randomness

Here are random pictures I have on the memory card that is in my new camera. Did I tell y'all I got a new camera? I don't think I did...well I will tell you about that later.

Anyways, here are my miscellaneous pictures.

Sara on the 100th day of school.

My mother-in-law's dog Baby.

Weinerschnitzel. I love Weinerschnitzel but there aren't any locations that are close to me. This is the one in Grand Prairie....I happened to be in Grand Prairie that day and me and Nicole had to stop by. Of course I took a pic of the place.

My sleeping puppy Caleb.

We had a storm the other night. It actually wasn't bad here, it just rained really hard. But I thought this pic was cool.

My girl's watching it rain.

I really haven't done too much the last few weeks since I have been sick. And guess what!?! I am getting sick again! Oh joy. This time I have an annoying cough and my chest is all congested. I am about to go to the store and get some Mucinex (a product I love). I used the Mucinex-D for my sinus infection along with their brand of nasal spray but now I need the DM to help my cough.

Sara is home sick from school today too because she is running a fever and her poor little nose won't stop running. She can't breathe and she doesn't know just yet how to blow her nose the right way to get it all out so I am gonna try the nasal spray on her and see if that helps.

But I have tons more to blog, the kid's all got new bed's and I've been trying to redecorate their room, I got a new camera (yay), we had a Valentine's Day slumber party (with fondue mmmm) and I have been painting and making stuff.....so when I actually get this stuff put together, I will post about it.

Valentine's Dance

Aaron and I took the girl's to the school dance on Friday and they had a blast. Although, neither of them danced at all. lol

The cafeteria was packed with kids and it was just chaos and loudness everywhere.

Emma and her friend Maggie.

I cannot for the life of me remember this little girl's name but she is in Emma's class.

Awww Daddy and Emma. She told Aaron Friday morning that he had to look handsome for the dance.

Both girl's got their faces painted with a heart on one side and a fox print on the other.

Sara and her friend Chloe. They didn't leave each other's side all night.

Emma and her teacher Mrs. Crawford.

Sara's Valentine photo shoot

I curled Sara's hair for her school's Valentine's Day dance and we did a little photo shoot. These are my favorite's out of the gazillions I took of her.

This is silly Sara....she is so much like me sometimes. lol

I had to get some with her Baby Leg's on!

Cheesy but cute

Love love love this one.

Sara's Valentine's Day party at school

Friday was the girl's Valentine's Day parties at school. Aaron and I went up there and delivered some Papa John's to each of their classroom's, which was a big hit. All kids love pizza!

Sara was very excited about writing her name on all of the valentine's and passing out goody bags that we put treats in. Well, me and Nicole put the treats in the bags, but the girl's passed them out.

I didn't stay at Emma's class long enough to take pictures since parents weren't really supposed to be there. I had to go back out to the car though to get the pizza's for Sara's class so I grabbed my camera.

Here is Sara with her teacher, Mrs. Stephenson.

Quick Update

I am still totally sick. I went from having a sinus infection to strep and now I have a sinus infection again. My throat is killing me still and I have to take pain meds just to be able to eat, otherwise any food feels like glass scraping against my throat. And I can't breathe! I hate not being able to breath through my nose. I used some Mucinex nasal spray this morning and all seems to be good.

So I will be back when I can...have lots of nonsense to blog about. lol

I am so sick errrrr

I have been sick for the last week and a half and I finally went to the doctor and found out that I have a sinus infection and strep throat. I am not a happy camper right now. I was given the choice between 10 days of antibiotics or a shot and I chose the shot. And it is sore and it hurts. And I'm whiny. errrrr

So please keep me in your prayers for a speedy recovery, my house is begging to be cleaned and that's not gonna happen until I'm better. Thanks lol

Super Healthy Kids

There is a blog that I am a huge fan of called Super Healthy Kids. The owner of the blog, Amy, has a goal of teaching her kids, and yours, super healthy eating habits. I am totally amazed at the fruits and vegetables her kids will eat. And she never hides or disguises what they are eating. She's my Veggie Mama Hero.

And she has created a super cool Healthy Habits Plate to help kids identify how much kids should be eating from the food groups. I bought both girl's their own plate and as soon as we got them in the mail the first thing they made me do was label them with their names. Then they had to try them out.

Since the veggie portion of the plate is the largest, they started going through the fridge and cabinets looking for fruits or veggies that can fill the space. Awesome!

And the best part of it is that the plates are only $4.99 each and she has a really low shipping price ($1.00 I think).

So you can go to Walmart and buy your kid a character plate like Dora or Tinkerbell for the same price OR you can buy a Healthy Habits Plate from Amy and teach your kid's nutrition habits that they will carry on with them for the rest of their lives. That is a no-brainer to me!! lol

Make sure you check out Amy's blog for cool recipes, I always do!

By now y'all know that I love to share products and websites that I love and I have been wanting to write this post for awhile. And you know if I love it, you will too! So go check it out!

