10 Things Tuesday

1. Perfect running weather this morning. It was 56 degrees at 5:30 a.m. Perfect.
2. Ladies class this morning!
3. Met some new people at ladies' class.
4. Eliza only cried for about 10 minutes when I dropped her off during ladies class today.
5. And, my favorite thing, the prayer swap. This week I will be praying for Brooks; Sonya will be praying for me. Love it.
6. Jeff took the girls out for a while so I could get the kitchen floor scrubbed. I would choose scrubbing the floor, you ask? As long as I can get some time alone, I don't care what I am doing. :)
7. Found out a friend is expecting!
8. Found some pants that actually fit Sophie at the Target. Bought 4 pairs.
9. Ate fast food for lunch. And the fries were HOT. yum. Sorry if that is gross to anyone.
10. I think I have made a decision who to vote for. Now I just have to register ...

Overheard from the back seat:

Eliza - "ba ba aaa dada"

Maddie - "I already know that, Eliza!"

I must confess ...

1. I still really love the song, "Hold My Hand" by Hootie and the Blowfish. Never got tired of it.



2. My handwriting is atrocious. If this was handwritten, you couldn't read it.



3. None of my tupperware lids match my tupperware containers.



4. I LOVE Christmas! Not the whole present thing, but the decorating and the songs and the movies and the food and the atmosphere ... We put up our tree before Thanksgiving last year.



5. I think Mariah Carey is over-rated.



6. I don't really have road rage, mine is more parking lot rage.



7. I honestly hated SEVENTH GRADE. Pretty much every day of SEVENTH GRADE.



8. I cannot pull off trends.



9. Some weeks, I go to the Wal-mart everyday.



10. I don't understand football at all. BUT, I like to go to games.

And now...

Scary Bow-Head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This will probably be our Halloween costume.

Whoa -oh, here she comes

she's a man-eater...

Yesterday, while picking up the girls, I stopped and talked to a friend of mine.

Sophie, my innocent angel, took this opportunity to say, "Carson, if you want to come over to my van, you can give me a kiss." I'm pretty sure her eyelashes were batting.

Obviously, I said, "atta girl!" and patted her on the back.

Are you CRAZY?! That is NOT what I did!

I hid my head in shame and vowed no more Hannah Montana.

In other news, these teething fevers have made Eliza lose her mind.

And here's a photo of her walking for out of town family. Ignore the mess. She loves pulling things off shelves these days.

That is all. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go put scarlet letters on all of Sophie's clothing.

10 Things Tuesday

What I am thankful for today:

1. Maddie's teacher told me that she has been very good at school so far (3 days). Any parent of a 2 yr old understands the significance of this.



2. After living in a college town our entire married life, Jeff and I have finally decided to embrace ASU and become loyal fans. Go Red Wolves!!!



3. Tailgating was super fun this past weekend. I think we cooked almost 100 hamburgers and hot dogs! (I say we, but I didn't do any cooking, I just chased kids.)



4. Baby ibuprofen. Eliza has run a "teething fever" off and on for 2 days.



5. I heard two good dance songs while I was driving today: "shake your groove thing" and "vogue". And yes ... I was striking a pose at every stop light. I am that cool.



6. I also heard a song by the cranberries ! I loved the cranberries back in the '90's when I was still hip and relevant. ( wait... was listening to the cranberries ever hip?)



7. Ladies Bible study began today! I didn't get to go (see #4) but plan on being there next week!



8. I was invited to join MOPS (mothers of pre-schoolers) today. They meet during Sophie's ballet class so I won't make it, but it always feels so good to be invited to something. :)



9. The Cubs are beating the Cardinals right now. (that's for you, B. J.)



10. The girls already picked out their clothes for tomorrow and hung them on their door knobs ready to go. They don't .... match exactly, but still - time saved.

Sophie's Theology

• Me - "what do you think you'll learn in ballet today?" Sophie - "Well, probably nothing. It's not church."
• Her cousin Abby - "Jesus lives in my heart." Sophie - " Um, I think Jesus is up there chasing cats, Abby."
• Chasing Mads all over the house brandishing her wand. She finally catches her and whacks her with the wand saying. "You are in Christ!" Ah, one of my favorite Bible characters - the Salvation Fairy.

Pimp my lunchbox

Remember when I said the girls picked out the cheapest lunch boxes at the Target?

They were also the ugliest.

Check it:

I pimped them!

Thank you Barrett for the monogramming. When did I become so cutesy-pootsy?

10 Things Tuesday

Her are 10 things I am thankful for today!!!!

1. No tears when I dropped the girls off this morning. After watching Sophie all last year, Mads knew just what to do.




2. Seeing the other moms. Sometimes I think pre-school is just as good for me as it is for my kiddos.




3. Today, I got 2 pairs of Robeez for 15 bucks!




4. I haven't broken any needles on my pleater today. (of course, I haven't pleated anything...)




5. Mad pottied 3 times yesterday, with no accidents while we were home.




6. Our morning went really smoothly. (However, I was up at 5. The girls were up at 6. We might need to work on that part.) Here they are last year:and this year:




7. Both girls made new friends at school.




8. We are tailgaiting this weekend!!!!!!!! I LOVE tailgaiting!!!!!!




9. General Foods International Coffee - Cafe Vienna




10. My visit with my niece and nephew (and Nana!). What great memories we made.