-my friend and former roommate lara and i were texting the other day about simpler times... like when her life consisted of ski class and my life consisted of waiting for her to get home from ski class. wow. we had it tough.
-today we went on a nice sunday afternoon stroll. do your january strolls look like this?
consider this payback for all those autumnal posts that invaded my reader back in october.
-the other day, parker was really mad at me for something and she was carrying on with her weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth while i was trying my best to ignore her. (it was over something really silly i assure you.) when sawyer woke up from his nap, she said to him, through her sobs, "sawyer, when you grow up, try your best to run away from mom if you can."
-my girls often lament over the fact that i am not "fancy". they wish i was "fancier". they will say to me, "mom, that t-shirt isn't fancy."
-songs that make me cry: "merry christmas darling" and "puff the magic dragon". and then there was this one time i was at the gym and this video came on and i cried, right there on the elliptical. that was a special moment. (note: i am not a regular viewer of cmt, nor a listener of country music. i was simply flipping thru the channels and saw hootie...)
-for those of you who were concerned, sawyer is now eating food. and what's awesome is that because i waited so long we skipped the dreaded baby food stage altogether! he just eats whatever we eat! oh, and he's also on the verge of walking. he can do about three steps. he's going for the record of being my youngest walker.
-i have the opinion that if my perpetual pile of laundry is piled on top of a made bed, it isn't as bad. and then at bedtime, because i inevitably do not get around to folding it (which is my intention when i put it on my bed, that i won't go to bed without folding it), i just push it all on the floor and then in the morning i make my bed and put it all back on my bed again. but at least my bed is made!
-i also have the opinion that the people in front of me in line at costco should let me go in front of them when it is obvious that i need to get out much quicker than they do. like, for instance, when macy has become a screaming, tyrannical little horror and oliver is making sawyer cry by poking his eyes with animal crackers and i'm standing there, silently fuming at these insensitive strangers, convinced that my sense of entitlement is completely justified.
-my kids have the movie "bolt" memorized...
-at any given time of the day, i am most likely singing (in my head, usually) songs from yo gabba gabba.
-a picture of me. proof that i exist. i used the picnik teeth-whitening tool on this picture because as soon as i saw this picture i yelped and got up and immediately put whitening strips on. in fact, i am wearing them right now. darn that diet coke.
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Did I miss sealing wax in all of this?
Send parker and macy to my house for the weekend and we'll get fancy. Oooh, wouldn't that be fun?
I just blogged about simple times as a 17 year old in San Diego where my day consisted of pool parties and million dollar yachts. Easier than college, by far.
Did I give my red shoes to you? Or to parker?
You're pretty.
Such a cute picture, you're so pretty. I loved this post. I love your blog :)
i already cry when i hear that song . . . does that mean i am going to be in real big trouble once i actually have kids?
i echo what aubry and julie say . . . you are pretty. real pretty.
and i miss you tons. and your blog makes me happy every time i read it. you make me look forward to being a mom. oh, and i want your beautiful bed.
NO. our sunday strolls DO NOT look like that. it's been freeeeezing here. and we woke up to snow this morning. so enjoy that beautiful and warm sunshine for all of us, will ya?
okay, i'm done. sorry for the long and random comment.
i love this post. mucho, mucho. it's funny you mentioned how "easy" your life used to be. yesterday landon and i got out of our car to walk into church and a girl from our primary class bolted in front of us followed by her mom holding a baby and kind of holding a toddler yelling at her daughter to slow down. the oldest daughter slipped on the ice and had a major meltdown and some pep talking to make it actually in the doors... after we helped and were sititng in church landon leaned over and said "our lived are easy" and it's true. i guess i should enjoy it while i have it.
and i'm not fancy either.
Loved the post!
Is that really the biggest pile of laundry you could take a picture of. I go the the laundry mat and have 1 1/2 weeks worth of laundry for all 5 of us piled on my bead. It's usually 1/2 done when it's time to go do bed, so it's easier to finish than move it all and then again in the morning and then convince myself to fold it again.
Oh laundry at Winston Ct. may be the death of me!
I loved you January walk and no, ours don't look much like that, especially since they take place indoors!
1. Laundry piled on a bed IS better. It's just one step below laundry folded and put away. I mean, it's in its rightful place. Just hasn't arrived at its destination. :)
2. Mamas should almost always get skipping rights. As a single girl, I try my best to let mamas cut in line, unless I'm in an absolute bind. I hope the universe pays me back for that when I have kiddos.
Puff the Magic Dragon makes me cry too. Since becoming fetus laden Yo Gabba Gabba makes me vomit. It is so off limits in this house now.
My bed looks exactly like yours....with the laundry pile that is. And I am proud of your bravery admitting you stopped for more than 3 seconds on CMT.
This post was so super real for me. From little jackie paper to the Costco line! Loved it.
I do the same thing with the laundry. I tell myself ever time it piles up "I'm going to change the way I do laundry." rigghhht!
Today at the bank I was thinking "not only would it help me if the person 12 people ahead of me let me go first. It would really be doing the whole bank a service!" I promise to let a young mom with "her hands full" (haha) go ahead of me!
The girls look so fancy dressed up in your "not so fancy" clothes...you must be doing something right! :)
Love your family!
you look HOT in that pictures. oooh la la. step touch?
glad to see miss parker is wearing a helmet:)
this post is perfection. not only did it describe motherhood in a completely real way, but it made me miss you...like i read it 4 times miss you.
and you say your aren't photogenic. pshh.
who needs white strips when picnik has a whitening tool? your teeth look fab!
explain the sealing wax please.
really feeling the jealousy with the good weather thing. it's so cold here i cry at the the thought of going outside. and then i cry because i'm bored inside. a real conundrum.
Just discovered "Yo Gabba Gabba" this past week. That show is like crack, but amusing nonetheless - especially DJ Lance Rock.
sealing wax... lyrics to puff the magic dragon. isn't that great? sealing wax makes me cry?
This is my favorite, I love posts like this. Yo Gabba Gabba is crazy-awesome.
And replace Costco with Wal*Mart and i'm totally there.
i loved this post. your bed is really cute and you are completely right about the whole made bed thing. and for me, when my folded laundry makes it into a bin to be brought upstairs to be "put away later" it's all over. I'll be searching madly through that bin until it's laundry throw up all over the place. stupid laundry.
you are darling and I need to read your blog more. It's hilarious!!!! Love all the what-not's love that you admitted to teeth whitening strips and love your cute picture♥
p.s did you know you have word verification on? I didn't know until someone pointed it out to me. I took mine off - I guess google made it auto unless you go check it manually
Dang Robin I just love you so much! Why can't we live by each other and feed our diet coke addiction together and you could make my days so much easier by making me laugh and laugh. This post is too true! Keep up your amazing blogging! You know you should really be getting paid for this!
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