A Game of Tag

I've been tagged by my friend, Amy, so I must tell you seven unusual/interesting things about myself. This may be the first time I've admitted some of these things publicly.

1. My husband tells me I have a peculiar way of brushing my teeth. I apparently need to rinse my right hand in the water throughout the tooth-brushing process, giving it a swift rotating movement with a palsy-like hand.

2. I can't eat around dogs or cats. I can't eat if my napkin, cup, or plate has dogs or cats on it. I lose my appetite around household pets.

3. I got a tattoo of a flower on my first date weekend with Mike.

4. I moan unconsciously while eating cereal. My dad said I did this during high school when I would eat breakfast across the table from him every morning. Mike will imitate me with a faint, short moan when I eat cereal next to him now. I don't know I'm doing it. I think they're making the whole thing up--

5. I tap dance and just quit lessons when I moved here.

6. I don't eat eggs. When I was little I wondered what the difference was between the eggs that hatch chicks and the eggs we eat. I heard the eggs we eat were unfertilized eggs; therefore, in my warped mind, I believe we eat chickens' periods. That disgusts me.

7. The "monster" in my bedroom when I was young was E.T. That weird creature was on the floor next to my bed every night when I was little. I slept with the door open in case I needed to make a quick exit and get away from him.


Tag-- you're it: (I don't have an easy way to hyperlink on my Mac computer)

Tiberi's Villa
Smith Family Wobinson
Thoughts from the Sidelines
In the Middle of Nowhere
The Souzis Bunch


Smith Files, I'm sparing you.

Zoo Boo

We went to Zoo Boo yesterday with our friends, Tim and Mel, and their children. Contrary to their faces in this picture, the kids had a great time!

At the Playground

Pictures

We had our family pictures taken last weekend. We don't have the proofs yet, but our amazing photographer posted some of our pictures on her blog. Check them out.

Picture of the Day

Cousins

My Drug of Choice

I sit alone tonight after watching the kids all day. Mike left at 5:30 a.m. and has to work until 10:00 p.m. I call Mike at work. I neeeeeed something to make me feel better.

"You make the call," he says.

I call.

He sneaks out of work and calls me when he turns on our road.

I see the headlights approaching and run to the end of our dark driveway.

He rolls down the window.

I see it.

I grab it.

I tell him I love him.

I run back inside.

He returns to work.

...

A Chocolate Peanut Plus shake makes any day better.

Pumpkin Patch with Preschool

Today

Mike needed a family picture for work today. We get professional pictures taken on Sunday. I think we need to teach the kids to look at the camera in the next two days!

Grammy

My mom visited this week. It's amazing how much easier life is when Grammy is here. She's such a big part of my kids' lives that I don't have to give her instructions on what Lydia can eat or explain Jonah's bedtime routine-- she knows. She's a "hands-on" grandma, and I am so thankful for that.

You've heard of a horse whisperer; my mom is a kid whisperer. The kids prefer her, and I don't mind one bit.

This week, we're thankful for:

silly string from Hobby Lobby
folding laundry so neatly
milkshakes at McDonalds
special popcorn before bed
ironing Mike's dress shirts
etc.
etc.

So when are you coming back, Mom? :)

Daddy's Lunch Break