Hope

I stole this quote from another blog. With all the dissent that occurs living in a Republican state and having a Democratic President, I wonder why people have to be so depressing and negative when they disagree. After all, we're never going to agree 100% with anyone who is elected, so why not find the best in the situation?


PS - The one I voted for finally won (first time).

It's a beautiful day

(Despite the smog/inversion in the valley.)

Teepees to the rescue

That's right. Pee-Pee Teepees to the rescue.

My friend Bryon gave us these for Christmas. They're mostly just a gag gift to be honest, most of you are aware, or could at least imagine that babies do a little too much squirming to make them extremely useful on a regular basis.

However, this morning when I was changing the Little Man I didn't have a new g diaper ready. While I was doing that, I grabbed the teepee -I just had a feeling. Sure enough, I heard that all too familiar sound, but didn't see anything.

It soaked through the changing pad cover, but at least I didn't have to do a wardrobe change -or worse!

Thanks Bryon!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today was my mom's birthday, and what a mom I have...

I've come to realize even more over the past few months just what an impact a mother has on her children and their children and so on. Not only have Melanie and I seen two great mothers leave this world in the past three months, but I've had the opportunity to be on the front row to what a new one goes through!

Needless to say my mother and I are two of a kind. We've been through a lot of different experiences together and there are many that come to my mind as I write this...including a trip or two and the time Dave came over to pick her up for a date ("Are you gonna kiss my mom?"). But there's one thing I can say and that is she has always been there for me and never gives up. She'll always love me and usually understands me, and from her I've gained the majority of my most valuable traits - leadership, thoughtfulness, passion for learning new things, and to be loving.

She is a smart and caring example for me. I love you mom. Happy Birthday!

Just because

Just because this is such a funny picture

My mom was holding him and my dad was taking pictures. My mom sneezed, and the Little Man didn't like that very much.

How much is too much?

I watch a lot of tv during the day now. A lot.

Luckily we have cable so it's not 'daytime tv' -soap operas and talk shows. It's all prime time in the daytime to steal one of the networks taglines.

I layed down for a minute during the Little Mans nap this afternoon and, I kid you not, dreamed an episode of Law and Order: SVU.

Complete with the 'cha chung' sound effect.

That's what your kitchen is for

How about a light-hearted post that's NOT about a baby?

I went to Costco on Monday. I'm going to try and start using coupons (kind of a new years resolution, if and when I ever get to thinking about resolutions, I'm kind of just keeping my head above water at the moment). I'd like to start planning meals and menu's and doing my shopping with that, so coupons should be more effective that way.

That's actually not what I was going to post about.

I got Costco's coupon mailer last week and noticed a bunch of things that 1- we use regularly and 2-we needed to restock on. Two good things in a coupon. So... I waited a few days to go to the store until the coupons took effect.

Which, is apparently, what everyone in the valley does as well. The place looked like a Saturday (I refuse to go to Costco on a Saturday, I did it once, and never again). There were crowds of people near the items that had come out in the mailer, which was fine, I can handle that part. In fact, it kind of made it easy to find what I was looking for.

What I can't handle? The people hovering and circling the 'sample' tables like some kind of starved vultures. I'm not kidding. If you're a sampler, then, more power to you I guess. But seriously? Waiting in line with 10 or more carts to get a tiny little cup of soup? If you're walking by and there is something to grab from the table, go for it. But I PROMISE you, nothing is worth waiting in a line for the little old lady to take out of the microwave for you to eat.

I don't even make eye contact with the cute little old ladies just on principle. No thank you, I don't need your cheese spread and cracker. I'll just BUY some crackers and cheese spread if I get the craving.

*Disclaimer*
Maybe I should have mentioned this at the beginning, but I've had 2 nights in a row with 3 hours of sleep or less... I might be a little ornery and overreacting a bit, but it IS a little annoying.