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Museum of Natural History

Darren and Sophie studying the whale.

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My old flip phone which I had been using for literally 7 years finally was stolen last week at the airport.  Hallelujah?  I caved and bought an iPhone and finally joined the rest of the under-80 crowd.  Today, I made another huge "Mily" leap and downloaded the Instagram app....love it!!  Where have you been all my lifeeee??

Sophie and Mama, May 2012

Long Time, No Blog...

It's been so long since I've last blogged!  Springtime is in full bloom around here and along came with that was the hustle and bustle of outdoor activities, vacation planning, farmer's markets and outdoor festivals.  Fun stuff! Instead of a long winded recap, here are some snapshots from my life lately:

The Pied Paper was featured on another blog, Arthouse.  The author is a graphic designer, and her talent really shows!  Check out this compilation of golden glittery goodness:

image via Arthouse

Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week!  Unfortunately, I didn't remember this until Wednesday.  Also unfortunate: between the two girls there are twelve teachers.  So, I stayed up until 5:30am on Thursday night making twelve sets of stationary as gifts for the teachers.  That's 60 cards.  Luckily, I had taken the day off and had taken a four hour nap earlier, so I survived Teacher Appreciation Week 2012.

On Friday, I was at home with Gracie and did our usual running around.  Gracie and I braved Costco.

Gracie, check.  Chik-fil-A nuggets, check.  Milk, check.  Juice, check.  Running errands and eating at the same time.  We're always living on-the-go.  

I did not relish packing my car all by myself.  Or unloading those things into my house!

 But since the weather was perfect, we also fit in a whole lot of doin' nothing.  Life is busy, busy, busy, but soooo good!

Grace wearing her sister's gear and riding her sister's trike.  Guess who she emulates?

Grace has taken to strolling around like a 70-year old man. 

Lounging

This pose is so Mily.

My Chicken Nugget

I have to begin this post by admitting certain shameful things:

1) I let my kid eat chicken nuggets.  Fried chicken nuggets.  From a fast food joint.

2) I let her eat it in my bedroom, on  my bed.  Because this is where we chill on Fridays, before she takes her nap.

3) She eats it while watching cartoons on TV.  While I’m relaxing and surfing the net.

Alright—now that that’s all out of the way…enjoy these pics of my chicken nugget eating her nuggets!

Tanning

Sophie got sick on her mattress the other night so we had to wash it and let it air dry outside.  Here’s what I found the girls doing while I was doing the dishes in the kitchen:

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Snapshots of my life lately (even the ugly parts):

Grace in her too-big jeans

Yep, I know you can see the pile of laundry on the floor.  Ditto with the goldfish sprinkled on the carpet.  Thank you, Grace.

Belle is waiting around at my sister's birthday lunch.

Sophie playing with Play-Doh during dinner.

My niece Remy is so adorable!  Like a china doll.

Told you I would post the ugly.  Sophie at the beginning of a tantrum.  She wasn't very happy that I took her picture, by the way.

Here's Grace trying to copy me. 

I think she may end up very domestic, like me!

Grace's favorite hide-out.  The lambskin rug inside makes it super cozy.

Grace tantruming on the floor.  Luckily, she was just testing it out.

Quality Time

It goes without saying that my favorite times of the day are when my kids are asleep (yes, I admit it!), but my second-favorite times are when I'm alone with either Sophie or Grace and there are no TVs, no gadgets, no running around on errands, no cleaning the house or making them food---just me and one of my girls spending quiet, quality time together.  I enjoyed one of those fleeting moments today.