Little This...Little That

Today is Wednesday and that means dance class for Taylor. The first two classes she was SOOO excited to go and then BAM...third class and she protests. Of course this mommy is what some would consider a mean mommy and I made her go anyway. After the first five minutes she did fine and that was that.

The following Wednesday again with the protest. This time the protest involved crying and laying on the floor of dance class. I wish I had a photo to share because it made me laugh. After the first five minutes she did fine and that was that.

Are you noticing a pattern here??

Taylor (unlike Thomas) is as stubborn as they come. When this little girl doesn't want to do something you can forget about it. She rarely falls for bribery and gives in ONLY on her own terms.

Today...like the last two classes...started with protests, but to my surprise they didn't last. I asked her if I could take a picture of her in her tutu and somehow this completely distracted her from not wanted to go to class.



And just so you all know... I am not forcing her to go to dance class. If she really didn't want to go I would not make her. She is just a little shy and it always takes her the first few minutes of class to warm up to everyone.

Thursdays and Saturdays are Thomas' soccer days. The only word to describe this....HILARIOUS! A bunch of 4 yr olds running around, rarely aware of which direction they should be running.

Since I work every Saturday I have only made it to one of his games. Although I think one game pretty much sums up the entire season. I have decided Thomas is there mostly for the social aspect of it and could take it or leave it as far as the soccer goes. However, a camera can tell a totally different story. I like the story that these pics tell.



Oh and their Halloween costumes.....



PIRATES!!! Both of them!!!

Another month come and gone...

My weekly routine with the kids seems to be making the time just fly by. Add in all of the things that are "non-computer" related, another month come and gone and what you get is a really bad blogger. The truth is, ever since school started two months ago I have been out of sorts.

My camera has dust people!!!

Yes I said...DUST!!

I keep picking it up and even throwing it in the car with me, but that's where it ends. I never end up actually using it. I started organizing photos the other day...hundreds and hundreds might I say...and realized that this is the first summer that I have taken close to zero pics of the kids. I fear that in the future...far in the future...I will look back and wonder what happened in the summer of 2010 that kept me from taking pictures of the kids. I will wonder what they looked like...what they were doing.

Oh well I guess. Although it is still 105 degrees out, summer is over!

It is time to focus on fall.

So that is what I will do. I told you a while back, so far back you probably don't remember, that I would give you a hint to our Halloween cotume choices this year. So I will do just that...



This is the pattern for Taylor's costume!!! Can you figure out which one she will be?? Thanks to my wonderful mom both of the kids' costumes are finished and just waiting. Halloween can not come fast enough for this mommy!!

Stealing some fun...

So, I have nothing new to report around here. And actually that is quite alright with me. The kids and I plug along all week with our little routine and I have occasional moments of insanity and then I regroup. I spend the weekend trying to soak up any minute I can get of shared parenting and then the week starts all over again. I love it though and wouldn't have it any other way.

With that said...

I was perusing blogs this morning and read my friend Jessica's blog and decided to steal her post today.

Most of my posts are about my kids, but today I am talking all about myself.

