Monday, January 29, 2007

Found a dog - lost a husband

Just kidding. I almost did though. Saying that Brian is not happy about the new dog is the understatement of the year. Yesterday was rough (ruff) but many tears later I still have the dog.

Here are some pics from my mom's camera, she took them while we were at PetSmart on Saturday. These are 2 of the biggest dogs I've ever seen. One was an Irish Wolfhound named William and the other was an English Mastif named Jaba (as in Jaba the Hut). Huge dogs!

Saturday, January 27, 2007

A new addition afterall

My Mom came down on Friday and we picked up her new puppy, Mattie, from the airport and then today we went to Adopt a Pet day at PetSmart and picked up my new 7 month old puppy, Zessie. She is a total sweetie. Good to the kids, good with other dogs, good to cats, a tad clingy and a little bit scared but overall an A+. Brian might not see it that way... fortunately he has time to get used to the idea. Nothing like 7 hours in the car to stew about a dog he didn't want. Hee hee. See what happens when you go away on snowmobiling trips. Ha.


Thursday, January 25, 2007

I Am Weird

All right fine I'll do it. Thanks Jamie. Reader beware.

THE RULES: Each player of this game starts with the 7 weird things about you. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 7 weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 7 people to be tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says you are tagged in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

***Fortunately for everyone I don't have 7 other blogging friends, so my tag ends here.***

1. When I was little my mom had to put me in a headlock to squeeze any zit or pimple I had and I hated it. Absolutely hated it! Now, when I have a zit I can't reach, I beg her to squeeze it for me. AND I beg Bri to let me squeeze his zits. Disgusting. Yet so much fun.

2. It takes me 20 minutes to get ready for bed because I have to do the exact same set of steps every single night. OCD? Yes, I'm pretty sure I have it.

3. Along those same OCD lines, I cannot leave anything a mess, even if it makes me late for things. Dr. appointments, work, etc. I would rather be late than leave things messy.

4. I really want more dogs and I wish I could be like the dog whisperer. (I want more cats too but Brian would leave me for sure.)

5. When I was younger I used to be tubby tubby 2x4 and I have stretch marks from that but didn't get any from being pregnant twice.

6. I watched Talladega Nights and thought it was hysterical.

7. Thank God its finally #7... I'm super pyscho about things not being messy but then I'll go and not dust for weeks. Maybe I'm not OCD afterall.

No dog

To make a long story short - it is coming tomorrow after all. Its going to work out better this way since my mom will be here to go and get it with me. I'm excited for her. Its like her new baby. And I have spent considerable time emailing back and forth with her over names. Someone should come up with a "What to name the dog" book.

In other news, Brian is leaving today to go snowmobiling again and I'm back to being a single parent. Honestly, my admiration goes out to everyone out there who is a single mom or dad. I don't know how they do it - my kids wear me out! And by the time the weekend is over with, I'm feeling a little (ok a lotta) insane. I'm such a wimp.

Picture of the day: George - the cat who rarely makes an appearance.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

My latest excitement

Tomorrow my Mom's new puppy (Greater Swiss Mountain Dog) is flying from PA to MN. It wasn't supposed to fly out until Friday but I guess the temperature won't be high enough, so tomorrow it is. I'm so excited to see this little (er big) thing. I'll have her for 2 whole days before my Mom comes down to get her. If it turns out she's more potty trained then not, I think I'll dognap her. :)

Sunday, January 21, 2007

So long crapolier - I’d say it’s been fun but it really hasn’t

On Saturday we went and traded in the cavalier for a Pontiac Montana SV6. Brian is still slightly mortified that we own a minivan but what can you do? Economical is our way of life now. AND it is going to make my life ever so much easier.

Here are some pics – you can tell the kids missed their nap while we were at the dealership. :)

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Smooth real smooth

So I had a little incident today on my morning run with Jen...

Apparently I was not looking at the road and tripped over an ice chunk or something. Next thing I know I'm on the ground spitting out gravel. Happy day.

Its not as bad as it could have been, I only I conked my chin and lip, ripped my knees up, did something to my left thumb, and scraped my right shoulder. Right after it happened I couldn't see and my ears were ringing, I also felt like I was going to boot. Poor Jen was worried that I had a mild concussion so she flagged some guy down and asked to use his cell phone to call for her husband to come and pick us up. Fun times.

After a shower and some sleep I feel tons better. So crisis averted. Next time watch the road dummy!

For everyone longing to see some of the damage here it is. ;)


Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Slippers and Sleep

Or maybe I should say no sleep because in opposite world maybe that means sleep. (Yes, I have watched the movie Cars way too many times. Thanks Brady.)

Honestly though, if I don't win the war against sleep soon I'm going to pull all of my hair out.

Hard to stay mad at the anti-sleepers when they look so cute...

Monday, January 15, 2007

Weekend fun

Didn't do a whole lot over the weekend. Brian was in the yoop snowmobiling so I was home with the kids.
Friday I did laundry - exciting.

Saturday, on a whim, I took the kids to Walmart to get their pictures taken. I thought I would just get the cheapy package and only spend like $10. Didn't quite turn out that way. $100 later I was done paying for all of my pictures. I'm such a sucker! And since I ordered 2 16x20s I have to go out and spend more money on frames for those honkers. Smart.

Sunday, after Jayda decorated some more of the walls (I really am burning all of the markers in the house for sure now) we went Brooke's birthday party.


