Random

- Smart cars are too small. They make me nervous. You get into an accident and the outlook is not good (like the Magic 8 ball would day!)
- One of the things I do not like about our neighborhood. Everything echos and you can hear everything that happens everywhere. I was walking yesterday and heard a conversation going on the next block over! You know what this means? Everytime our kids are crying or we are yelling at them, (if the windows are open) people can hear us! Sorry neighbors!
- Steve took down the Christmas lights yesterday, 3 months after Christmas isn't too bad....right?
- You know what I realize about FB. FB gives people just one more thing to bitch about. I do it too. People complain about people complaining. People gossip about what other people are doing and posting. It's just tiring.
- Want to read some disturbing books? Read Gone Girl (which will be a movie soon), Sharp Objects and Dark Places (which I'm reading now) The other two were so good and messed up that I just had to read the third book. Holly has read them too and we think the author must have some messed up thinking to write books this f'd up!
- Want to read another good book? Not as messed up but still very good (maybe she is mental more stable that the previous author!). Suspense, intrigue, romance? Read Home by my friend Rachel Smith! I'm so happy for her! I'm glad that she has included me in the process and awesome journey that she has started!
- I know I have said it before but Piper is weird. She spent more time walking around with her eyes closed again tonight...then she got all turned around and walked straight into the table! Seriously?? Then (with her eyes opened) just turned around to take off running and tripped over a toy, knocking herself in the mouth with another toy and started bleeding from the mouth. This girl has bled more in the last 6 months than Presley has in 5 years!!

Holly

So of course, I went to bed early on Friday night but I was up from 2-4:30 am (half my own fault and half Piper's fault). I got up about 8 to get ready, finish cleaning and prepare for the shower. Steve took Piper to the mall and away from our house. I just didn't want to have her to worry about while trying to host the shower. It went really good! We had a good turn out, some drinks, some good food and thank you to those who helped out! It is greatly appreciated!!!

Once everyone left we did a quick cleaning then Piper took a nap, I took a nap and Steve took Presley to Walmart. The perfect afternoon! I woke up about 4:30, we spent a little time outside and then I headed out for the bachelorette party!

She wanted casual so we just did Saints in Beaverdale. It was good! She had a really nice turn out, lots of girl talk. SO many laughs! I laughed so hard I was crying, multiple times...it has been a long time since that has happened!

There are SO many other pictures, some bad, some TOO funny and so many pictures of Holly with her friends, so maybe I'll post more of them later!

I spent the night at my moms house, so I didn't have to worry about driving home. It's the first time I have spent the night there in close to 15 years!  Good news is, I wasn't hung over! Woohoo!

 

Today we tried to spend a lot of time outside since it was nice, it was a little too windy for my liking but the kids don't care!   And sure enough I took another nap again today!

Oh my, where did last week go?

Monday was my late night at work. Piper had a rough drop off at Generation but sounds like she had another good day! So I think we have turned the corner!

Tuesday I worked and then had a hair appt.  Two hours at a salon with wine and now I'm fully blond again! I didn't get much cut off but she thinned it out and layered it some. It's still huge though.

Thursday I was falling asleep on the couch at 8:15, in the middle of American Idol? No worries, I managed to stay up to watch the results but did not stay up late enough to see Parenthood!

 

Friday I fell asleep in bed with Presley at about 8:30! I was obviously just exhausted. Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention that we had to get ready for Holly's bridal shower and bachelorette party which was Saturday too! I was able to get off work a couple hours early on Friday to run to Costco. I had planned on going home and doing some cleaning before picking up Piper but Steve actually didn't have that much work this week at work so he was home off and on cleaning! It was so nice to have him do most of the cleaning for me! So after Costco we met at El Mariachi to have a drink and cheese dip before picking up the girls from daycare. It was nice to have that hour to just sit and relax.

 

I'm sure you might have seen some of the other things that Steve has been doing with his extra time this week! He got some old barn boards from a guy at work and has made a GOODRICH sign that we put up in the kitchen, he made a headboard and frame for the mattresses in the bedroom in the basement and now he is working on a wall art project too. He can't sit still.

Crazy

So my friend Sarah is having her first baby. I told her I was excited to hold a newborn baby and that hopefully it wouldn't make me want a 3rd kid.....she said maybe it was time for a 3rd.. I let her know that the crazy that goes on in my house on a daily basis does not have time for a 3rd child.

Here is shaggy.

Trying to put a bow in her hair. She'll leave the ponytails that we put in, but the barrettes don't stand a chance.

Oh sure, say cheese and look cute........

 

 

right before you climb on the table.

She has to climb on the table. She has to climb up into her highchair. She has to walk around with her eyes closed and then run into things. She is weird. She is funny. She is cute.

