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Is this a joke? I wish I had had the guts to say to the guy when he said that the dollop of yogurt on the bottom of the cup was three dollars and twenty-three cents, "ARe you kidding me, you expect me to pay that for that?" Then when he had the gall to say that the whole thing had only 90 calories, I couldn't decide whether to say something sarcastic like, "WOW really, that whole spoonful of yogurt has only 90 calories?" or start laughing my head off. And after he dispensed the yogurt he had the audacity to weigh it. Can't say whether that is an effort to make every serving exactly 90 calories or make them more profitable. SO to the flavor- it tasted exactly like my mothers yogurt made under lights on the kitchen counter...except colder. YOu ask how I even had the time to go to Red Mango? - I was on my way to my photoshop class- my 1 night out a week and after I promptly went to my other despised store (Wal-Mart) and got a whole carton of Dreyers Tart Honey Yogurt (they were out of the Tart Mango) for the everyday low price of $3.88 for exactly 16 times more servings. Hhhhmmm. Went home and had myself a heaping bowl of it. Dangit, am I pregnant?

This is the most exciting news ever to hit my blog. My sister Katie got married Saturday. For those fo your who know me and her, you know what this means. And yes, that is the temple in the background, and no I didn't just take them there to get pretty pictures. It was one of the best days of my life. Weird to say, seeing as how I was not the bride, but you know what I mean if you know me. She was so happy and peaceful. Greg is so great. He is just perfect for her. He takes in all of who she is and loves her, loves all of her, everything that has made her who she is. Sidenote....sorry these pics aren't more exciting, they are seriously straight out of the camera as my computer doesn't have space to run my photoshop program and it took 10 full mintues to download these few onto blogger. Hopefully more to come soon....can't wait to get a new computer!!!!

Oh goodness.... I was just kidding about writing a book....

What a difference a day makes

Yesterday I had what could have been possibly my worst day as a mother to date.

Today.....is quickly shaping up to be the best.


All due to this genius idea I had...





The genius part isn't just the chart people. The genius part is the when I took them to Walmart and let them walk the toy aisles til they picked out the toy they were going to get when the entire chart is filled up...That's bribery you say...I like to call it incentive.

Coats and shoes were immediately put into closets, dinner was eaten with a smile, there wasn't one bed escape... today I lived the life of a mother I have only dreamed of.

Life lessons ladies, that is what I am teaching them, one smiley face sticker at a time.


I'm absolutely sure no other mother/person has ever thought of something so brilliant. In fact I should probably write a book...

What, that's all for me?

Are you sure Mom, I can just put my finger straight into the cake?
Mmmm... this is good..
Awesome
This is the best day of my life.

I'm the king of the world!

This was such a fun day.. Gabe was so happy and we had a great time celebrating his birthday. No presents, just a green cake for St. Patrick's day. Should I always make the cake green etc? I guess as he gets older he can decide the themes for his birthday parties. But seriously, how did this year already go by. It is mind blowing.

Eat... Eat.. and Eat Some More

What the.....

I have been on a cruise before but I was deathly ill so I couldn't eat much. Not so this time. It was bordering on lunacy.. the amount of food I consumed. I'm not sure why I was in a state of shock when after 5 days the scale read 5 lbs more than it did the first day on the cruise. Um.. for those of you who know anything about poundage, I had to eat approx. 5500 calories per day to accomplish that feat- the 2000 my body normally needs plus 3500 more. Yikes. But we had such a great time... sidenote- these pictures were taken with a disposable camera- I was too nervous to take my expensive one. All that Sand everywhere. We had so many experiences- some fun, some weird, some scary, some disappointing all of which I wish I could tell you--but lest your forget, I had 3 little kids waiting for me when I got home and and mountain of laundry. So for now you will have to be satisfied with a few pictures and knowing that an old Canadian lesbian sat next to us every night at dinner. It was halarious. Maybe more about them to come.. but I can't make any promises.

Mmmmm......

Last night driving Home from the Gym (no less)

David: Mom, how com Daddy's stomach is not fat, he doesn't eat very much huh?

Mom: No, Daddy eats a lot, he just exercises a lot so his stomach is still flat.

David: Hmmmm

David: But you exercise a lot too mom

Mom: So you think my stomach is fat?

David: It was really fat when you had a baby inside it.

Mom: Yes, but do you think it is fat now?

David: Well it's still a little bit fat.

Mom: Really...

David: Yes, see Mom you are better at cleaning, and Dad is better at exercising.