What is this?  It is 8 a.m. I have been on the computer for a whole 30 minutes now and my sleeping beauty is still sleeping!    Don’t little things like that just make you soooo happy?  Although I’m sure if she isn’t up in another half hour mommy will just not be able to stop herself from going in there and checking on her which will cause her to wake up and then my freedom morning will be over. Oh well it was fun while it lasted.

Okay tell me if I’m overreacting her.  Yesterday Eva and her Daddy went to see Ponyo (Chris said it was the best childrens movie he’s ever seen by the way.)  Well, we are washing dishes later that night when he tells me “Your probably going to be mad at me”  OK great, what is it?  “Well after we sat down in the theater we already had our popcorn and everything I realized I had forgotten to get Eva one of those booster seats, it was just right outside the door and there was a lady sitting right next to us with a little girl Eva’s age who asked me to grab one for her too.”  Um ya that freaks me the F out!  Not only does he have to walk down a million stairs but then down the huge hallway, and out the door where the booster chairs are.  I asked him what would he have done if he got back and the lady and Eva were gone, if she had run out one of the other exits???!!!!  He claimed to see my point after that and I’’m not saying that I’ve never done something stupid that could have turned out bad but come on!  We’ve even talked about how dumb people are  when they ask perfect strangers to watch their kids for “just a second.”

How was everyone’s labor day weekend?  We had a pretty great one to be perfectly honest.  Chris and I went to a friends pool party were we ate and drank ourselves silly.  Then Sunday we just did some things around the house and I did some reading for school.  On Monday I had a great time being Oprah (I’ll explain later this week.)

The only thing I didn’t love about this weekend was writing my first paper for school.  I’m quickly learning that enrolling in a theory class my first semester back after 5 years of being in school probably wasn’t the smartest idea.  I just do not remember how to write a paper.  Do you think my professor will go easy on me??  I know, probably not, but I’m crossing my fingers.

For some more random head over to Keely’s at TheUnMom.

I know I know…I promised you a new blog design WEEKS ago.  Looks like there are a few more glitches to iron out and Chris (that’s my husband) has been really busy at work so we must wait.  I know, how dare him?!

I have been soooo lazy lately.  I have a million things to blog about, like our debt diet, the importance of fathers in their children’s lives, health care, the new purse I got to review.  I am going to make a BIG effort to get all of these posts done this week.  Although I think I’ll save the purse review for when the new blog design is up because I am also going to be giving one away.  So look out for that post…because this purse…is AWESOME!

Do you have this problem?  Whenever I put on mascara whichever eye I do second never turns out as good as the first.  Doesn’t matter which eye I start with.  It is a daily irritation.  I’ve even considered spacing them out like one eye now, the other an hour from now.  It’s sickening really.  Please tell me I’m not the only one.

When I was a little girl I always thought it was funny the way my grandparents called each other “Mom” and “Dad”.  Especially since their kids were long grown and out of the house.  I always swore I would never engage in such strange behavior.  Then out of no where I become a mom and my husband and I start calling each other “MOM” and “DAD”!  What the heck is that all about?  I can’t even stop it, like there is some cosmic force overpowering me.  I am determined it is genetic and must skip a generation because I’ve never heard my parents to refer to each other that way.

Well…it’s official, I start graduate school in one week!  I’ve been a full time mom for almost a year now and I am just now finally starting school (which was the plan from the beginning).  I can’t wait.  I’ll be going to ASU and getting a Masters of Education in Higher and Post Secondary Education.  Try saying that in one breath!  Basically I’ll be able to work in a college or university as an academic advisor or something of that nature.  Which I’m super stoked about because I love telling people what to do advising people.

Did you hear about this hotel in San Diego that is offering a “Survivor” rate of $19 a night?  The rooms are normally over $200 a night!  Basically you are camping out in a hotel room with no bed, a/c, toiletries, or lights.  But it’s way better than real camping because you have a toilet, a shower, shelter, and you’re like in SAN DIEGO!  With access to the hotels pools and restaurants too.  I am dying over the fact that there is no way we can do this right now because of the debt diet.  So please somebody take advantage of this and then tell me about it so I can live through you. Pretty please?

• There’s a new restaurant that opened up down the street called Fat Willies.  hehe.

• I took some of your advice last week and put the scale up.  I’m not quite ready for once a month weigh ins but I didn’t weigh myself all last week until this morning and I am only down a half a pound.  Boo!

• I bought a little basil plant last week at fresh and easy because it was only 2.99 and because I worship the smell of basil.  It’s already dying.

• Paybacks a Bitch.  That’s what I’m gonna tell Eva when she is changing my poopy diapers one day.

• Sold something for the first time on Craigslist last weekend.  It was a fire pit with four chairs that we never use.  All in all my first experience was a positive and smooth one…it was sold and picked up within 2 days.  Now I’m trying to sell all my glass beads but no one has contacted me so far.  I used to make bracelets but just don’t have time anymore you know with a 2 year old and a bad blog habit.  I have about $800 worth of beads that I am trying to sell.  Any craigslist pro’s out there that can offer me some suggestions?

• There is a block of time everyday from 5-6 (right before dh gets home from work) that I really question my sanity.  About every other day I go ballistic on my two year old for well acting like a two year old.  I’m trying to make dinner and straighten up the house, tired of her needing every SECOND of my attention.  She senses this and starts to push my buttons even more.   It’s like I need to hire someone to come over for just that last hour of the day.  Hey, that’s not a bad idea, maybe a neighborhood kid…oh wait that would cost money…never mind.

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