haircut

well it is done. aidan has had his first haircut. not that it probably wasn't needed, but i am still sad to see it happen. i was fully ready to let it continue to grow and grow and just see what happens, but alas i was outvoted and bullied and here we are! so for your pictorial pleasure.....

the before

and the after


completely different boy! but could also have something to do with the fact that he is now 366 days old! yes that's right he is 1! where did the year go? i have no idea, but they just seem to be going much faster now. i must (we all must) remember to enjoy these moments now because we can never get them back.

until next time........

my favorite things

so i stole this idea from another blog i read. i was really drawn to the idea and decided to make my own list. i'm posting my favorite things now and will post things i dislike later. things i hate aren't nearly as much fun to think about. so here goes:


50 Things I Love (in no particular order)
1. Snuggling with my kids on a lazy Saturday morning
2. A glass of wine with a girlfriend
3. Sex with my husband
4. Christmas!! All parts of the holiday…….decorations, food, cookies…..
5. Mahjong
6. Anything by Rachel Gibson
7. Pictures of my family
8. Sitting outside on a dewy morning
9. My iPod…..one of the greatest inventions of all time!!
10. Aidan’s giggle
11. Mia’s pronunciations
12. The smell of Pine Sol
13. Feeling of peace when everything is done
14. Sunday afternoons in the summer, sitting on my in-laws back porch
15. Looking at my daughter and seeing my past
16. Finding the perfect thing to wear when I’m running late for work
17. Brownie mix when I’m sad
18. Necco Candy Hearts
19. Games, Games, Games, Games, Games! (My new, but old favorite, is Outburst)
20. Driving down the highway on a sunny afternoon, kids sleeping in the backseat, headed for a family vacation
21. Family vacations!!!!
22. Getting a letter or phone call from someone I haven’t talked to in a while
23. The fact that Noah always has to give me a kiss and hug before bed
24. Snow days
25. Ten Bean Soup with Cornbread muffins
26. Bubble bath with a good book
27. The Discovery Health Channel
28. Learning something new
29. Nostalgia from my childhood (Sweet Valley High, Nancy Drew, Saturday Morning Cartoons……….)
30. discovering a new book/author
31. the home shopping channels (even though i never buy anything, it is addicting just to watch)
32. food, pastas, rich desserts, seafood, just any food
33. breakfast at iHop with the family
34. Reality TV!!! crazy to me to see so many people ready to make fools of themselves
35. The Amazing Race.....would love to be on that show one day....just need a partner
36. you tube....I could watch different channels all day...bon qui qui, can i get ur number.....lmao
37. Travis in a silly mood. My husband is actually a really funny guy when he's in the right mood.
38. The endless chatter of my kids....life would be really dull without it, even though it could drive you crazy. I think Mia actually CAN talk water up a hill.
39. Mia's super girly-ness
40. open houses
41. warm milk
42. aimlessly walking around target on a sunday afternoon with my best friend
43. my job. not all parts of it, but actually getting to help kids and teaching and mentoring, love that part.
44. my parents. i have really grown to appreciate them as i have gotten older.
45. my sisters. even though i don't talk with them everyday, i still appreciate them for who they are. i am really proud to have both of them as my sisters. i know we will always have a bond because of the fact we are sisters.
46. sleeping during a thunderstorm
47. "Love Song" by The Cure. One of my favorite songs of all time!
48. myself! i know that sounds really narsicistic (?sp) but i think it's important for everyone to love themselves. it has taken me a long time to love myself and be comfortable with me, and now that i do, i am proud of that.
49. purses, lately the bigger the better
50. flip-flops! i need to live somewhere where i can wear them all year round!


that is the end of my list. i really could list soooo many more things. i will post later, the 50 things i hate. that one may be a bit more difficult. i don't "hate" too many things. until next time......
peace out!

super excited

so i am super excited about the release of the sequel to unexpected interruptions. i reviewed that book in an earlier post and truly loved it! now that there is finally a date for the release of the sequel and i have seen the video clip on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOvT-LQgHH0), i just can't wait! i know what i'll be reading this summer! until next time.......

sad

so i realize i shouldn't be nearly as upset as i am about this, but........my all-time favorite television show has gone off the air.

ER will truly be missed by me! most people knew, do not call my house on thursday night at 9 pm because er would be on and i can not be disturbed during that time. from the very beginning, i was drawn into the er and loved all the characters. you began to grow close to them (as close as you can to tv characters) and they became like a part of your family. when greene died or pratt died, i CRIED! when abby and luka got back together, i was excited. anytime morris did anything, i laughed. benton and carter were the best relationship on the show. peter benton was the best, period. i will miss this show and my thursday night tradition. while i know i can watch reruns endlessly in syndication, it is not the same as new episodes and knowing their characters are still plugging away in the er. travis and i did decide, they have set it up nicely for a spin-off. it can be centered around carter's new clinic and the storylines can focus on the hardships of getting good care and the workers that try to provide it. it would be called "county"..........or "america", whatever. but i am ticked that there were still some unresolved questions, at least for me. whatever happened to gates' veteran friend (i think he committed suicide, but i don't know)? did simon find closure and healing? are tony and sam going to get married? i guess they wouldn't answer those things though because their stories haven't really ended, they are all still working in the er. we just can't watch them anymore. moving on, guiding light is cancelled!!!

the light will no longer shine coming this september. this is hugely sad for me. 72 years! 72 years! that is a lot of history. i grew up with this show and as the world turns. i remember watching it with my mom. this show at times was very relevant to life and what was going on around me. the first time my mom talked to me about sex, in any way, was because bridget reardon was pregnant at 16. i remember the all male episode foundly. roger thorpe was the ultimate villian, but also very human. when the light goes out, it will be a sad day in television broadcast history.

back to work for me. until next time...........