Alright I cleaned up some of the Disney pics so they are not completely dark! Yay! It took forever but now you can actually see what they are pic of :) Here is the link if your interested.
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
Back to the real World!
We are home and finally unpacked!! I am still working on the mound of laundry but I am done with it. We got back around 10 Friday night after we picked up Cami from the kennel. I uploaded my pictures to shutterfly and I am going to post them but alot of them need to messed with and lightened and I haven't gotten a chance to do that yet. We had a really great time, it makes me want to move there and work at Disney. I don't think I am qualified for anything but a server or a gift shop worker though. All of the characters have super skinny legs so I am out for that too! lol Just so you guys know, Travis said that I was right and it was a good idea to stay in the hotel I picked. He said it was a decent hotel and it was worth saving the money. We got into the Toy Story section and the girls loved the giant Woody and Buzz. I took pictures :)
I am going to write about each day now so you may want to just skip down to the picture link but some people wanted to hear about it so I am gonna write it. Not to mention I have a very short memory and I need to have a reference to go on when I finally get the pictures ordered and do the scrapbook :)
Saturday, March 17th, Animal Kingdom day! We pretty much did everything that they had to offer while we were there. We FINALLY got to see the Festival of the Lion King show, the last time we were there they had all kinds of technical difficulty so we never got to see it despite trying 3 times. It was pretty good so I am glad we finally got to do it. We did the Safari which was much better this time then when we went last time. Kaylee LOVED it! She loves seeing the animals so it was alot of fun for her. We did not do the new freaky roller coaster there and we didn't have time for the Pocahontas show this time, though Mykenzie did get to meet her and get a picture with her. Our favorite part was probably the new Finding Neemo Musical. It was a looong wait but it was really good. We went during the parade so we once again missed the Jungle Parade but we will surely live. Also at the Conservation Station they were opererating on a turtle that had been hit by a car that morning. It was really neat to see them doing it right in front of us, Kaylee was sleeping but Mykenzie and I found it pretty cool. We left around 5 pm and went back to the hotel food court for some dinner and then just relaxed in our room and went to bed early cause we had an early morning.
Sunday, March 18, Epcot day! We had 8:30 AM reservations for our Princess Breakfast in Norway of Epcot's World Showcase. When we walked in Belle was there to meet us in her beautiful gold dress so we got pictures with her. Kaylee would not go by herself so I was in the picture too which I didn't want. Then we sat down and ate and the princesses came around to our table. Once they asked Kaylee if she wanted to get a picture she said yes and would go get one, but refused to stand by them, she would only stand by Mykenzie. We ended up seeing Belle, Ariel (the Little Mermaid), Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Mulan and Snow White. It was nice getting to see them cause last time we really didn't get to see anyone other than Cinderella and Little Mermaid. After that was finished we walked around Epcot and discovered that it was much more fun than last time. I am sure mostly because Mykenzie was older now. We found Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Chip & Dale for picture with NO wait! That NEVER happens!!! We watched the Honey I Shrunk the Audience 3D show and both kids were freaked out at it! We liked it though. Travis loved Ellen's Energy Adventure (hosted by Ellen Degeneres) and the girls loved the Finding Neemo ride. We also walked through the different countries and each one has a kid station that Mykenzie did. It was kind of dumb but fun at the same time. We went back to the hotel and spent some time at the arcade which the girls loved!
Monday, March 19th, MGM day! First we took the girls to see the Playhouse Disney show, Mykenzie is a bit old for it now but she still had fun at it. We did the Voyage of the Little Mermaid and the Disney Animation thing. We got some Character photos and went to the Honey I shrunk the kids playground. At the playground I bumped into Mark Stein from Entertainment Tonight and he offered to take a picture of Kaylee and I together in front of the big tub of Play Doh since she wasn't cooperating for me when I was trying to take one of her by herself. I didn't know what his name was at the time just that he looked really familar from ET and finally I remembered his name was Mark but I couldn't think of his last name. I didn't say anything to him other than to talk to him about the picture. Of course my camera didn't work right and he had to take a second picture for us. We went to Pizza Planet for lunch and then went and watched the Stars and Motor cars parade and ate some ice cream. By then Kaylee needed a nap so we left and she napped at the hotel and Travis went to the pool even though it was way too cold!
That night we went to Downtown Disney and ate dinner at Planet Hollywood and walked around and did some shopping.
