girlymama

forwards... finally

Colin has finally figured out how to crawl forward! And he's off!

crawling!!! @ Yahoo! Video

**Please ignore my annoying Mommy-voice.**

my morning. in a haiku.

diaper explosion
run out to car, reach for bag
there are no more wipes

after last night's episode, i need some of this

Shannon linked to this HI-LARIOUS video for those of us who are total Lost-addicts. Also applies to 24 addicts and possibly Twilight addicts as well....

wordless wednesday: finally some snow!!!! wheeeeee!!!!

things i learned this week: sometimes fortune cookies are disturbingly accurate

 
That says: "You will always get what you want with your charm and personality."

 
That says: "You are a bundle of energy, always on the go."

alien encounter

So I’m sitting in Starbucks, trying to come up with something to blog about.
Think. Think. Think.
Ever heard of it? Starbucks?
The guy ordering apparently hasn’t. I can hardly believe my ears. Must document this.
He is talking to the employees about what to order.
Employee: “These are our cold drinks over here, these are the hot drinks. There’s also regular coffee, decaf coffee and tea.”
Man: “What is a ‘Mocha’?”
They are describing what a Frappucino is. And a latte.
Now he is asking how the latte is vanilla flavored. With vanilla extract or what?
Now the employee is showing him the vanilla syrup.
Are you thinking what I’m thinking?
Clearly - CLEARLY - this man is actually an alien from Neptune or something.

What other explanation could there possibly be for him not having a clue what Starbucks serves? You'd would have to try to be that ignorant about Starbucks! That's like going into McDonalds and asking what a Big Mac is.

More interestingly, what made this guy suddenly decide to go into this coffee shop and try out this "Starbucks" thing that's on every street corner?

inspiration - 1.25

You will say in that day:

"I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.
Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and my song,
And he has become my salvation."

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day:

"Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exhalted.
Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
let this be made known in all the earth.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great in your midst is is the Holy One of Isreal."

Isaiah 12:1-6

wink, wink

Colin's newest skill is "winking" at us. All through dinner, Husband and I wink at him and this is what he does back.

Soooo cute.....

winking @ Yahoo! Video

protecting my kids. from myself.

My kids are in their room, on their beds. Until further notice.

Because I am SO INCREDIBLY ANGRY at them right now.

They were supposed to be having rest time, which involves them sitting on their beds quietly reading books while listening to a cd.

I walked into the room after hearing a gigantic crash and discovered several things:

• They had gotten out just about every little teeny-tiny toy they own and thrown it on the floor. I could hardly see the carpet. (Did I mention I spent ALL MORNING cleaning the house?)

• They had destroyed the Playmobil castle I spent several hours putting together on Monday. Pieces everywhere.

• Colin's bedroom door was opened. They had GONE IN COLIN'S ROOM AND CLIMBED IN HIS CRIB to get a blanket out. And surprise!! This woke him up! Imagine that!

• And - are you ready? - Grace had TAKEN MY DIAMOND RING off  my nightstand and PUT IT ON HER BEANIE BABY. This I discovered while I was cleaning up the room and noticed something sparkly on a stuffed animal.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

In an effort to be a Godly parent, I made them clean up the toys. Then I placed them in their beds while I cleaned up the mess. And they are to stay in those beds until I tell them to get out. Then I walked out of the room and shut the door.
I haven't yelled at them. Or disciplined them. I'm too angry and I know I will say something I regret.
I may just let Husband deal with it when he gets home.
Lucky him.
I need to calm down. I honestly don't even know what to say to them. (She took my wedding ring? Seriously!?!?) Where do I even START?

Is it too early for a glass of wine and a bubble bath?

"mom, put down the camera and get me out of here!"

"Darn it, why can't I crawl forwards??"