It was a relatively uneventful weekend but I'm exhausted. I was ever so happy to see Monday (and daycare) roll around again.

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Most does not mean all - duh

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Never leave your child unattended with markers of any kind. F- for me in parenting again.

Monday, January 08, 2007

Birthday Breakdown

Before


During


After

Friday, January 05, 2007

Uncles and Birthday

The Uncles
In every child's life may there fall an Uncle Ben and an Uncle Dave (unrelated of course) who like to buy your children the best presents and ask nothing in return. Thanks guys - the kids are officially spoiled.


The Birthday
Tomorrow is Jayda's birthday. Hard to believe she's already going to be 2. Where did the time go?? Here she is this morning before daycare: she just had to wear one of her new bday outfits (even though its not seasonally appropriate).

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

We're back

There was some New Year's drama: Zara bit my older brother and Brady and Brian came down with the flu, but overall the visit to the yoop was fun and it stinks to be back at work.

Here are the little munchkins by my parent's front porch.

And here is a picture from lunch on Saturday. It was sooo nice to see old friends again.

If you're dying to see more, click here. :)

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Ho ho ho

:( Christmas at our house is over.

:) Christmas at my parents house is yet to come.

Brian's parents left today. We had a nice time with them. Did all of the usual Christams stuff:
  • Skating with Santa
  • Looking at Christmas lights
  • Going to Church on Christmas Eve
  • Eating food, food, and more food
  • Opening present, presents, and more presents
  • Taking pictures, pictures, and more pictures (see my albums on snapfish)
  • After Christmas shopping, shopping, and more shopping
Good times. Can't wait for my parents house!

Here are some parting Christmas pictures and also a pic of Jayda's birthday pie. :) We decided to celebrate her bday early so Bri's parents could see her open her gifts. I didn't have a cake so we used one of the Christmas pies instead.

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Macaroni Pics

As promised (see previous post). Thanks Brady. :)



Wednesday, December 20, 2006

WCCO

Earlier this month I had the unfortunate experience of being on the news (see Erika's blog) and now it seems its Bri's turn. Or at least his FD's turn. Monday at drill they were doing training for ice rescues. Turns out it was news worthy. Kind of neat.

If you go to the link below, you will get to the Channel 4 WCCO TVwebsite and you can read and view the story they did on 12/19/2006 regarding the SBM Fire and Blaine P.D. cold water rescue equipment and capabilities.

http://wcco.com/local/local_story_353192432.html

What's this? Another first?

I got my first ever Christmas present from Brady yesterday - it was a macaroni necklace that he made for me at daycare. It’s the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Honestly, I teared up when he gave it to me. Could be my best present ever. :)

I'll post a picture tomorrow...

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Another first

Yesterday we had our first object in the toilet incident.

But before I tell my little tale, it will help you understand some of if it if I give you a little Brady fact: The kid loves cars, trucks, buses, airplanes, helicopters, tractors, trains, etc. and he goes through spurts of which one he wants to carry around with him 24/7. Well, for the past week or so he has been carrying around a little toy car that we got for free out of a cereal box. He eats with it, sleeps with it, and goes to the bathroom with it...

So yesterday morning he's in the bathroom doing his business and calls me in because he's done. So I go in there and he tells me he's all done but he's lost his car. I'm like "you dropped it?" (meaning on the floor somewhere) And he says "yeah." So I tell him that its ok and that we'll find it as soon as he's wiped and washed his hands. So we wipe him, flush the toilet, wash hands, and then start our search for the car. I turned the bathroom upside down and couldn't find it anywhere. So I say "Brady, where did you drop it?" And he points to the toilet and says "in there." Good grief. I thought for sure he was making it up since I didn’t hear anything rattle around when I flushed nor did I notice it in the toilet (but to my defense, it was full of poo and hard to see anything), but after another thorough examination of the bathroom, the car that was previously there was definitely not there anymore. I have my fingers crossed that maybe it was small enough to just flow through the pipes. If not, we’re going to have a serious problem on our hands someday. Kids!

Here is the little angel with his beloved car (taken a couple of days before it got flushed)

Monday, December 18, 2006

More parties? Oink oink my good man!

Over the weekend we went to a party at Kim and Chris's and brunch at Bethany and Josh's. Both fiestas were fun and the food was yummy. In fact the brunch food was so yummy I felt it worthy of a picture - see slide show. You'll also see Isaac trying to hug Jayda. She wanted no part of it. :)

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Gingerbread Train

We had our first object in the nose incident last night while we were making our gingerbread train. And the worst part of all was that I could have prevented the whole mess if I hadn’t been so camera happy.

Here’s what happened:

We pulled out the gingerbread kit and start unloading all of the pieces: candy, frosting, gingerbread, etc. and the kids go crazy over the candy and are shoveling it in their mouths at warp speed. Of course, I think this is hilarious, so I go and grab my camera. Next thing I know Brady is saying how good the candy is and is pointing to his nose. I’m like what? Why are you pointing to your nose? And he tells me his nose likes the candy too. What inspires kids to stick things up their nose??? So first we try and have him blow it out, but it wasn’t budging, so then I go and grab the suction bulb to try and suck out the candy but stupid me just ended up shoving the little ball further up his nostril. It was at the point of no return, so we just let it go. Brian was convinced that it would dissolve on its own and sure enough, he ended up having orange colored snot dripping out of his nose for the rest of the night. When we checked his nose after bath is was gone. Whew survived another one. At least it wasn’t a Lego…