10 Things

Yeah, for another Tuesday!

1. A good hair day, yeah, finally with all the rain and humidity I was beginning to think I would never see another.

2. We had a very good picture session today with the best photographer Gregg Pinkston.

3. Both the girls had accidents yesterday and had marks on their faces (because we are VERY clumsy) and the marks didn't show up today. Yeah!

4. We got to spend almost all day with Grandma.

5. We got to have dinner with Grandpa and Grandma tonight....Tuesday Night Burger King Family night.

6. After we ate the girls went to play while we visited and Molly headed to the play area and someone opened the door for her and before I could say, "say thank you", she had already said it to him.......ahhhhhhhh!.

7. The girls went to bed without a noise tonight! Yipppeeee! I only wish Brian were here to share this special moment with me.

8. TiVo and new TV shows. Double Yipppppeeeee!!!

9. I got to talk to my brother tonight.

10. My girls are being wonderful even though they miss their daddy.

A good Tuesday!!!

Tagged

Okay, so I was going to do a fabulous post about this wonderful piece of playground equ. that my wonderful sister bought the girls for Christmas, but I forgot to put my memory card in my camera and didn't get any pics of ours (please note that the children in this picture are not mine, however that grass is fabulous). Perhaps I will take pics tomorrow and post then.

I was tagged by Danna, who I thought knew me pretty well, but I enjoy her lists, so here goes.

What I was doing 10 years ago.....hmmmmm, I am even trying to remember that far back, but I think I was living in Jonesboro working at Ron Allison's office as the office manager. Great job, wonderful people

Five things on my to do list today:

1. Get caught up on laundry, done except folding and put away...so maybe not so done with that

one.

2. Take the girls to town and spend some quality family time together before Brian goes to AL.

3. Pick up a book at Barnes and Noble.

4. Pick up some fabric at Hancock's....I COMPLETELY forgot about it until we pulled in the driveway.

5. Finish half the EPC shirts I have to do, 1 more left....whoo hooo.

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

1. Go on vacation.....all the time!

2. Buy my hubby his very own fab shop.

3. Hire a live in house cleaner....whooopeee!

4. Hire a personal trainer, chef and personal shopper....that would be the best!

5. Take care of family so that they would never have to worry about debt again.

Three of my bad habits:

1. I talk WAY too much.

2. I am too hard on my husband who does try very hard.

3. Comfort food, enough said!

Five places I have lived:

1. Jonesboro, AR

2. Paragould, AR

3. Jackson, TN

4. St. Louis, MO

5. Searcy, AR

Five jobs I have had:

1. Stay at home mom and embroidery/sewing/bow maker.

2. Chiropractic Therapist

3. Architect/Engineer Assistant

4. Office Manager Insurance Agency

5. Front desk clerk at a hotel, I loved this job. The pay stunk and my boss was a very sexually inappropriate person, but I loved this job.

Five People I Want to Know More About

1. Amy S.

2. Darrah W.

3. Rebecca S.

4. Hannah S.

5. Danielle B.

That was fun, thanks Danna!

Oh, Happy Day, Hap, Happy Day!

Okay, for those of you with a weak stomach, please find another blog to read. This entry might not be for you. We had a milestone today, a major one in my book. This one rates right up there with their first tooth, or first steps and maybe even their first word. We left the house, went to eat dinner with our panties on, our real honest to goodness panties and no one had an accident. I am telling you, I feel like I have run a marathon or climbed to the top of a large mountain...something that fabulous.

Many years ago (4 to be exact) before my beloved ones came along and JM joined the G crew, AG and I had many conversations and couldn't understand why moms were SOOOOO obsessed with their children's....shall we say......waste? It seems to come up in the most unlikely of conversations and for any of you with kids or friends with those of us who have kids, you are nodding your heads saying, yes, yes, why do you crazy moms do that? Who knows, but I am so happy about our potty episode tonight, I am even posting for anyone who cares to read about it.

There are many milestones that come along in your child's life, but none I think are as wonderful as potty training. Of course I wouldn't have said that on Wed when Molly and I went to the store and she had to pee and the only potty close was a gas station, whose name I will not mention, but should and I the thought crossed my mind if I had seen a patch of grass outside we could use instead of the potty. Hello GermX and penicillin.

