It's hockey time!

Yippee!! I love my hockey. Hockey, hockey, hockey! (3 different links)

Dh can't watch the games at home. He gets too invested in the game- on the edge of his seat yelling at the tv invested. It's definitely more fun to be AT the game. The crowd going wild, the music, the action- the atmosphere is just something you have to experience. I probably won't make any games this year unless it's one of those rare early afternoon games. Maybe in a year or so we can take the kids to a game and introduce the sport to them. I want them to love it as much as we do! Go Lightning!!!

Great Babywearing article

Babywearing and strollers from the Washington Post

Gas Prices

Why does gas go UP overnight but take FOREVER to come back down?

I know people in other states that are under $2.75/gallon right now and we are still sitting at over $3.35. WTH? And the kicker is that OPEC now wants to decrease production to stabilize the prices. Ugh!

Talk about timing

We just walked in the door from getting Logan from school and it's now pouring outside! When we pulled in the neighborhood it started sprinkling, when I opened my door to get Ian and Bella out (Logan can get out on his own now- though harnessed) it was sprinkling harder. I get everyone in the house and not 2 minutes later the heavens open up. That's good timing! I feel for the kids and parents walking home though!

Need some help

By tomorrow night no less (just the ideas, not the costume). Logan needs a homemade costume for one of these words:

dog, hog, fog, log, jog, etc.
snake, bake, cake, make, lake, etc.
dad, mad, bad, pad, sad, etc.

It can not be a Halloween costume. Nothing gross or inappropriate. It must clearly have the word somewhere on the costume. My first idea was to take a chef hat we have and add an apron and that could be for "bake" but after reading the rules again I feel like it needs to be more homemade/crafty. Keep in mind, I do not sew.

What about dressing him in all blue and adding paper fish for "lake"? Not sure how to attach them though.

Dress in blue and tape cotton balls or spider webbing for "fog"?

Anyone have one of those huge birthday hats with the candle on top we could borrow? I could dress him in bright colors for "cake".

Any other ideas?

Before and After

Best recent pic I could find.


Tonight.


I'm getting used to it. He says he'll grow it back but I think he kinda likes it bald too. He doesn't have to fret about the balding spot on top of his head if there's no hair anyway!

Tagged!

The rules are, you have to answer with only one word. Then pass it on to 7 others.

1. Where is your cell phone? bag
2. Where is your significant other? computer
3. Your hair color? blah
4. Your mother? strong
5. Your father? moving
6. Your favorite thing? hugs
7. Your dream last night? frogs
8. Your dream/goal? happiness
9. The room you're in? TV
10. Your hobby? blogging
11. Your fear? death
12. Where do you want to be in six years? schools
13. Where were you last night? tumbling
14. What you’re not? single
15. One of your wish list items? lotto!
16. Where you grew up? Florida
17. The last thing you did? 90210
18. What are you wearing? pjs
19. Your TV? no
20. Your pet? dog
21. Your computer? quiet
22. Your mood? tired
23. Missing someone? nope
24. Your car? green
25. Something you’re not wearing? shirt
26. Favorite store? Target
27. Your summer? HOT
28. Love someone? Absolutely
29. Your favorite color? pink
30. When is the last time you laughed? tonight
31. Last time you cried? fortnight

Okay, I'm tagging.... Mandie, Keela, Alison, Lindsay, Kelly, Holly, and Debbie.
(PS It's not easy picking someone that hasn't been picked already when we're all in the same group of friends! So if you got picked twice, think of yourself as loved! LOL)

I got an award!

Woohoo! Thanks Melodie!




The rules are:
- the winner can put the logo on his/her blog
- link to the person you received your award from
- nominate at least 7 other blogs
- put links to those blogs on yours
- leave a message on the blogs of the people you nominate

So, I nominate the following blogs for this award:
1. Holleh- Multi slacking mama
2. Mandie- My Fragrant Life
3. Heather- My Life, My Blog
4. Fix It Mommy
5. The Virtual Voyeur
6. Suburban Turmoil
7. Ashley's Closet

Naked Head

Dh decided to shave his hair off on Sunday night. The boys didn't see it until Monday morning when they woke up.

Ian's response: "Go put your hair back on!" LOL

Logan's response was that he "had the same haircut as ___" (in his class).

Bella didn't see him until that night and she just looked confused. He was talking to her and she'd look at him and look at me questioningly and look at him and then back at me. It was funny! She wasn't sure it was him but the voice was the same.

My awesome bargain!

