Goodbye "Ginners"

If you know Cayden (our 2 yr old) - then you know he uses G's for F's in all words. For example here's a peak at the typical Cayden vocabulary.

Fridge = Gridge
Freezer = Greezer
Fingers = Ginners
Food = Good

You get the idea. Well he finally started saying F's on vacation this past week. We were driving in heavy traffic, and he said, "Daddy, I want you to go Faster" (instead of Gaster.) My ears perked up, and I asked him "what is Grampy's name?" He immediately answered Grampy Fred. Then, I wiggled my fingers, and said "what are these?" He said "They're fingers, mommy" with a tone that let me know he thought I was a little slow. Matt and I both smiled, though I am glad he can say his F's, I will surely miss "ginners."

My Husband

Yesterday, I was at the grocery store (Publix.) A lady pulled up next to me, and she had a window sticker on her car that said I love my husband. She preceeded to get out of her car, and unload 4 children, the oldest couldn't have been much more than 6, and the youngest probably about 6 months. She piled all of them into two shopping carts, and headed into the store to do her shopping. Having 2 still in diapers myself, I thought, man, you really do love your husband. Well, that got me thinking, about my own very special husband. Having just returned from a long car ride on the way home from Thanksgiving, we had a lot of time to talk. Something we never really get to do anymore. We exchanged some ideas about how important it is to make time for each other, and for life not to be 100% about the kids. Don't get me wrong, they still come first of course, but we should at least squeeze in a little more time for us to be together, to share things about our day, and to make sure we keep our connection as close as it was when we got married 6 years ago. Well, I just want to say that when I look at Matt, all of the reasons I fell in love with him are still there. He is the greatest man on earth to me, gentle, kind, thoughtful, witty, smart, a terrific father, and devestatingly handsome too. I don't hug, kiss, thank, or just spend time thinking about him nearly as much as I should. These 2 little kids that depend on me for everything take up so much space in my heart and mind, that Matt gets squeezed into a tight little corner. Well, this is me telling the world that he is still my: hero, my best friend, and the love of my life. (So much more than just my baby-daddy.) I love you Matt, there's no one else in the world I would want to take this journey with! You are my one and only.

Boo Ya'll

Alas, Halloween has come and gone again! I have always loved halloween, it has been one of my favorite holidays for a long time. Sugar, practical jokes, the ambiguity provided by costume, acceptable begging, what's not to love? This year was another great time, but I must say as the mom of two tots, a lot of work goes into halloween. Trying to keep 2 small kids on focus while trick-or-treating is a feat in itself, not to mention keeping up with pirates hats and swords, butterfly fairy magic wands, treat bags, my sanity... you get the idea. This year we partied with Barb and her family. The food and friends were equally satisfying. The picture is a little banner I made in honor of the party and our hostess with the mostess! Thanks Barb for a great time.

Dinner Out, please!

Now what would make someone think this was an appetizing item to ingest? Surely the "our delight" meat packing company must have laid off its entire marketing department. Yes, you read that right! The producer of this mechanically separated turkey with natural flavoring added is "Our Delight Meat Company." Well, this may be someone's delight, but certainly not mine. Turkey burgers just don't sound the same to me anymore. This is the kind of thing that motivates you to try the vegetarian route! I am still not sure why I actually put this tube of meat back in the freezer! Who buys meat in a tube anyway? I am thinking dinner out sounds good to me.

Pigs, Pitbulls, Lipstick, Gas & the Stock Market!

Hello Internets!

Should a Pig wear lipstick? If so, are they still a pig? What about Pitbulls? How about if some of those lip-stick wearing pigs drive a few tankers filled with "less clean" gas on down to GA, so we can find somehwere to fill up, and stop paying $4+ a gallon. Also, we need to stop allowing the fat CEO pigs, lipstick or not, from jumping ship with the likes of 70 billion dollars while their investment banks crumble behind them. PS - Good luck to all those pigs out there who just like to wear lipstick when you are out clubbing... miss piggy, porky, petunia... don't worry. Go on about your pig wearing lipstick lives. They will leave you alone soon enough.

Confessions of a gas stalker

Okay, so today before my friend could drop her son off at my house, it took her 2 hours to find gas. She was definitely on empty, and not one of those people who panics when her tank is half full. She was on empty, and her husband had 1/4 of a tank. They both have long commutes, so this was not "media -driven" panic. She finally found gas, but it took 40 minutes to pump, costing just over $4 a gallon. Apparently Atlanta and Nashville are the only places experiencing these problems.

I have lived in ATL for most of my life, and was born here. I have seen people buying up bread and milk at the "threat" of snow, when no actual snow has taken place. I imagine the panic has spread and some are buying gas when they don't need it. Also, our city requires cleaner burning fuel, so it will take a bit longer to restock after the 20% delay of gasoline distro courtesy of Ike.

All that being said, these are still crazy times! We are certainly making some Fat Cats at the oil companies a ton of money. If you need gas today and you live in the Canton/ Woodstock area, good luck finding any!

Quote of the Day

Cayden & Avery say the funniest things, especially Cayden, because he's a natural born cook (like his father.) I've decided to try to at least post a quote of the day on days when I can't take the time to blog, so you all can share in my giggles.

Today's quote of the day comes from Cayden! "Mommy, I took a poop, and its piping hot!"

Piping hot is a term I've always reserved for applying to a meal... I no longer find it an appetizing description.