You got to love her fashion sense.

Or lack there of. :)

O insists, no really, INSISTS on dressing herself for school. Which usually isn't a problem. Until these shoes.

They are super tall, super fabulous, super sparkly, and go with EVERYTHING. Or so she thinks.

One thing I know - she's a cool kid. So if anyone can pull them off, it's OGG for sure. I'll admit - they are growing on me. :)

George

I call him Georgie Porgie. :)

Got another one

We got another dog!

Back Story:  I've been reading up on taking Molly (our Boston Terrier) running with me.  She's been on walks with us, and always seems to poop out.  I thought she was just lazy.  But from what I've been reading online about her breed, she just can't go for any length of time.  I saw mixed reviews on whether or not she could be a good running (or jogging in my case) partner and I figured she wouldn't be much protection if I needed it anyways. 

That brings us up to to speed.....so basically I started looking at Craigslist and in the paper for puppies.  I wanted something a little bigger than Molly, could run with me, and had to be good with kids.  I found George. 

He's *supposedly* a boxer/rat terrier mix.  And I guess he could be but I'll never really know.  He's so calm and relaxed, he makes Molly look BAD.  Ha ha!  The kids love him, he seems to love the kids.  We only got him Saturday so we're all still adjusting.  I think Molly is probably having the hardest time adjusting since she's been the lone dog for almost 3 years now.  But I think in the long run, she's going to be happy she finally has a playmate to run around the house and backyard with. 

I won't lie though - he ain't a pretty dog.  

Little things

It doesn't take much to make my two happy. All you need is a Statue of Liberty statue. Haha.

O said she wasn't a fan of Red Robin but I think I changed her mind when she saw Ms Liberty. :)

That and she got carrots with ranch as a side. Funny kids.

Training Molly

Livvie is on a mission to teach Molly tricks.

I have to admit, she's done a FANTASTIC job at teaching her to sit. Molly is having the time of her life with O's new found hobby - she's racking up on treats! Haha!

Good luck OGG!

Her great big heart

Wow.

My girl has such a big heart. She's been holding on to $12 to buy some hamster toy she wants. Well, today a girl on our road was going house to house taking donations for her school. Before I could say anything, O says, "I have some money!" and ran in the house. She gave her entire $12!

O's compassion and big heart are two of my favorite qualities about her. She can be so selfless and thoughtful. I hope she stays that way. FOREVER.

Natural???

I'm not buying this as a natural smile from Coop. Do you?

New Year

My New Year's resolution is to be a better blogger.  I promise to blog more than 60 enteries in 2012! 

We ended 2011 on a big note - Al purchased a Harley.  He took me riding over the weekend and I have to admit - I totally get it now!  It was so much fun and yes, I was a little scared at first but after a few minutes, I was so at ease, I started enjoying the scenery instead of boring a hole in the back of Al's head!  :) 

I really think this motorcycle is going to be as much fun for me as it'll be for him. 
We'll see though!

The kids go back to school tomorrow and it's not a day too soon.  They need to get back into a routine and get some of this wildness out.  They had a great Christmas and got tons and tons of toys from Santa and family. 

So what's your resolutions for 2012?

Me and O making the motorcycle look good.

O looking tough!

Al and O

We named it Frankenstein.  Inside joke.:)



All I want for Christmas is a.....

Harley Fat Boy!!!!

And he got one.  It's pre-owned but it's perfect for him.  He's so excited he can barely stand it.

So am I.  I'm so glad he's happy to have a motorcycle again. 

1998 Fat Boy.  Beautiful color.

He looks good on it doesn't he?  :)

Don't tell Al but I can't wait to go riding!  

Favorite

My conversations with Livvie are never, ever, ever, dull.  Here's one we had Sunday night.

O:  Mommy, I don't want to call you Mommy anymore.  I want to call you Mom.

Me:  Aren't you too little to call me Mommy?

O:  You're kind of my favorite parent anyways.

Me:  Oh yeah?  Why is that?  Not that I disagree or anything....

O:  *giggle*  Well, you did give birth to me.  Daddy didn't.  I mean, you gave me life.  So, that's why.

Me:  Makes perfect sense to me Boo.

Ha ha!  I love conversations with my girl.  She is too, too funny sometimes.  (I know Al is totally jealous.  But hey, he should have given birth to them right?) 

SSSSHHHHH!!!!

Cooper and Olivia are going to be sssoooo excited!  Al and I got tickets to take them to see TNA Impact Wrestling here in Florence in February!!!!

Yes, I know it's not the WWE, BUT for a little boy who now worships wrestling and a big sister who refuses to be left out - this is big.  :)  I printed off and made copies of the tickets so I'm going to put them in their stockings.  Al and I can't wait to see how excited they are about going to their first wrestling match. 

It's funny that the kids inherited both mine and Al's love for wrestling.  I admit it's a guilty pleasure of mine.  Ha ha!  Cooper will even tell you that Randy Orton is my boyfriend.  :)  

Only 9 days before Christmas!  I'm getting so excited I could explode. 

Silly Kids!

Yes, they are Goobers!

December now???

It's already the first week of December.  I won't be winning any blog awards this year.  2012 is going to be the year of the blog for me - just wait!

Christmas shopping is almost done - woot!  I have a new app on my iPad that lets me play around with borders, etc so I created the one I have here.  If it weren't for the stupid "tag" on the right, it would be absolutely awesome right? 