I was browsing Craigslist last night and came across a listing for girl's clothes and shoes. Most of it was too small but I wanted to see what she had for Bella's next size up. She also had a pair of Stride Rite shoes Bella can wear this winter brand new. When she emailed me the pics she added two beautiful boutique brand dresses that she hadn't included in her post. These are the old timey smocked/embroidered dresses that are so timeless. They came with the little diaper covers/pantaloons and one even came with a seperate slip. So adorable. I met with her this morning to see the stuff plus some shoes for Ian (which were too small) and bought the clothes and crib shoes. All for $25. I looked up the dresses online and a similar dress sells for over $40(each!).

I'm on a bargain high and I can't wait for Bella to be able to wear them!

All I Want for Christmas...

Is my two front teeth...

Guess who the tooth fairy will be coming to see very soon? Yep, Logan! He told me his tooth was loose so I checked myself and sure enough he has not 1 but 2 loose teeth. They are just barely loose though so it may be a few days or even weeks!

People Watching

I love people watching, especially at Disney where there are people from all over the globe. The Japanese are fascinating. I've seen some crazy outfits from some of the girls. I saw one girl this weekend with a knee length dress with lace accents and a high turtleneck, thigh high printed socks (not stockings) and strappy sandals.

I see man-pri's are still popular with the European crowd. These can't even be decribed as Lorts as those are clearly just long shorts. Man-pri's as I like to call them are not.

Certain items of clothing are CLEARLY inappropriate at Disney World. If you didn't know, there are a lot of kids around. Noone wants to see your ass! Not me, not my husband, not the castmembers and certainly not my kids. Someone should have pulled you aside before you entered the gates and told you to go find something to wear that covered your whole butt. Seriously. Leave a little something to the imagination. How is that even comfortable??? It's hard to look away isn't it?


Not quite as bad but there are certain things you should not wear. Especially if I can see your underwear thru your black shorts. Lady in the grey shorts isn't much better. Looks like a butt camel toe. (It may be hard to see what I'm talking about. I didn't want to zoom in though)


This must be redneck chic. Ripped at the bottom jeans, boots and a tux jacket. I'm guessing they were at a wedding earlier in the day and there'll be a reception later.


Nothing, nothing can beat that first photo though. I hope I didn't burn anyone's eyeballs!

Next Duggars?

The stroller caught my eye first so I had to get a picture but after they had walked by I realized I hadn't gotten the entire family. I thought 8 kids was a lot but there was a ninth child AND mom was pregnant again. Wow. That's a lot of work but more power to them! (ETA: Looking closely at the picture it looks like the first little girl may be an adoptee).

(Faces blurred out)

Without Further Ado

Here are our Epcot Food & Wine Festival pics! Be forewarned, this post is picture heavy and there will be more pics in the coming days/weeks. Dh wants to take his mom next week and I hope to go with just the girls too if everyone can get their schedules together.

In my hunger, I forgot to take pics of everything so you'll just have to imagine some of it. Sorry!

San Juan, Puerto Rico
-Frozen Mojito $6.50- My mom got this. She said it was only okay but she doesn't like mint. I tasted it and thought it was pretty good.


-Mofungo (green plantain mash with pork cracklings and Shrimp Salsa) $3.75- This was interesting and not bad but I wouldn't buy it again. It needed more of the salsa.

New Orleans, Lousiana (No pics)- I don't remember which was which but I thought they were both very good!
-Cajun Crawfish Etoufee $4.00
-Seafood Gumbo (shrimp, crab and catfish stew) $3.75

Oh I lied, here's a pic: Before you get all grossed out, it's not what it looks like. The guy delivering the food dumped a huge container of it on the ground splashing a very drunk guy and his wife. Drunk guy walked over to us at one point and was talking (slurring more like it) something about "what's wrong with the world" and sueing the big corporation or something. I had to warn more than one person not to step in it as noone was paying any attention!


Lyon, France
-Escargot Persillade en Brioche (snails with garlic butter in brioche) $4.50- YUMMY as usual!! If people would only adventure a taste, I think they'd love this. It's really more garlic butter and bread and it's just so mmmmmm. (Sorry about dh's hairy leg in there LOL)


-Quiche au Fromage de Chevre et poireaux (goat cheese and leek quiche) $4.00- Dh loves this.


-Creme Brulee Chocolat au Lait (milk chocolate creme brulee) $3.75- this was okay. I thought creme brulee was supposed to be thicker but this was the consistency of a thinner pudding. Ian liked it as well.


Munich, Germany (no pics)
-Spaetzle with Creamy Mushroom Ragout $3.25- I had this last year and liked it. Dh tried it this year and thought it was like pasta with cream of mushroom soup. LOL It was full of mushrooms though and looked good!