Tuesday March 20, Finally Magic Kingdom Day!!! We did character pictures with Chicken Little and Mickey Mouse. I talked Mykenzie into riding the Goofy kiddie rollercoaster and she ended up LOVING it! We rode the teacups and the carrousel, the winnie the pooh ride and the 3D show Mickey's Philharmagic (which we had never seen and was really cute). It started to rain so we went and got some lunch and when it we were done it was barely sprinkling. We went over to the Haunted Mansion, I know I am a mean mom making my kids go on it, but I wanted to since I have never been and they both lived without getting scared hardly at all! Then it was parade time and we got our spot and it started to pour down rain. We decided to go back to the hotel rather than sit in the rain so we dried off and changed. It stopped raining so we went back to Magic Kingdom and did a few more rides that we didnt get to do and then watched the fireworks show. We were right under where Tinkerbell flies down from the castle so that was really cool. Then we fought through the crowd to go back to the hotel! lol
Wednesday March 21, Back to MGM! This time we got to do the Extreme Stunt Show, The Journey to Narnia (which was dumb, even though I liked the movie) the Muppet 3D show and Beauty and the Beast live on Stage! Then we went back to the hotel for some pool time, I froze my butt off but the girls had a blast. Then we got ready and went back to MGM for the Fantasmic show, which is soooo good! I loved it last time and I still loved it this time!
Thursday March 22, Back to Magic Kingdom! We still had some things that we didn't get a chance to do on Tuesday but surprisingly not a ton. We ate some breakfast at the bakery and rode some rides. I told Mykenzie that we were going on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Space Mountain, she freaked and told me no way. I decided to make a deal with her if she rode Big Thunder Mountain and didn't like it then we wouldn't have to do Space Mountain so she agreed. There only ended up being a 30 minute wait so we got in line and got on it. We started going and got to the top of the hill and got stuck! It wan't the biggest rollercoaster hill ever but we were up high enough to be stuck! It started going a few seconds later though so it wasn't a big deal. We both loved it, Mykenzie wanted to ride again but there was no way I was standing in line again for it, especially since it was now an hour wait. We did a few other things and then walked to the other side of the park to get Fast Passes for Space Mountain, this was at about 11:30-12 and our fast pass wasn't till between 4-5. Travis said he wasn't planning on staying that late and then Kaylee started crying so he took Kaylee and went back to the hotel and Mykenzie and I stayed at the park. We took in the Interactive Monsters Inc. comedy show, which was really funny. We walked around and rode Cinderella's carrousel again and Goofy's rollercoaster. For some reason Mykenzie wanted to go back through Minnie's house so we did that too. We went through the Swiss Family Treehouse which was totally a waste of time. Maybe if I had ever see the movie it would have helped but I seriously doubt it. Mykenzie wanted to do Peter Pan's Flight again but the line was awful for it. So we skipped it since we had already been on it. We never got to ride the Dumbo ride though, which we were a bit bummed about but we were not standing in line for 70 minutes for it. We also never got to see Cinderella this time (we saw her twice last time) because her line was 70 minutes too. We did see her stepmother and stepsisters though which was funny, especially since Mykenzie was wearing her Cinderella shirt that day. Lets just say they gave her a hard time about it and she was quick to blame me for making her wear it! LOL So then we went and saw the parade and then stood in line to see Princess Jasmin, Aladdin and Genie. They were very sweet and took time with the kids talking to them. Then we were off to Space Mountain! When we got in there and I realized that we could not sit together I thought she would freak out but she was fine. I sat in the seat behind her and TRIED to keep a hand on her shoulder but there were times that was not possible and I had to hold the freak on! LOL She got off and wanted to go again and again! Which of course there was no way we were going to. We grabbed some ice cream and made our way back to the hotel. Once there we got ready and went and got some dinner and then to play miniture golf at the Fantasia Mini Golf course. It was fun watching the kids. We have never taken either of them before. Mykenize wasn't too bad for her first time. Kaylee had this teeny tiny putter that was adorable! She couldn't care less about it but every now and then she would want her ball and stick to hit it in! lol Then it was back to the hotel to pack up and go to bed. We left around 10 on Friday morning even though we technically paid for another day at the parks. We did that when we thought we were flying but since we decided to drive we just went ahead and left early and it was good we did cause we didn't get home till 10 as it was. We hit some serious traffic that we could have avoided if we would have left a little later though ;)
