damn it! i suck!

* i just called and got the last one in indy. they ROCK!*

1. back in november i bought this sweater only to return it because mike said it was ugly and i couldn't justify paying full price for what he thought was an "ugly" sweater.

2. this same sweater was in my shopping cart yesterday because it was on sale. [i forgot i got another 25% off!!] i went back to the website this morning only to find they are out of stock! GRRRR!

3. i got to quit being such a tightwad sometimes! did i tell you that i missed out on my christmas stockings too from pottery barn? they sold out a week or two before christmas.

4. we did kaylee's hair in little pigtails yesterday. she looked so cute. i'm getting pictures today.

5. remember when i signed kaylee up to do this? well we got a cute christmas card from a cute girl named lucy who's from south korea!

6. we sent her a christmas package full of favors from kaylee's birthday party. hope she got them ok.

7. i found ham on facebook-we have a mutual friend. he doesn't know it and i like to keep it that way. its a way for me to keep tabs on him. it made me feel super old seeing his friends all grown up and with girlfriends.

8. all of our snow has melted. i wish it would continue this way and just start getting warmer.

9. i've said this before but this might be the year that i quit co-hosting super bowl. mike can still host it while i go to ikea.

10. though starting the new year i plan on quitting doing/buying things to/for the house since there's a slight chance we could be moving. [houston prefered!]

new year, new look

1. every morning kaylee ends up in some sort of tears from me combing her hair so we finally got it cut yesterday. [we've talked about getting it cut for awhile now]

2. we both love it but we also miss her long hair. it does feel and look so much healthier. [the stylist went much shorter than i wanted. i was going for shoulder length]

3. if her hair is anything like ham's, it will be the right length in a month. [he got a haircut too yesterday]

4. winter break has been awesome. its going to be hard going back to school schedule next monday.

5. i had all sorts of things planned but we're just taking it easy and not doing much of anything besides sleeping in.

6. monday night my friend since jr. high + her family came over for pizza + carrot cake. i haven't seen her since hamilton was a baby.

7. 5 more days till my baby turns 18! holy cow batman!

8. he's not looking forward to it so much because he will be considered an adult. he doesn't want that responsibility.

9. hope everyone had a wickedly awesome christmas! [i think santa mom did good this year, kaylee wants it to be christmas + her birthday everyday and i got a few "sweet" from ham when he opened up his gifts]

10. i had two friends text me on the same day, around the same time, that i should host a get together for new years eve so thats what i'm doing. what are you doing?

christmas card for next year

i did beg him NOT to model those! you should be thanking me: )

catching up this week

new birthday outfit for school

1. i can not believe how fast time has flown by. its almost christmas!

2. kaylee + i watched polar express tonight while mike cleaned up the house. [i had laundry going and cleaned 2 bathrooms + swept the floors earlier just for the record]

3. it was so awesome to see the excitement, happiness and innocence on kaylee's face while watching the movie.

4. she asked me if i was a "rah-tah-grapher" yesterday. i told her not really. then she asked my why i told those people at the store that i was. [the people from olan mills] yikes! she's getting too smart!

5. i feel like i haven't seen ham since vacation started. makes me sad because i know whats to come in the near future.

6. each time i passed kaylee on my bed today i would knock her down- all in the name of fun. she kept telling me i was mean. the last time i knocked her down she came crying because she said i hurt her arms. i told her i was sorry but she only cried a little harder so i told her that maybe she should open one of her presents. she stopped crying till i told her i was just kidding. she told me i was really mean and ran off.

7. oh, this is going to be a long winter break! [she's already bored of her birthday toys]

8. went and did a little shopping on monday since mike was out of town. got myself two sweaters and a sweater vest. i want to dress cute again.

9. especially after watching this what not to wear episode last night. while her attitude sucked, her after makeover and clothes are right up my alley.

