Stayin' Alive

"I feel as though I am stuck in between" says I to Brandy

I cannot decorate my new place in Seattle, I really don't want to bother here. I don't want to make new friends, I just want to spend lots of time with my old ones ( no pun intended)

I can see the light at the end and it is close but I am still not there!

"Sarah you are in Purgatory" is Brandy's brilliantly intuitive response

we both get a jolly laugh and I get to thinking

Yep I am in home, financial, & social Purgatory

so what to do in between Heaven and.... well you know

I have taken to decorating each room in my new home... well in my head

I think I may be driving myself crazy

TU TU 2

Here is a little peek at Emelines Birthday Party

There were tu tu's for the girls and dolls
and crown & wand decortating

Princess Party

yellow poop & other stains the make me go.....hmm

it started out to good

sun shining through my windows

kids not fighting

well rested mom

then....

laundry time

a mountain of clothes that need extra cleaning

3 onesis with yellow poop

2 pants with mud stains around the cuff

3 shirts with chocolate milk stains

after nearly 45 minutes of scrubbing, spraying, & sweating

some of the stains are gone........

but that darn yellow poop still remains

My life is so very glamorous

TraDiTion

We like many other AMerICans

are American Idol fans

Why? I really don't know , we just like music and it is really the only show on tv that the entire family can enjoy TOGETHER!

So we have created a tradition around this TV show

(I know traditions around TV, yuck)

oh well

PiZZa night is a tradition passed down from my Mom

We have now perfected it & made it organic

Little hands love to help

Pizza night is the only night when the kids get to watch TV

and we let them eat at the coffee table or on a blanket like a picnic

Note from the Author: I named this post and couldn't stop singing TRADITION you know the song from fiddler on the roof, I bet it will be running through my head the rest of the DAY!

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Happy Birthday Emeline !!!

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Emelines Birthday

HApPy BiRThDay Princess

EMELINE

she's 2
What a day!

bright and early 6:oo am

bags with pink tissue paper filled the table

the happy birthday song sung by all who were awake enough to carry a tune

soon tissue paper was flying

then the little voice of a child just 2

" I don't want it"

each additional present was greeted with the same sentiment

Until

the glow worm was without a doubt the favorite present of the morning

Next Birthday Dress, Shoes, Bracelet, Rain Coat

all of which the non birthday Emeline would love

Birthday Emeline put up a fight each peice of clothing was a new struggle

finally victory

and off to church where

she wouldn't be happy without parental presence in nursery, ug

Next where do you go when you really want to be spoiled???

GRANDMA'S

Grandma can certainly cheer a girl up

but you really shouldn't be too happy on your Birthday

Right??