random & wandering thoughts & photos

when i sit down to blog, well...my mind bounces all of the place. here's the proof :)

• i'm a costco junkie. seriously. it's out of control. i went today, cashed my money back check (we have their amex), and spent a little more. it's the best. store. ever. it's so much better than sams...more organic, higher quality, and just sheerly amazing.
• i guess you know you're a mom when you think a grocery warehouse is the best. store. ever.

• reason #658 of why i love costco...i am re-using their containers to organize my pantry.
• i asked rob for ikea spice jars instead of flowers for valentine's day. yes, i am a freak. so i got the spice jars and the flowers (best hubby ever), but then the madness continued...

• i smile now when i look in my pantry. sick, i know.
• i'm not done yet. i want blackboard paint labels on all of the jars :)
• carson had his 2 year well baby today. i actually feel like he's heavy now when i hold him. miss emma never felt like that.
• bro's weight % is higher than his length %, so i think we're airing on the side of shorter and stockier :) new for me.

• emma was long and lean from conception. they're all different aren't they?

• this week, i've been working on the season change out for emma and carson's clothes. does this stress y'all out too?

• pull the winter clothes out that are too little. pull the "in-between hot and cold clothes" (you would only know about this if you live in the south) out from the winter. move the winter up high. move the spring down low. filter through the old spring clothes to see what still fits. add back in those "in-between hot and cold clothes," take inventory...what they need, what needs an undershirt, what needs leggings...geez!

• you're left with piles all over the house. "to donate" "to put up from the winter" "to put up from last spring" "to mend"
• all times two or however many littles you have :)
• the piles are awesome when your house is still on the market.
• and when you are having open houses every weekend.

• when i think i'm about to go crazy, i just go look at my pantry :)
• we finished our thank you notes today....for our christmas gifts! less than a quarter late still counts, right? emma got a great lesson on penmanship and manners.

• it's like spring here, which is so wonderful. emma & carson have been outside playing so much lately. carson is so happy outside.
• we have plans to go strawberry picking. this is one of my favorite things to do. ever. and we have plans to bring our daddy along this time.
• emma has already requested strawberry popsicles from our pickings :)
• this was emma's art from church a few weeks ago....

• is it obvious that our house is on the market?
• it all makes me sad. it really does. we had a whole discussion about emma's talents...dancing, drawing, making bro laugh, and at the end of it all, she said, "but mom, i am still really good at cleaning up the playroom."
• "but emma, you are really good at dancing too." isn't she a doll?

• the truth is, she is really good. she can whip that sucker into shape for any showing or open house that comes our way.
• but she's five, and she told me that she hates open houses. and one of her little friends prayed for her the other night, because "emma needs to move really, really bad."
• i know there are worse situations to be in, but if you have an extra prayer or two for us and for our house selling, i know miss emma would be ever so grateful. her momma would too.
• bro says, "no way" now when you ask him something. perfect, isn't it?
• i scheduled dentist appointments today. it's been 2 years since emma went and 10 months for me. You know it's bad when your five year old is on you repeatedly for that appointment.
• we grilled out the other night & we can't wait for the time to change!

• our sweet babysitter took emma ice skating...

• it was her first time on the ice. ever. and. she loved it.

these were our fortunes from p.f.changs on our much needed night out. rob's was the top one, and mine was the bottom. if "traveling hopefully" means our house isn't selling, i am not a fan. as for me writing a book, let's consider this it.

hugs :)