Some days are like that... Even in Australia

"I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day."

Have you read that book? You should.

So, after waking up to our darling munchkins both howling at 5:30 this Monday morning, Cohen trying to feed Rett a day old piece of dried pear off the floor, and also calling the babysitter (WAY to early) TWICE from my phone while I wasn't looking, let's just say I'm finding it hard to get motivated at work!

I love them. They drive me nuts.

SO, I'm spending time researching things like Bathtub Puffy Paint. If I found time to make this stuff dare I say Cohen would LOSE HIS MIND. Only drawback is that neither of the 2 tubs in our house have tile walls. Maybe he will just have to take his first shower and experience this colorful, messy goodness!


Now THAT'S cute. Seriously.
via pinterest and Bleubird Vintage

I'm also getting a haircut Thursday. I'm trying out someone new. I'm excited and also a little frightened of what may happen if she chooses to ignore my warning that my hair WILL shrink 2 inches after drying. PLEASE LORD let her heed my advice!

Walgreens Upload -- a helpful hint

Did you know you can upload photos to your blog straight from the Walgreens website? That's where I send snapshots of my kiddies to get printed and now, WAH-LAH. I can do two things at once. Hooray for a more streamlined life! I need all the help I can get. Happy Friday!

cohenese

WOO HOOO
FRIDAY. WEEKEND.
It's warm here and if I lived in a magical world where I wear any clothes I wanted on Saturday it might be an outfit like this.



But I'd have this hair. No matter how I try. Loose waves are not a possibility for this girl.



more cool pics here.
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C-man has gotten increasingly vocal lately. Sometimes I ask myself... did I REALLY wish for this? But most times, I love it and I get a good chuckle daily at the things he comes up with.

"Da Boppis" = where mommy and daddy work (the office)

"Bah-pis Bauw" = what he would eat every morning if allowed (breakfast bar)

"Gig Ah Aey" = favorite restaurant (Chick-Fil-A)

"MICKEY" = Lord help you if you need an explanation for this one

"em ah nem ah nem ahs" = M&M's

"boos box" = what has caused sticky puddles all over our floor (juice box)

He actually has a LOT of words that he uses now but those are some of the funnier ones I thought I'd share.
Hope it brought a smile to your face!

Faith Blogs

If you have a minute, please check this out. Maybe this is old news but WHOA NELLY I'm sure glad I found it! I'm excited to keep up and be encouraged & challenged in my walk with Christ.

I started working on a painting for my house last night. I stayed up painting until midnight. (Yes, I'm crazy because my infant son still wakes every 3 hrs.) Nonetheless... I was grateful for that time and recharged my creative brain for a little while. Sometimes my creativity gets lost or stuffed away in the all-too-busy job of motherhood but as i painted and listened to music last night, I remembered that I can (and SHOULD) find time to do the things that make me... me.

I want to post a photo of the painting for advice and some help on a decorating question soon...

Grammy Highlight

For those who didn't see the Grammy's or went to take a shower during this part, I give you possibly the most entertaining moment of the whole show. Gwyneth gets props for singing better than most of the musicians who performed and doing so IN THOSE SHOES no less.

John Mayer needs to wash his hair and shave. Anybody hear me?

Happy Tuesday

xoxo

It was ICEE!!

And no... not the yummy frozen kind that pours out of the machine flavored with sweet syrupy goodness! It was ICY at our HOUSE. All of Dallas really and thus, I was home with the boys and no outings, save one desperate trip to Target, for 4 days. Here's a rundown:

We wore PJ's 99% of the time. I think the boys took 2 baths in 4 days. Cohen only so that means I'm not sure Rett had one at all. It was below freezing from Tuesday until Saturday. NOTHING melted. It was just a solid sheet of ice outside and the temp hovered, at times, around 4 degrees. We couldn't even really play in it. While confined to our icy indoor shackles, we made a fort, snow ice cream, did some (very brief) potty training, jumped on a mattress-made-trampoline, made valentines, froze outside popsicles. Thursday mommy was hit with a cold virus the likes of which she hasn't seen in a WHILE. This detail did not make for an easy end to the week but we made it through unscathed and (barely) alive. Thursday night though, Old Man Winter dumped 6" on us. Yes Cohen... NOW you may play!

Hope you are warm and cozy this Monday! We've got dry roads and blue skies. I'm smiling.