Don't Stand on That, You'll Break It: March 2012

Friday, March 30, 2012

I'm not going back to the library for a few weeks.

You will not believe what just happened to me. I took the girls to the public library for a little bit before lunch. Portia was off playing and I was holding Margot on my hip, when a woman started chatting with me.
Now I'm used to strangers talking to me about my kids, I'm even pretty used to strangers tickling their toes or patting their chubby hands. I don't love it, but I'm used to it. But I was not prepared for what this woman did.
She pinched cheeks, grabbed toes, tickled tummy, her hands were all over Margot. It made me a little uncomfortable, but I assumed she would soon move on. She didn't. She then started kissing and hugging Margot. Kissing her face, hugging her close. Keep in mind that I'm still holding my baby, so she is really close to me. Then things started getting real weird. Margot spit her binky out and it landed on the floor. This crazy woman picked it up, and put it in her own mouth. What?!? Are you kidding me?!? She then tried to put it back in Margot's mouth. I intercepted it, thank heavens.
At this point, I was trying to get Portia's attention so we could leave, when the woman put her hands out towards Margot and said "Do you wanna come to me?" I held Margot tight and said something about needing to go soon. Apparently that was the wrong answer, because this woman grabbed my child and yanked her out of my arms, saying "I'm sorry, I just really love babies."
I was furious. I told her that I too love babies, especially my own baby, and could she please give her back. She did, and I grabbed my stuff and Portia and we booked it to the car.
Guess what. She followed us. I looked up from buckling Margot into her carseat and found Nutso standing with her own toddler at my car, ogling Portia now. I couldn't believe it. She made my skin crawl, and I was half afraid that she was going to grab my kids and run off with them. We got all buckled it and I locked the doors and we went home.
If you go to the Norman library anytime soon, don't lose sight of your kids.

ice it.

I used to be a runner.
In high school, I was on the track and cross country teams; I ran every day for 4 years.

I was mainly a sprinter and hurdler, but I could run longer distances as well.
Check it:

This was taken during the 300 meter hurdles in Owasso. I stutter stepped about 2 seconds later.

I got into a bit of trouble for this. My couch came out of the restaurant and started to resemble a vulture at me. Jeez, he was nuts!

After high school, I didn't really run. I found it hard to motivate myself without the team aspect, and to be honest, I was a bit burned out.
Fast forward 7 years. Brandon's aunt and uncle are awesome runners, and they signed up for this:

http://thecolorrun.com/

Looks awesome huh? I thought so too. So, I'm going to do it! I'm really excited!

Here's the deal. A 5K is 3.1 miles. 7 years ago, that was a piece of cake, but not now. Coming off of my 2nd pregnancy, I'm not in the best of shape anymore. The race is in June, so I have plenty of time to train.

The other night, I hopped on a treadmill and ran a mile without stopping. That's pretty good, for me. I'm going to keep at it, probably starting out at jogging 3 times a week, and we'll see how it goes!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

the grape game

My Carrie-sister and I are really cool.

When we were little, we invented the Grape Game. It's quite simple. You shove as many grapes as you can into your mouth, and the one who gets the most wins.

Carrie always wins.

what i do all day

Brandon sent me the link to an article this morning called "What a Stay-at-Home Mom Does All Day." It's pretty good.
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/this-is-what-a-stay-at-home-mom-does-all-day-2522745.html

The author basically describes one day of being an at-home mom to 2 young kids. Pretttttty much my life right here.
The one thing I didn't love about the article is the fact that she described how difficult, how stressful and exhausting being a stay-at-home mom can be, but she neglected to talk about how rewarding it is too.
I love my job. Yes, I say "job," because I work harder now than I ever have at any job I've ever held. I am tired all the time, I frequently have headaches from tantrum days and lack of sleep, and my needs are constantly on hold next to my children's. But every night, I thank the Lord for every minute of it.
My girls are my biggest reward. They are the sweetest blessing I have ever received, and I love being able to stay home with them every day. Yes, it's hard, and there are moments where I want to beat my face against the wall, but those moments are fleeting and are usually followed by sweet moments that I wouldn't trade for anything, not even 12 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Today we went to the park

and birds crapped on Brandon 4 different times.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

family portraits

Portia has been practicing her art skills lately. She drew our family.

She's so talented.

Ready for your daily dose of cuteness?

and my personal favorite:

There was a dog.

pi!

Did you know that today is pi day?

No, not pie.

pi.

as in 3.14somethingsomething...

BUT, speaking of pie, today I am making these:

http://bsinthekitchen.com/dr-pepper-cupcakes/

Chocolate Dr. Pepper cupcakes. Supposedly, the icing actually tastes like Dr. Pepper.

Oh yeah!

Erin Go Bragh

I don't think you know how much I love St. Patrick's day.

I love being Irish; Irish people are way more awesome than regular people. Seriously, we got Sinead O'Connor and The Cranberries, Pierce Brosnan, Oscar Wilde, half the cast of the Harry Potter movies, and of course, me!

Here's my family coat of arms.

One of my favorite things about St. Patty's is the corned beef and cabbage. Yessssssssssssssssss! I am so excited! Brandon is not a fan; his idea of Irish cuisine is green versions of regular food via food coloring. But we'll let him hang out anyway.