As you can tell we had a great time. Travis says it will be 10 years before we go back if ever. I say we will be back in 6-7 years either that or a Disney Cruise!!! I am a total kid at heart and I love it as much as the girls do! When they are older we will do vacations that we will love as adults too, like Vegas and Hawaii but for now our girls our little and we are going to enjoy doing things that kids love!!! Here is the link to the pictures, there are alot but know that I cut out about 75 as it is. Enjoy share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AcuWTNo2bNGph
I am going to write about each day now so you may want to just skip down to the picture link but some people wanted to hear about it so I am gonna write it. Not to mention I have a very short memory and I need to have a reference to go on when I finally get the pictures ordered and do the scrapbook :)
Saturday, March 17th, Animal Kingdom day! We pretty much did everything that they had to offer while we were there. We FINALLY got to see the Festival of the Lion King show, the last time we were there they had all kinds of technical difficulty so we never got to see it despite trying 3 times. It was pretty good so I am glad we finally got to do it. We did the Safari which was much better this time then when we went last time. Kaylee LOVED it! She loves seeing the animals so it was alot of fun for her. We did not do the new freaky roller coaster there and we didn't have time for the Pocahontas show this time, though Mykenzie did get to meet her and get a picture with her. Our favorite part was probably the new Finding Neemo Musical. It was a looong wait but it was really good. We went during the parade so we once again missed the Jungle Parade but we will surely live. Also at the Conservation Station they were opererating on a turtle that had been hit by a car that morning. It was really neat to see them doing it right in front of us, Kaylee was sleeping but Mykenzie and I found it pretty cool. We left around 5 pm and went back to the hotel food court for some dinner and then just relaxed in our room and went to bed early cause we had an early morning.
Sunday, March 18, Epcot day! We had 8:30 AM reservations for our Princess Breakfast in Norway of Epcot's World Showcase. When we walked in Belle was there to meet us in her beautiful gold dress so we got pictures with her. Kaylee would not go by herself so I was in the picture too which I didn't want. Then we sat down and ate and the princesses came around to our table. Once they asked Kaylee if she wanted to get a picture she said yes and would go get one, but refused to stand by them, she would only stand by Mykenzie. We ended up seeing Belle, Ariel (the Little Mermaid), Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Mulan and Snow White. It was nice getting to see them cause last time we really didn't get to see anyone other than Cinderella and Little Mermaid. After that was finished we walked around Epcot and discovered that it was much more fun than last time. I am sure mostly because Mykenzie was older now. We found Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Chip & Dale for picture with NO wait! That NEVER happens!!! We watched the Honey I Shrunk the Audience 3D show and both kids were freaked out at it! We liked it though. Travis loved Ellen's Energy Adventure (hosted by Ellen Degeneres) and the girls loved the Finding Neemo ride. We also walked through the different countries and each one has a kid station that Mykenzie did. It was kind of dumb but fun at the same time. We went back to the hotel and spent some time at the arcade which the girls loved!
Monday, March 19th, MGM day! First we took the girls to see the Playhouse Disney show, Mykenzie is a bit old for it now but she still had fun at it. We did the Voyage of the Little Mermaid and the Disney Animation thing. We got some Character photos and went to the Honey I shrunk the kids playground. At the playground I bumped into Mark Stein from Entertainment Tonight and he offered to take a picture of Kaylee and I together in front of the big tub of Play Doh since she wasn't cooperating for me when I was trying to take one of her by herself. I didn't know what his name was at the time just that he looked really familar from ET and finally I remembered his name was Mark but I couldn't think of his last name. I didn't say anything to him other than to talk to him about the picture. Of course my camera didn't work right and he had to take a second picture for us. We went to Pizza Planet for lunch and then went and watched the Stars and Motor cars parade and ate some ice cream. By then Kaylee needed a nap so we left and she napped at the hotel and Travis went to the pool even though it was way too cold!
That night we went to Downtown Disney and ate dinner at Planet Hollywood and walked around and did some shopping.
