it's a heat wave y'all!

Starting this weekend. You know you're jealous. 

Kill me. 

Also, if you know me at all, my survival of the past 3 weeks of below freezing temps deserves a few gold medals. Or 20. 

Day 1 of Dave's "90 Day Fit Challenge"

I'd say it's going pretty well.

lessons learned.

Only one lesson this week. You're not awesome unless you watch this episode of Shark Tank. The guy on the right. Yup, that's my brother in law (Dave's brother Jared). And for those that haven't seen the show before, Jared is not swimming in a tank of sharks...per his mother, Kathy's, assumption.

The episode airs tonight in a little bit. I intended to post this earlier today. Much like I intended to shower before 6pm, and maybe eat lunch. So go turn on your tubes. Now. 

Watch it y'all.

Shark Tank Season 4 episode 13 airs tonight Friday, Jan 11 2013 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Meet Gary.

We call him Geergie, but that's a story for another day. He also happens to be my father in law. We love him for so many reasons. One such is this....

He buys jeans, and never washes them. When they get so disgusting/smelly/stiff that they are unwearable, he pitches them and buys new ones. Why does he do this?

"Because after you wash them, they just don't fit the same".

I'll be monitoring your pants washing progress with my new sidebar counter.
Carry on Geergie. Carry on.

And then there were 3.....

I've had many a dear friend and relative call over the past few weeks, timidly asking "So.....are you ok?". Seeing as though Sandra is now 2 months old and I have not had any sort of relations with the outside world since she was born (so it seems). In short, she is great. We are great.

I'm am slowly...slowly resurfacing from my mountains of laundry, breastfeeding adventures, hormone influxes and my very best friend....sleep deprivation. Which, if you know me at all, the latter and I do not, I repeat, do not get along in the very least. My poor husband and kids.

I'm not going to lie...the first 2 weeks were an absolute beast. I think it was a combo of 3 kids, delivery recovery, horrible baby blues (which I've never had before), and a million other things. It's been hard, really hard. But after week 2 things started to come together and now I think I have a handle on things. There are a few things I always forget:

• Sarah is not a newborn person. Thank heavens for books.
• Newborns are tiny, squishy, delicate things, and caring for one causes me high anxiety.
• Breastfeeding - It's a lot of work, and I'm starting to hate it. 
• Getting out the door to go anywhere will require approximately 8 hours of "getting ready"
• I really do not want to know how the amount of caffeine I'm consuming will affect my life expectancy and/or brain function. 

But I dare say, she is the cutest 2 month old on the block. 

Happy 2 months love!

pet stroller vs. child leash

Ok - has anyone seen these? Dog strollers? I've now officially seen 3...one on a walk, and the other 2 in stores. WHAT? I do understand that pets are important. But do you have to take your dog to Target? Have to? Cuz you are pushing your dog in a dog stroller and stuff in a regular stroller. Two strollers lady. But maybe Target is your dog's favorite store. What do I know?

Also, isn't the purpose of taking a dog on a walk, to exercise the dog? I hear strollers are a really good workout.

Also, also, if I had the choice to push two carts, one with kids, and one with stuff, or go solo to the store, I would most definitely choose to go shopping alone. With just me, myself and I pushing uno cart. Just sayin'

On the flip side, there are pet accessories for children. The oh so controversial "child leash". Honestly, as a parent of young kids, there's no debate. I'd rather be safe than sorry. Judge me all you want. At least I will know where my kid is at all times. That is if we ever make it somewhere insanely crowded - like Disneyland. For now, a cart and my eagle eye has sufficed.

And people will judge. Modern Family says so....

lessons learned.....pool etiquette.

It's the end of summer, and we spent a good portion of our 99 degree days by water - pools, sprinklers, lakes etc. (I wish I could list beaches....sigh). Every time I go, specifically to public pools, I find that I'm asking myself...WHY. Maybe it's because I spent a lot of years on swim team, coaching swim team, teaching swimming lessons and lifeguarding. But seriously people, I don't think it's just me.

• If you wear a white shirt over your swimsuit, it's basically like you're not wearing a shirt at all. So just wear your suit like a normal person.
• I've had to escort several youngsters to the front office because they were lost. How sad is that? I'm sorry, your TWO YEAR OLD who can't swim has been out of your sight for a good 15 minutes and you have no idea?
• Scout leaders. Probably not a good idea for your scouts to pass off diving in 5 FEET OF WATER. 
• Ladies. I'll say it again. Just because you can wear a bikini, does not mean that you should. 
• Moms that go down those teeny, tiny slides with your kid on your lap. Really? You can't just hold their hand and walk along side the slide? You have to wait in line with all the other 2 year olds?
• Lady in my water aerobics class (yes, I've been going...what else are you supposed to do at 37 weeks along?)....A bra and WHITE T-SHIRT (again!) is not a swimsuit. And I know she has a suit cuz I've seen her wear it. 
• And finally, at least for my own gag reflex, do not drink the pool water. I understand little ones that don't know any better, but I've seen plenty of older kids that should know better guzzling it. Ug. It pains me to even write it. 

RIP SUMMER.
It was a good one...