A Plea from Me

Dear stores in the county of Orange,

I would greatly appreciate it if you would refrain from carrying cute Halloween decor that I find difficult to resist. I do not need a wreath made of candy corn, or a little witch and mummy that point which way to head for treats. Wanting these things is a whole other story. So, if you would please only carry scary, gory, ugly Halloween items it would make this next month much easier for me. Also, if you could refrain from putting Christmas items out this early that would be SUPER too.

Thanks,

V

Moment 2,007,654,332,278 That I Wish I Had My Camera For

We were at Michael's today and I had to buy a dowel for this. I put the dowel in my cart and while I am browsing the Halloween decor I look up and see Sascha has pulled the dowel out and has scrunched herself in between a display and a plant. She has a look of stealth and determination as she crouches, takes the dowel and tries to poke a nearby man in the toosh. Luckily, I am able to wrench the dowel from her just in the time, and we scoot away, the man none the wiser. She looks up at me and says, 

"But Mommy, that's for hunting!"

And I laughed. 

Mental picture snapped.

And Sunday's the Day of Rest

6:45

Wake Up

7:00

Get girls up and eat breakfast

8:12

Mom and Chels come over and we head off to Hemet

9:12 

We arrive at Oma's door

9:45

Oma feeds us delicious Orange Cake, and we talk about EVERYTHING

11:00

Kisses, 

unwanted monetary compensation 

avoidance dance, 

back on the road

12:06

Back home, get girls ready for 

the Rockstar's shindig, 

that wasn't yesterday.

12:45

Arrive at the party in time for pizza and tomatoes. 

Seriously, Sascha ate EVERY tomato 

on the veggie tray.

3:15

All danced out, we head home

4:00 

Dinner prep

5:00 

Family dinner of delicious 

chicken, peas, risotto, and crescent rolls.

6:15 

Art time! Sunday night is Art night.

7:30 

Rory and Sascha storytime and bedtime 

8:10 

Hailey follows

8:30 

Create this

9:00 

Quick blogs

9:15

REST!!

Not the Brightest Crayon in the Box

I woke up this morning firmly believing we had a birthday party to attend.
It is a Rockstar party,so we spent the morning picking out our finest Rockstar gear.
Hailey's outfit was missing something...a top!
So, off we go! Into the car,"Hailey, where is the invitation?I need to make sure I have the address."
She hands it to me and I read the whole thing.I notice the date says September 28.This doesn't sit right.
We shop.We find the perfect Rockstar top.We come home.
Hmmm... 28? Calendar says 27Quick check of a text message - see you SUNDAY!
Tears.Changes in all weekend plans.BIG SIGH.
How much fun we'll have.... tomorrow.

Today I Am...

Little Miss Magic!

For my first trick I will make 

my cold disappear!

Next, with a flick of my wand 

all of my laundry will be done 

and put away!

Then, a fabulous family dinner 

with wholesome food that tastes divine.

Finally, a scream free bedtime routine, 

leaving a peaceful night 

for me and my love.

Breakfast of Champions

I eat the same thing for breakfast 

almost every day.

1 whole wheat "Alternative Bagel" 

smothered in Simply Jif Peanut Butter

 and 1 glass of Tazo Chai Latte.

Yummmmmmmy!

Rory loves her 

b-naners and cheerio combo 

with a sippy of delicious 

Organic Whole Milk, now with DHA!

Hailey had a 

Special K and High School Musical 

mixed bowl of cereal.

Upon asking Sascha, 

who showed up to breakfast 

in full costume, 

what she would like to eat, 

she replied, "Don't you mean, Aurora?"

Then she ran away, stripped down 

and performed an impromptu concert, 

singing, When There Was Me and You, from HSM. 

Eventually she had waffles.

One More Week!

One more week 

and my ladies will be rocking these...

and the house will be decorated 

with spooky things,

and there will be sweet 

candy corn treats,

so delicious to eat!

One more week!

Morning Musings

I would like to have another baby.
Some may argue I already have one...


I know that it is impractical and
now would be an insane time,
but I feel it in my bones,

someone is missing...

Maybe today the doorbell will ring
and I will answer
and there will be a man or woman
and she will have a check for $200,000.00.
"Here you go!"
He/She will say,
"Now get to work on that next baby!"

I would happily oblige.

A Day of Firsts

First day of a new week...

First day of a new career...


First day of a new blog...

First day I made this...
and it was soooooooooo good!

First day the Chargers WON this season...

High fives all around!!