Random Annie moments

So, the other morning I woke up before the sun to Annie petting my face and then she whispered: "Mom, your snoring sounds like a werewolf! It scared me!"

This morning Audrey and Annie were watching Backyardigans Super Spy. You might only understand this if you've seen it but Audrey started laughing at something and Annie said, "Audrey, it's not nice to laugh at someone." Then Audrey said, "I don't like the "Pink Lady" (Uniqua is the bad guy in this spy drama, that's her name, "Pink Lady") then Annie said, "She just wants chocolate milk!" How compassionate and empathetic she is!

Man, I love that kid, she adds such great spice to our life! Each of my kids add something but for Annie, her sense of humor and her random kindness and those oh so cute dimples keeps her alive! She goes back to preschool tomorrow and we are both excited!

P.S. We finally caught our mouse! Let us all hope it is the only one!!!

Hairdo

Today I did something that's kinda scary to me. I tried a new hair stylist and I am very happy about it! My sweet little Carlee moved to Pittsburgh and that is just too far to drive for a haircut (she is coming out for Christmas and I will be taking advantage of that ;)).Cassie Poulsen referred me to her cousin Alicia and Herriman is not as bad of a commute. I really like what she did and her shop is super cute! Anyway, there is nothing like a nice haircut to make you feel good! I thought I'd put up a picture just so you don't have to look at my arse every time you pull up my blog cuz I know you are doing that at least 7 times a day, right?

K, I know I look totally psycho here, there were 8 kids running around my house when I took this.

Nice Booty!

Okay, there is a perfectly good explanation for me taking pictures of my own butt at 11:10 at night, on timer no less! 1-Look at that thing! It's so hot you could fry an egg on it! I could crack walnuts with it and that's all by 9AM! 2- I work hard on that tushy and I may as well let all enjoy it! 3-I bought some new pants yesterday and we have officially gone down a size so I'm feeling a little cocky. 4-This will all end in the morning when I realize what I have done by posting this and I will cry until I finally crack open a cold one and chase down the embarrASSment with some Halloween candy and reruns of "The Biggest Loser". Point is, I keep staying up way too late and then I get all punch-drunk and do silly things and then giggle at myself. So, bask in my butt glory and remember its not your butt on the Internet for all to see.

P.S. If you haven't watched "Get Smart" yet go rent, no, buy it now! I cackled so much last night, I think ElRey thinks I'm nuts! Maybe I had too much chamomile tea. See, I'm giggling again..I can't stop...

We have witnessed History!

What an amazing day! No matter how you voted today you have to admit that it is a profound and amazing day! To think that only decades ago schools were segregated, whites and blacks had separate bathrooms, drinking fountains, sitting areas in restaurants and buses. Today an African-American man was elected President of our country! God Bless America!! I am humbled and amazed and I hope for the best for not only our country, but for the Obama family and what they have ahead of them! I know I seem very back and forth, there is just this gnawing nervousness in my gut about this man but I am also excited to know I just saw history in the making! Let's hope the next 4 years are just as historical in a good way! I love democracy and our awesome country! Even if it wasn't "your man" who won today, sorry, Mr. McCain, celebrate the pure awesomeness of such a historical event and especially, and most importantly, IT'S NOT HILLARY CLINTON!!! Let's hear another-GOD BLESS AMERICA and a HALLELUJAH for that one!!!!

"Who are you voting for?"

We were driving to my mom's house last night when out of the blue Audrey asked ElRey and I who we were voting for.
ElRey said: "Mitt Romney"
Audrey said: "No, for President-Barack Obama (siad very cutely but I can't duplicate) or John McCain?"
Mindi: "We will probably be voting for McCain just because he seems to have more of our same values."(Honestly, its been tough and I feel like we just have to choose between the lessor of to evils, so to speak)
Audrey: "McCain will save you money."
ElRey and Mindi's jaws drop and stare at each other...
ElRey: "What will Obama do?"
Audrey: "Obama will stop the war and all the bad people and put up a different flag"
Parental jaws dragging on the floor of the van, mom runs into Maverick for some happiness out of a fountain, returns. We talked about it a little more after that but she got that all from school. I think they had a lesson about democracy and voting for our leaders and one of the kids said that about the canidates. She didn't hear any of that from us. It was a profound moment and made me realize she is growing up and we should take more oppotunities to teach her these things. Regardless of what they say they will do, I don't think either of them know how to do what they claim they will. If a certain canidate wins I have a feeling that after we carry him down the mountain (this is a metaphor so stick with me) he will strick like a rattlesnake and as we lay dying we'll say "You promised you wouldn't bite" and he'll say "You knew what I was when you picked me up!" I won't mention any names but I just know we'll survive the next 4 years no matter who it is....I hope...
*Rattlesnake metaphor/parable/analogy from Boyd K. Packer-not about the canidates!:)

Little Tidbits

So, I did the unimaginable today. I quit my high paying job!!! YEAH!!! For those of you who don't know I am a crossing guard. I sub for other crossing guards so I never know when I am going to work. It really is a great part time job but I was so tired of trying to figure out the situation with my kids and when I wasn't working I realized how much I liked not working. It has taken me weeks to muster up the courage to do this-I have the nicest and most easiest boss to work with so I didn't want to let her down but I realized why am I doing something that I don't really want to be doing if I don't have to? My work ethic? I have enough work to prove my good work ethic and its okay to let go of one of the things on my plate. I'm working till Thanksgiving but after that I will be a slightly more free woman!! Yeah!!

ElRey went down to our basement bathroom, found the floor wet, which we thought we had fixed, and the cursed mouse sitting in the corner!!! We haven't had anything in our traps yet but I haven't seen any mouse poop either so I thought maybe it just went away but there he was....grrrr... Now I have to tackle our 'storage room'(bedroom where we have started throwing things to get out of the way) just to make sure its clean under all the stuff....wah....

Which brings me to another subject. This will be the last official apology I will ever give on the subject so spread the word to all since I am going to try to not apologize again for it. I am sorry that my house is rarely clean!! I feel like whenever someone comes to my home I need to apologize for it. For the record 2 things-1. I am not a good housekeeper! I like my home to be clean but I don't like to do it. I keep blaming the "cleaning fairies" for drinking in the morning and that's why its not done-its their fault!! 2. I am almost always trying to get it to a happy clean place but as I go along I am cleaning the 14 messes Annie makes and the 3 or 4 everyone else makes along the way. So to all that may one day enter my home-I am sorry, I try! And we will just leave it at that! I wonder if I ever had a bigger house if it would be easier to keep it clean. Those of you who have moved to bigger and better will need to let me know if my theory is sound. That would make me smile.

Lastly, there is a word I think needs to come back and I am going to try to use in my daily vocab. I am sure I will have many opportunities to do so. The insult "What a maroon" needs to come back! Remember when Bugs Bunny would say that about Elmer Fudd or Wiley E. Coyote, Super Genius after he had foiled them once again. Just think of it, you're driving along, someone cuts you off and you say "What a maroon!" Classic!! I am totally bringing that back, you watch!!

P.S. Don't forget to vote, tomorrow! Good Luck CA. on Prop 8, let's hope many in favor of it go to the polls!!!