Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Unsolved mysteries...according to a 5 year old.

Little Dude: "Mom, do girls poop??"
Me: "Yes, everyone poops. Why?"
Little Dude: "Because, I never hear the toilet water splash when you're in the bathroom and girls NEVER talk about poop!"

It is SO hard not to laugh when he asks me these questions! I don't ever want to laugh though because I don't ever want him to be afraid to ask me a question. He is ridiculously funny!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Mean Face

Little Dude: "Mom, why do I like Tim so super-duper much?"

Me: "Probably because he's super cool."

Little Dude: "Do you know why I like to sit on his lap and not on yours?"

Me: "Um, no. Why do you like sitting on his lap and not on mine?"

Little Dude: "Because you're mean."

Me: "What?! I am NOT mean."

Little Dude: "Yeah, sometimes your face is mean."

Man. That hurt. But, it was also pretty funny.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Yummy...


The reasons I love my husband:

I love....

the way he smiles at me when he comes home from work.

the way his hand completely covers the small of my back.

that he always smiles at me when he wakes up in the morning.

how kind he is to animals and children.

that he always makes Little Dude laugh.

that he makes me feel beautiful.

that he doesn't seem to mind or notice when I have a "fat" day.

that he can't wait to have a baby with me.

that he thinks I'm one of the smartest people he knows.

that he puts the needs of our family first.

that I still get butterflies everytime he kisses me.

I love you, Yummy.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Kids take EVERYTHING so literally.

While Little Dude and I were eating supper tonight I asked, "I wonder how Uncle Derek is doing?"

His response, "Um, he isn't doing anything. He's dead."

No duh! It was funny because I expected to hear about how he's spending time in Heaven with God and Baby Ashton.

Nope, he looked at me like I was a crazy person. :o)

I love my Little Dude.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Blah

I'm having of those weeks. You know, the kind where nothing seems to go right? Don't get me wrong...the rational/logical side of me knows that I am very blessed and I have no reason to complain. I have a great husband, a healthy child, a stable job with benefits and a nice home. But, I still feel completely down in the dumps. I've never felt more chubby, fat, plain, ugly, unattractive or whatever combination of words you can think of. I don't know how to get out this rut....any suggestions??

Sunday, September 05, 2010

Ready. Set. GO!

I caught baby fever a few months ago and apparently it is quite contagious! Tim and I have decided that it's time that we start trying to expand our family! We're both very excited...and just a little scared. Hopefully it won't take forever!!! Wish us luck!

Little Dude is hoping for a baby brother and NOT a baby sister. He's already come up with a list of names that he likes: Dashlyn (huh??), Brogan (again, huh??) and my personal favorites; Luigi (because HE is Mario) and Baby Bowser.

Let's hope it's a little girl...

Sunday, August 22, 2010

"Can't we just rip it up and throw it away?!?"

I haven't blogged in FOREVER! I've been super busy with work and trying to get a routine down now that Little Dude has started school.

Speaking of school...Little Dude absolutely loves it! He did get in trouble on the second day of school. That happened pretty quickly, huh? At his school they each start the school day with 3 sticks on their desks. If you're not listening you get a warning. If you continue to not listen you get a stick taken away and lose a few minutes of recess time. If you still don't listen you forfeit recess and yet another stick....if it happens a 3rd time you lose your final stick and you have to visit the principal and your parents are called.

So, I pick Trav up from school on the second day, we get home and I start going through his backpack. I pull out a white slip of paper and he instantly starts crying. The paper basically says that Travis lost 1 stick because he wasn't listening. I could barely understand him when I asked why he got in trouble because he was crying SO hard! He told me that he got in trouble for shouting out answers and not raising his hand. He had to tell me what he would do differently next time, we had to write that down on the paper, we both had to sign it and he had to bring it back to his teacher. This upset him even more and he begged..."Can we PLEASE just rip it up and throw it away?!?". He wasn't thrilled when I told him that we had to give it back to his teacher. It really was sad to see him that upset.

Needless to say, Little Dude learned his lesson and he hasn't lost a stick since! He's had 3 weeks in a row where he kept ALL of his sticks EVERY day. I'm very proud of him for learning his lesson!

Friday, July 30, 2010

Little Dude isn't SO little....

Little Dude's first day of kindergarten started with a blueberry waffle breakfast (ok, they were toaster waffles, but he didn't complain!).

Then we packed his very first school lunch ever...in the coolest lunch box...ever!
PB&J dinosaur sandwich, goldfish, fruit snacks, blueberries, grapes and a juice.

