Entries from June 2007

June 24, 2007

I Rock!

So says Jenny from Absolutely Bananas. And you know what…I so do! Jenny’s obviously a great judge of character!
Now it is my turn to pass this award on to other deserving Rockin’ Girl Bloggers. Since I read so many girl bloggers who rock, I am going to list all the Rockin’ Girl [...]

June 23, 2007

Two Pees In A Potty

Make that three pees….three pees in a potty.
After rethinking our potty choice (upon closer inspection, the potty bench had some “features” that weren’t suitable for our boys), we decided upon this plain ol’ potty which was the one I had originally wanted anyway.

Introducing the BABYBJĂ–RN Potty Chair

It’s a great little potty chair. Colourful for [...]

June 22, 2007

Happy Birthday To Me (and my dad)!

Happy Birthday to me (and my dad)!Happy Birthday to me (and my dad)!Happy Birthday dear Ca-ate (and Cate’s dad)!Happy Birthday to me (and my dad)!
Yup…it’s my birthday today. But it’s also my dad’s birthday. Rather than bore you with yet another story about me (although I know you all l-o-v-e them…don’t deny it!), [...]

June 21, 2007

Yet Another Birthday Boy

It’s been a busy couple of months for birthdays, with Zander turning 2 in May and Logan turning 1 a couple of weeks ago. But today there is another Birthday Boy…my little brother.
Yes, today is my brother Andrew’s 32nd birthday. I thought this would be the perfect day to tell my bloggy friends about my [...]

June 20, 2007

Getting-House-Ready-For-Sale To Do List

purge/sort/organize every room in the house
marvel at all the crap we have jammed into this tiny house
pack all non-essentials
marvel at all the crap we keep that we never use or didn’t even know we had
install new carpet on stairs — CHECK
install new vanity and counter top in main floor half-bath — CHECK
paint main floor half-bath [...]

June 19, 2007

Pondering The Potty Purchase

Thanks to all of your wonderful advice, we have a plan of attack for this whole potty training thing. I’m actually quite excited about it…although I’m sure that excitement will soon turn to exasperation. So I’m holding on to this feeling for dear life.
After searching through the myriad of potty solutions available, we [...]

June 18, 2007

Nothing To Complain About

Sometimes my life gets too overwhelming. I have my fair share of challenges.
I’m a bald woman. I’m allergic to sun. I’m allergic to cold. I have an easily-injured back due to instability caused by an extra vertabrae in my lumbar spine. My oldest son doesn’t like to eat. My [...]

June 15, 2007

Did You Know That Goldfish Crackers Play Peek-a-Boo?

Neither did I. I guess it’s just one of those little-known facts…but Zander discovered it today.
Let me preface this story by telling you a little bit about peek-a-boo in our house. Long ago, when Zander was only a few months old, hubby and I shortened the name of the game from peek-a-boo to [...]

June 14, 2007

Testing WordPress…1…2…3…

This is a trial run of WordPress. I am kicking the ol’ tires, so to speak. You can currently find my musings at A Beautiful Life on Blogger…for now.
After experiencing some technical bloggy difficulties, I am considering moving over to WordPress.
So for now this blog will be my attempts to get comfy and [...]

June 14, 2007

Miscellaneous Pics

If you are reading this…you have stumbled onto a post published for the sole purpose of showing my mother some pictures. Hi mom!
Here are some pics of the boyz from the last couple of days…little fiends!

the Marker Fiend himself
 

the stealer of crocs, aka Croc Fiend
 

Croc Fiend making hasty his get-away
Here are some pics [...]