evidence

. . .That my iPad was taken by these two stinkers, for nefarious purposes, like gratuitous selfie taking.

theme-less

Feeling a little random today, so . . . I don't know I'll just type some things and see if any type of theme emerges.

We're lovin watching the chipmunks harvest the seeds from our plants in the front yard.  Miley gets so excited when she spots one, which is all the time recently.  Side note, her hair looks really long in this picture. . . maybe I should do something with it.

I love the girlishness of this little girly.  She's so cute when she takes care of her babies and reads them stories.  Oddly, she's very concerned with their potty training and I've heard her scold them for pooping in their pants and repeat verbatim every instruction I've given to her on the subject.  Why is that she just can't do it then?

There's just something about this trike that I love.  I don't know what it is, but she is at her cutest when she's buzzing around on it.

Miley has found a love for the Wii.  She likes to paint on the pictures, or turn them into puzzles and put them back together.  Of course she always asks to play Disney Sing It! as well.

Pinkalicious has become the new FAVE book.  Miss girly reads it everyday, multiple times.  She's got it memorized, but still asks us to read it to her.  I think the cupcakes are what drew her in, and she always asks if we can make some after we read it.  Look how cute her Daddy is, with his dramatic reading. . . ahhhh I love that guy.

This picture will need some explanation . . Bear is actually laying on the grass, our grass, which means that it's not so freaking HOT anymore, or well, it's getting better!  Of all the things I love about fake grass, the temperature it heats up to in the summer is not one of them.  We have to spray it down to use it, but it's not such a big deal because being out in the water is the only way to be outside here in the summer.  Thankfully, we're headed into my favorite time of year and it will once again be cool on my feet.

We were playing outside the other day, and this little girl showed us that she is quite the soccer player.  I am truly impressed. . . maybe she's always known she had mad soccer skills because that's what she calls every ball she has since she was little. . . a soccer ball.  Until of course, we bought her an actual soccer ball (not pictured) and that she calls a soc.  I don't know.

I am so excited that we're almost in Halloween season.  I am trying to finalize some costume stuff and start some more spooky projects.  It is the most wonderful time of the year.

I ordered a new crib.  Miley's was a drop side one which they don't think are safe anymore and since we have to be the safest house to get approved, we'll be ditching it for a new one. . . which made me start to look at Miley's room in a redecorating kind of way.  Dave was so happy about that.  It's percolating.  ;)

We've noticed some mini-me tendencies in Mie lately.  She always wants her hair in a bun, like mine.  I should really swap it up, but dang it's hot and a bun is sooooo easy.  She uses sighs as a form of communication.  Dave was confused by this until he realized that I do it as well.  She says everything I say, like. . . you're killing me, or you're driving me crazy. . . which makes it sound like all I say are exasperated pleas for help,  ;) but those are just the funniest when they come out of her mouth.  Oh and she tells daddy to 'be a good boy' when he leaves for work. . . not cause I do though, that'd be weird.  ;)

And a random post wouldn't be complete without the random photobooth pics, even though they are going to mess with the layout and look weird taped on to the end.  Oh well, it only bothers me.

thanks for asking

of course I have more photobooth shots to show you.  ;)

In fact, I don't have much else coming out of my camera. . . so instead here's an update, kinda. . . I've been busy making stuff for Miley's birthday.  Decorations, I mean.  Even though it will just be the three of us for her actual birthday it's going to look like a party blew up in here.  ;)  Also on my docket, paperwork.  Yeah that's fun.  Throwing stuff away.  That really is fun!  I want to hit the garage next but it's too dang hot, so instead I'll have to deal with my office which is not so much fun to organize.  It's hard to purge that stuff.  Finding books to read, right now have three on my nightstand.  Hopefully one of them is any good.  Judging a new camera's likelihood of sticking around.  Doing Dave's chores cause he's been working a lot.  Trying to do Miley's hair in more than just a bun or ponytail, and man I stink at french braids.  Entertaining an almost three year old and convincing her to nap.

I was just looking at those pics. . . do I make the same four faces every time?  Weird.  I need to work on some new material.

OK anyway, Dave has been busy. . . working, and working some more.  Trying to remember to brush the dogs' teeth more often.  It's still his chore, cause he's better at it.  Yeah his list isn't so fun.