-Regensburger Sausage with sauerkraut in a pretzel roll $3.75- Mom had this and liked it. I don't care for sausage of sauerkraut myself.

New Delhi, India
-Samosa with Tamarind Sauce (spicy pea and potato pastry) $3.25- This is dh's favorite. I didn't try it this year and mom had a bite but didn't like the sauce.


-Mango Mousse $1.75- I don't care for mango but this was really good! It had some chunks of fresh mango and the sauce on top also tasted very fresh. The kids loved it as well.


Shanghai, China
-Chicken Sha Cha $3.50 - Mom and I tried this. I warned her on the bad reviews. The taste is okay but the texture of the chicken is just weird!


-Ginger Caramel Ice Cream $3.25- This was yummy as usual. It's got pieces of candied ginger in it and has a good flavor. You get a decent size cup of this too.


Melbourne, Australia
-Pepperberry Prawns on the barbie with sweet potato hash $4.75 - Not worth the price. You got 2 shrimp and while mom liked the sweet potato hash, I didn't and gave her mine. (no pic)

-Wattleseed Mousse (coffee-infused lady fingers with wattleseed filling) $2.75 - This was different. It was like a custard cake and it was def. coffee flavored. Not bad.


The Mouse Catch
-Trio of Cheese $4.50
--Asiago Pressato, Italy (cow's milk cheese)
--Manchego, Spain (sheep's milk cheese)
--Dorothea, Holland (goat's milk cheese with potato and basil oil)
No pics but this was really good! I love cheese! The Dorothea got a thumbs up from everyone. The basil really came out in the flavor of it. Ian, my little cheese lover, ate every bite we gave him. Logan wouldn't touch any of it. LOL

That's it! I think dh was a bit disappointed this year as there were not many vegetarian choices. He ended up eating a sandwich over in The Land (veggie cuban) which he always loves. I was full by the time we made it all the way around. Little bites here and there can really do it although I think I would have made room for more escargot. ;)

ISO Leapster LMAX charger/battery

I am in search of a Leapster LMAX rechargeable battery and charger(charger not necessary though). Ian got a used Leapster recently and we really need the rechargeable battery so we don't fly thru AA batteries constantly. If you have an extra you don't mind parting with, please let me know!

Saturday Food Fun

Epcot was great today! Beautiful weather, yummy food and good company (my mom was with us). I got some great people pics, food pics and more. But guess what? You're going to have to wait one more day. I'm exhausted so I'm off to bed.

Going to Epcot

Tomorrow for the Food & Wine Festival. I'll be back with lots of yummy food pics hopefully. Sorry, I got nothing else tonight. Odd isn't it?

Halloween

I'm so excited to show off Bella's costume! She's going to be a fairy! I bought her some $1 butterfly wings at the Dollar Store and I made her a tutu. She'll wear a onesie underneath. I already tried it on her and it looks soooo cute! I need to figure out a way to make the bands that hold the wings on her smaller though. The wings are fine, it's just how they are worn that's too big. I think I spent less than $5 total on the costume.

I can't wait to make her some more tutus. It was so easy and didn't take long at all. I think the hardest part was cutting the tulle in half semi-evenly. Cutting the strips was easy after that. I'll probably wait to make more until she's a bit older though and will have fun dressing up.

As for the boys, they have no idea what they want to be. Everything was $50 and involved a mask that I know they won't keep on. I did throw out the idea of making them both Legos this year and that seemed to go over well and will be super cheap so I may have to get busy!

New TV Season

Thank goodness for DVRs! I think at least half of my DVRs memory is full right now. I love my TV. I readily admit it. I watch when I'm having some down time. I watch when I'm nursing Bella. I get emotionally involved in the characters. I cry when someone dies. I smile when something good happens. I love my shows.

So I'm so happy that the fall season of shows has begun. Private Practice, Desperate Housewives, ER, Grey's Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer(tomorrow!), Gossip Girl, Lipstick Jungle and more! I also watch several shows that started this summer that are ending soon like Project Runway, The Hills, Making the Band 4, etc. I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see who wins, who makes up and who breaks up. Yes, I'm 30 something year old mom that watches MTV shows and loves them. They are my guilty pleasure.

To whoever came up with the idea for a DVR/TIVO, you have my eternal gratitude. I no longer have to pick just one show to tape on those awful VHS tapes and trek to another TV to watch a different show. I no longer have to watch commercials. I can zoom through an hour long show in 40min. Technology is awesome.

Happy Birthday Mom!!

You're the best!!

(this pic was from May- best I had. She's lost weight since then though and looks great!)