10 on Tuesday--Need to use less words edition!
1-- A local Indy hip hop radio station has been playing a catchy, but not the most appropriate song on the radio lately. I was completely dumbfounded when I heard this song for the first time. I believe my first thought was, "really? did I really hear that?"
So, like what I do with every song that gets stuck in my head....I took it to work. My co-workers snicker and smile, but really? How dare "Young Money" defile the Flintstones?!?!?!
Not the most profound of song lyrics, but catchy nonetheless...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha80ZaecGkQ
More than anything, I think it's the beat and the 'hook' that get me....Now instead of switching away fearing Henry asking about "bed rock," I have caught myself maybe even turning it up! Yikes!!
2-- I'm slowly getting up the nerve to make Henry a shirt for his birthday/pictures. I have the t-shirt and the fabric, but haven't quite gotten the courage to attempt to make the actual tie or sew it on the shirt. I want it too look something like this:
http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.110927500.jpg
I have two different fabrics on an orange shirt. I haven't decide which one....maybe I'll use both...
3-- I'm still waiting on my 3rd pair glasses in 2 months. (Audrey is the culprit for both broken pairs.) After a disastrous outing to Lens Crafters, I went back a second day and picked some new frames. This was at a Lens Crafters without a lab meaning I would have to order. Nine days after ordering, our answering machine told me that the new lenses didn't pass the safety checklist. A second set of lenses would have to be ordered. I guess more waiting is better than have the lenses shatter in my eye during my next bout with Audrey the Destroyer!
4-- I took Henry to a different Pediatric Dentist for a second opinion on filling his cavities. (The first Ped. Dentist wanted to use general anesthesia.....$$$). So after this appointment, we're going with the second dentist!! 1-- He only sees two areas that truly need addressing and 2-- this treatment can be done in-office. The second dentist office is much more conservative and like me, doesn't want to scar the boy!!
5-- I have several co-workers that are hard-core in to coupons.... not that there's anything wrong with that! I'm talking stores paying them hard-core; cart-load of groceries for $5 hard-core. I thought 2010 was going to be the Year of the Coupon for our house, but try as I might, I can't seem to remember to bring/use the coupons I print or cut out!
but what did Henry glom on to in the snack bar...
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10 on Tuesday
~Ten on Tuesday~
1. As I was willing myself awake this morning, Henry was playing around on our bed. At one point he stood up and said, "I like myself." This is coming on the heels of Henry's declaration that he has 3 best friends, "Mommy, Daddy, & Audrey!" Maybe I'm/we're doing something right after all.
2. In the same morning romp, because I still hadn't gotten up, Audrey climbs up in our bed, too. She and I were cuddling and it was turning into quite the Hallmark moment. Just as the Hallmark Crown and soft music were about to appear, Audrey whacks me in the eye with a Happy Meal toy. Note: No glasses were harmed! I wasn't yet wearing my glasses.
3. Why is it that the most annoying Happy Meal toys have the longest staying power with my children?? Why can't the noisy ones be the ones that get lost and broken? When it was the talking Madagascar toys, I can't tell you how many times I heard, "I'm Alex, the Alex." Now we're on the Penguins of Madagascar and this one is even more annoying than Alex, the Alex. Skipper (Rico, as Henry calls him) has some motion sensor that makes some incessant "wee-oh, wee-oh" noise. It's these menacing toys that even Audrey sleeps with!
4. Jesse and I watched a good, but quite frankly, kind of disturbing movie this weekend-- "Phoebe in Wonderland." After viewing, I wish it had Lisa Kudrow and Smelly Cat, but it was about a little girl (Dakota Fanning's sister....Elle seems to be the better actress) and her fantasy with "Alice in Wonderland." http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809912209/info
Throughout the movie, it shows the girl with OCD-like behavior and some problematic outbursts. Having a daughter, Jesse and I could help but comment, "this is scary." No parent wishes their child to have a mental illness. Not to give it away, but there is a half-way decent resolution at the end.
5. Last night as I was checking my email, Audrey noticed I was not in the living room. It only took her about a minute to realize I wasn't there before she was barreling through the kitchen and at my feet, "UP". She sat on my lap for a bit, then turned around to be held. Five minutes later, she was OUT like a light. Awwww!
6. As we were brushing our teeth, Jesse noticed that I was about 2/3 of the way into the book I was reading. He commented, "whoa, you've been reading! When do you read??" I thought to myself, "Exactly!" (The book is, "True Colors" by Kristin Hannah....trying a different author and haven't quite decided if I like her...she may use too many words for my taste.)



