Catching up

Wow. I have so much to blog about...

Lucy's birthday and party. Wow. It was a lot of fun!
I didn't even cry! Okay, I teared up a *little* the night before, when we went to dinner and the waiters sang to her. But it was very minor.
Oddly enough- on the day my little "angel" turned terrible 2- my first gray hair popped out of my scalp. Why am I not surprised?

We went to the studio to have birthday portraits done. What a waste of time and effort. They were AWFUL! I think I am going to get my own personal photographer to do some portraits, in exchange for some slave labor on the sewing machine! Lol!

Our first soccer game was cancelled,due to weather. Which is kind of a good thing, since the dumba$$es only sent us half of our uniforms. Next week we play onSaturday and Sunday, and have team pictures on Sat. Fun, fun, fun.

I got hit on in Target! Oh yes, I did! And again today at the grocery store! Before that, I hadn't been hit on in, ummm... 4 years? It's amazing what can happen when you go out without the kids once in a while!

Lucy and Jacob are both making huge strides in the verbal area. Lucy has picked up like 2 new words a day! Jacob is saying all kinds of interesting things, and keeping me laughing.

Speaking of Lucy- we shall from now on call her the double heifer with cheese and bacon. My 2 year old is over 3 feet tall, and weighs 34 lbs!!! WOWZA! I'm not sure where she gets those amazon genes...;o)
I think we will mostly skip 2t's, and move straight to the 3t's!
And is it any wonder that my back is all out of whack? I am carrying around 34lbs half the day, and 70lbs the rest of the day.

I seriously screwed up my feet. I sat with them pressed against a bar on a metal chair for about 5 1/2 hours last night, and near the end of the night, they felt a little sore. This morning when I got out of bed, I fell over 3 times before I could put any weight on my feet. I walked around on my tip toes all day, and now my heels feel better, but the balls of my feet are god-awful swollen!

I am amazed that a person could do that to their feet without noticing!
I had painful swollen feet a couple of months ago too, but that was after spending ALL day in high heeled boots that hadn't seen the light of day since I was pregnant with Jacob!
Lucky for me- we had some pain killers from a neck injury a few months back, and I am feeling pretty darn happy right now (as long as I don't stand up!)

We went to a really cool park with Grandma. Man Jacob loves that woman. It really warms my heart- and makes me miss my Grandma so much. I wish that she could see the kids, and me as a mom, and MY mom as a Grandma. I thnk she would really get a tickle out of all of us. Especially Jacob. Little boys were not really her thing, but he is such a sweet and quiet little guy! I think she would want to keep him and send Lucy "into the woods with a can of spaghetti o's."
We got some cool pictures at the park, and the kids got soaking wet playing in some fountains- Lucy in particular (shocking- I know!) I had to run into Target and buy her some clothes to change into before we went to dinner. :o)

I think that is pretty much all I know for tonight.
My pictures won't upload for some reason, and it is really ticking me off! No pictures tonight, folks. I will try again tomorrow!

My little soccer player

Last night we had our first soccer practice.
It was so much fun!
My camera went dead before I really even got started with the pictures, but I managed to get a couple.
The real photo-fest will be when they get their uniforms in!

See that talent? He's a superstar already!


Listening intently to "Coach."

2 days to go

Until my BABY turns 2!
No tears yet. I am feeling a little sad, but not quite weepy. Why do they have to grow up so FAST!?


Here's my first baby, right before he turned 2- and right before Lucy was born. What a little angel.

Me and the Punkin' 2 yrs ago!

for Papoo...

or whatever your names are today. Lol!

"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy" -Sam Levenson

Thought that was cute. :o)

Beautiful boy

I have been looking through my pictures from the past week, and cannot get over how gorgeous my son is! Is that conceited? Maybe- but it is also true! Look at this kid!



Those eyes...sigh...



(poor kid got his mommy's eyebrows!)



Give mommy a kiss!



And here is my angel sleeping. As soon as Daddy gets up, Jacob claims his spot!



Notice the pink pajama'd arm sprawled in the background? Lol!

Before you get all mad at me- Grandparents- Yes, I realize that I have another child that is simply gorgeous, but she gets plenty of attention. Girls always do. Plus (Jacob's new favorite word- btw!), PLUS- I have signed him up for both soccer and preschool within the last week, and I am feeling a huge tug on those apron strings. He's only 3 (and 3/4)! It can't be time to let go yet, can it?

Happy birthday, Sweetie...

I can't believe you are 8 years old!




I wish that things were different than they are. Stupid grown-ups complicate things, and then little people like you pay the price.
I won't forget how close we were when you were little, we had SO MUCH FUN!
I hope you never forget how much we love you!

We are the MUNCHKINS...

The mighty Mighty Munchkins!
That's right. I am a REAL soccer mom, now!
Not only does my kid play soccer, but my husband coaches.

We signed Jacob up for soccer a couple of weeks ago, and I got an email Friday. "Your child has been placed on a team with no coach. If you know anyone that would like to coach soccer, please have them contact us."
Well, obviously, my baby needed a soccer coach, so I pushed Daddy forward. :o) Not that it hasn't always been his dream to coach his kids, but soccer is not his game. It's a good thing there is a "Soccer Coaching Clinic" next weekend!

I would love to say I'm the team mom, but I'm not. I am the "Munchkin Manager!" With Cotton coaching, I will be way to busy to deal with snack schedules and team parties. I have far too much to do to keep the team going!
So, 2 other moms got the job. They are best friends and want to do it together. How cute is that?
And Cotton instantly liked one of the dads on the phone, so he *conveniently* mentioned that he would be needing an assistant coach. The other dad took the bait, SUCKA! Lol!

