O-kay......

So, I don't know what I'm teaching my children. I am hoping that my three-year-old's weirdness is due to being, you know, three years old. I definitely remember her older sister saying some crazy things at the same age. That being said:
E and I were at the grocery store after getting haircuts last Saturday (thank you, I know, we both look gorgeous). E had her lollipop (from GreatClips) in her hand as we shopped, still in the wrapper. It fell to the floor and I didn't notice it, but a young man (20s-ish) walking the opposite direction did, and so he picked it up and brought it to E. I thanked him and as he walked away, I said to E "What a nice person!" E answered, "Yeah. He's NOT going to kill us!"
Seriously. I just replied "No, he's not!" as if it were a normal thing to say, and kept walking.

I have clearly taught the meaning of Christmas well...

because I heard a conversation between E and S the other day. It went like this:

E: Why did Mommy put the nutcracker away?
S: Because Christmas is over.
E: It is?
S: Yes, Christmas is over.
E: Oh...Now we can be BAD!!!

and I'd like to point out that the capitalized 'bad' sounded much deeper and louder than a 3 year old's voice should sound. It was almost as if she was channeling some monster truck announcer guy. Spooky.

Yippee Skippee, I've been tagged!

O.K. First of all, am I the only one who watched "muppet babies" while growing up? I always loved Mrs. Piggy (or, rather, Baby Piggy) saying "yippee skippy". You'll notice I spelled Skippy different ways, but that is because I'm not sure which is the right spelling for the saying! Anyway.

8 TV shows I enjoy watching when I have time and would like to chill:
1. The Office
2. Gavin and Stacey--so bad, but I looooove it
3. Scrapbook Memories
4. Pushing Daisies (who talks like that?!?)
5. The Soup--again, so bad, but l-o-v-e it!
6. Coupling--o.k. THREE REALLY naughty shows, but what can I say...I'm naughty :)
7. 30 Rock--is it sad that I identify with Tina Fey's character waaaay too much?
8. Worst Week. Becuase I can be reassured that I'm not THE clumsiest person on the planet. Oh, wait...he's fictional, isn't he? Darn.

8 Things that happened yesterday:
1. Screamed at the kids until they got ready for school. Er, I mean, got the cute little kiddos ready for school.
2. Listened to my name being said over the radio as my gal pal Amy called in to tell a story! I know, and I just happened to be listening!!!
3. Cleaned my living room like a mad woman in preparation for my visiting teachers...didn't finish, but oh well.
4. Visited with my awesome visiting teachers
5. Picked up my kiddos and let them choose the music (read: gave up on trying to convince them to change the cd) and listened to the Chipmunk soundtrack for the 3rd time in 2 days. I really deserve a medal or something for that, don't I?
6. Ate doughnuts for after school snack with the kids--gee, I hope nobody from my 'chubby buddy' group are reading this...
7. Went to the library with kids.
8. Finished reading Ender's Game.

8 Things I am looking forward to:
1. Dinner tomorrow with The Becks
2. The primary sacrament meeting presentation. More like just looking to get it over with!
3. Thanksgiving!
4. Christmas!
5. My next Chubby Buddy meeting.
6. Getting some genealogy done, now that I've got Dad's help!
7. Christmas party at Buck's work. (because I love Dave's and Mike's wives)
8. Getting E out of our bed! She has recently decided she needs "a snuggle" in the middle of the night and sneaks in when we're asleep. Little stinker.

8 Things I love about Fall:
1. the heat is over
2. Thanksgiving
3. looking at leaves...not raking them. ugh.
4. it is now appropriate to drink hot cocoa and snuggle under a blanket with a good book.
5. o.k., this is so embarrassing, but I love seeing what new T.V. shows are coming out.
6. baking cookies doesn't make my house overly hot anymore.
7. O.K. Don' tell Buck this, but I secretly love that he is so happy that football is on again. Seriously, it's better than Christmas for him. I just hate when he's upset about a game. I just don't get it. Sorry.
8. Um, the streets are not as bad as in Winter. Sorry, but I'm at a loss for what I might love about Fall.

8 Things on my wish list:
1. a better job for Buck, where they appreciate him!
2. a home that fits my family.
3. a magical fairy to come to my home and make me and it fully organized.
4. another vacation with Dirk and Rory
5. travel with my hubby.
6. for my sisters to find happiness and love again.
7. to be the kind of mom my kids deserve...even though they drive me crazy.
8. for boobs that no longer drag on the floor, o.k., I know it's shallow, but I used to be so perky!

8 people I am tagging:
1. Stephanie P.
2. Stephanie N.
3. Rory
4. Carrie
5. Kelly
6. Donna
7. Mo
8. Randi

For Nanni

When I was a little girl she used to let me help sort the beans before she cleaned them. For some reason, tonight the memory just struck me so strong. Isn't it funny how that happens? I couldn't stop crying. It made me remember Cat telling me she was at a Mexican restaurant and the beans tasted just like our grandma's beans. She started crying right then and I thought "I don't even remember what they tasted like". Well, I'm sure she is watching and knows we are loving her from here!

Sitting up is fun!

I'm such a big boy!

I can sit for a long time, now!

Amy and me

We've got the right stuff!

New kids on the block

Let's rock! Wanna know where I am right now? Oh, it's sideways. Ooops.