Hamster Part Deux

At the request of my dear sister, who provided us with this source of entertainment. Here is a little 30 sec. video of The Hamster Wheel:

A few things of note:

My child is too wimpy to walk. Crawling works best.

Layla starts to have a meltdown and the end repeating "my turn! my turn!" When it was her turn, she just sat in it and refused to let anyone near it.

The older kids tried the wheel but it was too small so they curled up in little balls to use it. John Paul uses the head method here:

Also, does anyone else hate the sound of their own voice? Yikes.

Dinner and a show

Bad weather and long naps kept us inside most of the day Saturday. Even Mia took a nap thanks to some gorgeous morning weather and soccer. I decided it was time to introduce the girls to Hibachi! Chuck was skeptical but I was confident that they would love it. I was right. We told Mia it would be a show and by the end of the meal, I was really sick of the word 'show' because Mia would not get over it. "when does the show start?" "when will they cook our food?" "Is this the show?" "Is the cleaning a show?" "I'm glad that's not the show or it would be a really boring show"

I got more entertainment from watching the girls attempt to use chopsticks.

Standing at the prime rib counter in my Transformer pajamas

Chuck and I with John Pinette. We caught his show last night at The Punchline. When he makes allusions to his "cherub-like demeanor", it's no joke. Truly, I have never seen a more jovial comic. After getting particularly large laughs from the audience, his face lights up like a child at Christmas. Everyone at our table agreed at the end of the night that we could be suspect to dehydration from the tears lost in laughter. If you haven't heard any of John's work, run to your nearest Best Buy and pick up a CD of his. Better yet, find a DVD because his visuals and facial expressions make the show. Our favorites were his impressions of a baby and ewok. If you're lucky enough to see him live, he will sign anything you have. Our friend George saw him ten years ago in Chicago and John remembered the show and specific people involved at the venue. Just an amazing guy, personable and charming. It was a great night! Then we went to a buffet.

It got me

Several months ago a friend introduced me to Twitter. I thought it was the stupidest thing I had ever seen. Several days ago, I was re-introduced to Twitter and thought, "I don't have time for this nonsense" Then it got under my skin. Every little note-worthy thing that happened when I was by myself and unable to share it made me think, "If I was on Twitter, I could just send it" Damn you internet for giving me another excuse to waste my own time and send meaningless thoughts into the void.

http://twitter.com/LovelyRacket

Walking for T-Mar!

In October I will be participating in the 2 Day Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. I am very excited about this journey because it will be in memory of my Aunt Tricia. Whether you know me personally or just came across this sit by chance, please consider giving to this more than worthy cause. You can view my page here to donate.
She was such an amazing woman. A woman we should all aspire to emulate. She was a SuperMom and she is greatly missed. Now and always.

F is for Fun!

My sister gave Mia what amounts to a child sized hamster wheel for her birthday. My initial reaction was of awe until I opened the box and realized that it will take forever to blow the thing up. Equipped with only a hand pump and some child labor, we got it done in about 30 min. As everyone took turns with the pump I ran to the other room to grab my camera and heard Mia exclaim "I'm in love with this thing!"

So well done Megan. Reducing my child to vermin has won her heart.

See more photos here

Squisheeee!!

OMG OMG OMG I must buy one of these for everyone I know! They're instant happiness and who wouldn't want that?