Tuesday March 20, Finally Magic Kingdom Day!!! We did character pictures with Chicken Little and Mickey Mouse. I talked Mykenzie into riding the Goofy kiddie rollercoaster and she ended up LOVING it! We rode the teacups and the carrousel, the winnie the pooh ride and the 3D show Mickey's Philharmagic (which we had never seen and was really cute). It started to rain so we went and got some lunch and when it we were done it was barely sprinkling. We went over to the Haunted Mansion, I know I am a mean mom making my kids go on it, but I wanted to since I have never been and they both lived without getting scared hardly at all! Then it was parade time and we got our spot and it started to pour down rain. We decided to go back to the hotel rather than sit in the rain so we dried off and changed. It stopped raining so we went back to Magic Kingdom and did a few more rides that we didnt get to do and then watched the fireworks show. We were right under where Tinkerbell flies down from the castle so that was really cool. Then we fought through the crowd to go back to the hotel! lol
Wednesday March 21, Back to MGM! This time we got to do the Extreme Stunt Show, The Journey to Narnia (which was dumb, even though I liked the movie) the Muppet 3D show and Beauty and the Beast live on Stage! Then we went back to the hotel for some pool time, I froze my butt off but the girls had a blast. Then we got ready and went back to MGM for the Fantasmic show, which is soooo good! I loved it last time and I still loved it this time!
Thursday March 22, Back to Magic Kingdom! We still had some things that we didn't get a chance to do on Tuesday but surprisingly not a ton. We ate some breakfast at the bakery and rode some rides. I told Mykenzie that we were going on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Space Mountain, she freaked and told me no way. I decided to make a deal with her if she rode Big Thunder Mountain and didn't like it then we wouldn't have to do Space Mountain so she agreed. There only ended up being a 30 minute wait so we got in line and got on it. We started going and got to the top of the hill and got stuck! It wan't the biggest rollercoaster hill ever but we were up high enough to be stuck! It started going a few seconds later though so it wasn't a big deal. We both loved it, Mykenzie wanted to ride again but there was no way I was standing in line again for it, especially since it was now an hour wait. We did a few other things and then walked to the other side of the park to get Fast Passes for Space Mountain, this was at about 11:30-12 and our fast pass wasn't till between 4-5. Travis said he wasn't planning on staying that late and then Kaylee started crying so he took Kaylee and went back to the hotel and Mykenzie and I stayed at the park. We took in the Interactive Monsters Inc. comedy show, which was really funny. We walked around and rode Cinderella's carrousel again and Goofy's rollercoaster. For some reason Mykenzie wanted to go back through Minnie's house so we did that too. We went through the Swiss Family Treehouse which was totally a waste of time. Maybe if I had ever see the movie it would have helped but I seriously doubt it. Mykenzie wanted to do Peter Pan's Flight again but the line was awful for it. So we skipped it since we had already been on it. We never got to ride the Dumbo ride though, which we were a bit bummed about but we were not standing in line for 70 minutes for it. We also never got to see Cinderella this time (we saw her twice last time) because her line was 70 minutes too. We did see her stepmother and stepsisters though which was funny, especially since Mykenzie was wearing her Cinderella shirt that day. Lets just say they gave her a hard time about it and she was quick to blame me for making her wear it! LOL So then we went and saw the parade and then stood in line to see Princess Jasmin, Aladdin and Genie. They were very sweet and took time with the kids talking to them. Then we were off to Space Mountain! When we got in there and I realized that we could not sit together I thought she would freak out but she was fine. I sat in the seat behind her and TRIED to keep a hand on her shoulder but there were times that was not possible and I had to hold the freak on! LOL She got off and wanted to go again and again! Which of course there was no way we were going to. We grabbed some ice cream and made our way back to the hotel. Once there we got ready and went and got some dinner and then to play miniture golf at the Fantasia Mini Golf course. It was fun watching the kids. We have never taken either of them before. Mykenize wasn't too bad for her first time. Kaylee had this teeny tiny putter that was adorable! She couldn't care less about it but every now and then she would want her ball and stick to hit it in! lol Then it was back to the hotel to pack up and go to bed. We left around 10 on Friday morning even though we technically paid for another day at the parks. We did that when we thought we were flying but since we decided to drive we just went ahead and left early and it was good we did cause we didn't get home till 10 as it was. We hit some serious traffic that we could have avoided if we would have left a little later though ;)
As you can tell we had a great time. Travis says it will be 10 years before we go back if ever. I say we will be back in 6-7 years either that or a Disney Cruise!!! I am a total kid at heart and I love it as much as the girls do! When they are older we will do vacations that we will love as adults too, like Vegas and Hawaii but for now our girls our little and we are going to enjoy doing things that kids love!!! Here is the link to the pictures, there are alot but know that I cut out about 75 as it is. Enjoy share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AcuWTNo2bNGph
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Packed
but not quite ready to go. I have some errands to run today like buying diapers, wipes car snacks ect. I have a very small list of things that still need packed. Mostly stuff for Kaylee since she was sleeping when I did it and there was no way I was risking going in her room to get stuff. Luckily most of the things I am bringing for her were hanging in the laundry room so I could pack them last night. Mykenzie is totally packed except for bath/hair stuff. That is quick and easy and pretty much all I have left to pack for me too. Good thing since we are now 2 days till we leave. We still don't know what time we are heading out but Kenzie doesn't have school so it will be determined by when Travis can get off.
