lessons learned

• Ells chipped her front 2 teeth during one of her many church tantrums. Stellar
• Remember "PopoZoa" Ha. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
• My fridge was making super insane noises the other night, and I hesitated for a second before investigating. What if Zuul is in my fridge? Let's be honest - I'd ditch the kids and run like hell.
• Super pregnant chicks at Spin Class. I wil never understand you. For many, many reasons.
• There was a black widow in my house. I'll have you know I did not scream. But I may have puked a little. Baby steps.....baby steps.
• You'd think that I'd have learned my lesson about the importance of routine retainer wearing. But instead I took a week off after my final ortho appointment. So.....lesson not learned?
• Dino Buddies Chicken Nuggets from Costco.....WHY did it take us so long to meat? Meat/Meet? Heh. Heh. Annnnnnnnndddddddd, I'm done.

H to the izo - A to the DD.

It is no secret that I have a hard time concentrating on the task at hand. Literally my mind starts to wander after about 15 seconds.

Example: Sitting at symphony.....not listening to anything....my inner dialoge was as such:

"That chick totally looks familiar......No seriously, where do I know her from? She does look a little like Susan Boyle. Is that it? She's a Susan Boyle look alike? That would be the worst back handed compliment ever. Miss, you know who you look like? Susan Boyle. Would it be better to say you look like or you remind me of Susan Boyle. Both are equally offensive. I should just stay away."

I think it's amazing I'm still alive....

birthday.

This guy turned 4 over the weekend. I can't believe it. We opted for a family day at Farm Country, then cake with cousins, aunts and uncles that afternoon. I also had dress rehearsal, and 2 concerts for TSO over the weekend. So I'll just say it. I'm tired.

Traditional birthday pancakes with whip cream.

Kids feeding kids (as in baby goats, not other children) at Farm Country.

D organizing other people's children into harvesting groups.

D making sure the harvest gets properly to market. Seriously.

Aunt Kristin made PG an Oreo/Chocolate Iron Man cake. He's never been happier.

Then this happened.

And this.

And this. The battle between Iron Man and "Lou" Skywalker.....I feel it will continue until one of them is off to college .

Love you little man! Thanks to everyone that made his day special.

its science!

PG started school last week. The. Dude. Loves. School (or "shooelle" as we have taught him to say, from that great movie Megamind).

Today was, "What I want to be when I grow up" day (try successfully explaining that to a 3 year old). He told me he wanted to "Work in an armory and build armor for Iron man". Simple, right? I told him "Well, Tony Stark (inventor of said Iron man armor) is an industrialist/engineer..... So......scientist?"

He took the bait.

And looked awesome doing it......

Scientist PG. Please start using your genius to make us millions of dollars so we can retire by 2012. And.....go.

lessons learned.

• Insomnia or allergies. Such good choices. I just want my life back....
• Nothing sounds more disgusting than taking fish oil. FISH OIL.
• Fact: Your husband can start a workout program eons after you start and he will still run faster, longer, and loose more weight than you in about 5 minutes.
• Finally done with the Orthodontist. Seriously. Let us never speak of this again.
• You know, there is such a thing as too tan.....just sayin'
• Actually saw a full "No shirt, no shoes, no service" in action. One small victory in the world.
• Nothing like the foreboding death sentence of your child coming home sick. Its only a matter of time.....get your crap done now before its to late!
• Had a dream that teensy hybrid Raptors/Komodo dragons were taking over (Primarily freshwater dwellers but had depleted the local habitat and were moving to dry land). I really, really need to lay of the nighttime drugs.

weekend o' labor.

We spent Labor Day weekend with family - eating lots of healthy food, exercising multiple times a day, and reading nothing but non fiction books.

Cousins at the parade. Why that goofy smile child? WHY?

4 Wheeled to the top of Willard Peak. It was high. I wasn't happy about it. And my face is caked with dirt. Isn't it beautiful?

This poor soul had his shirt tucked into his underwear - much like my father in law did 5 minutes prior, and I could not stop laughing. I blame lack of sleep, oxygen and maturity....

lessons learned.

• Without request, PG has started referring to me as "Your Majesty". Such a smart lad.....
• Whilst discussing making chore charts for the kids, D suggested we all have a chore chart. I'll let you guess how that conversation ended.
• Dad + Facebook + late at night = no good. Albeit one of the funniest discussions I've had in awhile.
• Orchestra Geeks!!!!!
• Peaches?! Yes please. Although I cannot believe its already that time of year.
• I've decided. I'm going to keep a tab of the comments I wanted to/maybe should have said but refrained. Then those will count as good deeds on top of my already stellar good deed count.
• Started my running routine back up. I must be doing something wrong, cause its awful. There's no way that many people can enjoy it. Just. No. Way.
• The child is turning 4 in a few weeks. His request is to get his Halloween costume for his birthday. I think I can live with that.
• Overheard a little girl in pigtails and bows discussing my BFF Justin Beiber. She knows all about him, and I still have trouble decided who he is/what he does. WHAT?