Life, lately

So much going on, who knows where to start. I'm a bad enough writer anyway, but everything I want to write about is more of a jumble in my head than usual. Know what I am good at? LISTS! *With jazz hands!*

-No internet at home, which is the main reason for no blogging lately. See also, Comcast can suck it.

-Okay, I'm really lazy which is the real reason for no blogging. I could blog a little from my phone (which I'm doing now) or take my laptop to work if I wasn't so lazy.

-Also the laptop needs a new battery and we just haven't gotten around to it since we aren't using it much (See no internet at home)

-Both Shawn and I have hurt ourselves in the last few months (Actually I guess mine was in like Feb or March. huh)  I messed up my back and Shawn torn some muscles in his calf. That kind of stuff makes life crazy. In other news, WE LOVE PAINKILLERS!!! Haha, kidding. Sorta.

-Archer is getting too big, too fast. We have: 5 teeth coming through, he's sitting up, pulling up to stand all the time, sleeping in his own crib in his room finally, tells jokes (runs his binkie against the crib rails, while it's in his mouth, and laughs), is very attached to mama right now, screeching very very loudly, eating foods finally! He's about 19lbs (25-50 percentile), and very tall/long- I think it was 29in (97 percentile I believe), w/ a small-ish head (25th percentile). Mostly though, like his big brother (see also: his favorite person in the world), he's just a sweet, smiley, happy baby. Boy do I love that little pink lump (Shawn's weird terms of endearment are clearly rubbing off on me.)

-Q is talk, talk, talking up a storm. Current favorites: I hold da babe (Translation: I'll hold my baby), I don't want it (Said when food is presented he does not approve of, or if he doesn't want to do something that's been asked of him), Oh Shit! (we're working on getting rid of that one, lol. Replacement therapy in process to change to Oh shoot!), Cuddle mama! (I mean COME ON!), I find it!, Listen (Okay, that's just one word, but the way he says it when he hears something and he wants us to hear it to? So cute!), and just a bunch of other cute stuff. He tries very hard to make sure he is saying things correctly, so he'll repeat them over and over until he gets it right. He's still pretty sweet and affectionate, giving us run by hugs and kisses all the time. And we have not yet entered full blown toddler madness yet, so that's awesome. Cause I'm so, so scared to reach that stage.

-My mom is finally moving into our house. I think. So the next few weeks will be utter madness. I'm trying not to stress too much, but well... I'm stressed.

-This week/weekend is BlogHer and holy overloaded twitter and instagram feeds! Honestly though I actually like seeing the updates and living vicariously through everyone else. I don't know that I would ever have the guts to go to something like that, or really a good reason. But it's fun to see everyone else go.

-We have finally had some pretty decent days here in the PNW weather wise, and we are trying to take advantage of it. Mostly our big thing is sticking to the plan of getting the boys out to a park of some kind for a good long walk and bit of exploring. It's been pretty fun and am enjoying discovering new parks all over.

Whew! I think that's all I can manage for now. Hopefully I can get the laptop battery replaced soon, get some pictures uploaded and actually up on the blog. Maybe. Possibly?
Haha! Happy Friday dearies!

10 Randomy Things

So these fun lists have been going around and I was kinda sad cause I wanted to do it, but wasn't like "tagged" or whatever (which btw, who cares stupid. I'm uber lame sometimes). Anyway, Mandy at the Haps has tagged everyone. Weeee!  So here we go. First a picture of me, then 10 random things, then I answer some questions.

I don't really have pictures of me, so I just snapped this today real quick like

10 Randoms:
1. My memory recall for stupid stuff that doesn't matter is insane. You want to know the name of that lady that was in that movie? You know the one that was also on that show with what's-his-name? I can probably tell you. Did you know the guy that co-wrote that one song was also in that one band?  (PS That one is a specific reference- Dan Wilson of Semisonic (they sang Closing Time) co-wrote 'Someone Like You' w/ Adele) Do you care? Didn't think so.

2. I have... issues. I've recently heard of something called Sensory Processing Disorder and I won't go into details, but I'm seriously thinking I have a form of this. Let's just say I don't like the seams in my clothes.

3. I made the mistake of reading other people's post and randoms and now I'm just thinking of things other people mentioned that happen to be true for me too. What a poser.

4. I pick things up with my feet. Ewwww

5. I CANNOT have unread blogs in my Bloglovin' feed. Or unread emails for that matter. I must UNBOLD all the things. No really, I MUST! I cannot handle having an unread email. Which means every "work" email I get during the day must be printed and put on my desk, or I might forget about it, cause I can't just leave it unread while I'm working on something else.

6. I make a pretty damn delicious crispy oatmeal cookie, if I do say so myself. I thought it was my nana's recipe, but it turns out it was from a cookbook, haha.

7. I'm obsessed with song lyrics. I used to scribble them on EVERYTHING. You can still sometimes find a random post it note on my desk that will say something like "You're kidding yourself if you think you can find the fractures in my mind"  What the what?