We are trying the "elf" thing and it's just not working.  The kids treat their elves like toys and play with them constantly.  I've given up.  Both their classes have a "classroom elf" who is following the rules, so I wave my white flag.  :)  It never ceases to amaze me how different the rugrats act at school compared to home.  I know there is no way I was like that.  *smile*

We are also gearing up for Upward Basketball - Cooper is super excited about it.  For such a small little guy, he loves basketball.  Although now that he's discovered wrestling, that may change soon.  He's got speed and accuracy when he shoots so he's actually pretty good.  We found out last week that he has Coach Lon AGAIN - which tickled Cooper.  Poor Coach Lon has been his basketball coach two years already and one year as his soccer coach.  I can't figure out if he just likes Cooper that much or if he has really bad luck.  O is wishy-washy on basketball.  Some days she loves it, some days she'd rather die than play.  So, here's hoping to a "I love it" day when she has her first practice.  :)

Writing our letters to Santa tonight - stay posted for pics!

Getting in the Holiday Spirit

Our Christmas Tree 2011

Obligatory "Kids in front of tree" picture. 

You need Rudolph to make it feel Christmas-y folks!

Catching Up

I am MRSA free!  I think....at least I'm done with 20 days of antibiotics so I *should* be MRSA free.  My wound is healed as well and all is right in my world.  For now.

My birthday was great - very low key and that's fine with me.  The kids still think I'm only 31 or so and I don't correct them.  :)  What's the harm in letting them think their Mom is young(er) and cool right? 

Martin and Randy came down for Thanksgiving and the kids were ecstatic!  They absolutely LOVE it when they come down and want to spend every last second with them.  I know it probably annoys them to death, but they only see them a few times a year.  Thanks to iPods and iPads though, we've been able to stay in touch a whole lot easier and the kids get to Face Time with them.  It's probably one of the coolest inventions ever.  Steve Jobs was a genius.  

We put up Christmas decorations Saturday as well - I'll post some pictures of the tree and all in another post.  I'm almost done with all the Christmas shopping and that makes me very, very happy.  I'm in the Christmas spirit more than ever before.  :) 

MRSA

It's two days until my birthday and I find out I have MRSA.  That's just not right folks, not right.

So, apparently it takes Urgent Care ten full days to call you and let you know the results of a culture they took.  UGH.  And I had just finished my last dose of a ten day antibiotic and now I have to start ANOTHER one.

I feel so bad for Al and the kids - I haven't felt good at all and now it looks like I'll continue to feel cruddy for another 2 weeks.  My system is all of whack and I'm just *tired.*  Al is such a good guy and has just went in with guns blazing and got things done.  I'm lucky.  The kids must be scared I'm near death or something because they've even been a little more behaved. 

Just a little.  :)  

I miss running.  Every time I open the garage door, I honestly feel guilty that I have barely touched my treadmill.  The abscess is almost healed so I hope to be back on it soon.  I think my energy would perk up if I could work out.  We'll see.  I definitely don't want to push it but it's hard to just sit and do nothing. 

Anyways, it's time to take a pill.  Again.  :/

4 days

Just so all my loyal blog readers know - I turn 21 plus 13 years experience in FOUR days.  :)

Wrestling in November

I can't believe it's already November.  Wow.  This year is flying by at a super fast speed.  Before you know it, Christmas will be here! 

Cooper and Olivia are both addicted to wrestling.  I guess they got it honest since Al and I both have been fans of the it at some point in our lives.  Cooper is the worst though and is sssooo into it.  He cracks me up with his impersonations of different wrestlers (He does a really cute "WHHHOOOO" as Rick Flair).  His new found love has helped out Santa A LOT.

I tried showing the kids some videos of the Rock N Roll Express from back in the day when I loved wrestling.  I even went to a match here in Florence and got their autographs!  The kids weren't interested though.  Apparently it wasn't "showy" enough.  Excuse me......back in the day, all the wrestlers needed was  a ring, not all this other stuff.  

Oh, and Cooper keeps telling people that Randy Orton is my boyfriend.  Yeah, I wish!  :) 

Halloween 2011

What does a Rock Star and a Werewolf have in common?

They're brother and sister!  Ha ha!

This year for Halloween O decided to go as a Rock Star/Draculaura and Cooper is a "really mean" werewolf.  Aren't they the cutest though?  They love Halloween......but I really can't wait for all the good candy.  :)  

His Turn I suppose?

So apparently Cooper was NOT to be outdone by his big sister and hurt his eye yesterday at school.  Poor thing looked HORRIBLE when Al and I got him to urgent care Wednesday night.  His eye was red, swollen and causing my poor boy a lot of pain.  Luckily, it's just a small cut on his eye and after wearing a patch overnight, his eye felt ok and looked SO MUCH better.  He must have gotten sand or dirt or something in it and scratched it.  THA went on a field trip yesterday so of course he totally played it off because he didn't want to miss out. 

He's not much on being a pirate but he did pose long enough for me to snap this picture of him when we got home.  I'd like to say he was a good sport at the doctor's office but I would be lying.  He's male so he was a *huge* baby.  I don't mean that in a mean way of course, but we all know how men are.  Ha ha!  Cooper definitely proved he's no exception to this rule.  :)  He cried every time the nurse or doctor looked at him wrong. 

I just hope this is our last trip to the ER or urgent care for awhile.  I'm not sure how much more my heart can take.  (I regret not getting a picture of them together.  How funny would it be years down the road to see Cooper with one eye and O with one arm? Ha ha!)