words of wisdom

LOVE this quote! {via the bedlam of beefy}

advent calendar love!

i've been searching for an advent calendar and immediately LOVED this one by nuvonova. even with 35% off, its still way out of my budget. {don't laugh too hard but i'm thinking of making them myself!}

10 very long things right now: thursday

1. think one of these "vicious" looking dogs would make for a great guard dog? via sharon montrose. {sorry for the repeats from the old blog but i want to keep adding my favorites on this new blog so bear with me}

2. mike's work truck got broken into last night and of course he left his work laptop in his truck. just glad it was his truck and not the house and that no one got hurt. except for the bastards who did, i hope they got hurt.

3. so this morning i'm coming up with all the high security measures needed in keeping my family safe. cute guard dogs included. i even had a sandra bullock moment {from her new movie coming out this week- blindside} and said in my head "anyone who messes with mike's truck, messes with me."

4. kaylee and i have been playing earring shop. she loves getting all my earrings out, i pretend to ring a bell, she comes out and puts the earrings in my ear that i have chosen. then we do it all again.

5. one day last week i let kaylee give me a panicure and pedicure. yes, another kayleeism. she didn't do too bad of a job.

6. chiropractor is going great! just a few dull aches in my back/shoulder now and then, nothing like before. my sinuses are still messed up but at least one complaint is slowly diminishing.

7. kaylee has a line to say in her pre-school christmas program. we worked on it all weekend and she finally has it down.

8. looking for a birthday/holiday dress for kaylee. have this one from kayce hughes/pears and bears but think it might be too spring/summerish even with a red cardigan. loving this one with a cream turtleneck for a casual look and cream cardigan for a dressy look. also loving this one but can't decide red or green.

9. last night mike told kaylee to get use to it being so dark at 6pm, we still have 6 months to go. depressing huh?

10. last friday one of my sweet buddies surprised me with a hot chocolate from starbucks because she knew i was craving one. totally enjoyed it and it warmed my heart. i was on my way to the grocery store when it hits me- i have to use the bathroom. i hate using public restrooms and try to avoid it at all costs. but i had too because i had to go THAT badly. afterwards i went on my merry way of getting some groceries when i had to go again! {before drinking my delicious hot chocolate, i drank 20 oz of water.} i left my cart and drove home hoping to make it and hoped no trains along the way. happy to report, i did not have to wait on any trains and i did make it home.

forget kaylee, i WANT one!

i LOVE these cute, handmade dolls by sophie &lili. some come in two sizes {8" or 12"} and they can be personalized. i'm thinking i should get lola for kaylee now and get mabel for me later. {she's not available yet, love her outfit!} they can be purchased here or here.

{first sited on line +liv who was suggested by sweet fine day}

10 things crack'n at the moment: wednesday

1. ham skateboarding this past spring. i really need to get more pics of my family. i've been crack'n, lack'n, slack'n.

2. with thanksgiving right around the corner and all the retail shops having their christmas stuff out, i'm itching to get out the christmas stuff. though i don't know where i'm going to put everything. i don't have the shelves like i had in the old house. where am i going to hang the stockings with no fireplace???

3. was reading a blog this morning about a mom with 3 young boys and newborn baby girl. makes me wonder if i held ham back from being ALL BOY? he was never one to go and play in the dirt. *sigh* i really need to quit beating myself up over things. would of, could of, should of- the past is the past. {not that he's girly either}

4. my trip to target on monday was awesome. this is why: i bought $130.00 worth of items and only had to pay 20 bucks for it!

5. though the money i saved went very quickly. went to kohls last night and spent 40+ bucks for 7 undershirts and 4 pairs of boxers for ham. and these were bought in money saving packaged form, not singles.

6. and why is he SO picky? i bought him plan boxers but in different colors, he wants plaid or with some sort of design on them. (who am i kidding- he's always been picky. i've created a MONSTER! a very handsome monster though)

7. ordered kaylee's pottery barn sleeping bag since it was "on sale" though with shipping and tax it cost pretty much its normal price. i still need to order her apron but signed up for dwell studio's emails in hopes they send me an email with free shipping or a discount off my first order.

8. mike just sent me an email about obama. now whether you like him or not is your choice but don't send me stuff about how bad of a job you think he is doing. take a moment and be in his shoes. he's not the only one who decides all these things. he's not the only one who makes the speeches. and i dont think it matters who the president is, someone out there will always be hating.

9. still working on decluttering my photos for printing. *yikes* the minute i start is the minute i want to stop. there's SO many!

10. my plans on having one birthday party for kaylee has quickly changed. since most of my family can't make it on the day of her party, i get to host monday night dinner on her actual birth day.

if i had a christmas list: part 4

i know i've posted about them before on my old blog but thought it bears repeating. any of chalkchalk's art would make a fine christmas gift.

10 things right now + weekend recap

1. one of my favorite little dudes taken a few weeks ago. wonder what little c-man is thinking. he reminds of ham, ham was never a thumb sucker, it was always his pointer finger.

2. had a great weekend. friday was the scentsy party. ended up staying way later than had planned so no quiet bath time for me. saturday went with a buddy to support her in getting her tattoo. she ran the chicago marathon so she rightfully got a shamrock with 26.2 in it. it turned out wickedly cool. and sunday stayed in all day and did nothing really.

3. another chiro appointment today. thinking i need to cut down on the appointments much to the dislike of the chiro but i hate spending this amount of money on me, for medical purposes when its not life threatening ya'know?

4. i know i'm going to have to take a whole box of kleenex when i go and see this movie. i love sandra bullock and i love that she plays a fearless, southern women with a southern accent.

5. going to target today after dropping kaylee off to school to do some christmas shopping. got my $100 gift card + coupons all ready to go.

6. tried to use the on-line coupon for 30% off last night on old navy from the frugal find but it wouldn't work. made the mistake and should of gone to the store. oh well, i did sign up for their emails and got $10 bucks off my total purchase. 3 of my nieces informed me they want clothes for christmas this year. got them all a sweat pant/jacket outfit.

7. i hope i get motivated enough to start working on my craft room this week. would love to start my photo albums on the kids. remember my goal of getting ham's done before he graduates?? i'm now down to 1 1/2 years, technically.

8. the next time we move, if ever, we will definitely build. found a floor plan that i love. its pretty much like the one we are living in at the moment but its got some extras that i would love to have.

9. my extended family drives me nuts! {parents, sister in laws, sisters, brothers *sigh*} don't worry, none of them read my blog or know that i have one. i like to keep it that way so i can write about them :O)

10. having a hard time with kaylee's birthday invites/party stuff. looking for cheerleading items thats not cheesy or generic looking. poor girl, its going to be sports related instead of princess-y. but she's ok with it because she gets to wear her cheerleading outfit.