A fun little game one of my favorite bloggers has going on.  Play along, won't you?


1. What is your favorite word? serendipity




2. What is your least favorite word? the "C' word



3. What turns you on? True love



4. What turns you off? morons


5. What is your favorite curse word? currently...GoatF*ck




6. What sound or noise do you love? My boys laughing



7. What sound or noise do you hate? Too many people talking at the same time.



8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? SAHM



9. What profession would you not like to try? Alaskan king crab fisherman



10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? " I know you tried to do your best everyday.  Good job!"


Now you have a go.

Happy Scrappy News!

I found out about this last week.

I was instantly a huge fan of Tina's store from the get-go.

She is nice, kind, easy to talk to,

and it also doesn't hurt that she carries all of my favorite brands of scrappy goodness.

She even ordered something for me that she knew I wanted without even asking!

To say I am honoured to be part of this team is an understatement.

Thank you Tina for adding me to your team!!

Forty.

It is a milestone.

It is not everyday that someone I love turns the big four oh.

Especially on 10-10-10.

You and I have been together almost 15 years.

More than two thirds of your life.

We are self proclaimed soul mates.

We can read each others thoughts.

Appreciate each of our own humour.

We don't often fight but when we do, sometimes it takes a while to recover.

We usually end up stronger than we were to begin with.

You took some convincing that we were ready to have kids.

If I'm being honest I took the decision out of your hands.

Today you wonder why we waited so long.

I think we needed those ten years.

To grow.

To learn from our mistakes. 

To determine what we really wanted from ourselves and each other.

And we have grown.

Together.

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Happy Birthday B! 

Never doubt my love for you. 

It may not be perfect but it is real.

I can't wait to travel the path with you on the way to your next milestone.

Transition

I may have mentioned a little someone in my life is going through a phase.

An "I only want to do things with Mommy" stage.

A " lets wake mommy up 5 times a night" stage.

A "I want to hug Mommy when I feel some discipline coming on" stage.

A " Don't let the little brother play with anything" stage.

Some days it is cute the way he wants me all the time.

Other days I question the quality and quantity of time I actually spend with him.

I'm sure it's all  normal.

One of those "This is my first child and I have to analyze everything he does" stages.

I'm going to analyze less and enjoy more.

:)

Right now...

• I am listening to the gentle pitter patter of the rain and thinking "how could it be raining again?"
• I have the TV on and Intervention is on.  I don't watch allot of TV.  This show is bothering me in ways I cannot explain.
• I am wondering why M is so attached to me.  I love that he wants to be around me all the time but I can't help but wonder what is going on in his little head.
• I am contemplating change.  Fall/Autumn does that to me.
• I have a secret.  It is a good one.
• I am counting down the days till my little vacation, which will be a staycation.  No potty training will be involved but it is time for the Parents to reclaim their room, and for two brothers share one.
• I want to go get J from his crib and snuggle with him.  He is growing too fast and I feel I am missing out on some things, especially during M's attachment phase.
• I am eating a piece of coffee cake, slightly warmed with butter.

Randomness on this Wednesday evening.
Nighty Night.

somedays...

it is important to be the one to take the first step.

it is important to leave work 5 hours early and drive 40 minutes clear across town to tell someone you love them in person.

it is important to admit when you were wrong, even when you may still feel like you are right.

it is important to let someone see you cry, and know you are human and make mistakes.

it is important to wait to pick the kiddos on the off chance that you can have some much needed alone time, and then alone time with someone you love.

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I needed to be that person, and do those things today.

Imagine my suprise....

When I sat down to do my nightly tour of the WWW and saw this:

as the featured project at Two Peas.

Sometimes after a rough week at work, little things like that make me smile.

All kinds of fun scrappy news this week. 

:)  :)  :)

Nighty Night