herrrrrrcut

So I decided I was sick of my hair and got a haircut. This was my inspiration. Anyone else watching The Biggest Loser this season? I just love that show. Especially love that while I'm watching it, I'm usually snacking on something. Isn't that how it always is? Well, it shouldn't be. I should be working my tail off too. Anywho. The Biggest Loser make-over show was last week and I love this haircut Rebecca got. I have been wanting something new, just to change it up and to also be a bit easier to fix in the mornings. My friend Steph is absolutely amazing and worked her magic. Before and after pics soon to follow!!

snapshot

Mi-mi's prayer tonight at dinner:

"Pwease bwess the food. Pwease bwess Dorofy, Toto, Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow..."

At least she remembered to bless the food. :)

anniversaire

I am amazed that it has been 8 years but so, so humbled as well. I still have so much to learn. But again, I could not have found a better partner-in-crime. He is my best friend. He is my worst critic. He accepts my faults and loves me through it all. An 8 year old wine is good but not great. So here's to more aging, more experiences and more ups and downs together.

fanatical friday

Thanks to the new Twilight movie, New Moon, and my wonderful magazine subscriptions, I have some great reading material to fill in the gaps over the weekend. :) The gaps I'm referring to are the "down time" moments I get after squeezing in some major cleaning, laundry, food prep and playing with the kids. Here's to a couple of great weekends full of reading, eye-candy and the movie release next weekend!!

tricks and treats

Not sure why I hadn't loaded these until now. I just love Halloween and am sad when it is over. Much like Christmas...except after Christmas, there really isn't much to look forward to. February always seems so far away and the snow would be much more enjoyable if I could ski more often. How ideal to wake up and just go skiing...all day...once a week.

We did have a ton of fun on Halloween this year. We barely made it around the block but did manage to get loads of candy. We had fun visiting grandparents too and watching fun Halloween shows like the ones I mentioned before. I even stayed up and watched Hocus Pocus. To me, that was a treat. But the best of all was spending time with the kids and watching their faces light up every time a neighbor put a treat into their welcoming bucket. And BTW -- my idea was to decorate those ice cream buckets. As you see, it didn't happen. Maybe next year. ;)

favorite children's books

Here is a cute book about turkeys that I got from the book orders. 10 Fat Turkeys is a cute rhyming tale of turkeys who like to mess about and do crazy stunts. Each sets them flying to where there are no more turkeys on the fence...and no more fence. But in the end, they find something else to climb and get on being crazy turkeys. Check it out.

wizard of oz

Mi-mi goes through stages. One month she could not live without watching The Iron Giant. Then it was Pete's Dragon. Now, she cannot live without The Wizard of Oz. She loves the singing. She loves the characters. She constantly talks about the lion, the scarecrow and the tin man like they are her best friends. She even loves the tornado in the beginning. She always gets so excited to tell me that "the tornado is coming!!" She loves Toto too. But she especially loves when Dorothy lands in Munchkinland. She jumps up and down and dances with all the Munchkins. She loves the Lollipop Guild and laughs giddily when D re-creates the song and dance for her. It really is quite a sight to see him do it.

I'm thinking I'm a bit of a pushover because I usually let her watch the movie. In my defense, she does beg for it ALL DAY LONG. Plus she is so stinkin' cute. I can't say no. I've tried a few times and it turns into fits of rage and tears.

I did try to explain to her that the workers at the beginning on Aunt Em and Uncle Henry's farm are the tin man, scarecrow and the lion. She didn't really care or understand. Not sure why I even attempted to explain and ruin the magic of it all for her.

I'm bummed that Dorothy's red shoes were not on display when I went to the many Smithsonians. How cool would it be to wear these for a minute?! Probably the most coveted shoes on earth. The red shoes truly steal the show. How uncool would the whole movie be if Dorothy wore those black school shoes she wears in the beginning?!?

The movie is such a timeless classic and from it comes one of the most famous, and most sung/recorded songs on earth. One of my favorite versions is from Israel Kamakawiwo:

snl weekly

Taylor Swift hosted and sang on last week's SNL. I thought she was pretty funny and the skits were some of the funniest in a while. Highlights: Firelight sketch, Scared Straight sketch (Bill Hader cannot keep a straight face), Driving PSA skit, The View skit (Swift as Kate Gosselin) and Swift's opening monologue. Pretty original and funny. Here it is for your viewing enjoyment:

fanatical friday

Here is a clip from the very sweet Mat Kearney concert we went to last week. Of course, I really liked him before but I'm loving him now. He was really good live and was an impressive show-man. Enjoy.

berfday

Here are pictures from the big day. We really had a fun, relaxing day. It was great to spend my birthday with the people I love and could not live without. Here is Mi-Mi doing her best impression of what 30 looks like: And here is Mo-Mo's impression:

I told D that I wanted to carve pumpkins for my birthday and celebrate with family.

I got my wish for both. Thank you for making my day perfect!!

book recommendations

So I've finished my current reads: The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. Now I'm in need of a new book to read. But I'm having a hard time narrowing down my choices. Anyone have a great book recommendation for moi?? Gimme, gimme, gimme some ideas. What are some great books you have read recently??

fun theory

Thanks to my sis-in-law Sue for sharing this with me. It is innovative and fun. Too bad we can't do this everywhere. :)