Product Review

I have been searching to find the right hair stuff for the girl's. They have tangle issues and shine issues. And I am going through a phase where I want everything all natural and organic if possible. So I decided to suck it up and spend the cash to buy some California Baby products.

Man, the are not cheap. I bought shampoo, conditioner, bubble bath and lotion. The bubble bath was $13 and the rest were $10 each. But after using them for a week I have to say that they are worth every penny! I bought the Calming scent which smells like lavender, a smell I love!

I don't even have to apply a 2nd leave-in conditioner to get the girls tangles out, they brush right out. Sara has the shine back in her hair and it is so darn soft! And the best part is that a little goes a long way, so it will take a little time before I have to shell out some more cash for this stuff.

So if you have been looking for something all natural with no harsh chemicals that gets rid of tangles and leaves hair soft and shiny, this is it! (I think I should get free products for this review hehehe).

Sara enjoying her new bubble bath.

Chinese New Year

Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year and 2009 is the year of the Ox. Unfortunately I have been sick all week (still am sick and can't wait to go to the doctor tomorrow) so I wasn't able to get the kid's the surprises ready for them in time for today.

We will celebrate on Saturday. I have super cute take-out boxes for each of them and I am going to put treats and surprises inside. And since I cannot cook Chinese food at all, we are taking the kid's out to eat at a Chinese restaurant. On the 16th we are taking them to see the Lion Dances performed so that should be exciting.

What is everyone else doing to celebrate?

I copied this from Wikipedia and it describes the legend of Chinese New Year

According to tales and legends, the beginning of Chinese New Year started with the fight against a mythical beast called the Nian or "Year" in Chinese. Nian would come on the first day of New Year to devour livestock, crops, and even villagers, especially children.

To protect themselves, the villagers would put food in front of their doors at the beginning of every year. It was believed that after the Nian ate the food they prepared, it wouldn’t attack any more people.

One time, people saw that the Nian was scared away by a little child wearing red. The villagers then understood that the Nian was afraid of the color red. Hence, every time when the New Year was about to come, the villagers would hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows and doors.

People also used firecrackers to frighten away the Nian. From then on, the Nian never came to the village again. The Nian was eventually captured by Hongjun Laozu, an ancient Taoist monk. The Nian became Hongjun Laozu's mount.

My Valentine's Day

Aaron and I are big fans of Asian culture, especially anything Chinese. Yesterday I found out about a Chinese performing arts group, called Divine Performing Arts, is having a show in Dallas at the beginning of February, so I bought tickets for us to go. I also made a reservation at the May Dragon Chinese restaurant so we can have dinner before we go to the show.

Since Aaron has to work on Valentine's Day, this will be our Valentine's together. Here is a link to a website that has a short video about the performance. I am pretty excited about it.

Caleb my stalker dog

Meet my stalker dog Caleb. Caleb loves his mommy and he shows that by following me everywhere! If I am on the computer he is on the floor behind me. If I go to the bathroom, he patiently waits outside the door until I am done. He sleeps on my feet. He is my "puppy puppy", that is what I call him.

And in his usual stalker fashion, he wouldn't quit following me around last night so I thought I would turn the tables on him and be the stalker.

Ahhh but I have a camera with an eerie green light that he did not care much for. Anyone who has had their picture taken by me knows about the green light. I have no idea why it's there or how to turn it off. But when I go to take a picture, this green alien beam of light shines on my photo victims, making sure I have their full attention. lol

I generally like to post picture in the order that they happen. But I skipped ahead for this pic because it is my fav. Caleb is so darn cute. I fell in love with border collie's because of him. He is also a total spaz. You cannot just pet him and walk away, he freaks out for more attention...pet me pet me pet me.

His eyes have an eerie green to them...he fell victim to the green beam!

He decided that if he quit trying to get away from me and just sat still that I would pet him in between pictures.

This is his, "please stop taking my picture now, I cannot see anything but stars" look

I said please mommy.

Okay, I stopped. Then I went to bed which was his signal to jump up on my bed and sleep on my feet.

My Silly Sara

Friday night my mom came and got Emma for the weekend and that left me with just Sara and Anthony, so my friend Ashley came over. Sara and Ashley's son Luke decided to watch a movie in the kid's room (the tv being in there is something new)...anyways, I went to check on them and this is what I found. (Notice the plate of ketchup in the background lol)

They are best friends. Isn't that sweet?

Then later on they moved to the couch. Sara is such a little mama!

Yesterday I went and bought the girls a set of bunk beds but I was really busy and didn't have time to put them together so the boxes are sitting in my living room. Sara got mad at me right before bedtime and laid down on one of the boxes and fell asleep! That totally cracked me up.

It helped that Sara went to a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese and was completely exhausted when she got home. The last time she was at Chuck E Cheese she was only 2 so she doesn't have any memory of it, so going there was pretty exciting to her! She also got this cute shirt....now I just need to make a matching hair bow! lol