 

Then we have little Miss Attitude! Can you tell?

 

Oh, she thinks she is the boss around here.

So moral of the story. We are good with two kids. We are good with two crazy girls. We are good with the never-ending fun, laughter and chaos that we have with the 4 of us!

Weekend Update

So as expected we already have our first 'road rash' on Piper. She fell and scraped up her upper lip/nose plus she has another runny nose and cough. She looks rough. We know this is not the last fall for this girl..... I'll be happy if we can have her looking normal for Holly's wedding!

Friday Steve had Jerry's bachelor party all day/night, so we had girls night. We got McDonalds on the way home, we tried to get Piper to bed early (which didn't work) and then we watched Frozen and had popcorn! Of course, I fell asleep....Presley stayed up for the whole thing and didn't get to sleep until almost 10.

Yesterday Presley had another birthday party at Pump It Up so Steve stayed home with Piper and took naps! After our party, we dropped some stuff off at a friends house and then went to Target. Presley was pretty good, though she is at the stage where she wants EVERYTHING she sees at the store. So far, it hasn't been an issue b/c she knows that she doesn't get everything she sees or wants.
Then we decided to stop and have a late lunch at El Mariachi on the way home. It was fun to hang out with my baby girl.

We had Holly, Jerry and Mary out that night, we went and got Texas Roadhouse for a late dinner and hung out. The girls all played pretty good together and we have realized that the movie Frozen has the power to put little girls into a trance! Both girls were up too late again so we were hoping they would sleep in this morning.

Steve got up with Piper about 8, they came and woke me up about 9 and Presley came strolling out of her room at 9:30! I knew she was tired!

Today we have done alot of nothing! Grocery store, cleaning, playing, Piper is napping, Steve is in the garage building something and P and I are hanging out watching NOT appropriate kid movies! (Twilight and Goonies!) She is playing thru most of them but then she watches for a while and tells me this is not a kids movie! LOL

FIve Question Friday (3.5 hours early)

1. If I had 5 minutes alone with Mother Nature I would tell her? What ever happened to global warming? I mean, really? I just think we are going to go from 30 degrees to 100 degrees and not have any good, normal, spring/summer days!

2. If you could eat only one thing for a whole week what would it be?  Panera. It is the one meal that I devour in less than 5 minutes. Don't get me wrong, I love ALL food, especially carbs so choosing any food is just really too hard.

3. What is your favorite season and why? Anything but winter. Spring has the excitement of nice weather, seeing neighbors that have all be hibernating away all winter. Summer has the obvious fun, busy, outdoors all day, every day! Fall has football season and the turning colors of the leaves.....anything but winter.

4. Do you have a meal that you are AMAZING at making? If so, share the recipe! Well, I am AMAZING at making waffles! Not your typical frozen waffles but actually mixing ingredients and using a waffle maker! (gasp!) The recipe.....see the back of the Bisquick box, occasionally add some chocolate chips and always top waffles with peanut butter for a little extra something special! You won't regret it!

5. What has changed in your life since the last 5QF? (8/2/13 was the last one! Wow...over 6 months!) 6 months ago we had a sweet baby girl, and an out of control 4 yr old....the tables have turned. Presley is, for the most part, good.....Piper on the otherhand, is a nut job. Welcome to the roller coaster we call life!

Hump Day

Monday, Piper had another 'good' day at Generation! Are we over the hump? Fingers crossed! I have noticed that they no longer give her juice, since she has kept refusing it! We just don't give our kids juice, so they don't really like it (except for the occasional juice box for P)!

Piper is crazy. Like spins in circles, throws herself on the floor- for fun - type of crazy. Do most kids do this type of thing? She babbles on, having quite the conversation, with no 'words' whatsoever.  I know there is 'normal' in her future somewhere, hopefully.

Like most kids, they start learning new words. Even for 5 year olds. Just in the last week we have noticed different things she had picked up on. P is so 'disappointed!', she'll have a waffle and banana 'also'. Tonight, she was mad b/c we were having salmon for dinner. Salmon that she normally loves, eats and has seconds.....she cried and then told Steve that he 'hurt her heart' then that changed to he 'broke her heart'! OMG, this BROKE MY HEART just hearing her say that!

Iowa basketball is on. Steve is talking about it. I'm typing. I know he wants me to be interested and believe me, just sitting here in the same room makes him happy enough. Though I really think I'll be off to the bedroom soon to finish my American Idol and read some of my book. I don't think he reads this blog that often anymore so hopefully he won't read this until after basketball season is over (tonight for the Hawkeyes). :)

Holly asked me and Sam what song we wanted to walk down the aisle to at her wedding. What? I'm sorry. Isn't this her wedding? Her decision? I made these decisions at my wedding, sorry sis, this decision is all on you!  :)