friday

last sunday while over at one of mike's co-workers house for superbowl kaylee started to come out of her shell a little so i decided that i really need to get her out more. with the packing getting done, we went to playgroup on tuesday and to our local ymca yesterday. they have a "kids day out" program. for 3 bucks the kids get an hours worth of playtime. bouncing on mats, swinging on ropes, balancing on beams. it's really worth the money. kaylee made some new friends too, it was cute to see them holding hands.

after we left there, kaylee and i treated ourselves to dessert for lunch. she got a donut and i got a delicious slice of texas sheet cake. i now wish i had bought two slices......drool..... maybe 3...my "muffin top" just snapped a button off my jeans just from the thought! mike came home early from work so we just hung around the house till it was time to pick ham up from school. we dropped ham off back at the house and took off for sofa select to schedule a delivery and to pay for the furniture. besides the dining table +chairs and mike's command center we went ahead and bought my sectional for the living room. i even got it in this color. i'm hoping to take away all the blue that's on the walls. i'm guessing kaylee approves of the sofa we picked out. the people at sofa select even took her picture so they can post it on their facebook page. she feel asleep in the car and wouldn't wake up. after dropping big bucks on furniture we decide to comfort ourselves with an early dinner. we tried a new restaurant called soho. its a japanese place and the food was delicious. here's kaylee trying a lemon.

the first + last pictures are her actual reaction. she must of liked it somewhat because she would do it over and over again. after dinner, came home and just chilled the rest of the evening.
and since i hardly get into any of the pictures, here are some of me and kaylee.
two weekends ago, at heine's. and last week at mad anthonys for lunch.

productive thursday

so wow- i got so much done yesterday that it felt great. i need to get into that mode more often. after dropping ham off at school, came back home and started cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors, laundry etc.. the biggest challenge was kaylee's toy room but that got done too. i even packed up a few more boxes. it helped knowing that a friend was coming over to look at a rocking chair. [she's due with little nugget #2 in march, hi christine!] kept me focused on task at hand. and so while doing the dishes, this image of kaylee came to mind. she's about 9 months old and we're in myrtle beach. i love how chunky she use to be + love her little nostril flare. oh my! such sweetness. this image was my deciding factor in having another rugrat. in the fall so i can have all winter to get fat +kaylee will start pre-school + no more holiday babies. two birthdays near christmas is really a pain on the budget though we've managed to do just fine. {christmas shopping in october helps!}

to finish out my thursday i got the honor to babysit this little cutie guy! kaylee and i had a great time entertaining him by playing cars, little people, golf clubs, singing + playing the ukulele. after he left, kaylee got ready for bed and was out in 5 minutes flat. love it when that happens.

random thursday, it is thursday right?

randomness for thursday. lots going on.

1. we move in one week! we get keys to start moving stuff into the garage next monday. is there such a thing as a movingasm? i think i had one the other day while seeing the words: closing, next week, close on arlene on wednesday, close on phaeton place thursday. you know you would of had one too if you were moving!

2. went over to a friends house yesterday. she's got a lovely house with an awesome view of the river. we ate a real yummy lunch at a local bagel shop. got dessert too- apple crumbcake. just don't tell my "muffin top", butt or thighs. i'm upset that i didn't get any photos + i had my camera with me. next time!

3. ikea reusable bag make awesome laundry bags! lighter + less bulky than a laundry basket.

4. i won a t-shirt + polaroids from two blogs this week. whoo hoo! i didn't expect to win and i'm not a blog prize seeking whore but i had to leave comments. the first one was on simple scrapbooks. had to let them know how sad i was that they are having to close up shop due to the economy. i was just getting ready to start back up my subscription to the new address. and the second one was to wish a happy blog birthday. i love birthdays! i won because you are my fave thought i left the funniest comment. she's got a cute blog that i spent a whole afternoon going through the archives.

5. i'm so behind on my photography.

6. i love the age four. kaylee is starting to ask me questions and what does this or that mean.

7. more stuff to worry about. simple notebook has a list of foods that have high fructose corn syrup in it which also means it contains some levels of mercury. you can read about it here.

8. i'm procrastinating any more cleaning today. i need to clean out the fridge badly. i want make something or go shopping instead.

9. mike wants to have another rugrat. i'm debating it. i'm just getting so old.

10. i'm ready for spring.

whimsy and spice

i want some of these for valentine's day. you can order them from whimsy and spice.

swap goodness

sweet goodness swaps is doing one again. hurry! first 50 people or february 6th will be the cut-off. all the 411 is on their blog.

love is in the air

its february. the month of love. this is still one of my favorites that i need to make. from crayon bits melted in-between wax paper. from martha stewart of course.

shooting gophers, indiana white + no lies

is it just me or has 2009 already been flying by? i mean its february already. feb-br-ary! and who's with me in shooting the stupid Gopher who saw his shadow so that means a longer winter???? i'm sick of indiana white. but. i'm not sick of kaylee being at her cousins house this afternoon. can i get a what-what! out of that? i haven't gotten anything done on my to- do list but i did go to lowes and bought some un-environmentally friendly spray paint so i can paint kaylee's bed. she's not using it, which i'm not discussing at the moment, so i'm taking it apart and making a mess in the garage since its no longer my garage. technically speaking- 9 more days till closing! holla! then i got to cruise around my favorite store of all times- target. what a great way to spend an hour looking at whatever i want without having some kid demand something every 5 minutes. i know the mom's +dad's are saying amen sister to that. and why cant holister mark down their $20.00 t-shirts to $4.98 like target? i picked up a few shirts for kaylee all under $5.00. so not fair. and after picking up my ungrateful teenager, i went tanning. to rid myself of the indiana white.

and i know your not going to believe me but this whole thing is cake. the box too is edible. for proof check out bakerella's blog. she gives instructions on how to make one for yourself or loved ones.


she's wickedly awesome with cake mix, fondant + icing. i wish she would sell the goods. i don't love my loved ones enough to make this. ok i do but i'm still working on her cake pops from halloween.