25 Things You Do Not Know About Me (well, except my mom and my sis...they know pretty much everything about me)

1. I cannot eat milk duds without popcorn.
2. My absolute favorite color is yellow, but I only own one shirt that is yellow and wear black and white most days.
3. Christmas is my favorite holiday, but since having kids Mother's Day is the day I look forward to the most. My hubby has made everyone so far great!
4. I watch General Hospital...yes the soap opera, religiously. It is my number one on the DVR list.
5. Country music makes me absolutely HAPPY...it can turn my mood around instantly.
6. I despise laundry...everything that has to do with laundry I hate. So, much so that I would hire someone to do it if I could afford to.
7. I love doing the dishes and prefer to do them myself even if my hubby offers to do them.
8. I have never started a BBQ...I get freaked out at the thought of starting it. I have no idea why.
9. I am scared to DEATH of snakes and just the site of one will cause me to have a nightmare the next time I fall asleep.
10. At work my routine is like CLOCK WORK...I am neurotic about it.
11. The only nickname I have ever really had is Miffie...there are only a select few people in my family that still call me that.
12. My favorite movie is Top Gun even though I really do not like Tom Cruise.
13. I think motherhood is the most rewarding thing I have ever done.
14. I laugh at my kids daily.
15. I have the mouth of a trucker and my favorite word is not a very good one.
16. I always have a plan, but never stick to it.
17. I have never packed for a trip earlier than the night before.
18. I strongly dislike local news, but watch NBC Nightly News every night...I love Brian Williams.
19. I dream every night and almost always remember them in the morning. I have often wondered what they mean...if anything.
20. I would love to write a book about motherhood.
21. I once made a list of 50 things I wanted to do in life and #5 was ride a Harley across the country. I laugh every time I read the list. Oh and I have never been on a Harley.
22. If I could own a race horse I would name it "Are you kidding me?"
23. I say "Seriously?" so much that Thomas now says it.
24. It drives me nuts when kids that can talk have pacifiers.
25. When I cry at movies it is usually the "ugly cry"

And there you have it. A little bit more about me that you probably didn't know 5 minutes ago.

Are you ready for some football??

Because we are!!

Officially the 2010/11 NFL season began last Thursday night, but Sunday was really the day that made it official in our house.



Thomas keeps changing his mind as to what team he is backing. This week you can see he was a Seahawk fan...next week though...he will probably be a Cardinals fan. My hubby will not agree with me, but I don't care which team he likes.

Laboring on Labor Day??

Well, our Labor Day was filled with a whole lot more laboring than resting. No complaints here though, I felt pretty good last night when I looked back on what I got accomplished.

Tom and I both worked all weekend, but did a little playing. I took the kids to our friends Chris and Jen's house for some much needed swimming. Well, the kids swam and mom just chatted. Oh and had Jen design an awesome flier for a Breast Cancer fundraiser we are having at work...more on that later...but Jen is great. Tom took Thomas golfing...not just to the driving range either...they actually played 9 holes.

They were sooo cute when they drove by in the cart and when they got home. Sometimes it absolutely amazes me how grown up Thomas can be. I do not like it quite frankly, but more on that later.

I did some much needed cleaning of both my car and my house. I always feel pretty darn good when I get cleaning done. It isn't may favorite thing to do, but it is rewarding when it is done.

And lastly...

I finished two projects. I will be sharing over on TaylorTHIS lately today. Each project I finish makes me smile a little more.

outplay...outwit...OUTLAST

So, I decided to start the VERY dreaded task of POTTY TRAINING!!!

Can I just tell you that I am one pair of underwear away from giving up and it is only day two?

Can I just tell you that it is WAY different with Taylor than it was with Thomas?

Can I just tell you that Taylor thinks it is some sort of game? That every time she has an accident... THAT is when she decides to tell me she has to go potty!! Better late than never...I GUESS

Can I just tell you that she thinks the door needs to be closed and I need to leave her alone while she is trying to go? I am sorry, but when was the last time I got to use the restroom without a dog and two toddlers hanging off of me? She must be taking a page out of my hubbys book...Mr. I need 30 min with no interruptions. Oh don't even get me started, I really could devote an entire post to Moms and Dads and the differences in restroom usage. But I digress

Can I just tell you that Thomas gets more excited when she goes in the toilet than she does?

Oh and one more thing....

Can I just tell you that my mom is tackling potty training tomorrow while I am at work.

Please...Please...Please

NO ACCIDENTS AT NANA's

My Mastercard Commercial

Dance class...$45.00 a month

Tap and Ballet Shoes...$35.00

Leotard, tights and skirt...$28.00

Getting to see Taylor sitting with five other little girls at her first dance class...

PRICELESS!!




Side note...

Thomas was just as excited for Taylor to go to her first dance class as I was. He was a totally supportive big brother. I was a proud mommy at 10am this morning.