We ordered our jerseys today- cute cute cute! We won't see tham for about 2 weeks, but I do love the design. Jacob kept saying he wanted to play soccer in an orange uniform, so he will. There should be some perks to being the coaches kid, right?
We also called up all of the parents and set up our first team meeting!

I am so excited! Cotton is over the moon!
Oh, and Jacob is excited, too! Lmbo!

Lucy will have a great time, too. She can sit in her gorgeous new PINK stroller and watch a bunch of 3 yr olds play "herd ball!" ;o)

There was a little girl

Who had a little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead

And when she was good
She was very, very good

And when she was bad
She was HORRID!

Sound familiar?

Guess what time it is

Give up? It is 4:33AM.
I am WIRED!
I felt a migraine coming on at about 6:30, as I was running some errands. I had Excedrin in my purse, so I drove through Taco Delight, got a sweet tea, and popped 3 of them.

The bright side of insomnia- I added dance music to my blog, and finished my myspace profile. I also washed and dried a load of towels. Yippeee...

Now I am really wishing I could get some sleep!
Lucy will be patting my face and saying "MOMMA! G'up!" before I know it.

Gotta keep up with the trends

So now I am on MySpace.
Brooks made me do it.
Scroll waaaaay down to my links, if you're interested!

Kickin' it Old School...

Turn your speakers up!!!
Gotta love those Beastie Boys!
Get up and dance with me, you KNOW you want to!

Interesting

SOMEONE... no names here... has been steaing every picture I post on my blog. Hmmmmm....
Maybe I should put a watermark or whatever they're called across them.
What to do, what to do?

My new favorite shirt.

I've just ordered it, and can't wait for it to arrive!
Here's what it says:






I mean, seriously. Hillary Duff. That is just not pretty, sweetheart.
Mariah Carey- I've got your back, girl. Yes your "dress" on NYE was tacky as all get out, but you are a BEAUTIFUL woman, no matter how voluptuous (or skankified, or ghetto) you become.

Let's leave some room for my daughter, who is going to tall and muscular like her momma. Yes, I know I am fat NOW, but I was never *thin*, even at my thinnest. In high school I wore a size 12, and weighed 170lbs- and I was perfect! Not one ounce overweight.

I am so sick of it. Sometimes America just plain sucks.

/end rant

Pizza

Jay Leno gave me a new favorite quote last night: "Pizza is like sex. I mean, even if it's bad pizza- it's still PIZZA!"

I could stand some pizza right now!

Meanwhile

Jacob wants a picture of "Me hiding behind ALL the engines!"
Here are my best efforts:


Nope- we need just a few more (Sadly, this probably isn't half of them)


Man. I've gotta buy this poor kid some trains! :-S

It doesn't get any more "Lucy" than this

Here we have her first pair of heels:

Which go nicely with a filty face, and a wet shirt (from a swiped Coke, no doubt) on her pair of hand-me-down camoflauge pajamas! Check out the hair- the remnants of yesterday's pigtails. :o)

"My morning isn't complete without torturing the puppy a little!"

"CHEESE!"

Aaaah! The Diva glasses- the finishing touch. "I've got my keys- let's go to the mall!"

FINALLY!

You can see the paint stained floor in my office.
I finally got wrapped and boxed up all of the christmas stuff. Now it is sitting in a neat pile waiting for Cotton to put it in the attic!
Yay me!

Yea, and?

I just don't see anything wierd about any of these! Lol!

U R A Texan If:

1.. You can properly pronounce
Corsicana, Palestine, Decatur, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Burnet, Boerne, Nacogdoches, Mexia, Waco, Amarillo, and Waxahachie.


2. A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.


3. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
(ummm... yea. This whole "winter!")



4. You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability of shade.


5. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks.


6. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.


7. You measure distance in minutes.
(who doesn't do that?)


8. Little Smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.
(BUSTED!)


9. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean.
(who needs the ocean?)


10. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
(EVERY.SINGLE.DAY!)


11. You know cowpies are not made of beef.


12. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.


13. You have known someone who has had a belt buckle bigger than your fist.


14. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and bait all in the same store.


15. Your "place at the lake" has wheels under it.


16. A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol; a Ford F350 4x4 is.


17. You know everything goes better with Ranch dressin'.


18. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.


19. You actually understand this and you are "fixin' to" send it to your friends.


20. Finally, you are 100% Texan if you have ever heard this conversation:
"You wanna coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr. Pepper!"

If Lucy had been first

She may have been an only child.
Everything is SUCH a challenge with this girl! Aaaargh!

I can't turn my back for 2 seconds, or she will be doing one or more of the following: climbing on the table, stripping, making a mess on the floor, swiping my soda, climbing over the bar to look for candy in the cabinets, lathering her entire body in handsoap, BITING the puppy, pinching Jacob, swiping Jacob's toys, running away from me at the grocery store, chasing birds at the park, biting every apple in the fruit bowl and then chunking them on the floor, drawing on the wall, clicking every icon on the computer, pulling every last book/DVD off of the shelf...UUUUuuuugggghhh!

That's all I can think of for now. She has done every one of these at least twice in the last 3 days.

Don't get me wrong. I ADORE my baby. She can be twice as sweet as sugar, and very entertaining. I just wish that she would be, ummm... a little less difficult for like an hour a day. Just long enough for me to have lunch without having to jump up and intervene every 2 minutes.

I told Cotton today- if she had been first, there is a good chance she would've been an only. Or at least an only until she went to school.
And if she acted the way Jacob did as a baby, we would probably have another one, or one on the way!

His only comment was a heartfelt "Thanks, Lucy!"

Gotta run, she's up from her nap. Lord help me!

Hi Mom!

My friend Mom has joined us in the blogging world. ;o)
She is the newest, and topmost, link to adorn my page.

Yes, it really is my mom. Yes, she really is a birdbrain!