The find

One of Maggie's new 'tricks' is opening doors. It's kind of nice when she wants to get her broom from the broom closet, or if I need her to put something in the trash can. But today this new trick has come to a new level. She found one of her gifts. Yep. I got her a tricycle and it was in the extra bedroom closet. Not at eye level, but on top of a bunch of luggage and in a corner. I heard her saying "help? help?" and then whining for something. I turn around and I see the closet door open and immediately I think, there's no way she can see it. But as I get closer, she's pointing towards it and saying "bike?"!! GREAT. Just great. So I immediately close the door thinking if I can divert her attention, maybe she will forget about it. Nope. So we pulled it out, and she got to ride it around. Before she sat on it, she was saying things like "wow" and "ahhh" and "cool".... It really was cute.

So, we hid it again, and we'll see if maybe she won't remember til Christmas what she found. But I have a feeling she will remember. She's a smart little boogar.

Here's a picture of her funny little shenanigans...

Holiday shopping!

It's super fun, right?

Who knew?

That Christmas tree boxes came with little Maggies?

My husband

is a closet vampire.
Yep, I recently found out he owns the New Moon soundtrack. Pretty soon I'll find him curled up with the books.

This is a pony tail

See?


















This is the first pony tail she has ever let me put in her hair. We have record of it.

what to make,

what to make, what to make...

That's how I feel right now about dinner. Some days I'm really pumped to make dinner, and some, well, not so pumped. Plus grocery shopping is in my horizon tonight. YAY!

Needing inspiration.....

Thankful

Since Halloween is over and the holiday season has moved on to one of my favorites... Thanksgiving... it has gotten me thinking about things I'm thankful for. Today I am thankful for health, strength and families. Seeing all the families who were affected in the Fort Hood tragedy makes me realize so many things don't matter. Just who we are and who we love.

Triplet Boys!

My dear friend Bonnie had triplet boys on Labor Day, and recently had some photos taken of them. I just had to share them. You'll have to go to this site to check them out. As of today, I believe that 2 will be able to come home tonight! Yay!!! I'm just so excited for her and the boys!!

Well, it's done

I did it! I actually had my eyes lasered!

Well I guess it's lasik, but same way. I opted for a addition to the surgery... I now have xray vision. And can see thru walls. Now Maggie has no chance to get away with anything.

Recovery is good. The nap after the surgery was great. It's a weird feeling to open you eyes and actually see something. And yes, things are still a bit blurry, but the doctor says it will get better every day.

So to celebrate, I've started a list of things I am excited to do without glasses:
- taking a shower and actually seeing the bottles
- reading a book while laying down
- riding roller coasters and not worrying if they will fly off
- going swimming, or to any sort of water park
- putting on makeup without getting super close to the mirror
- washing my glasses EVERY DAY
- super glueing my glasses when the frame breaks
- getting a haircut and actually SEEing what they are doing while it's getting done.

There are many more reasons... but I am just super excited to be without them! I'll post a picture in a week or so. There are some broken blood vessels in my eyes that make me look a little possessed, and I need to work on my tan around my eyes. And I can wear eye makeup in 5 days.... So... keep posted!

Nerves??

Yep, my nerves are a little on end. WHY? Maybe because in two days I'll be lasered in my eyeballs!! I'm soo excited, but am a roller coaster with nerves. Some days I'm super freaked, and some days I try to stay calm and remind myself millions of people have done this procedure so I have no need to worry.

So, unless I see you before Thursday, you will never see me in glasses again. Unless it's sunglasses! I've never had sunglasses before (prescription ones are SO expensive) so I might go crazy with them. Anyone got some good suggestions on places to get sunglasses or a certain style I should get? I'm open!