Five posts in one day!

Now you know that I'm a serious blogger after posting five times in one day (or I guess addicted could be the word I'm after too).

I just had to let you know what I was doing today besides cleaning up potty, breaking up fights, and trying to explain to a three-year old and a two-year old that yes it's raining but no we don't need an umbrella because we're inside.

I have painted sixty toes and fingers in charisma pink.......started a new knitting project....Oooo, and here's the knitting project I finished a couple of days ago. I've always wanted to learn how to knit, so last week I bought a book and taught myself. I know you're impressed!

Here's what I should have been doing...

...the dryer still looks like this.......and the suitcases still look like this....Wonder what I'll do while the girls are napping? Read a book? Watch a couple of episodes of Planet Earth on the dvr? Eat bon bons?

Dad's going to kill me...I'd better get busy!

Alive

Well, it was a close call but she's still alive.

A little bit ago, Mara was standing in the hallway. She looked at me and said, "I have to potty." She doesn't need my help in that department anymore so she rarely tells me when she has to go.

I gave her a 'well, duh' look, pointed to the bathroom, and said "Just go."

Well, she did exactly that.....just went....right where she was.

Then we had a two minute staring contest in which I contemplated pinching her head off and eating it. Ok, so I didn't really contemplate that but I can feel by blood pressure going back up just talking about the incident.

I think we all need a nap.

Heaven?....No, Iowa!

The girls and I are going to Iowa tomorrow for my grandma's 80th birthday. 10 hour drive = no fun, but we're doing it in two days so it should'nt be that bad. Thanks you Jesus for portable DVD players! Oh, and Nana and Poppa are going too. Oh ya I'd go crazy if I were in the car that long with them by myself. I'm excited about seeing my grandma though. And the girls are way excited to see 'Gamma Iben' too. Mara says, "I'm gonna say HAPPY BURTDAY GAMMA IBEN, then I'm gonna gib her a big hug and kith too!" I guess that entire quote should have been in caps cause she really does scream the whole thing.

No blogging for eight days though! I'm twitching already. I'll take lots of pictures to share when we get back though.

Ok, I really need to stop blogging this morning and get some stuff done. I'm going to drive Dad crazy tomorrow if I'm not ready to go at the crack of dawn!

Uh Oh, More "Needs"!

For only $2000 you too can have this super ugly stroller! Oh wait, it doesn't come in a double stroller guess I don't really "need" it.Now this might need to be under the Christmas tree this year. It needs a third seat though.

No Picking.

First of all you need to know that I am a picker....scabs, zits, gray hairs, etc....they all need to fear for their lives around me. I stood at the bathroom mirror last night for over 30 minutes picking out gray hair. Then when I got the hair out of the sink that I had just picked out, I was surprised that it was gray. I even showed Phillip, "Oh my goodness Phillip, look at this. It's so gray!" He just looked at me like, "What color did you expect it be?" He didn't say anything though cause he loves me like that!

I do get it honestly though cause Dad's a picker too (thanks Dad!).

Ok, so on with the story.....
Emily has allergies that make her eyes get goopy and yucky. She had some eye boogers in the corner of her eye yesterday morning so I tried to get it out. Here's how the episode went....

Emily: (dodging me) Noooooooooo!
Me: Come here Emmy. I just want to get your eye boogers off.
Emily: (running away) Nooooooo, Mommy, noooooo picking....noooooo picking....nooooo picking!

I kind of felt like Swiper. Awwww man!

What I need according to Google...

I've seen this meme before and thought it was kind of silly, but I just did it and it's kind of funny.

All you do is google your name followed by 'needs'.

This is what I need according to Google....
1. Carrie needs a nice hot bath. (Oooo, sounds good to me!)
2. Carrie needs some care herself. (I'm not arguing here.)
3. Carrie needs help. (Ok, wait a minute...I don't think it's that bad.)
4. Carrie needs a good storyline. (Hmm, guess I need to share my story on my blog soon.)
5. Carrie needs to go back to school. (Not a chance!)

Kind of fun, now you try it...

Wordless Wednesday #4

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I am loved!