I FINALLY went and saw Norman yesterday for a hair cut. About half of my playgroup goes to him and loves him so I figured chances of him screwing my hair up were pretty slim. Most of you have lived through my tears of past hair cuts and know there have been some pretty bad ones. When Rachel tells you "Oh my God, what did they do to you?!?" You know it is not just in your head! LOL Thankfully those days are in the past and he did pretty good. He made it very curly though and I am sure I will not be able to duplicate that so hopefully it still looks decent once I give it a shot. I am defiantly NOT good at doing hair, so I am crossing my fingers.
I am off now to go shower and attempt to make my hair normal so I can go get some errands ran, and yes to those of you who ordered cookies from afar, one of my stops today will be to the post office to mail them out :)
I FINALLY went and saw Norman yesterday for a hair cut. About half of my playgroup goes to him and loves him so I figured chances of him screwing my hair up were pretty slim. Most of you have lived through my tears of past hair cuts and know there have been some pretty bad ones. When Rachel tells you "Oh my God, what did they do to you?!?" You know it is not just in your head! LOL Thankfully those days are in the past and he did pretty good. He made it very curly though and I am sure I will not be able to duplicate that so hopefully it still looks decent once I give it a shot. I am defiantly NOT good at doing hair, so I am crossing my fingers.
I am off now to go shower and attempt to make my hair normal so I can go get some errands ran, and yes to those of you who ordered cookies from afar, one of my stops today will be to the post office to mail them out :)
Sunday, March 11, 2007
All about Mykenzie weekend
On Friday we got a phone call from Mykenzie's principal telling us that she had been chosen by her teacher for a Rave Review. She got called to the office and got a certificate and got to sign the rave review wall. We are so proud of her. We ended up taking her to Dairy Queen for a special treat. She picked the new waffle cones and it was as big as her head!
Saturday we had a lot of girl scout stuff to do for the Girl Scouts 95th birthday party. The morning started at 9 am at the school where they hold their meetings for a community service project. We pulled weeds, trimmed bushes and planted flowers. We were there until 11:40 and then it was home to wash up and change clothes so we could drive all the way to Nashville for the birthday party. They had some different activities and bounce houses to play on. All of the girl scouts had a great time (the mommy's thought it was a waste of time, lol defiantly not worth the drive) We got home around 6 pm from that. The girls got dinner and baths and fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow at 8:30 (way past their bedtime) Now today we just got back from the grocery store from picking up a few things and we are going to take it easy. Between our busy day yesterday, going to bed late and losing an hour of sleep everyone is pretty tired here today. Now I am off to give the dog a bath cause she peed in her cage last night. Good thing I was planning on giving her a bath at some point this week anyhow.
Have a Great Sunday everyone :)
Saturday we had a lot of girl scout stuff to do for the Girl Scouts 95th birthday party. The morning started at 9 am at the school where they hold their meetings for a community service project. We pulled weeds, trimmed bushes and planted flowers. We were there until 11:40 and then it was home to wash up and change clothes so we could drive all the way to Nashville for the birthday party. They had some different activities and bounce houses to play on. All of the girl scouts had a great time (the mommy's thought it was a waste of time, lol defiantly not worth the drive) We got home around 6 pm from that. The girls got dinner and baths and fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow at 8:30 (way past their bedtime) Now today we just got back from the grocery store from picking up a few things and we are going to take it easy. Between our busy day yesterday, going to bed late and losing an hour of sleep everyone is pretty tired here today. Now I am off to give the dog a bath cause she peed in her cage last night. Good thing I was planning on giving her a bath at some point this week anyhow.
Have a Great Sunday everyone :)
Thursday, March 08, 2007
A good report
I had a parent teacher conference today and Mykenzie's teacher told me that she is doing wonderful. Mrs. Watson said she tried to find something that Mykenzie needed to work on and she couldn't come up with anything. She is in reading level "I" right now which is where she is supposed to be by the end of the year so she will be well beyond that by then. She is excelling in Math and her Handwriting has improved dramatically since the beginning of the year. She also said that she has been doing much better with listening. She said Mykenzie was never bad but she is now staying in her seat and raising her hand rather than getting up and going to the teachers desk to ask questions and overall listening better. Mykenzie is definitely ready for 2nd grade. I knew she was doing well but it is nice to hear her teacher talk so highly of her.
