The Rules of a Toddler

I got this as an email from a friend and thought it was perfectly fitting.

If it is on, I must turn it off.
If it is off, I must turn it on.
If it is folded, I must unfold it.
If it is a liquid, it must be shaken, then spilled.
If it a solid, it must be crumbled, chewed or smeared.
If it is high, it must be reached.
If it is shelved, it must be removed.
If it is pointed, it must be run with at top speed.
If it has leaves, they must be picked.
If it is plugged, it must be unplugged.
If it is not trash, it must be thrown away.
If it is in the trash, it must be removed, inspected, and thrown on the floor.
If it is closed, it must be opened.
If it does not open, it must be screamed at.
If it has drawers, they must be rifled.
If it is a pencil, it must write on the refrigerator, monitor, or table.
If it is full, it will be more interesting emptied.
If it is empty, it will be more interesting full.
If it is a pile of dirt, it must be laid upon.
If it is stroller, it must under no circumstances be ridden in without protest. It must be pushed by me instead.
If it has a flat surface, it must be banged upon.
If Mommy's hands are full, I must be carried.
If Mommy is in a hurry and wants to carry me, I must walk alone.
If it is paper, it must be torn.
If it has buttons, they must be pressed.
If the volume is low, it must go high.
If it is toilet paper, it must be unrolled on the floor.
If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon.
If it is a toothbrush, it must be inserted into my mouth.
If it has a faucet, it must be turned on at full force.
If it is a phone, I must talk to it.
If it is a bug, it must be swallowed.
If it doesn't stay on my spoon, it must be dropped on the floor.
If it is not food, it must be tasted.
If it IS food, it must not be tasted.
If it is dry, it must be made wet with drool, milk, or toilet water.
If it is a car seat, it must be protested with arched back.
If it is Mommy, it must be hugged.

Such a sad day

Today was the last day of work at our office for one of my BFF's Jackie. She was offered a much better job with so much potential for growth. It was sad today. We got a picture of the SGS BFF's. Me, Eliza, Selina and Jackie.



Congrats Jackie! Best of luck and I miss you already!

Thanksgiving

We had such a good time on Thanksgiving day. We had it at our house. Michael fried a SPECTACULAR turkey and my Mom made some really AWESOME sides to go with it. We had the following people:
Me, Michael, Raegann, Andrew
Uncle Al (aka Unc)
Mom and Dad
Aaron
Chad, Teighlor, Hunter
Uncle Max

We all sat around then ate then sat around some more! Good times!

Michael, Unc and Andrew fying the turkey:



Molly getting her Thanksgiving kisses from her biggest fan:




Happy Thanksgiving yawl:



The Yummiest turkey EVER:


The family enjoying lunch together:

Weekend Fun

I can't belive the weekend is already over. We only had Andrew this weekend and it's always so much fun to have one kid alone. It rarely happens so when it does it's a true treat.

Friday night we did the same ole Friday night routine. Ordered pizza. We lit a fire and ate pizza with Unc in the living room just chit chatting.

Saturday we got up bright and early. Not only because Andrew is our personal alarm clock who gets us up no later than 0630 every morning but also because Michael was taking me to the 1000 movies to see Twilight. I loved it. I know it's had mixed reviews but to me it was just a really good movie. I want to see it again so I can actually 'see' it this time. I was mesmerized the first time! ~Sigh~ Then we went to Floyd's Cajun to eat lunch. It was wonderful. Fried alligator, the best boudan I'd ever had and gumbo. Couldn't ask for a better lunch... except if it's crawfish season of course.

My parents watched Andrew for us while we were at the movies so we went to get him and hung out over there for a while. My Mom is making us all new 'personalized' stockings this year so I checked those out while Michael snoozed. Then we took Andrew to get a haircut. He did soo good again. Poor guy was soo tired and I think the buzzing of the clippers was lulling him to sleep. It was adorable. He looks like such a big boy now! I of course took some pics which I'll post below. I gave him a baby Mohawk which Daddy wasn't too crazy about! Andrew also doned my pink boxing gloves and was soo hilarious trying to 'fight' with them on.

Sunday was good. Michael, Andrew and I went to breakfast together at Denny's. Another first. First time we went to breakfast with just the 3 of us and first time Andrew sat in a booster. He did pretty good. He had his own breakfast too which he gobbled up! Then it was home to chop and split more wood which we did for about 3 1/2 hours. Exciting times around our house I tell ya!

All in all we had a really nice weekend. I can't wait for Raegann to come home tomorrow! We're doing Thanksgiving at our house again this year which I love. Michael is frying a turkey and Mom is coming over to cook.

Now here are the pics. You can click on each one to make them bigger.

It's official... my baby is growing up too fast

I just went on my lunch break and enrolled him in preschool. He'll be going to Star Montessori starting January 12, 2009! He turns 18 months on January 7th and begins the next week. It's a bitter sweet moment. I've been unbelievably blessed to have such an amazing person keeping him since he was 10 weeks. She's worked with me side by side to help me raise him the way I wanted. She's loved and nurtured him more than I could ever ask. So for that it's a very bitter moment. But now he get's to experience the social setting of being with other's his age. He gets to blossom into his toddler hood and really begin to start the learning process. For that it's sweet.

I'm already a bundle of emotions. Imgaine how bad this is going to be on January 12th!

Twilight

Who's going? When? If you've already seen it, don't spoil it!

Michael is taking me to the Saturday matinee and I'm soo excited. I saw a few reviews for the crazies who did the midnight showing! Most were great reviews!!

Can't wait!!

Foot update

I go for the MRI on Monday at 3:00. I don't know how long after that it will be until I get the call back. Hopefully not long!

Dr. Visit

I just got back from the dr. My right foot has really been bothering me for over a month. I thought it was because I wear pretty high heals every day to work. So, I've stopped wearing heals. No help. I started wearing the most comfy granny-ish type shoe's ever and still no help. So, I finally broke down and went to the dr. Did xrays and no breaks/fractures so that's good. But, they did find a tumor. I have to wait for the insurance to call back so I can get an MRI set up. From there I'll know more.


So.. I'll keep ya updated.

Battery deal at CVS

Got this from a friend and thought I'd pass it on. Not sure how long it lasts.

"I went to CVS last night and got a ton of batteries CHEAP. If you buy $20 worth of Durcell batteries you get $15 gift card, if you use CVS card. Then I just bought $15 more and over again. I think you can do it 3 times. Santa is gonna love me!

Oh yeah, be careful because the 4 packs are $5.49 but the 8 packs are on sale for $5.99 so for .50 you get 4 more batteries. I noticed this on the A, AAA, and D's."

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