but due to traffic, we were only about 1/2 hour ahead of time . . . We blew 22 dollars on ONE snow cone and ONE bag of cotton candy . . . but we got a cute mask and a Mr. Incredible mug with them.
Alaina pointed out all the characters she knew and we had fun clapping and cheering for Mickey and Minnie, we got a little scared when they started firing cannonballs at Mr Incredible, but otherwise she enjoyed it all.
However, the whole ride home she kept saying,
"I want my crib mommy."
Unlike OM's charges, mine doesn't sleep in the car, she enjoys watching trucks too much.
It was a long, fun day.
The best part was getting to sit right behind OmahaMama and her three charges for the evening! She and I got to chat for a little bit and Jeff and I got to help watch B and her friend K while OM took M for treats and bathroom breaks.
It was a long, fun day.
The best part was getting to sit right behind OmahaMama and her three charges for the evening! She and I got to chat for a little bit and Jeff and I got to help watch B and her friend K while OM took M for treats and bathroom breaks.
But between you and me
I think that I loved it more than Alaina. ; )
And Happy International Talk like a pirate day!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Gah!!!
I'm so excited! We are going to Disney on Ice tonight! I'm so excited for Alaina to see the Incredibles in person! This is going to be the best!
Yesterday was also the super shoe and purse sale day at Younkrs. I finally realized that I bought mom shoes and a purse last time she was here! So I went last night and returned and then rebought the shoes to save about $12 and then I bought the same purse again with the intention of returning it with the old receipt that mimi has . . .which saves $18 on the purse.
I know, I'm silly.
But what's the point of having the discount if you don't use it?
Tonight I'm headed out with Tiff to see "The women" I'm so excited, I'm sure this won't be quite as good as I want it to be, but I loved the original movie, and there was a version that they showed
I'm so excited! We are going to Disney on Ice tonight! I'm so excited for Alaina to see the Incredibles in person! This is going to be the best!
Yesterday was also the super shoe and purse sale day at Younkrs. I finally realized that I bought mom shoes and a purse last time she was here! So I went last night and returned and then rebought the shoes to save about $12 and then I bought the same purse again with the intention of returning it with the old receipt that mimi has . . .which saves $18 on the purse.
I bought myself three pairs of shoes for $50 and a liz claiborne purse for $6. Cool!
But the big buy today is a camera. Yep I finally gave up looking. I'm so devastated . . .
I bought a sony cybershot . . which gets good reviews and isn't too costly.
Which means time to start posting pics again!!
Yay!
I know, I'm silly.
But what's the point of having the discount if you don't use it?
Tonight I'm headed out with Tiff to see "The women" I'm so excited, I'm sure this won't be quite as good as I want it to be, but I loved the original movie, and there was a version that they showed
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Shopping!!!
So . .
The family went shopping last night at the mall for a couple of reasons.
1) tomorrow, I get to use a 35% discount on all shoes and handbags at work (Yes!!)
2) Jeff had gift cards to use at Dill*rds and Penneys
3) I needed to go to work and get someone to cover my shift for Thursday
We had a good time, Alaina was a little rebellious for some of the trip, but at her age I figure that's the norm. . .
But Sunday was a fun day!
I worked most of the day, but while I was there we found two boxes of stuff that was clearance and someone forgot to put out on the rack a month ago. So it was now a box of $4.99 shirts. I got to go through it first and pick out my size and brought home 4 really good shirt for $3.99 each.(discount!)
Yes!
And then when I got home, we had the moment of the day . . . Jeff, Alaina and I got to dance!
We played the credits from Shrek 2 and danced out little hearts out to "I need a hero!" It was wonderful!
I've also started really taking advantage of my library card, 10 books already! A couple of them are ones that I'm just rereading for the fun of it, but this is sooooo much better than buying all those books!
It's so much better that I'm thinking about getting rid of some of the books I have at home now and only keeping the best of the best . . . anything else, I can borrow from the library when I want.
The family went shopping last night at the mall for a couple of reasons.
1) tomorrow, I get to use a 35% discount on all shoes and handbags at work (Yes!!)
2) Jeff had gift cards to use at Dill*rds and Penneys
3) I needed to go to work and get someone to cover my shift for Thursday
We had a good time, Alaina was a little rebellious for some of the trip, but at her age I figure that's the norm. . .
But Sunday was a fun day!
I worked most of the day, but while I was there we found two boxes of stuff that was clearance and someone forgot to put out on the rack a month ago. So it was now a box of $4.99 shirts. I got to go through it first and pick out my size and brought home 4 really good shirt for $3.99 each.(discount!)
Yes!
And then when I got home, we had the moment of the day . . . Jeff, Alaina and I got to dance!
We played the credits from Shrek 2 and danced out little hearts out to "I need a hero!" It was wonderful!
I've also started really taking advantage of my library card, 10 books already! A couple of them are ones that I'm just rereading for the fun of it, but this is sooooo much better than buying all those books!
It's so much better that I'm thinking about getting rid of some of the books I have at home now and only keeping the best of the best . . . anything else, I can borrow from the library when I want.
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