One of those days

Today is one of those days. You know when you wake up and just want to stay in bed all day. I was slow moving. I didn't get out of the house until 7:55 am and I still had to drop Abbie off at daycare and didn't make it into work until 8:15 am. Then once I got to work I just didn't feel like working. I need to shave my legs. The stubble is about to drive me nuts. And then there is my hair. I curled it out and it's about to drive me insane. I pulled the sides back and I'm feeling a little better.


Charlie's grandma is coming down to visit with his great aunt & uncle Friday & Saturday. This will be their first visit to our home. I didn't think they would be staying with us until I called her last night to check in with them and she says, "I was going to call you. Do you have a guest room? Do you mind if we stay with you?" It doesn't bother me having them stay with us but now I feel like I need to do more cleaning!! I got quite a bit of cleaning done this weekend but it still doesn't feel clean. I hate to dust (a trait I got from my grandma). So I need to dust my entire house. I got the computer room straightened up & I need to make the guest room bed and tidy up the house a bit. I really appreciate a mother that taught me to have a clean house but I think I take it to a new level. I am OCD when it comes to cleaning. I used to be a weekly cleaner but now with Abbie, I do it when I can. There are many things in life that make me happy. One of them being able to sit down and relax in a clean house. Another would be the feeling of smooth, stubble free legs.

Video of the Week

Sorry I didn't get this posted over the weekend. I was going to do it last night but Charlie was on the computer most of the night.

With the help of my 18 y/o niece, I am beginning to learn how to use Windows Movie Maker. My friend, Angie, is always making the most adorable videos of her son on her blog. Head on over to Three's Company right here and check it out. Cameron is the most adorable little boy and is quite the little actor already. I think he is following in his mother's footsteps. Angie does well behind and in front of the camera. She played the lead role of Maria in West Side Story when we were in High School.

Anyway, here is my first attempt at Windows Movie Maker. It's just a short little video I put together last week. I hope to improve as I work more on the program.

Oh, and yes I am sticking my tongue out at the end of the video. It's a trait my family does when we are thinking or working on something, so don't be knocking.

Choosing Thomas

I came across this story on Facebook. As a mother, I don't know if I could have made the decision that these parents did.

Make sure you grab some tissues, it's quite the tear jerker.

Because I want my daughter to have a planet to live on...

Today marks the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. I have always been somewhat of an environmentalist. I'm not one of those die hard environmentalist that you see in Whole Foods. You know, the tree huggers who go days without showering b/c they want to conserve water. I'm sorry, but I like to smell good thank you. Although I have been washing my hair every other day b/c I hear that the oils in your hair can do wonders for it. But I have to bathe my body on a daily basis or I just feel icky. Although I'm not like my husband who after finished cleaning himself, stands there and turns on the water as hot as it can scorch himself. I get in, do my stuff as fast as possible and get out.

I am also one that if all possible refuses to use Styrofoam products. I remember a family vacation when I was about 11 or 12 years old. We had borrowed a camper and took it up to South Dakota. So my mom was making cereal for us one morning and she places it down in front of me. Cereal...in a STYROFOAM BOWL!! I told her I refuse to eat cereal out of that b/c it's not biodegradable. Yes, I knew what the word meant at that age. And to this day, I will not buy Styrofoam products. I don't even like it when I get food to go in restaurants and they put it in a Styrofoam box. Maybe that is why I always clear my plate so I don't have to take anything home.

Disposable diapers also irritate me. When I was pregnant with Abbie, I was firm on using cloth diapers. I even had my mother in law make me some b/c she is this sewing maniac. Well I used them for about a week or two and realized that cloth diapers weren't for me. Disposables are just so much more convenient. Maybe if I should ever have baby #2, I may revisit cloth diapers.

So today, in celebration of Earth Day I am going to start recycling. We have been recycling our aluminum cans b/c you can get money for them (duh). But I want to do more. So this week I went to the recycling center in town and made a note of everything they take. I am going to start recycling all of my #1 & #2 plastics, glass, papers, cardboard, paper, tin cans and aluminum cans. Charlie thinks it's going to be a pain in the butt b/c we will have to rinse out everything, but if it will do some good for this planet we will on and make life better for my daughter in the future...I'm all for it!!

To quote a status update I read on Facebook today...

"It's Earth Day! Try to do something nice for the Earth today.
Remember, what you do today will impact the Earth for years. Let's
make/keep it clean and healthy for future generations!"

Uninspirational

I'm just blank tonight on what to post. I'm tired of the Post-it Note Tuesday b/c I can never come up with something unique & creative to post. Tackle it Tuesday was an epic fail. I about have the living room in order and the dining room table doesn't look too bad. I did go through Abbie's clothes and boxed up all of her newborn and 0-3 mos clothing. It was kind of sad. It will probably be the last time that I get to see the clothes until they go on a garage sale or given away. Charlie says that we are done having kids, he's happy with one. He really didn't want to have any children but he knew how much I wanted a baby so we compromised. Yet I want Abbie to have a sibling to grow up with. Charlie says she has the dogs. But dogs don't live forever. Hopefully when Abbie gets old enough she can walk up to Charlie and say, "Daddy, I want a brother or sister." She has had her daddy wrapped around her finger from the day he walked with her out of the OR.

Video of the Week

Behind the scenes of the 5 month pose by the bear photoshoot.

Thankful Thursday

• Two healthy eyes (Contracted Conjunctivitis (pink eye) somehow on Saturday). I can finally wear eye makeup again. Going to attempt putting back in my contacts tomorrow.
• A tax savvy friend who completed and filed my taxes for free back in February. I'm so happy I don't have to worry & stress out about that today, tax deadline. The refund is long gone and spent the day we got it. But at least we can say that it went towards lowering our debt.
• An awesome and affordable hairstylist that does a great job on my thick, coarse, naturally curly head of hair. I love my new cut & highlights!!
• A hands on father to Abbie. He watched her for 3 1/2 hrs while momma was getting pampered at the hair salon.
• Beautiful weather where we can grill & enjoy our delicious dinner out on the deck.
• Energetic coworkers who push me to go out and walk for 30 minutes over my lunch hour. I get some fresh air and take in the beauty of springtime in Oklahoma (achoo!!)
• A wonderful friend who is taking me out for a belated birthday dinner on Saturday.
• A great rack thanks to breastfeeding my daughter.