Another Thoughts Blog!

-every time I eat Famous Amos cookies, I think of my dad. Always have, always will. I guess specifically because he loves the Sandies from them and also I remember getting them out of the vending machine at the City Hall in Flagstaff where he worked and thought it was the greatest snack on earth. Those and Tato Skins when they were still around. Mmmmm.

- I was just reading People online and they were talking about Gavin Rosendale and Gwen Stefani's kid turning 4 and have a bunch of pictures of him and were critiquing his attire and how he's sooooo fashionable. Come on! He's FOUR! His parents or their nanny's put him in that. Good gosh people. Stop trying to make LITTLE kids grownups already!

-There are so many things going on with the earth lately it's really starting to trip me out a little bit. Close to home, the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf and how it's affecting the coastal regions and the wildlife there. One of our most favorite vacation spots in Destin, FL and it could even affect the beaches there! I was struck by something a news reporter said today, that it's almost IMPOSSIBLE (a strong word in my opinion) to get rid of the oil that has spread. So heartbreaking. Also the Volcano in Iceland we heard so much about but then all the hub-bub quickly died down, but is STILL possibly active and could erupt again. I read about frogs blanketing a highway in Greece and slowing traffic! So weird! Article HERE. Just a lot of crazy stuff going on... maybe stuff like this has always happened, we're just more of a

-One thing I've noticed here in Atlanta, is the reaction I get when I tell people (mostly coworkers) I'm going camping or even LOVE to camp. They act surprised, like they didn't think people still did that. And the question I get asked over and over again is "Like camping camping? In a tent or a cabin?" and when I say a tent... they always come back with "you're tougher than I am" or "no way, not me. I need a hotel." The cabin comment gets me though... camping is NOT sleeping in a cabin, unless it's bare-boned and then maybe I'll give you that. Camping is sleeping on the ground, in a tent or under the stars- in my humble opinion.

-I get REALLY tired of lazy people at work. Period.

-I really miss my family. I miss Shauna a lot. I get lots of little reminders of her that I'm so grateful for, but it's hard still. It was her birthday 2 weeks ago yesterday. She would've been 44. But ever since she died (I still hate saying that... wierd I know), I really feel so much yearning for my family. And they're so far away from me. I'm so grateful for my own little family though.

-I love it when Ben randomly busts out in songs that I didn't even know he knew. It's the greatest. Or when he randomly says "hi Mommy", because anyone that knows me knows that I have a habit of feeling the need to just say "hi" to whoever is nearest to me to just break up the silence.

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Cute Benny

Ben is saying lots of sentences now. Let's see if we can remember some of them."I don't want it."
"I see you Mommy."
"Here you go."
"Get down Ally."
"Open the door."
"Hi Ally-bear"
"Thank you Mommy (or Daddy)"
"Where did it/he go?"
"I want my sandals"
"Get the mail"
"Mommy, watch this!"
Me: "where's daddy?" Ben "back there" pointing to the back bedroom.


He sings 3 songs a lot now too; Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (with emphasis on the ends of the different lines and especially loves singing it with his Daddy), Happy Birthday (to Ben, sometimes mommy or daddy), and ABC song. And I just discovered today he knows the "No More Monkey's Jumping On the Bed" rhyme too.
He's a little handful of course, he's two and a little boy through and through- but we love him oh so much. I know I say that all the time, but for reals... he makes me so happy. He's got such a great sense of humor. He already knows how to pick on his mama, he loves his doggy, and his daddy, he loves to be outside,He loves to read books (and some times tears them up...ugh...) and he's very sensitive. If he does something wrong to someone else and he's told to say sorry- he has to cry too because he feels so bad. He loves his family, and our friend family. When we drive around curves or corners he'll say "Whooooaaaaa!" with me! He loves his little tent we bought him. He loves to take our throw pillows in there, of which are apparently his because he always says "mine" to them.
I'm so tired right now, that's all I remember and I'll probably need to add to things as we go along. I just can't remember everything and I surely can't forever- so here's my future memory saver!

SLACKER!!!!

I realize I've been a complete bum about writing lately. It seems like I just can't keep up. I'd like to say there's not much going on, but it's quite the opposite. We've taken on a lot of "projects" and have a lot of things to attend to, places to go... that kind of thing.
So with that being said- I hope to cover some of the goings on that I've missed blogging about, but I plan to do them in individual blog posts. I might back date them as well. Here we go!

Look WHO's Expecting!

Ashley, Jaclyn Schaer and I did a Owl-themed baby shower for our lovely friend Hillary this weekend. I hosted it at the house and took care of most of the food, because let's face it- I'm not good at games or other real creative things like that. I got the pictures and food, but that's about it for me. We had a wonderful turn out and we were so happy to be able to do it for Hillary, because we kind of like her a little and are SUPER excited to see this little guy she and Mark are bringing in to the world. She lets me hold and feel her tummy a lot, kind of not by choice! I just love feeling that little person moving around in there and trying to figure out what he's doing and I enjoy talking to him too. It reminds me of one of the only parts of pregnancy I liked! Here are some photos of the joyous occasion. (Although I'm bummed because we didn't get ANY of me, Hillary, Jaclyn and Ashley together!)