8. As we were headed out and about this afternoon, I asked Henry what he would like for lunch. He said, "soup....cheesy soup....and a sandwich, too...to dip in the soup!" I knew instantly that he was referring to Panera. Is it just me or has Panera gotten a little out of control with their pricing?!?!?! Just for Henry, Audrey, and I to have lunch there, it was $25. Granted, I shouldn't have gotten the two milks, but really....this is LUNCH for an adult and two toddlers!!
9. Let's play a game: Riddly Riddly Ree, I see something you don't see and the color is "Tan"

(PS- the answer to the riddle: somewhere in the wide expanse is a tan sand box).
10. I was thinking these things up this morning and was sure that I had 10, but now I can't think of the last one. So, I guess #10 is an homage to my failing memory. There are things that locked away like a steal trap, but others just fly right through; from one ear to the other! My mother says, "I take pills for that!" I just might have to start!
Happy Tuesday!
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Check out the Cuteness!


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10 on Tuesday


1- "Manna" - Banana
2- "Pontino" - Volcano
3- "Crayground" - Playground
4- "Swissers" - Scissors
5- "Stirffy" - Thirsty
6- "Puter" - Computer
7- "Mamote" - Remote
8- "Pomp" - Pop
9- "Hoo...Hoo" - attempting to whistle for the dog or to get Audrey's attention
10- "Pasketti" - Spaghetti (cliche', but he does say it that way)
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Why Mommy doesn't do Crafts!!!
or
"Thank Goodness for Table Cloths!"
In attempt to recreate this:
http://crafts.kaboose.com/swf/350x255_hand_heart_03_rdax_65.jpg
came this:






NO, that's not lip stick on Audrey's lips and at one point in our 20-minute session of living on the edge, Henry was not only making hand prints, but arm prints as well.
Suffice to say, the (non-toxic and easily washable) finger paints are now safely locked back up.
While it is often quite hectic during "field trips" with 'the children', I don't think I'll be attempting any other holiday crafts any time soon!!
I'll most definitely be sending out V-day photo cards yet again this year!
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10 on Tuesday
Ten on Tuesday....next time I'll add pictures (I promise!!)
1- Henry was referred to a Pediatric Dentist for not one, not two, not three, but four whopping cavities. I was pretty distraught about as it sort of reflects poorly on our parenting. The pediatric dentist said the cavities are related to how the teeth developed and that, in essence, it wasn't my/our fault. To get them repaired is a different (& costly) story....
2- Hooray, Audrey is now keeping barrettes in her hair longer and longer. I may even try a ponytail soon!
3- Speaking of Audrey....Yesterday while playing another rousing game of "look Ma, I'm runnin', come chase me, " I snatched her up only to get kicked straight in the glasses. Apparently, Audrey's foot made contact with the most fragile part of my 6-week old frames. Off to Lens Crafters we went. Because they didn't have replacement frames, I had to choose new frames! Picking frames is stressful enough...and to do it with two children. No more purple frames....now a brushed bronze!
4- At the start of the year, I decided to start watching what I eat and make better food choices. I don't really log what I eat, but I've cut back calorie-wise and have lost ~10 pounds. Still have a long way to go to meet my (first) goal, but I'm getting there!
5-Sunday, after the kids and I had breakfast with my visiting-from-out-of-town Cousins, we came home to find the toys picked up and the floors vacuumed. Talk about WOW! I love these kinds of surprises-- especially the kinds with me NOT cleaning. Henry and Audrey, of course, made sure to see that change in record time!
6- Our twin niece and nephew are having their 5th birthday party at the Skate Palace. Truth be told, I'm a little excited about it. 1- Because I think it will be cute to see Henners in a tiny pair of skates. (Note to self: please remember to ask about tightening the wheels) 2- Because I used to LOVE roller skating as a child. BC (before children), I used to roller blade all the time and loved it.
7- This cold weather can go away any time now. I won't be sad when Spring finally arrives! I'm definitely a warm weather girl!
8- Why is it that laundry never ends?!?! Our washer was empty for a little over a day last week and I about did a happy dance. There always seems to be a load to wash and 3 or 4 to put away! You'd think our collective wardrobes would be a bit more full given the amount of laundry I do.
9- Anyone know where I can find a good deal on a two-wheeler bike for a certain little boy's 4th birthday in April? In test-driving at the store, looks like he's ready for an 18", but will certainly will need training wheels!
whew! this is hard.....
and finally,
10- hmmmmm...Henry is all about the jumping these days. He's always loved jumping, but lately, it seems he's jumping all.the.time. He jumps over anything he can and down from just about anything he can. Just yesterday, he jumped from the top bunk of his bunk beds over the bottom bunk (they're shaped in an "L") and cleared it by a good foot! Jesse and I were kind of dumbfounded, but were quick to ask him to (carefully) try it again!
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