Sore
My legs and feet are so sore today after 3 all day shopping trips! I am happy to report that I am finished. I am glad cause I am totally shopped out. I got Mykenzie some shoes, 3 pairs of shorts (have to return 1) and a shirt. Kaylee got a pair of sketchers (like Crocs) and 5 shirts (have to take 1 back) and I got 2 pairs of cheapo flip flops, 2 pairs of shorts, and like 6 shirts. Woo Hoo! I got Travis' tux shirt and bow tie for his meeting next week ( they are doing a casino night and the theme is puttin on the Ritz) No luck finding a baseball jersey though, which he also needs for the meeting during the day. Rediculous that they require them to have this crap for one day isn't it. I am pretty sure that we are set for vacation now. I remembered today that I have to hold my mail which I never even thought of prior to now. I have my list of stuff to pack started now so I feel like I am back in control! lol
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Beautiful Things
Beautiful Thing #1- Today's weather! Right now it is almost 6 PM and is still 71 degrees.
Beatutiful Thing #2- MY CAR! Well the inside anyhow. I cleaned out my car today while the girls played outside. I armoralled the inside, swept it out and even got out my carpet scrubber and washed the seats and the floors. It looks sooo much better!
Beautiful Thing #3- Kaylee's Stroller! Thanks to Kaylee drinking 3 glasses of tea this morning while we were out shopping she completley leaked through her diaper. I have never seen such diaper leakage, her jeans were soaked from the top right down to her socks and her shirt was soaked too. We were at the mall so I didn't realize since she was sitting in her stroller, which was also drenched. Needless to say I had to go into a store and buy her a new outfit and when I got home I scubbed down her stroller. It was a dirty mess too so it needed it anyhow, the smell of urine just motivated me! LOL I even armoralled the tires! :)
Beautiful Thing #4- My floors downstairs! Thanks to Kaylee crushing crackers all over my downstairs (literally crushed crackers everywhere) and dumping a bag of candy on the floor. I swept my floors and they look so nice. (Granted they looked nice before all the cracker crushing and candy dumping too but now they are nice again )
Beautiful Thing #5- My carpets! Not yet they're not but come 7pm they will start to transform. Once the girls go to bed I will be scrubbing my carpets upstairs and the stairs.
Beautiful Thing #6- Clothes! I did find some things while shopping today. I got Kenzie a pair of shorts and a skort, Travis 2 shirts, Kaylee 2 pairs of shoes ( flip flops and tennis shoes) and me a tank top and a pair of shoes (I am taking the ones I got yesterday back) I am going to go to Walmart tomorrow to see if I can find Kenzie some sandals and to Kmart to pick up the ones I found for Kaylee. Then back to Old Navy to grab myself another pair of shorts and a couple tank tops.
Beautiful Thing #7- A Smart Husband. He had his interview today and said of it that he did his best. He got some really really great feedback. And had alot of people telling him how wonderful he is. He said they seem to be trying to prepare him for the fact that he is really good but he may not get one of these spots. I guess he was wrong and it is not 5 people interviewing for 6 spots, there were 12 people interviewing for 3 spots. BIG Difference!!! We shall see. They are afraid they are going to lose him and they definatley don't want that. His horoscope from this week and next from 2 different magazines both say that wonderful career oppotunitys are coming.... I will keep ya'll updated when we hear something, which should be next week. Cross your fingers that the right opportunity comes our way :)
Beautiful Thing #8- Mykenzie and Kaylee! My girls have been so good today. Kenzie helped me watch Kaylee while I was cleaning my car. Kaylee was such a good girl while we were shopping, I mean the kid was completley drenched in pee and never said one word about it (I wish she would have) but never fussed or cried either. Oh and BTW Mykenzie's other top tooth has finally fallen out (2 nights ago) so she no longer has a snaggle tooth in the middle of her mouth! Woo Hoo
Beautiful Thing #9- Vacation! We now only have 9 days till we leave for Disney World! And now that I have some clothes I can start my list of things to pack! It has been driving me nuts not having one this close!
