Friday

On Friday, we...

had a cute friend come play



watched Nemo



acted pretty silly



ate cheese



painted our toenails



fed the car





took lots of pictures, and of course, did some laundry.
It was quite the eventful day at my house, which (embarassingly) reveals how little we usually do around here. When grabbing a Sonic during Happy Hour and hitting the car wash is the makings for a good time (and don't for a second think it wasn't, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves), it's no wonder I'm a bit nutty.
Now I have to go prepare a Sunday School lesson, which will require me to think like an actual adult for the first time this week. It's quite the adjustment, wish me luck.

An Ode to Laundry

Laundry, oh laundry, will you please go away?
Do you not understand how you ruin my day?

With all of the piles, I can't get on top
I start in the morning and don't ever stop.

I'll think that I'm done and only find sorrow
When I realize that I just have more for tomorrow.

Drying and washing and washing and drying,
Place your bets now for when I stop trying.

Can't we all wear clothes that I can throw out
I know I'd save money when I stop buying Shout!

Checking and scrubbing and treating with goop
The spit up and stains and gross baby poop.

Laundry for home and for sisters and brother,
Out with one load and in with another.

Then sorting and folding and matching's a pain
Of all my existence, I'd call you the bane.

This menial task just keeps me so busy
Is this one of Jane's socks or does it fit Lizzy?

Then into their rooms to find the right drawer
I'd call the whole process a chore and a bore.

And the iron sees almost no light in this place
When Brent asks me to, I laugh in his face.

When I hate it so much, then what does it mean?
There are too many baskets some dirty, some clean.

I have too many "things" I don't understand why
It's time that I take a trip to D.I.

qubo

Does anyone else get the channel qubo? It has cartoons, or at least "kid shows" (as opposed to "adult shows") on all day and since I STILL have no cable or dish, Jane watches it a lot. Some of the shows are a little... strange, but mostly inoffensive. There have been times that I wanted to turn it off just out of principle because I thought the shows were stupid or a little disturbing, but I have restrained myself. The peace and quiet is far too valuable for me to be taking a moral stand against stupidity.

The only real complaint that I have about the station is that they are like, the masters of the 'as seen on tv' commercials. I swear that's all they show. It seems as though Jane is a sucker for the ingenius creations the 'as seen on tv' people come up with and she wants, nay, NEEDS it all. The other morning, she called me in to watch the Cash 4 Gold commercial. It was hilarious, she was totally mezmorized by it...
"mooooooooom (eyes glazed over) look at thaaaaaaat."

She likes the Cash 4 Gold one, but not the other one, I can't remember what it's called.

It's not just the kid things like the Bendaroos that she wants either. So far, she's begged me for...
Bumpits (yikes!),
a Snuggie (really, who doesn't want one?)
Shoes Under (it would clear out so much room in her closet!),
the Topsy Turvey tomato planter ("we could grow our OWN tomatoes!" - I'll admit that this one tempts me.)
Big City Sliders (seriously, how have we been making and cooking hamburgers up until this point? I just can't imagine life without it.)

And these are just to name a few.

She'd pretty much be happy to take anything they advertise. I'm not sure if the marketers with the 'as seen on tv' industry were aware of how captivating their commercials are to 4-year-olds, but someone should probably inform them of this untapped market.

"Gimme cheese!"

I got these photos of Lizzy while she was trying to snatch the camera ("cheese") away from me. Even when she is as ornery as she gets, she's still adorable.





She has recently realized that the camera holds photos of "Sizzy" and she really likes to look at herself lately. I think she must be going through one of those self realization phases. She looks at a picture of herself... "Sizzy!" and after a couple seconds of deep thoughts she points to herself... "I Sizzy!" Yes, baby, you are.


**** apparently between the time that I posted this and tonight, Lizzy has learned to pronounce her name correctly. She's a total pro at this talking thing.****

Charlie's little buddy

After the usual 9 long months, today, my sister had her baby.



Meet David Steven Jackson.



He's so sweet, aren't newborns just the best? And doesn't Leslie look a little too beautiful to have given birth just minutes earlier?



The big brother.



They are destined to be friends, they really don't have a choice.



I kept having to check Charlie in with the nurses and show him to them before he came in and before he left. They say it was a security measure to make sure I'm not a baby stealer. Does he look like a newborn to you? I stuck him in David's little crib thinger (can't ever remember what they are called) to make sure. Nope, not a newborn.



And Jane wouldn't leave until she got to hold him.
Congratulations Leslie and Cam!

I'd like to bear my testimony of...

I'd like to bear my testimony of 3M Command series. I LOVE these things. We bought the hooks to hang our calendar on the fridge a few years ago and I was hooked (no pun intended, at all) immediately. They are so easy to use and they really do stick to everything and really do come off clean, assuming you follow the directions. I have recently developed a love for their picture hangers, which are basically an awesome velcro that can either be used alone or as an extra support to help level the picture out or hold against the wall. I also used the cool little cord clips to tuck away the cords at my new desk. I'm a HUGE fan. If you've ever wondered if they are worth it, they are.

Be My Valentine

On Valentine's Day, I love...



Brace yourselves for lots more photos in my posts. I'm lovin' the camera
















and of course,



How about you?

Oh, I also realized that my free, rudimentary photo editing software allows me to type text onto my photos, so like it or not, be prepared for more of that.

Happy Valentine's Day.