Knowing Me, Knowing You #29

Well at least I will have one post an month as long as Shan keeps up her monthly interview with yourself.  Thanks Shan!  You should play along too, especially if you are experiencing crazy blog block like myself.

1. It's less than six months until Christmas.  Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?
This is a joke right?  Are you frakkin kidding me?  Talk to me in November.

2. What's your guilty pleasure?
America's Next Top Model.  Love it. 1970s Rod Stewart and Elton John (but I haven't listened to them for a long time).  Julia Roberts' rom-coms. 

3. Are you on Pinterest?
I have been invited by a couple of people but haven't had the chance to sit down and check it out.  And from what I have heard, that's a good thing.  Considering my boss is away for three weeks, I'm afraid to check it out and not get anything done before she gets back.

4. Popsicle or ice cream cone?
Ice cream.  Though now I have to forgo the cone.  Damn you gluten free eating!  I do enjoy a good creamsicle though, which is really the best of both worlds.

5. Are your toe nails painted?
Actually they are.  This is a new thing to me.  I have never really been a toe nail painter, and then I went on a girls weekend with the Ninja Mom and others and she bought nail polish and I tried and I haven't had naked toes since.  I prefer the dark colours.  At the moment I have a purple, but my favorites are really dark blue and burgundy.  I don't see this continuing into the winter though.

So, what about you?

Ummm

Umm...

Hmm...

So...

Harumph...

*headdesk*

I still haven't been inspired to write a post, even after attending a great night at BOLO.

Sigh...

Blushing

Oh my goodness.  Them some pretty nice words coming from Lynn.  I am in awe of the other photographers showing their stuff at BOLO. What the hell was I thinking offering some of my little pictures amongst these photo giants.  But what the heck, right?

See you Thursday.

Run run run

So.  It would seem that I've started running.  Not sure how it happened really.  It kinda just snuck up on me.

My friend H. posted on Facebook that she started a couch to 5K program and I jokingly said we should train together.  It would seem the jokes on me.  She called me on it.

That was about a week ago.  I didn't hate it.  So I said I would do it again.  And I didn't hate it again.  And then I went looking for a running shirt.  I then I started running home from the run.

Hmm...  I am not calling myself a convert.  But I might have actually maybe sorta liked the run tonight.  But don't tell anyone.  I've slogged running for so long I'll never live it down.

I have to say this little change of heart probably got nudged along by a little talk my friend V. gave me.  She told me that once she let go of trying to compete against herself and putting all sorts of objectives on the run and let go of feeling guilty if she didn't want to go for a run, she actually began to enjoy it for what it was.

Though I think having someone to run with an entertain me helps too.  Let's see where this will go.

Knowing Me, Knowing You #28

OK.  I was hitting my head on the desk trying to figure out what to blog about.  Then I realized that Shan had posted the June questions and I hadn't answered them yet.  Woot Woot!  I am not yet going into bloggy oblivion.

1. What's your favorite chip?
I love Doritos.  But unfortunately the whole gluten free thing doesn't allow for those anymore.  Boo.  Sad face.  Good thing I like other types.  All dressed are a perennial fav.  And I do like sea salt and black pepper.  Ooh, I tried some lime pepper ones.  They were good too.  And last night I gorged on Backyard Barbecue.  Basically the only one I don't like is sour cream and onion.

2. Have you read Gone with the Wind?
Nope.  To be completely honest, I didn't even know it was a book. 

3. Do you sleep on your front, back or side?
I start on my back, then my right side and then I do this half side/half front thing.

4. Do you own a pair of white pants, shorts or capris?
Actually I do.  Capris.  They are linen and I wear them to work.  I would never wear white in my home life though.  I even avoid white -tshirts for the most part.

5. On any given day would you rather wear heels or flip flops?
I wear heels at work.  I like them.  The ones I have are very comfy.  Nothing crazy high or spiky.  But if I'm not at work, it's flats all the way.  And if they are fun flip flops?  All the better.

How about you?

On turning 4

Dear jellybean,

Another year has passed us by.  You are 4.  It’s been a wonderful crazy year.

You are fully potty trained for day time.  It’s been quite a while now, and it’s awesome.  You still wear a pull up at night because you are such a sound sleeper and your bladder just doesn’t have the lungs to yell at you to get up to use the potty.  But that’s OK.  It’ll come.

You are now getting yourself dressed in the mornings.  Picking your clothes and eveything.  Can I get a Woot! Woot! for that?   And you have started to wash your hands all by yourself too.  Awe.some.

You started using scissors.  You are really good at cutting and like to grab random pieces of paper and just cut them into confetti.  While it makes a huge mess, it’s fun to let you loose.

You started to write you name.  Oh the melting of my heart when you came home one day and wrote your name on a piece of paper.  There is was.  No scribble.  Just three perfect letters.  Now you like to write your name every chance you get, especially on the sidewalk.

While you haven’t started to read, you are sounding out letters more and more and frequently ask us what different words say.  I love this and really hope it’s the beginning of a lifetime love affair with books for you.

You got to part take in lots of activities this year.  Gymnastics was lots of fun for you and was a first try at getting you to listen to an instructor.  You weren’t always successful, but you were trying.  Next was swimming.  Oh how much you love the water.  You are still a little apprehensive about floating on your back, but you love kicking around with the pool noodle under your arms.  This summer is going to be fun.  And finally you have started tae-kwon-do.  You seem to really like it.  The instructor is a little strict, but I think it will help getting you to focus.

Your love of all things Lego and superhero hasn't deminished much.  Add onto that a love of any sort of pretend play.  Blanky is ever present, though you seem to show your devotion to a few different stuffies, depending on... well I don't really know what your criteria are for that.

You still like to eat pretty much anything, though if you have your druthers, pb&j sandwiches would be the only thing on the menu.  Ever.  You are starting to use a fork more often (thank you!).

Your love of talking hasn’t diminished one bit this past year.  And as you get more and more vocabulary, it’s honestly hard to get a word in edgewise some times.  Though now you are showing more attitude, which I am a little worried about.  I mean, you are only four.  You have all of your teen years to do that to us.  And the whining.  Oh the whining! Seriously, can you out grow that now?  We’re pretty much fed up with it.  And the crying.  Dear lord the crying.  That can go too.  Oh, and the screaming.  Thanks.

Four is going to be a huge year.  You start school in September.  You won’t be at daycare anymore, and you won’t be seeing your best buddy every week day anymore.  That will be tough one, but we will make sure to have lots of play dates with him (which by the way, you have started having this past year and love them!).

I could wax on and on, but will leave it at this.  Daddy and I love you to the sky and moon and sky and moon and sky and moon and sky.  And back.

I love you jellybean.

Mommy

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