Doggie Fashion Show!

"Loud and Proud sweatshirt!

"Sweet"

"Dig It"

Many of you know Katie has her own puppy, Belle, the toy breed Long-haired Chihuahua.
Well, Bell has her own fashion wardrobe, and Katie wanted me to take pictures of belle in each outfit...
I hope you all enjoy this and are not laughing too hard right now.
Belle is NOT too fond of her fashion clothing either!

Blame the sister...

This is Nathan's 'pouty-face'!

So, early this afternoon I get a phone call from my kid's summer daycare.

Nathan has Pink-eye!

Geez-O-Peez... Katie had Pink-eye last week!!

Nathan says, "I blame Katie"!

I'm laughing! He's glad he gets to miss school! HA!

There's a Monster in My Wall!

So, I left work early because I have not been feeling well. I am sitting on the couch half listening to soap operas, and half paying attention to my schoolwork. My ears keep hearing the faint sound of scratching across the room. We have 3 dogs and a cat, so at first I thought nothing of it. But the scratching persisted, and all my animals were with me in the living room. I get up to investigate, and the scratching noise seems to be coming from inside a wall that backs up to the backyard. I walk outside, and hear it louder.

We have an outdoor fire pit, and an outdoor cooker that are both 'inside' an outer wall. The cooker part has two metal doors. I build up the courage to swing one of the doors open expecting to be attacked by a raccoon or opossum; or some vermin! Nothing, so I quickly swing the next door open, and there is this tiny bird trying to fly away, but is 'fluttering' around instead! Whew!

This is our second bird to 'rescue' in the last month. Luckily, Chris works near the Wildlife Rescue facility, and he will be dropping off the bird in the morning.

Does anybody know what kind of bird this is??

Parents vs. Reality Shows...

Here is another "Top Ten" list I found in the Parenting Magazine... this list expresses the ways the life of a parent is NOT similar to the multitude of Reality shows on television!

1. Your morning weigh-ins are mercifully private.

2. No hope of trading up to a multimillionaire, housecleaning husband who lives to give foot rubs in wacky wife-swap episode.

3. You drive a Ford, shop at Target, and drink Diet Coke all the live long day, but no one gives you a damn dime for product placement.

4. You endure hours of grueling photo shoots; but they are all at Sears and come out in wallet size with a faux-nature background.

5. The only Extreme Home Makeover you are getting is courtesy of a 5-year old with markers.

6. You would like to see "Top Chef" make the three different dishes (one kid food, one vegan for your tween, and one that actually tastes good for you) every single night.

7. You really did marry your big fat obnoxious fiance. (And what's worse, no one paid you!)

8. You never get voted off... even if you beg.

9. You are surrounded by "real" housewives; but like you, they have not shaved their legs in days.

10. You know what not to wear, but nothing else fits since you had kids.

HAHAHAHAHA! (Courtesy of Parenting.com May 2009)

Mommy's Top-Ten...

I have several different magazines that I subscribe to yet so little time to look through, so my stack was getting pretty tall... needless-to-say, I took them to work and looked through ALL of them today. I came across a funny "top-ten" list of, "Things mom's will probably never get caught saying out-loud", and I wanted to share because I know ALL moms out there can relate!!

1. "No more broccli! You'll get a bellyache!"

2. "Gosh, I wish I could keep pumping forever - it's such a gratifying experience and makes me feel like a real woman."

3. "After my second pregnancy, I just couldn't keep the weight on!"

4. "Honey, let's play Barbies again, and I'll be the bad sister. Again."

5. "You know, I'm actually sharper when I'm awakened every two hours!"

6. "All I want to do after a long day with the kids is have sex with my husband."

7. "Why don't you try on something pink? You don't have enough pink clothing."

8. "My new favorite song is 'Fruit Salad'. Totally downloading it!"

9. "I regret getting that epidural."

10. "Thank you so much for the advice about everything I'm doing wrong with my kid. I found it really helpful."

(Source: www.parenting.com March 2009)

All Grown up...

Katie is almost all grown up...

Every morning during the week I park near the school and walk Katie to her classroom, help her get organized, and give her hugs; it's been like a tradition since her first day of Kindergarten. Last night she asked to be dropped off in front of her school because she wanted to try walking to her class by herself. Well, since Chris has been taking her to school for the last couple days, he's the one that got to experience the overwhelming feelings. He said, and I quote, "Man, that was hard."

Our baby is getting more independent. Next my name will go from "Mommy" to plain ole' "Mom".

*sniff-sniff*