Why Bother?

Every once in a while I have evening meetings at school, which usually means I'm running around like a crazy woman. I did a brief presentation, answered questions, and collaborated with other staff afterwards. I knew this afternoon would be busy...I pretty much rushed home, fed the kids, got Noah ready for bed, and then headed back to work. I couldn't believe how smooth things were feeling when I walked out the door. I managed to take care of the kids and get all of it done without having to change into a totally new outfit for the evening! Woo hoo! That's an accomplishment!

I finish my portion of the meeting, go to sit down, cross my legs and happen to look down. Staring me in the face is the most offensive spit-up resting on the cuff of my pants. How did freakin' baby food end up on the cuff of my pants??? I seriously could not focus the rest of the night because I was obsessively, yet discreetly, inspecting the rest of my outfit. Why do I bother? Why?

Party!!

We ventured out in what felt like a monsoon for Kitana and Nalani's birthday party. It was nice to catch up with family and it would have been even nicer if I had actually taken a few pictures of the birthday girls! My excuse is they were running around too much having fun. Oh well! Enjoy the other pics!Let's eat! I'm ready for some cake!

Noah with Auntie Paz and Auntie Terri.

Sophie with Auntie Paz.

For some reason, Sophie and Noah were beyond fascinated with this broken banister. I swear they spent half the night playing in and around it!

Dominic's Baptism

We had a fairly busy weekend with Noah getting his pictures done, cousin Dominic's christening, and cousins' Nalani and Kitana's birthday party. Thank goodness I have the day off tomorrow to recover!Here's a picture of Dominic with his grandma Paula. Such a cutie....look at his hair!

Noah and Dominic....literally moments after this picture was taken, Noah gave Dominic a nice poke in the ear. Dominic and he are only three weeks apart, but Noah seems to look like a giant next to him!

I Can't Keep Up!

If Noah is not in cupboards pulling everything out, he's breaking things. Once again, after Uncle Tony was nice enough to fix the door on our coffee table, Noah decided to rip the door on the other side of the coffee table completely off! I don't know if it's even worth repairing anymore! Since we got new carpet, we have conveniently left it out on the back patio in hopes that it might vanish into thin air. I just looked this afternoon and no such luck....it's still sitting there, missing door and all. Needless to say, if we're ever visiting your home....hide everything!

How Much???

I bought $20 gift-wrapping paper from a kid down the street. We were doing our part in supporting our neighborhood elementary school. Not even kidding, $20 for two rolls (you would think they're embedded with diamonds....at least some CZ, come on now). Sophie finds it in my closet while I'm taking a shower and starts playing with the rolls and galloping down the hallway like she's riding a horse. And of course, Tim does not intervene (and he even knows how much those puppies cost!). I do my best to remain calm as I snatch them out of Sophie's hands... what's left of them anyway. Now I have totally creased and crumpled wrapping paper, which I have absolutely no shame using this Christmas.

Come to find out, the stinkin' kid who sold us the wrapping paper ended up being the top seller in school. The little salesman of the year is walking away with a $550 giftcard to Best Buy! I hardly remember getting incentives like that when I was selling candy bars out of a stupid cardboard case!

I Loves Me Some Spaghetti!

Noah enjoying one of his favorite dinners! Oh, who am I kidding? Anything edible seems to be Noah's favorite!

No Fun Being Sick

I can't remember the last time I've been bedridden because I felt so sick. This morning, after a disastrous night of sleep (poor Noah was not having a good night), I could barely move my neck and the pain was quickly moving throughout the rest of my body. Well, with the lack of sleep and what seems like the flu coming down, I decided to just stay home from work. My babysitter showed up so I don't have to be near the kids, so I'm able to rest in bed. Let's just say I have barely been able to move without my body hurting. It hurts enough to type on my laptop, but I'm doing it anyway! I should relish this time since this is probably the first time since I've had kids that I've had the opportunity to actually "be sick" and rest. But no....can't do it....I need something to do to pass the time.

What's worse than being bedridden? Being bedridden without TV. I'm dying here!!! We hooked everything up in our bedroom yesterday and we can't seem to get the satellite receiver to work again. Ugghhh! Tim called Dish Network and the best they can do is have somebody out by Wednesday. Are you kidding? What else am I supposed to do? I can't read, for God's sake, that would just hurt my brain! I need some mindless TV (The Hills, The View, a little Y&R are just what the doctor ordered) to get me through this!

Wrestlemania

Here we go.....Sophie vs. Noah. Although Sophie has Noah in size, one must not count out Noah's tenacity and quickness.

Noah is going for the hair!

Ummmm.....don't know the wrestling terminology on this move.

Sophie is done, but Noah still seems to want a piece of her!

Daylight Savings What???

We were in the car today and Tim decided to explain the concept of Daylight Savings Time to Sophie. Of course, he did not go into detail, rather decided to highlight the most important part of "falling back." The conversation went something like this:

Daddy: OK, Sophie. It's Daylight Savings Time this weekend, which means we fall back, which means YOU WILL SLEEP AN EXTRA HOUR TONIGHT.

Sophie: Huh?

D: You get to sleep an extra hour tonight because of Daylight Savings Time (this time spoken much more demanding and adding emphasis).

S: NOOOOO! I don't want that! I don't like that story Daddy!

Taking Bets on the First Spill

We had new carpet installed yesterday. We are so excited; it feels like a new house. We are trying to institute new rules with both Sophie and Noah, but we know it's only a matter of time before an "accident" happens! I'm thinking about having everyone revert back to a sippy cup (Tim and myself included), just so we can keep the carpet clean for as long as possible! Anyway, it's nice to finally have everything, for the most part, back in its place. The night before everything was installed, we had all the bedrooms emptied out, so we went camping in the living room as a family for the night. After that experience, I can say quite confidently that it will be a long time before we take the kids camping!!!