Miley has been busy memorizing movie quotes.  She's got quite a few from a number of movies, which I'm not sure if I should applaud or be slightly ashamed that she knows movie quotes at all.  ;)  She's working on her golf game, and scaring the crap out of the dogs with it.  She's busy hinting, asking, pleading, and begging for ice cream cones or popsicles.  Figuring out time (yesterday, 2 minutes, 18 o'clock, later), or just using timely words a lot for fun.  Swimming when it's not too hot.  Yeah, here it is actually too hot to swim some days.  Wearing bandaids on scratches or pretend scratches.  Learning more sign language.  Riding her trike.  Doing her homework, learning number and letters and writing her name.  Tea parties.  Going on picnics, real and imaginary.  Not pooping in the potty.  Grrrrrrr.  Cuddling in blankets, yeah I don't know why, but she's in love with blankets this summer.  Dancing, jumping, and falling down.  Playing pretend anything.  Staying up late to see her Daddy when he comes home from work.  Talking nonstop.  In fact I think this list could go on nonstop.  She's a very busy girl, so I'll just end it here.

And the dogs. . . . are busy napping.  It's hot.

Consider yourself updated.  ;)  What's new with you?

mugshots

So I did it, I sucked up all my courage and went and got my driver's license renewed.  OK, maybe not all my courage because I talked Dave into coming with me to do errands afterward.

By the way, if you live around us the ONLY way to do a renewal is by appointment. . . and by only I mean best.  It was so fast that way.  Set it up online.  No waiting, well relatively speaking.

Anyway, so I was getting ready to take my new photo, (which was pretty exciting because my last one looks like I'm a little too excited to be getting my picture taken). . . and the robot lady said, 'you can smile if you want,' . . . you mean there are other options I never considered?. . .

and immediately thoughts of making a hideous face were at the forefront of my mind. 

I contemplated the classic kissy face, I use a lot.

Mouth open, tongue lolling, big eyes.

or just plain weird. . .

Oh the possibilities were racing through my mind while I sat there waiting, but then I looked up at the robot lady at the last minute and her extreme seriousness. . .

(sidenote, why can't the government afford robots that emote, I mean they waste money everywhere why not on a little animatronic emotion, Disney has them, come on keep up Obama?)

. . . well, it scared me straight. . . into a sad little smirk that looks like I was once thinking of doing something evil in my picture.  If only.

i got nothin

Nothing again from me, well a little more than nothin since I did add a photobooth shot.  What do you think of the instagram in the side bar?  That's all I can add to the blog these days. . . and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. 

a cure all

It turns out that Miley is a mama's girl after all. . . exhibit A. . . and B

The other morning while Dave and Miley were in the kitchen getting her some breakfast, I was still in bed trying to wake up, unsuccessfully.  I yelled to Dave to tell him that he couldn't go to work cause I was still sleepy.  Miley replied, 'Mommy do you need some chocolate?'  Then she said to Dave, 'Daddy go get Mommy some chocolate.'  But he didn't.  :(

I've had some really annoying pain in my teeth for a week or so (dentist was no help there). . . anyway, so it's been aggravating and given me headaches and just irritated the crap out of me. . . when Miley noticed me holding my mouth she once again asked, 'Mommy do you need some chocolate?'  Yes, yes I do.  Apparently chocolate is a pick me up and a remedy for most any condition.

Take that Dave, Miley believes in my method of healing over yours.  ;)  I mean, she never suggested medicine.  ;)  Uhhh, which I guess could be bad if it was an emergency situation and all I got from her was a Reese's egg. . . I guess I'll teach her to dial 911 now too, just to cover our bases.  ;)

Oh and for any of her maladies, juice and bandaids will fix it.  Her tummy hurt, so she asked for a bandaid to be put on it and a cup of juice.  Her leg hurt, and once again she needed juice and a bandaid.  Fever, yep that too.  Who knew we'd be all holistic here with a pharmacist's influence ever present.  ;)

do'ing'

 
 listening:  to the sounds of Disney Junior on TV in the next room
reading:  Slathbog's Gold (per Dave's recommendation), but would really like to be reading Maze Runner or The Peach Keeper. . . dang waiting lists at the library
watching:  my sis on skype while I type this
eating: nothing, sadly gave up on snacking between meals
drinking:  V8 acai, I'm always thirsty
wearing:  royal blue, my fave, and jeans, rolled up because I'm not ready to commit to shorts yet
feeling:  anxious for some BBQ carne asada tonight, mmmmm, a little disappointed that it's cloudy today, and slightly itchy on my neck where I may have got a little too much sun
wanting:  some chocolate covered cinnamon bears, thanks a lot for that craving Kendra!
needing:  Miley to get out of her funk she's presently experiencing
thinking:  that it's a good thing I have a hair appointment today, because it's looking pretty sad
enjoying:  that Dave has been so great taking care of things and Miley the past couple of days so I can get some stuff (or relaxing) done too

love this app!

 We're lovin this app at our house!  Best .99 cents I ever spent!  Well, until Miley says again again for the thousandth time and then I kinda wish I didn't show it to her.  ;)

our lucky day

. . . because we have him in our family. . . and we get to celebrate HIS BIRTHDAY!

Check out Tiff's birthday tribute to Davey here!  Thanks Tiff, you rock!