The Bad News Bears

Chuck's softball team lost 20-9 last night and was proud! It's the first game not called off by the mercy rule. Chuck got up to bat a record three times! I'm sure it had nothing to do with the three pick up players from another team.

See Mia hanging on the fence back there? Poor Chuck was barraged with questions as he stepped up to bat. Actually, just one question repeated about 10 times. "Are you going to hit a home run Daddy? Are you? Daddy? Are you going to hit it? Daddy? Daddy? DADDY?!!"

Family photos

This box of photos sat in my grandmother's living room while we were there for Tricia's funeral. (My sister's Easter pics lead me to believe that no one has moved it since.) The hours of entertainment and nostalgia this box provides is indescribable. There's pictures of every single member of the family in every stage of life and it is awesome to behold. That top framed photo is my grandma. Isn't she beautiful? The upside down one at the top right of that is my dad holding me as a baby. I should have swiped that one. I did come home with a handful of photos of baby me with random family members. As sentimental as it seems, we used it mostly for finding the most embarrassing pictures we could find of each person and rubbing it in their face! And isn't that what family is for? Because as Kevin Smith once wrote, there's nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others.

Hide-N-Seek

This is Layla's idea of hiding. I believe she was an ostrich in a previous life.



This is how I procrastinate cleaning the house which is why the living room is pretty chaotic looking. Ignore the mess, focus on the kids! Thanks!
Don't you love how Layla gives Mia all of 3 seconds to hide? Awesome.

Mia-isms

A few quips from my world this weekend:

At the doctor's office while getting blood drawn from her finger: "Is she going to suck my fingers out?"

A bargaining chip to get candy: "I'll live next to you when I grow older"

Slinging insults as she sat in time out: "Well I'm never going to college. EVER!"

Confessions of a Shopaholic

When Daddy is away, the girls will play. And Layla plays in style. We went shoe shopping, got my big girl a booster car seat, and then dined at Five Guys. There are no words for the excitement in Mia's eyes each time she hears "Welcome to Five Guys!" It's verbal crack to her. Caught up with Chuck late last night and found out that he also had dinner at a Five Guys in NC. And little connections like that totally make my day. Today while cruising the mall, Layla lost the above sunglasses. I'm not sure if she'll recover.

Got Allergies?

You've gotta love Georgia in the springtime:

If you're the owner of a major pharmaceutical company that is.

What makes you happy?

There are certain things in this world, seen or heard, that brighten up my day in strange and beautiful ways. Some examples:

1. Every time I drive down Peachtree Rd. I see progress on a development converting an old mechanic's shop to a coffee shop. It's called "Get Coffee" and I can't help but say "Yes I will, thank you".

2. There's a commercial on the radio right now for Amp Energy Drink. It features a need to sing Metal and do surgery at the same time and it kills me. "CLOSE HIM UP - HE'S GONNA MAKE IT! YOU'RE LOOKIN' HOT NURSE! OW!" It's the best commercial ever.

3. Chocolate brown combined with any soft color. On Easter, Mom, Erin, and Sean all had outfits with brown and pale teal combinations and it was beautiful. I've even begun to like the color pink (God help me) with brown. The girls' room is all pink and brown and I love it! If my bed didn't have a ginormous black frame , I would totally decorate our bedroom in browns & blues. It's so soothing.

4. Anything that reminds me of The Office. One of my soccer dads is Michael Scott. I took a picture of a menu the other day because it had a beet salad listed. I thought Chuck was going to keel over in embarrassment right then and there. Someone has Mixed Berry yogurt in the fridge here at work! It's endless entertainment for me.

5. Making (and eating) homemade guacamole! I've eaten dinner consisting entirely of guac and chips and not thought anything of it. (Also, I love taking photos of food, another thing that embarrasses the crap out of my husband)

6. When Chuck is out of town, he always calls on the way home. He lies about where he is on the road to be able to surprise me when he walks in the door. It's adorable.

7. The squirrels Mom have trained to come when you cluck at them. The kids feed them nuts on the front porch. I caught myself tittering at a perfectly innocent squirrel in a parking lot the other day.

8. Any time spent with the Campbell Clan. They rock my world!

9. Comfort food at the end of a long day. Normally I go for chocolate or coffee flavored goodness but we just discovered a Mexican place that does bottomless margaritas. Bottomless. Margaritas. And free cheesecake. When I get to heaven, I want it to be like Vallarta.

10. Moments like this:

I'd love to hear from you all out there on the internet. What makes you happy?