Here are some pics that have NOTHING to do with potty training, thank goodness, I do draw the line somewhere!!! These are more pictures from the wonderful Children's Museum in Memphis. Note: The blue child is not mine, but we would totally claim him. How cute is that cookie monster costume? I kept wanting AG to make him say.....yummmm, yummm, yummmm, me want cookies! However, I am pretty sure he did the ice cream dance on stage for us! Silly boy!!

Thirteen Thursday

I love my husband, and most days I really like him too. Here are 13 reasons I love him so much even though he burned my bushes last night :(


13 Reason I Love My Husband




1. He shares bath time duties with me. I look forward to Fri, Sat and Sun nights of bath free nights for me.


2. He will say prayers with the girls even when I am not helping with bedtime.


3. I love the fact that even though he sees the girls almost every day, when dressing them he never knows what matches and what is play clothes and what is nice clothes.


4. I love that he thinks that this is good hair for the girls:

5. He makes me go outside to play (I am an inside air conditioner kind of girl) with the girls and I always have such a good time and find something to keep myself busy.

6. He always unloads my cases of water out of my Jeep for me even though we both know I am capable of doing it.

7. He has always changed the girls diapers (panties and training pants) without being asked. On a side note for anyone who didn't know this about my husband. The girls were born on a Wed and we didn't get to leave the hospital until the following Monday and I had not changed one single diaper in the hospital.

8. He can fix anything! And if he can't fix it he will find a way by reading a book, asking a friend or doing research.

9. He always lets the girls help him put things together and is so patient teaching me and them new things.

10. He has the most amazing reading comprehension. If I have a booklet or instruction manual, he generally reads it for me and gives me all the info I need so I don't have to read.

11. He never asks questions about how and where I spend money!

12. He knows my hormone changes during certain times of the month and knows when to bring me chocolate, pay me a compliment, or take the girls to the car wash to let me have 30 min to myself. Smart, smart man!

13. And the most important. He gets up and goes to work long hours every day and never misses work. Then he comes home with enough energy to play with the girls or fix something I have broken. The amazing thing is that he NEVER complains about work, NEVER! All you single girls out there....if you ever find a man like this....MARRY HIM!!!

13b. He puts up with me!

Tag Team

I think Danna posted a funny picture of her girls in cahoots together, plotting an unauthorized trip outside. It got me thinking about the girls and how much fun they have together, plotting, planning and playing.

Here are some cute pictures of them playing.

Riding together on the 4 wheeler. Usually Sarah is on the back, but for some reason she wanted to ride on the front tonight.

These pictures are of Sarah running in front of Molly on the 4 wheeler screaming.....chase me, chase me, chase me!!!

Ten Things Wednesday

While that isn't quite as catchy as 10 things Tuesday, I am running a bit behind. This overcast, groggy weather is making me feel sleepy, really sleepy so I went to bed at 8:30 last night so here is my no 1 -

1. My hubby helped the girls get to sleep last night while I climbed in bed and was asleep by 8:30.
2. My car and Brian's truck are cleaned....no small feat, but both are looking good....today anyway.
3. Brian is coming home unusually early tonight and we will get to go outside and spend the evening together.
4. Tomorrow is MDO....yeah!!!
5. I am caught up on housework and laundry....all in the same day!
6. Parenting advice from other moms.
7. My sweet girls sharing with each other. There are probably 15 fights about not sharing during the day, but that one where they do share is super sweet.
8. Taking a shower this morning and my house not being a wreck when I got out.
9. The girls playing together, listening to their brains working out loud is so much fun.
10. Molly recognizing her name on her pillow and knowing that Sarah's pillow was on her bed at naptime and not her own.

Our Buddy

This is our buddy:

We don't have a lot of friends, especially ones that are our age, but we sure like JM, a lot.

He got to go to the Children's Museum in Memphis last week with us, and we had a great time. Here are some pics from our trip. Whoooopeeeee!

Doing some fishing

Doing Some Grocery Shopping

Helping the city of Memphis fight crime

Most importantly, Taking care of our teeth!