recent conversations

Layla:  Mommy I think I am addicted to iCarly...I love it.  I want to watch it all the time.

{sorry TMI alert}


Hayden: Mommy,  boobo hurts bad.

Me:  Do you need to poop? You already pooped once today...How many times are you gonna poop today?

Hayden:  Free (three), five, nine poop.

Me:  Nice...mommy really wants you to stop pooping in diapers.

Hayden: Oh!

His new favorite thing to say is "Oh!"

I am in bed, sound asleep and Layla let Hayden out of his room first thing in the morning.

Hayden: "Mommy, mommy."

He is 2 inches from my sleeping face and is begging me to wake up.

A whispering Hayden: Juice, juice, chokik mulk (chocolate milk)

The boys loves his beverages.

Layla:  Mommmy! This is bad, this is bad...this is really bad.

Me:  Oh no, what did Hayden tear up now?

Layla: IT isn't him...it is my my necklace is BROKEEEENNN! 

Me:  Oh, whew, I thought something was really wrong.

Layla:  Mommy that was just rude. I love this kitty cat necklace.

Me:  I know dear, let me fix it.

I took this last picture with my iPhone last night, so the quality isn't that great. BUT I love it!  Layla has learned so much since starting school  She is really starting to 'get' reading.  She does great!  I am so excited about it.  Every night she 'reads' to Hayden.  It melts my heart when they are sweet to one another.  Her eyes light up like the brightest summer sun when she sees a word she can actually read. 

I am so blessed to have these silly kids in my life!!

SheShe Made

Is this not one of the cutest dresses you have ever seen? 

Check THIS cute little bum out...

Seriously!  Does it get any cuter than that?

Have you heard of SheShe Made?

I had the honor of meeting Ashley a few months back.  She posted about it here on her blog.  {it was actually the second time we got together.}  Anyway, she is so sweet and funny.  We are so much alike, except she is so creative.

And as you can see, very talented.  I'm sure you can find something you will like, so go check out her fun stuff.  She has a million pictures of her products on Facebook.  She also has an Etsy shop. 

Such Sweetness

Y'all tell her I sent ya!!  Have fun shopping :)

Here is a little

cookie monster for your Monday :)

Have a great day!

Hugs~

single sentence Sunday

So there I was...10 years ago, watching the sun come up while the sand moved beneath my toes and I felt the love and tenderness of my soulmate placing a gold band on my finger...and these simple words uttered from both of us...I Do.

09/11/2001

I have a strange memory.  Sometimes I forget stuff.  Sometimes I remember things from years ago like they just happened.  I can remember what I wore two years ago on a dinner date with my husband, but can't remember what I had for dinner last night.

I do remember almost everything about September 11, 2001.  I was at home getting ready for work. I vividly remember the second plane crashing into the tower.  They replayed it over and over again.

Gary and I lived in a tiny little house in Waco.  I loved that house.  It was about 1250 square feet.  It had a 1 car garage, 3 bedrooms and 1 1/2 baths.  It was a perfect house with a big, pretty backyard for us newlyweds.  We got married September 12, 2000.  One year almost to the day of the 9/11 chaos.

Gary was laying in our king size bed waking up.  That king size bed took up the whole room.  It was hysterical.  We couldn't even get around the room, but we had a gigantic bed and a TV on a dresser.  The 1/2 bath was 'my' bathroom.  I curled my hair and put my makeup on in there every morning.  I would shower in the little, but bigger full bathroom, and then grab my coffee and make my way to my bathroom.  Every morning I would watch the CBS Early Show.  I loved it.  I would get my news while I was getting dressed, every day.

I was the Director of Sales for a hotel in Waco.  I loved that job.  It was an amazing job.  Sometimes I wish I still had that job.  I loved all my coworkers.  I loved working in the hotel industry.  I loved showing people the hotel property.  I loved booking meetings in our meeting space.  It was a fun time in my life.  I was newly married and it was a great paying job for me at the time.

I stayed at home that morning a little longer than normal.  After the shock wore of I headed to the office around 10am.  Gary worked from home.  He cancelled all his appointments and sat glued to the couch all day long.  I remember driving to the hotel in shock. I remember sitting in the lobby, watching the non-stop news with all the other managers. I remember being scared to death. 

I remember finally getting in touch with my parents.  The cell phone coverage was all jacked up.  I couldn't call out, all circuits were busy.  My parents were in a federal building in Oklahoma City. They basically got kicked out of the building, as the whole nation shut it's doors that day. 

My best friend was with her husband in Las Vegas.  They couldn't get home...they stayed in Vegas for 3 extra days.  I called her like crazy and couldn't get in touch with her, but finally I talked to her.  She assured me they were fine.  I remember being scared.  So scared. 

I remember thinking how I'd remember my 1 year wedding anniversary forever.  How could we celebrate the next day when so many people were suffering or injured or dead? 

I thought of one of my life long friends...she lived and worked in DC.  I prayed for her, hoping someone would send me word that she was OK.  And she was.  As OK as she could be.  As OK as we all could be.


Where were you?

dressing up the pup

Gary and I heard tons of giggling and laughing coming from the living room the other day.  This is what we saw when we entered the room.  Thankfully, Callaway wasn't injured in this dress up event. 

The silly band on Callaway's front leg totally cracks me up!