Barefeet in High Heels

Oprah just went higher on my favorites list.

She worked some magic with Payless and has produced the following...

www.oprah.com/payless

Yes, that's right.  50% off coupon to ANYTHING in the store. 

I got new boots.  :)

This is Luke's "stank" face...

My all time favorite quote is, "When did we become adults? And how do we make it stop?"

Well, that and one of the opening lines of "Drop Dead Gorgeous" when the mayor is talking about the oldest living Lutheran.  But that's a moot point.

Before we had Mini #1, I had become jaded.  Small town parades were, uh...small town parades.  Petting zoos were disgusting places that smelled, and paint was something you used to brighten your walls.

I'm learning from Mini #1 that you have to live every day like it's a new day, everything is an experience, and to take nothing for granted.

Is that the secret to life?

Through Wichita State University's Division of Continuing Education, I'm taking a non-credit class.

"Holiday Floral Arranging"

Our first assignment was a fall swag that included dried hydrangea, lion's grass, reeds, and some other stuff that I really can't remember the name of.

I've learned how to twist floral tape around floral wire, and that it's better to twist your arrangement than the wire when locking something down.  This allows you to twist "down" on the piece instead of "away" from the piece.

I actually found a place for it to hang; above my antique hutch in my kitchen.  I of course did not take any pictures of it in place as my red kitchen photographs orange.  Uh, yea.  Doesn't look so pretty then.

Mini #2 at 20 weeks
















HAPPY MONDAY!

Moving to the "big city" meant I had to learn to get around quickly.  Enter the iPhone and the amazing Yellow Pages app.

(I need to stop here and say that I need to give props to Engineering Man for this one.  Of course, he was the one to talk me into getting an iPhone.)

All you have to do is enter whatever you're looking for into the Yellow Pages app.

As Mini #1 was reading books and playing on Engineering Man's lap, he farted.
And farted loud.
Then...he tried to do it again, only this time...

"I just did a baby fart!"

Engineering Man was gone playing ARMY this weekend, so Mini #1 and I had bonding time as I painted the dresser.  He ended up "painting" his bed while I painted the polka dota. And needless to say, but we both slaved for hours.

And when I mean hours, I mean HOURS.

I then used 5 different sizes of tupperware lids to draw circles sporadically across the dresser front, sides and top.

Each color took approximately 45 minutes. 

(I'm definitely NOT a math wiz)

I had to mix the blue paint with some already on hand. Again, because I'm a cheapskate.  I'm excited I got fairly close to the original color in the room.

Now, just wish me luck on the bed.  Mini #1 was wonderful enough to add his own artwork to the wood so when I'm upholstering it, I can be entertained.

This weekend included a lot of this...

My favorite movie of all time...
a mockumentary about the trials and tribulations of winning a beauty pageant in Minnesota.

With an all-star cast and lines like these...I laugh the entire way through.

Weekend watching if you're up for something stupid.  :)

What's your favorite movie that I can put on my list?

As Engineering Man and Mini #1 were throwing footballs at each other, we heard the following:

"I shot the weanie!"

"You did WHAT?!?"

"I shot the weanie!"

"Mini #1, what's your weanie?

"Oh...your HINEY." Uh...yea....

If you've ever been pregnant, you realize the anxieties associated with carrying a child.  Will the baby be healthy?  Will I be a good mom?  will he/she grow up right?  Will they have good morals?  Will I scar them for the rest of their lives by continuing to have sex when I'm pregnant?  (Uh, yea.  Just wait 'til you pregnant.  If it doesn't cross your mind, you KNOW it'll cross your husband's.)

And then the real kicker...will I have an ugly baby?

I know what you're thinking, and NO, I don't believe all kids are cute. I'm dead serious when I say that some babies are just plain ugly.

No, I'm not evil and say, "Oh, what an ugly child." How dumb do you think I am?

(By the way, pregnancy hormones are the least fabulous thing in the world.)

But I do not lie and tell them, "Oh, what a pretty baby."  I say something more like..."OH, he looks just like his daddy." (teehee)

Apparently God found it in his heart to not torture me with an ugly looking child.

I have a cute kid.  I mean, really adorable kid.  Just look at that face.

Seriously...I have a cute kid. 

Thank you Jesus.

Now I'll just be praying about the second one...

Being the cheap skate that I am, I tend to browse the Web and find DIY projects.  Also, being pregnant I've got that nagging "Hey! Do something with your house!" Mini #1's room just happened to be at the top of the list this weekend.

We've decided to move Mini #1 from the striped nursery into the polka dot bedroom. Mini #1 is still sleeping in his crib, or I guess, the crib Mini #2 is going to sleep in, so he needed a new bed.

I personally believe toddler beds are stupid...sorry to those who think otherwise...and would rather use a twin bed for Mini #1.  Unfortunately, my pregnancy brain got the better of me and "toddler bed" is what I started my Google search on.

(Yes, Google is my hero.)

Recently, Design Sponge featured the upholstered DIY toddler bed by design mom.

(Notice how my pictures are fewer and farther between here. It was 6 p.m. Pregnant people need to eat.)

Finally, he screwed the four sides together, and placed the slats on top of the supports.

Before screwing the slats down he checked to make sure the box was square (I did help with this one. Hence the photograph. Holding a tape measure is tough work.)

The box wasn't square. He fixed it by having me hold one corner and him kicking from the other direction. You'll have to ask him for exact details on this one, but whatever he did worked.

Finally, he screwed the slats down to hold the box square.

He's still debating if he wants to add another 2x4 support crosswise below the slats in the middle of the bed.  It currently holds EM bouncing on the middle of the slat, but who knows if it's going to hold three little boys jumping up and down.  We've got a couple years before I'm hoping it'll be tested.

Being pregnant I've discovered has led to the inevitable nesting.

On the "to do" list for this weekend?

My maternity clothes:

And Mini #1's dresser and bed for his new room:

The bed needs to be upholstered and I'm going to paint circles on the dresser yet.  We're going for an outer space theme in his room.  Wish me luck finding bedding for that one...and...if you've got any ideas, make sure to pass them along.

Tutorial/more information on Mini #1's platform bed tomorrow.

What did you accomplish this weekend?

I just Googled how to make my own cream of chicken soup.  Brilliant.  And tasty...

Ree Drummond at http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/ is not only one of my favorite bloggers, but has also started an amazing online cooking community. 

Introducing one of my favorite things...Pioneer Woman's Tasty Kitchen

This online community offers amazing recipes from readers, a great search engine, and even a recipe box to hold your favorites. 

I love to scroll through and discover a whole new way to do an old recipe.  MMMM...delicious. 

"Yes, Mini #1.  I'll take Grover to work with me today."

I don't work - I merely inflict myself upon the public.
- Robert Morley


I'm 26 27. 

3-year old prankster who loves getting in trouble, has OCD tendencies, and will most likely follow in his father's footsteps and be an engineer someday.  Does not do well in new situations. He's the star of my "Thursday Things."


This is Mini #2.
















Born in February...the kid's already a chunky 19 pounds at 5 months old. Sociable, easy going, and LOVES to talk to anyone.  Right now, it seems he got his momma's personality.