Beautiful Thing #10 A Whirlpool tub! Tonight after the girls are in bed and my carpets are scrubbed in my big tub and wonderful jets is where I will be! I thought it was broken on Monday when I tried to clean the jets but this time luck was on my side and it was as simple as pushing a reset button to get it working again. No, we still don't have power in Mykenzie's room, I will deal with it when we get back from Disney.
Hope you all have a beautiful night
Beatutiful Thing #2- MY CAR! Well the inside anyhow. I cleaned out my car today while the girls played outside. I armoralled the inside, swept it out and even got out my carpet scrubber and washed the seats and the floors. It looks sooo much better!
Beautiful Thing #3- Kaylee's Stroller! Thanks to Kaylee drinking 3 glasses of tea this morning while we were out shopping she completley leaked through her diaper. I have never seen such diaper leakage, her jeans were soaked from the top right down to her socks and her shirt was soaked too. We were at the mall so I didn't realize since she was sitting in her stroller, which was also drenched. Needless to say I had to go into a store and buy her a new outfit and when I got home I scubbed down her stroller. It was a dirty mess too so it needed it anyhow, the smell of urine just motivated me! LOL I even armoralled the tires! :)
Beautiful Thing #4- My floors downstairs! Thanks to Kaylee crushing crackers all over my downstairs (literally crushed crackers everywhere) and dumping a bag of candy on the floor. I swept my floors and they look so nice. (Granted they looked nice before all the cracker crushing and candy dumping too but now they are nice again )
Beautiful Thing #5- My carpets! Not yet they're not but come 7pm they will start to transform. Once the girls go to bed I will be scrubbing my carpets upstairs and the stairs.
Beautiful Thing #6- Clothes! I did find some things while shopping today. I got Kenzie a pair of shorts and a skort, Travis 2 shirts, Kaylee 2 pairs of shoes ( flip flops and tennis shoes) and me a tank top and a pair of shoes (I am taking the ones I got yesterday back) I am going to go to Walmart tomorrow to see if I can find Kenzie some sandals and to Kmart to pick up the ones I found for Kaylee. Then back to Old Navy to grab myself another pair of shorts and a couple tank tops.
Beautiful Thing #7- A Smart Husband. He had his interview today and said of it that he did his best. He got some really really great feedback. And had alot of people telling him how wonderful he is. He said they seem to be trying to prepare him for the fact that he is really good but he may not get one of these spots. I guess he was wrong and it is not 5 people interviewing for 6 spots, there were 12 people interviewing for 3 spots. BIG Difference!!! We shall see. They are afraid they are going to lose him and they definatley don't want that. His horoscope from this week and next from 2 different magazines both say that wonderful career oppotunitys are coming.... I will keep ya'll updated when we hear something, which should be next week. Cross your fingers that the right opportunity comes our way :)
Beautiful Thing #8- Mykenzie and Kaylee! My girls have been so good today. Kenzie helped me watch Kaylee while I was cleaning my car. Kaylee was such a good girl while we were shopping, I mean the kid was completley drenched in pee and never said one word about it (I wish she would have) but never fussed or cried either. Oh and BTW Mykenzie's other top tooth has finally fallen out (2 nights ago) so she no longer has a snaggle tooth in the middle of her mouth! Woo Hoo
Beautiful Thing #9- Vacation! We now only have 9 days till we leave for Disney World! And now that I have some clothes I can start my list of things to pack! It has been driving me nuts not having one this close!
Beautiful Thing #10 A Whirlpool tub! Tonight after the girls are in bed and my carpets are scrubbed in my big tub and wonderful jets is where I will be! I thought it was broken on Monday when I tried to clean the jets but this time luck was on my side and it was as simple as pushing a reset button to get it working again. No, we still don't have power in Mykenzie's room, I will deal with it when we get back from Disney.
Hope you all have a beautiful night
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
It's a start
I went shopping all day today around town and I found a few things. I ended up at Kohl's and found Travis 3 shirts on CLEARANCE! Love that :) They are short sleeve but have the long sleeve shirt underneath. Well he has short sleeve shirts that will match so I got 2 for $7 each and one for $14. He will be happy to have the long sleeve ones for next winter too so it totally worked out. I am going to go through his clothes tonight and see what else he needs. For me I found 2 pairs of shorts at Kohls, and discovered the trick to fitting into a 7, STOP buying denim! The denim ones are so much tighter than other material. I found 2 shirts on clearance for $4 each at Sears and a pair of shoes I am still iffy about at Penney's. I got Kaylee 2 little shirts from Kohls that she will look very cute in. And the big shock of the day, I can not find Mykenzie any shorts! I am going to the Mills tomorrow so hopefully Gap outlet or Children's place has something! I still have a lot more to go but at least I found something!