10. and i'm super tempted to buy a few things from emersonmade. i have a 20% off code good till the end of the year....

his + hers

alli from hooray started a his + hers series. after visiting with the husband while he was taking a shower yesterday [no! it was just for a chat!] thought it would be funny to share. please excuse our very tiny showers.

hers

his

yep, there is a place for him to sit back and drink a few beers. [these photos were not staged, they were taken this morning before doing this post]

i'm a weiner + other misc. stuff

1. look what i got in the mail yesterday! jane porter and hillary quinn had a contest and guess who won! besides all of this, i also got 4 signed jane porter books, a $15.00 gc to starbucks, a dressy black purse, other jane goodies (recipe cards, pens, candle, notepads)and it all came in a reusable tote bag.

2. unfortunately they did not send me tim mcgraw but mike will now be able to smell like him.

3. jane is super fantastic to her readers!

4. went and helped with kaylee's class and their christmas party yesterday. also volunteered to help every friday for a few hours with the class starting after break.

5. might also have a job doing some marketing for my parents restaurants after christmas. [no set hours so i can be home with the kids when they are home]

6. jack stewie ochocinco had his surgery yesterday. they said he's doing well and we get to pick him up today. missed that little booger. though he sure is expensive!

7. i really want to go and see this movie. kaylee went and saw it with nana already but i got a free ticket from her ds game so i might take her to see it again over winter break. [they call it winter break now instead of christmas]

8. had to check out kaylee's christmas gift from us + the in-laws. this sucker is HUGE! its half my height and her doll will be able to sleep and take a shower in it. she's going to LOVE it!

9. i remember getting a barbie dream house when i was close to her age. talk about being in heaven! i even put up "posters" in barbie's bedroom.

10. i still have a few $10 gift cards to little brown pen if anyone is interested. i have their paris in yellow and rose yellow illustrations and they are gorgeous! the cards are good till the end of january 2011. email or comment below and i will give you the code.

good times except for the stinky fart

thanksgiving and yes! i am wearing a dress

1. yesterday kaylee officially turned 6 years old. we celebrated with a night out to her favorite restaurant- olive garden- where she only wants/eats breadsticks with alfredo sauce.

2. i told ham that was his price limit when it comes to his birthday dinner out. [i hope he picks ruth chris's]

3. now i can sit back and rest for a bit before having to go back out and finishing the last of the christmas shopping.

4. thanks for all the nice comments about my new kitty- jack stewie ochocinco. he's usually on my lap or on the desk staring at the computer but i have him on lock down at the moment since i'm eating lunch.

5. and thanks for the nice comments on kaylee's birthday party. she LOVED it and said she can't wait to turn 7. please slow down!

6. and a HUGE THANKS!! to my college buddy, wendy! she sent me an awesome package filled with my favorites from trader joes!! she ROCKS!

7. did i ever mention that i never did go and get my bedroom furniture? i mention it now because guess what my folks got us for christmas? the headboard + footboard!

8. 2 more days and its sleep in time for 3 of us for 16 days! holla!!

9. jack stewie ochocinco just farted and it reeks! someone please send me a gas mask! [we do call him jack ochostinko]

10. got some great news- kaylee's christmas gift from us + the in-laws has been shipped! [they said it would ship in the new year]

celebrating [and kinda mourning] that she's 6 years old

celebrated kaylee's birthday today with a few friends and my family. [mike's grandma is in the hospital at the moment so the in-laws were not able to come. won't know till monday on what's up with nana's mama as kaylee calls her]

i'm super embarrassed but i totally copied the birthday invitations and idea from this blog. though i'm sure mine was more tedious to make. bought tiny letterpress cards from hobby lobby and had to use painters tape to tape them on regular size paper just so they would go through my ancient printer. i mailed them out in regular note card size envelopes so they wouldn't get lost in the mail.

everyone got a personalized party favor bag made from here. on the back i stamped "thanks for coming to my party! love kaylee" on them. i got the stamp made from here when they had their pay only for shipping special. everyone got the same yummy treats- tiny sweet tarts, tiny m +m's and mini kitkats. the girls also got two tiny nail polishes, lip balm, mini notepad + a mini pen while the boys got a small bag of legos found in the stocking stuffer aisle at target.

the kids ate pizza and breadsticks courtesy papa johns while the adults dined on tiny yummies on two relish trays, tiny bacon wrapped smokies and homemade chili with cornbread. got a big fat compliment from my oldest bro on the chili and said i needed to pass the recipe to either his wife or to mom. he even made another comment to mike on how good it was. of course kaylee requested another krispy kreme donut "cake". i got a number 6 sparkler from our local party supply store for her to make a wish on. after some party games [drop the clothes pin into a jar, how many gumballs in a jar, gumball on spoon race, crabwalk race and hot potato] she opened her presents and went and thanked everyone. even gave big brother a hug.

