Check it Out!

This is the cute blanket that I ordered from my friend Treena...

It rolls up into this giraffe toy!

Much cheaper that those fancy boutiques...thanks! :)

Check her out!

In other news....the Mini Hunk has been quite the stud muffin here lately. He is lovin the ladies. Below, he is delighted with a precious gal pal. So very cute, but I am so very worried! :)

Award Time Again! Hooray!

My amazing, poet blogging buddy Latree sent this awesome award my way! Thanks so much!


Here are the rules: I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only! Then I must pass it on to seven others!

1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Where is your significant other? work
3. Your hair color? multi
4. Your mother? amazing
5. Your father? creative
6. Your favorite thing? relationships
7. Your dream last night? nightmare
8. Your dream/goal? happiness
9. The room you're in? kitchen
10. Your hobby? singing
11. Your fear? insects
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? home
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you're not? organized
15. One of your wish-list items?cabinets
16. Where you grew up? rural
17. The last thing you did? cook
18. What are you wearing? sweats
19. Your TV? off
20. Your pet? beagles
21. Your computer? schizophrenic!
22. Your mood? happy
23. Missing someone? hubby (awwww)
24. Your car? cute
25. Something you're not wearing? shoes
26. Favorite store? Thrift
27. Your summer? wonderful
28.Love someone? bunches
29. Your favorite color? pink
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? recently

That was fun! I pass this award on to:

Are You Serious ~ for being so dang crafty
Pregnantly Plump~ for sharing her heart and humor
Tadpoles & Teacups~ for your wit and art
Treena~ for your hopes and dreams and joining my adventure with Usborne!

Tabatha~ for being such sweet friend and wonderful seamstress

The Jackson Files~ for sharing her funny and precious Jackson stories (and mom stories!)
And last but NOT least Lori~ for being so hysterical (in the haha way) and super creative!

Love you all!!!!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Why, Molars, Why?

To semi-quote the delicious rock-candy John Mayer, "Why, Molars, Why?" (Okay, so the song is "Why, Georgia, Why?" and I slightly modified it, big deal.)

But let's get to the point here....the Mini Hunk is getting MOLARS! Yeah, he has 7 itty, bitty front teeth and is getting gigantic molars in the way back of his mouth! What is this about? YUCK! He is really uncomfortable. So, we went to the park...he stopped screaming... and I got a few fantastic pics.

SEE....

That John Mayer hasn't got anything on my Mini Hunk! :)

My Little Helper

Up until a month ago, the Mini Hunk just did his own thing. However, here lately, he has been really paying attention to what I do each day. Check it out:

He does laundry....



He cooks....



And....tada....he cleans...

(FYI: I do put a duster on the mop under the premise that it makes it slide around easier....however, on some days, I count this as cleaning. hehe)

If he keeps this up, I will just watch Dr. Phil and eat Twinkies all day. Hooray! :)

Oh So Political!

Honestly, I do not consider myself a very sensitive person. Growing up with two brothers, I developed a thick skin at an early age. I have always been teased about being the "girl", and I guess that is why I am not very sensitive about political correctness as an adult.

(Now, don't get me wrong. I believe in treating others with dignity and respect. However, I also always realize that most people do not intend to be offensive, it is just a lack of awareness or education.)

OK, now let me get to my story. This morning, we had just finished a program called Hi-5. (Note: Hi-5 is the Mini Hunk's FAV show, and it is super cute. If you have a little one, you should check it out.) Well, another show followed, and it had a great deal of music and seemed pretty cute.

Due to the previously mentioned illness, I am still attempting to pry the Mini Hunk out of my lap each morning. So, I thought this may be a good diversion. So, rather than turning the TV off, I just left the program on as we played.

Well, during the first 5 minutes, I heard two odd things:

First, the animals in the program mentioned "Gift Giving Day." It was snowing and there were decorations like Christmas, but they kept using the term "Gift Giving Day." I thought this was a strange thing. As a public school teacher, I am familiar with "Winter Holidays," and I always tried to always mention a variety of holidays, but this concept of "Gift Giving Day" is a new one for me. I thought it was a little odd. Then I thought some more and decided it was VERY odd. Where did this new term come from? Is there somewhere for adults and parents to learn about these new things? OK, moving on...

Second, the animal kept mentioning "snow buddies." I thought they were saying "snow bunnies" like snow angels or something. Then I began to laugh out loud. They were building snowmen, and snow buddies must be the new politically correct term for snowmen. HA! Am I the only one who finds this hysterical? How confusing is this for small children? It took me a good long while to get it myself!

Well, this got me to pondering some really serious topics this morning:

#1. What if it becomes gender biased to have the lady on the restroom door wearing a dress? I mean, she could be wearing pants, but then how will I know where to the bathroom? And I don't mean to be rude, but I pride myself on my gender's cleanliness in the restroom. I LOVE the ladies bathroom! What will we do?

#2. Turns out, not all ladybugs are ladies. What if ladybugs can't be ladybugs anymore? So sad...

#3. This is a tough one: I know the proper term is postal carrier, but my carrier happens to be male. Is it still offensive for me to call him my mailman? I mean, it just comes out of my mouth. This has me thinking on a whole new level.

In conclusion, according to these new standards, I am most certainly, totally politically incorrect (and confused.) How about you?

Award Time!!!

Recently, my blog pal pregnantly plump gave me a sweet blog award. Thanks again...that was super nice of you!

Today, I am going to share the love with my friend Tabatha. She is an old friend, but a new blogging buddy. She deserves the love because she is a wonderful mother, and a wonderful blogsville pal. (And I might add, a seriously amazing seamstress....oh, so jealous I am!)

So, go on over share some love with the girl...and everyone have a great week!

Mini Hunk turns Mini Stalker

Over the past week, the Mini Hunk as had his second real sickness in life. We did the whole drill: doctor, meds, doctor, more meds, fluids....ughhhh! It has been a rough few days. Now, I think he feels better; however, he is still in sick mode. He is still following me around, moaning, pulling on my shorts, etc. When I pick him up, he quickly grins and nuzzles into my neck.

At first, I thought it was kind of cute. Now, (after 2 days of it) not so much. So, today I have been trying to hold his hand (rather than pick him up), and this morning he spent 15 minutes in his pack n play with toys all by his lonesome.

So, here I am stress eating and blogging simultaneously. (I did not go for the Big Mac I wanted, instead, I am having vegetable soup. But is that really a more sensible choice since it's 10 in the morning?)

Anyway, I would love some advice about what to do with my Mini Stalker. I really want to have my happy baby back, but I don't know what to do????