Bitter cold. Leap year. How could a man not say yes today? Isn't the history (and correct me if I'm wrong) of the 29th day in February the only day that a woman could ask a man for his hand in marriage? And something about bad luck if the man said no?
Thursday the kids and I went to go play at a friends house. We've never been there before, so to my excitement I was able to wander through her home taking in all the beautiful vintage pieces. The uniqueness was amazing. I know she wants to remodel and replace, but to do that I think that she should keep a lot of the character that is already there.
A couple weeks ago I started drinking 15-20oz of water before allowing myself to even turn the coffeemaker on. My routine was to take care of the kids, make coffee, check email, and then move on to all the other things two kids and a normal day involves. The first few days I felt like I was punishing myself by not having a latte right away, it's since gotten better. I wake up now wanting water first and feeling great about it. The first latte is now made around 10am...not bad for being up at least three hours prior.
Everyone has their household "staples." Banana's are one of ours. If they are not on the counter you'll find bread in the freezer. Here's the recipe my monkey's love...
Nyla this afternoon wanted her picture taken. That alone caught me off guard. Tyler took the opportunity to jump in. To my shock (they have been fighting all the time lately), Nyla kissed him. Which lead to a kiss back. Why can't they be sweet all the time?
There's not a whole lot going on at the zoo this time of year, although the warmer weather (about 30?) had quite a few families wandering the zoo Saturday morning.
Today was spent shopping with Nyla. We hit just about every furniture store in Grand Rapids including Klingman's where we rode the escalators several times. I came to the conclusion my three year old is a shopping rockstar. With the promise of more princess dolls she tolerated looking at office furniture for over six hours...and didn't challenge me once!
Wednesday evening the GRCC held their annual awards banquet for 2007. The laughter has carried on through today thanks to a simple error. Who ever printed this must know me.
Attempting to think positive about all this fun weather. Have I mentioned I'm sick of winter?
I posted back in January that we were working on my studio. Still in need of a few things, it's finished for now. Later this year it will be completely finished!
Since today was spent making marinara sauce to restock the freezer, pizza dough, and other miscellaneous items I challenged myself with squaring up a rectangle.
I know I'm a dork, but when you spend half your day playing princesses with your three year old and every time you play the game starts with "What's your name? My name is Little Belle," "Ariel," "Cinderella," or "Sleeping Booty" you start to need other things to make your brain work. Yes, that was a run-on sentence because playing princesses makes my brain mush.
Both classes today played the same games. It's great watching my kids and the different ways they problem solve. Definitely Venus vs. Mars.
Nyla's class made bags for their Valentine's. I just loved this one. Maya rocked out the die-cut hearts.
Happy Valentine's Day!!!
With as ready as I am to have winter over, this mornings sunrise on winter glass was incredible.
Back-to-back parties. Still hearing the chicken dance song in my head. My kids had a blast.
I LOVE promoting businesses that I love, but it's even better when you can promote a girlfriend!
What's better than receiving your favorite superhero Valentines? How about receiving them from your favorite superhero!
Tonight as Nyla was drinking from the bathroom sink (I love 3!) I decided to snap a quick image. Just keeping up with the 366 day challenge and feeling in a funk...can you tell?
We love Ariel so much that her head popped off. Poor Sleeping Beauty (aka Sleeping Booty to Nyla) has been hairless for some time. Guess I need to buy "back-up" princesses.
Searching ebay one day for vintage cameras I ran across this 1960's Fujica V2. Tossed it in my watch folder and checked in on it for a couple of days. The price didn't move, so I bid. Today my collectors piece showed up.
And this is how we feel about our co-workers?lol These guys at 104.5 humored my kids (unknowingly) through the entire show. They gave the kids a couple of lovely little noise makers that are now the new priceless toys in our home. I may just be hearing them in my sleep tonight. Thanks guys!
This years auto show was pretty good. They had all of my favorite vehicles on display, the only challenge I had was a couple of blah colors. My Audi TT was silver, no red guys? The jeep below would be my perfect beach cruiser. Any idea how much fun this girl could have on the dunes with this baby?
The shifter above was from the car Nyla labeled as "mine." The guys told her she could take it for a test drive....yeah, she's three. Silly men.
And the $100,000 room. Yeah, I drooled a little bit.
A reflection of my husband and Nyla leaving Tyler and I. Apparently, they thought it was time to go. Just one more time on the escalator! Please!!!!
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