8. In jr high my friends and I made up a dance routine to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. No, I am not kidding. Yes, it was awesome. No, the video evidence doesn't still exist. Yes, that makes me sad.

9. I do not care for seeing the clock state the time of 11:11. It creeps me out for some ridiculous reason. Which of course means people like to call me at said time and say, what time is it?

10. And "what time is it" makes me sing, in my head "What time is it? It's time for lunch! What time is it? It's time for lunch!"  It's from Bubble Guppies which Q has only watched a small handful of times, but there it is, stuck in my head forever.


And for the questions posed, my responses:

1. have you ever met someone famous? I have actually- my Aunt was kinda famous. Dorothy Provine if you wanna look her up. She was quite a looker and just a totally sweet, awesome lady. My dad and uncle were also in the movie business but of course I never got to use that to my advantage to meet cool people. (But I can link myself to Fatty Arbuckle in like, 3 jumps) Oh, and there's still debate about this, but Henry Winkler patted my mama's belly when she was pregnant. The debate is if she was pregnant w/ me or my older brother. That counts though, right? I've met a few musicians too (Glen Phillips, Howie Day, John Mayer). And I have a rule now after meeting said musicians that I'm not allowed to talk to "famous" people anymore. Cause I'm such a spaz.

2. what is your happiest childhood memory? Riding my bike all over town and summers full of billions of picnics with friends.

3. favorite album of all time? This is almost as bad as asking which kid is my favorite (BTW- It's Quinn. KIDDING! Archer's not old enough for me to make that decision yet).  Um... Winter Pays For Summer- Glen Phillips? Really I have a whole post in my drafts about this subject. Maybe I'll finish it someday.

4. are you a salty or sweet lover? Well both, really. But holy crap can I put down an insane amount of potato chips. It's a problem really.

5. what is favorite guilty pleasure tv show or movie? I kinda feel like I don't have a lot. Maybe just cause I own up to my bad taste? I do love iCarly. Does that even count since everyone loves it?

6. describe your favorite sandwich. I'm pretty plain (IE: The pickiest eater you will EVER meet) but I love a spicy italian at Subway. Pepperoni, salami, american cheese, lettuce, tomato, oil & Vinegar, salt & pepper.  yummmmm!

7. what was your first pet? Hmmm. There were dogs around when I was little I think, but the first pet that was mine all mine was an albino rat named Christine. She escaped (to my mother's horror) never to be found again.

8. what is your biggest accomplishment thus far in life? Being a mama is pretty much the best thing I've ever done.

9. what is the first blog you started reading? I have no idea. But I think Young House Love might be the first one I started reading like a crazy stalker person though

10. if you had to choose one dessert for the rest of your life, what would it be? Strawberry Shortcake, no question.

So now you know more than you care to about me. haha YAY!

Odds and Ends

Okay, so I did a Friday Five and all, but I guess I just wasn't done. It's rare for me to have the time and energy to write, so I thought I better just go with it.

I finally completed an 'About Me' page of sorts. It's up there at the top under 'Timeline'. I only point it out because I'm so proud of myself for actually finishing it and I think it's kinda funny. Which on second thought is probably a good indication that it isn't.

I'm trying to work on this stupid blog design and such, but I know zero about all that. One thing I did do was remove Disqus since Blogger has threaded commenting now. Also it wasn't always working for people. (I have problems with it on other blogs too.) Of course that deleted the few comments I had, sad face. Anyway, I think I'll eventually have to have someone more talented than myself at least to a header for me. Suggestions?

At dinner the other night Q had thrown one of his dried snap peas on the floor, which I hadn't noticed. Later I'm sitting on the couch and look up to see him notice it, start to step on it, SMILE at me with the most mischievous look and the crush it to powder. I was trying to tell him No, but it's hard to do that when you have to turn away to keep him from seeing you laugh. But I mean, come on! How hilarious is it when they start figuring this stuff out that they shouldn't be doing? Okay, actually it's usually annoying. But that smile just KILLED me.

Are you watching the super bowl this weekend? No I don't actually care. But we're having a contest at work, and if the team I picked wins I get to wear jeans to work! No, seriously. That's a thing. Jeans as a reward. And we just eat it up! Although at this point it's very possible I don't have any jeans that fit. hmmmm Oh, yeah the team I picked is the Giants. One- Tom Brady annoys me. B- My husband has a great hatred of the Patriots, so I'd probably get in trouble if I picked them. OH MY GOSH WHY AM I STILL TALKING ABOUT FOOTBALL ON MY BLOG?! 

I was considering doing a post every couple weeks or so of the music I'm listening to. And then I remembered I don't listen to new music anymore, and I'd just be suggesting old stuff which isn't quite the same. It's very weird to feel so out of touch with something that I love so much. So why don't you tell me what I should be listening to. PS- I was listening to some Better Than Ezra today. The second CD I ever owned was 'Deluxe' by Better Than Ezra and honestly I still listen to it ALL the time, 17 years after it came out. That TRIPS me out. I'm old enough to have a favorite CD that old?! What the what?