Travis is on a plane to Boston for an interview. There are 6 openings right now and he is trying to get one of them. I only know where 3 of them are cause they are the TJ Maxx openings, I am unsure where the Marshals ones are. The 3 that I know of are in Atlanta, Virginia (outside of DC) and Cleveland. I have known that we wouldn't be here for very long since before we moved but the thought of moving and starting all over again is making me sick to my stomach. If he gets hired it would be a great opportunity for him so we will defiantly go ( provided everything looks right) It is hard to move and start from scratch. Trying to find your way around some place new, getting the kids into schools and activities, meeting new friends, selling and buying a house. I know that the best opportunity would not be in Cleveland but at least then I could visit friends and family whenever I wanted and we could have family around for the holidays for the first time ever, that would be nice. Chances are that if we moved back there though we would end up moving away in 3 years anyhow. The ATL and VA jobs have a higher up position based out of there so we could stay longer with a promotion and not have to move so soon. I know he will do great in the interview. He has already interviewed with half of these people before and they all loved him so I am not really worried about him not getting one of the positions, it is just which one will it be and will it be right for us.
I can't wait to go on VACATION!!!!!
Travis is on a plane to Boston for an interview. There are 6 openings right now and he is trying to get one of them. I only know where 3 of them are cause they are the TJ Maxx openings, I am unsure where the Marshals ones are. The 3 that I know of are in Atlanta, Virginia (outside of DC) and Cleveland. I have known that we wouldn't be here for very long since before we moved but the thought of moving and starting all over again is making me sick to my stomach. If he gets hired it would be a great opportunity for him so we will defiantly go ( provided everything looks right) It is hard to move and start from scratch. Trying to find your way around some place new, getting the kids into schools and activities, meeting new friends, selling and buying a house. I know that the best opportunity would not be in Cleveland but at least then I could visit friends and family whenever I wanted and we could have family around for the holidays for the first time ever, that would be nice. Chances are that if we moved back there though we would end up moving away in 3 years anyhow. The ATL and VA jobs have a higher up position based out of there so we could stay longer with a promotion and not have to move so soon. I know he will do great in the interview. He has already interviewed with half of these people before and they all loved him so I am not really worried about him not getting one of the positions, it is just which one will it be and will it be right for us.
I can't wait to go on VACATION!!!!!
Saturday, March 03, 2007
A Born Leader
Sometimes I wonder about Mykenzie. When she was little, like 2-3 years old, I always thought she would be a leader by the way she acted with her little friends but the past few years she has been so passive and shy so I figured I was wrong. Today I found out that she is definitely a take charge kind of girl rather than just sitting in the shadows. We had a girl scout cookie booth at the grocery store and she just took charge. She was the 1st person asking people to buy cookies, she dove right into handling the money and was keeping track of what was sold. She couldn't continue because she had to let the other girls do something but she was always right on top of everything and delegated tasks. I am really proud of her and I know she is going to grow into a very strong self sufficient woman one day. What more can a mom ask for?
Less than 2 weeks now!
I can't believe how fast time is flying past us. We now only have 13 days until we leave for Disney World. I am still not ready, meaning I have to go clothes shopping but other than that we are set. I have my dog booked in a kennel, and though I feel a little guilty about it she just can't come with us. She is such a little scaredy cat I hope she doesn't have a stroke around all the other dogs. I guess she came from a pet store though so she should be used to it.
The girls are really excited about going. If you say Disney World Kaylee starts jumping up and down and saying it over and over. Mykenzie is excited because it is actually on the calendar now so she can actually see how many days are left. I plan to hit up the outlet mall this week and see what I can find for everyone, I just have to keep telling myself Kaylee ONLY needs shirts and Mykenzie ONLY needs shorts! LOL I tend to buy things cause they are cute (and cheap) and not get what I need. Wish me luck
The girls are really excited about going. If you say Disney World Kaylee starts jumping up and down and saying it over and over. Mykenzie is excited because it is actually on the calendar now so she can actually see how many days are left. I plan to hit up the outlet mall this week and see what I can find for everyone, I just have to keep telling myself Kaylee ONLY needs shirts and Mykenzie ONLY needs shorts! LOL I tend to buy things cause they are cute (and cheap) and not get what I need. Wish me luck