Then he posed for pictures with Yummy and I:




Per Yummy's request I won't post his picture with Little Dude since he was just wearing shorts and no shirt....sorry Ladies! :o)

Little Dude was very handsome in his uniform and couldn't wait to meet new friends!


Little Dude had such a great first week of school! He's loving every thing about it so far....the playground, having lunch with his friends, making cool projects and learning new songs. I can't believe how quickly he is growing up and I just can't believe that I'm the mom of a school age child!!! Maybe it's time to start thinking about having another one???

Chocolate. Peanut Butter. Pie. Yum.

So last weekend I tried two new recipes. The first was a bacon wrapped meatloaf, which was super delicious. The second was this delicious creation:



The crust: buttery, chocolatey Oreo goodness
The filling: creamy peanut butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and Cool Whip



Yummy says it tasted like a peanut butter cup cheesecake....(maybe next time I'll add crumbled up peanut butter cups as a finishing touch!).



Little Dude loved it, too!

Saturday, July 24, 2010

My Shoes Don't Stink, Mom....


So, Tim and I took Little Dude to Dick's Sporting Goods a couple of weekends ago for new school shoes. Yesterday I was teaching Little Dude how to tie his shoes, and he picked one up, smelled it....and proudly announced, "My shoes don't stink, Mom they smell like Dick's!" I couldn't help but to smirk. SO funny!

Friday, July 23, 2010

Aw man, I'm getting old.....

So, I can't even believe it! Little Dude is starting Kindergarten!!!! I took him to his very first Meet the Teacher night last night and he is SO excited!
He was embarassed because I took his picture in front of so many people...but, here is outside of his classroom:

And, at his super awesome desk:

In the activity/reading area in his classroom:

And, finally...celebrating with a Happy Meal and cookie before we finished his back to school shopping:


I know that he's going to love school as much as I did. He's a very smart little boy and he LOVES playing with other kids. He's so kind, and he just loves making people laugh. I think I'm going to go cry again....

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Do-over! Take Two.

Tim and I had a wonderful photographer for our wedding. Jacquelyn captured beautiful moments of our day and has since become a wonderful friend. Jacquelyn kindly selected Tim and I to be the subjects for a training session she held for her other photographers. Tim and I had the opportunity to have more pictures taken in our wedding attire...this time they were romantic shots taken at sunset (since our wedding was at noon..high sun!). We had such a great time! I even had "Wedding Day Butterflies" all over again. Tim and I viewed the images separately and surprisingly chose the SAME image as our favorite. It is quite stunning...here it is:



If you ever have the need for a photographer you seriously need to check Jacquelyn Phillips of Moments in Film Photography out! She is incredibly kind, funny, pays great attention to detail and has a huge heart! www.momentsinfilm.com

(Seriously, I wasn't paid for this Moments in Film review! I just love Jacquelyn's work ethic and the fact that she's created a successful business with a ton of hard work and perseverance.)

Friday, July 02, 2010

Heebie Jeebies!!!!! Yikes!

Aw, man! It's that time of year again....scorpion season. I was just saying how great it was that I hadn't seen any scorpions in the house. And, I was feeling good because we just had the exterminator out to spray. Well, last night I was walking into the bedroom and I saw something out of the corner of my eye....a freakin' scorpion! He was scurrying as fast as he could from the walk-in closet to the bathroom. I'm amazed I even saw him because all the lights were off and I only had a candle lit in the bedroom...(brownchickenbrowncow). I was talking to Tim on the phone when I saw him and I literally freaked out. He was hollering at me to grab a shoe and to kill it already, and I kept hollering that I couldn't and I was heebie jeebied out....I finally worked up enough courage and while screaming, I smacked that scorpion with Tim's sandal. It didn't die!!! So, I whacked it again SUPER hard and his guts went everywhere! I left that stupid scorpion under the flip flop for Tim to clean up. When he got home I showed him my kill....when he went to lift the sandal it was easy to see that the scorpion had gone into attack mode against Tim's sandal...his stinger was embedded on the bottom of the shoe. So, I think I'm going to get a cat. And, not de-claw it. Our very own, ferocious scorpion hunter. But then, I remember....I'm not a fan of cats. And, our dog already sheds obscene amounts of fur. Guess I'll just be walking around wielding giant flip flops!!!

(Please dis-regard all of the dog hair on the dead scorpion....impressive amounts of guts, huh??)