*fyi: those beer bottles are NOT ham's. he just happened to sit in that chair and the bottles were already there. and the gymboree card is just there to compare sizes.

this is our new kitty. his name was going to be ochocinco like this guy. only because i like his name when i saw him on dancing with the stars. but ochocinco is too long when calling for a kitty. then it was going to be stewie like this guy because he says funny stuff like this on tv. [i am a bad role model] but it sounded funny too so we ended up with jack. just jack. i call him ochocinco as a nickname though.
this is what booah thinks of him. and right now jack is sleeping with kaylee. its so cute! and i'm being really smart this time around. got him to see a vet already and have an appointment to get those front claws clipped- to save my furniture though he's been really good about not using them and he will be neutered all next week. no stinky cats this time around.

a happy wednesday already

1. not the best photo but i love it. ham's giving me the "your taking my picture evil eye" smirk. [he's debating on tackling me i just know it]

2. got the tree finally decorated and a few presents wrapped underneath. [none for my naughty children yet]

3. had a post written yesterday but something happened to it. not sure if its my computer or blogger. [this has been happening a lot lately]

4. going to pick up our new kitten today. i already have a name picked out but it could get vetoed by the family. [i'm picking the name because i like the name not because of the football player...thats a hint]

5. though questioning the new kitty thing. my current pesky cat broke my christmas cake stand last night. *grr*

6. kaylee stayed home from school yesterday. she was feeling better and was singing and dancing that she has 7 more days till her birthday.

7. i made her clean her bedroom and toy room. i told her no party if she can't help. she complained the whole time saying "cleaning is no fun!"

8. this morning a moment of sadness came over me, she goes back to school today. WHY?! WHY?! i ask do kids have to grow up SO DAMN FAST!

9. in other news- there could be a future hawaii family trip for us. fingers + toes are crossed. father in law has found a good deal for us here.

10. that gives me 6 months to get into bikini shape!

whew- busy weekend, funny pictures and weird phone calls

1. baby girl not liking her berry flavored aspirin. [she came home early with a fever]

2. getting tons of snow right now. this is the only way i like it- freshly fallen.

3. got a weird phone call a little while ago. expecting a telemarketer instead got someone inquiring if my husband drives a bmw and that he saw it over at his wife's house the other night.

4. i kept my cool and found out that it was one of hamilton's friends dad whose having problems with his wife at the moment. BIG SIGH OF RELIEF! i thought hamilton did something!

5. thursday went christmas stocking hunting but came home empty. still waiting for pottery barn to email me a large discount on theirs.

6. not all was lost thursday. went and found a new to me bakery/cafe/shop. it was LOVE at first sight! [this is the type of place i would love to own]

7. friday went shopping with a girlfriend. shopped tj maxx and marshalls the most. finally budged and bought myself one of those heavy cast iron cookware.

8. friday evening mike, kaylee and i went and tried a new to us restaurant since i had one of those get $25.00 of a $35.00 coupons. it wasn't our favorite.

9. saturday i went kitty shopping at our local humane shelter. my mom wants another cat and since they're buy one get one free... also visited with my little buddies before they headed out to scotland for a month.

10. sunday we went up to visit my in laws and did some christmas shopping at the outlets.

before i forget!

i've bought a few things from little brown pen and i have to say that i LOVE their photos from paris. they were sweet enough to send me a gift card and a few $10.00 gift cards to pass out to my friends. this is not a giveaway. if you want one leave me a comment and if i have any left, i will email you a code. the gift card expires at the end of january, 2011. YIKES! did i just say 2011?!!