You Know You're Tired When....

The other night Maggie was so wound up. She was running from one room to the next and bouncing her body off the couch. One time, she didn't move fast enough and exhaustion caught up with her. She was asleep in 2 seconds.

Poor Neglected Second Child

I realized this morning that I don't take nearly as many pictures of Chloe as I did with Maggie. I'm just more busy with 2 kids and every time I get the camera out it turns into a fight with Maggie...she thinks she needs to be the one holding the camera. So, this morning I took a few of Chloe while Maggie was still in bed. I love this little girl, she is just so dang cute and smiley.

Proud

I haven't seen this in years, but one of my friends put it on her blog and my heart swelled with pride. I am a Canadian living in America. I do love my life in the good ol' U.S of A, but as I watch the Olympics and see my Maple Leaf, the pride bubbles to the surface....and a few tears. Maggie says 'Canda' whenever she sees the flag, I love it!

Love Monkeys

Some of my nieces got adorable Sock Monkeys for Christmas. A friend of my sister's made them. I thought they were so cute, so I googled how to make them. I've made 2 (almost 3) and I'm really happy with how they turned out. One is going to Maggie's little friend, it's her birthday tomorrow. Maggie and Chloe will be getting their 'Love Monkeys' for Valentine's Day.

Happy Valentine's Day to Me

I have a wonderful husband...I really do. He is always watching out for me and is constantly looking for ways to make my life easier and happier. He is an amazing Dad and it melts my heart to see him with his girls, they both adore him.

Today I got Flowers! Dave has always brought me flowers. I've gotten them on every Valentine's Day since we've been together, every Mother's Day since we've been married (even before kids), and many other special occasions. They mean so much to me. Dave is pretty careful when it comes to money. Since we are still in the 'poor student phase' of life we don't do a lot of 'extras'. Miraculously, we have stayed pretty well out of debt while he's been in grad school and it's totally because of him. It was a hard adjustment for me to say goodbye to my cell phone and cable TV. We hardly ever eat out and I don't remember the last time we went on a 'real date'....it was before Maggie was born. Our Christmas present to each other was gas to drive to Canada. We try and get by with the minimum. I think that's why the flowers mean so much. My husband, the guy who clips coupons, goes through fliers, gets free samples of shampoo and other toiletries sent to me in the mail, goes out and spends money on something so frivolous because he knows how much I love them.

I know we won't be this poor for much longer, hopefully Dave gets a good job after graduation in April. Even though the flowers won't be such a such a financial sacrifice in the future, I'm pretty sure I will still enjoy them just as much.

Morning Workout Video

Thank you Diego, thank you portable DVD player, thank you Kix cereal, for making my morning workout possible, I couldn't have done it without you.

Household Fun (and new vocabulary)

¿Why did Maggie go into hysterics? She was cowering in the corner next to the drain and howling.

¿Why did all of the toys in the tub get a bleach bath?

Both of these cases were coprogenic.





(Maggie had way too many raisins yesterday.)