Thursday, July 01, 2010

Sweet Yummy Goodness


It makes me so unbelievably happy that Little Dude LOVES to help me bake. He's quite good at crackin' eggs! ....and he's phenomenally great at lickin' the beaters!

Oh, My Bad...I missed your call!

So....I got a call last night from a number I didn't recognize. I listened to the message and it was a man calling about my Harley. He said he was very interested and that he wanted to come see the bike. I "forgot" to call him back. Oops. :o)

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

To sell or not to sell...that is the question.




I love this bike...I can't wait for it to cool off so I can ride more (or get used to waking up at the crack of dawn to ride when it isn't hellishly hot outside). Whenever it gets too hot, and I can't ride...I think about selling her. I actually have her posted on Craigslist right now....and, I'm secretly hoping that I don't get any calls!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Happy Father's Day, Yummy!

My son is pretty darn lucky. He has his Dad....and although he and I couldn't make it work as a couple, he loves our son. In addition, Little Dude has Tim. You couldn't ask for a better step-dad. (Whether or not he loves the Father's Day gift of "Guess Who" that Little Dude picked out, Tim was able to convince Little Dude that it was AWESOME) I'm forever thankful that Tim is such a great role model. Little Dude will know how to treat a lady when he gets older simply by watching how amazing Tim is to me. He's really stepped-up and is a hands-on parent for our little man. Happy Father's Day, Yummy. Little Dude and I love you so stinkin' much...always and forever...plus a day.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Little Ms. Cranky Pants

I really need to be nicer to my husband! I've been a cranky butthead ALL day....and, he's still so super sweet to me. In return, he's been getting scowls and smart comments. At least I recognized that my attitude just stunk, and I did say "I'm sorry", so it's all good....right?? What I should do...is always remember how I felt at THIS moment....



...and I'll be able to re-think my attitude. I sure do love him!

Monday, May 31, 2010

"For better or worse, in good times and bad"


Derek Norbin Honeywell 11/9/1980-5/18/2010


I knew that I married an amazing man on May 2nd. I knew in my heart that he meant it when he said, "for better or worse, in good times and bad". I just didn't know that this would be put to the test so soon.

You see, my older brother, Derek, passed away on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at the age of 29. It was unexpected, and beyond heart-breaking.

Derek and I had a rough couple of years. His son, my nephew, Ashton, passed away in September of 2005. Derek was never the same. He was too proud to admit that maybe he needed to talk with someone...and, he couldn't really come to terms with the fact that it was ok to be sad, devastated, angry...and he took it out on the people that he loved. Luckily, Derek and I started talking a lot back in February. He started making fun of me like a big brother should. He would call to say that he loved me. He came to my wedding and told me that I was beautiful, and that he was so happy for Tim and I. That was the last time I ever saw him.

I talked to Derek after Tim and I returned from our honeymoon. He told me that he never wanted a bad relationship with me again. He said that he wanted to start hanging out more. I hung up the phone, and told Tim how happy that made me.

When I found out that Derek had passed away so suddenly I couldn't really wrap my mind around it. I didn't want to eat. I couldn't stop crying. I felt like I wasn't a good wife. And, I felt like an even worse mom. I kept forgetting to feed Little Dude. It was at this time, I realized that Little Dude wasn't hungry because Tim made sure he still had 3 meals a day. Tim made sure that I had my favorite foods at home and encouraged me to eat. Tim would read Little Dude his good night books and tuck him in. He would hold me in his arms and just let me cry. He didn't leave my side for a week.

I realize how blessed I am to have Tim. He is my rock. He's my best friend. He's my soft place to fall. With him, I don't always have to be strong, or brave. It's not "me against the world". It's Me, and my Husband. My beautiful, amazing, loving, patient, supportive husband.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Final Countdown...


Tim and I are getting married on May 2, 2010. I started this blog as a way to journal/document our first year of marriage.....first, a little background info:


Tim and I have worked at the same company for a quite a few years. It was great to really get to know him as my friend before we started dating, especially because we didn't try to impress each other since we were just co-workers. I would get butterflies anytime Yummy would come to my desk to talk to me (even if it was just work related stuff) and I thought he had the most beautiful eyes and the most gorgeous smile.....ever. Apparently, his feelings were mutual, because one day at work he sent me an instant message that said, "I have a mad crush on you, Yo!". Soon after, we went out for dinner and officially started dating in November of 2008. We got engaged on November 25th, 2009 and have been busy planning our wedding for the past few months. I can't wait to share all about our wedding....our honeymoon...and the start of us being a family. Tim, Little Dude and I hope you enjoy this blog!