Emily loves to sleep in. This morning was no exception. Mara and Becca were already downstairs and dressed when I finally heard Emily calling me. Mara and Becca stayed downstairs while I went to get her (she can get out of bed by herself but she's just always called for me instead). When I got up there, she asked me to lay down with her. We were just laying there cuddling and talking. I told her I loved her so much and was glad that God picked me to be her mommy. She got the cutest little grin on her face and I just knew that she was going to say that she loved me too and was glad that I was her mommy too. But instead (hearing the tv downstairs) she said, "MICKEY MOUSE CLUB HOUSE!" She scrambled down off of her bed and ran downstairs leaving me laying in her bed feeling SO loved!

Family Portrait

This is Mara's gorgeous artwork of our family. That's Phillip in the green upside-down with no hair. Emily and Becca are in the middle in purple and orange. Mara's in green and red with arms coming out of her ears, and that's me in blue with square hair. Call Mensa, I have an art genius!

I NEED it!

Check this out. Don't you think I NEED it!?! It would look great attached to my new double stroller. As if we're not a big enough spectacle on our walks around the neighborhood right now! Anybody got $116 laying around?

Wordless Wednesday #3

MMMMMWWWWWAAAAAHHHHH!
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5 Things Meme

I've been tagged by Jessica at Itty Bitty Bits of Me for a meme, so here's goes....

5 snacks I enjoy
(Well, since I've been doing Weight Watchers since January I don't do snacks very often any more but when I do I enjoy them more than I used to.)
1. Chocolate Carmel Cheesecake from The Cheesecake Corner in Memphis
2. Banana pudding
3. White Chocolate Mocha from Starbucks
4. Carot Cake from McAlister's Deli
5. Dried Cranberries

5 songs that I know all the lyrics to
1. Steve Fee's We Shine
2. Miss Pattycake's Pattycake Praise
3. Theme song to Thomas the Tank Engine
4. Most songs by Nicole C. Mullen
5. Indigo Girls' Joking

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire
1. Build a church building for Rock Springs Church.
2. Buy a house with a huge laundry room in a neighborhood with side walks.
3. Hire a housekeeper.
4. Help Phillip start his Photography/Design business
5. Travel

5 bad habits
1. worrying
2. grinding my teeth
3. picking
4. starting projects but not finishing them
5. starting new projects when I have other projects that are not finished!

5 things I would never wear again
1. That bright green velvet off the shoulder bridesmaid dress
2. Stirrup pants
3. a bikini
4. jeans with a single digit size
5. Aquanet hairspray

5 things I like to do
1. blog!
2. snuggle with the girls
3. sit at Starbucks with a good friend
4. sit at Starbucks with my husband
5. sleep

I'm now supposed to tag 5 people but I don't think I know 5 people who blog. So if you're reading this and don't have a blog, consider yourself tagged with this meme to start one!

Zero to Mess in Sixty Seconds Flat!

Mara and Emily were painting peacefully the other day. They both had paintbrushes and neat little puddles of about six different colors of paint on their paper plates. They were dipping their little brushes gently into the paint and creating gorgeous works of art. Becca started getting a little fussy. I realized it was time for her morning nap so I left the big girls at the kitchen table painting while I went to lay her down for her nap. So it probably takes me about 20 seconds to go up the stairs...maybe 10 seconds to lay Becca down....and another 20 seconds to go back down the stairs. Let's see, that's 20 + 20 + 10 = 50 seconds. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and say 60 seconds. That's one minute later, and I return to this....
She not only decided to finger paint, but it looks like she decided to 'wash her hands' in the paint. Look at that face though. How in the world could I do anything but smile back, tell her how pretty her picture is, and clean up the mess!

Happy Father's Day, Honey!

To Mara, Emily, and Becca's Daddy...
I can't believe that this picture was taken three and a half years ago. You were so awkward and careful with Mara Lin then, but from that very first day you were the best dad I could ever have imagined. The girls absolutely adore you! Thanks so much for being an incredible dad....for being the picture of Christ in my girls' lives....for loving them and me unconditionally. Your princesses love you. Happy Father's Day.