Webkinz

Logann finally has her poodle! "Fruity", the Webkinz, has been getting lots of love from Logann. One day I'd love to get her a real poodle but John says "NO WAY!" That would be pretty funny though having a miniature poodle and a monster Weim in the same house.

Logann's New Look

Sleeping Beauties

I can not believe how close Sophia and Jackson are. They cuddle and sleep together all the time, it is so sweet. I love that I was able to capture this moment

The Many Personalities of Sophia pre 5

The Silly Kid

The Pouter

The Sweetheart

The Shy Girl

The Analyst

The Artiste'

Here's Sophia latest masterpiece - Swan and baby. I need to ask her what exactly they are doing, surfing in yellow water?? Anyway I thought it was pretty cool for a 4 yr.old. Her swans are already much more advanced than mine!

vision board

oprah's show said yesterday that if you create a vision board your wishes will come true. so Sophia and I created our vision board on this blog.
now that summer is here in NC we are constantly seeing convertibles. the girls have a daily battle over which car we are going to trade the van in for. Logann loves the Beetle,pink of course, while Sophia wants the Jeep in white, couldn't find a white one online.


After putting $70 of gas in my van yesterday I'm thinking the Smart Car would be the smartest choice, didn't even know they made it in a convertible. Its cute but I'm not quite sure where the carseats would go.

oprah

i'm not a huge oprah fan. usually she annoys me with her egotism. regardless i do tape her show everyday because....i don't know, i just do. since we moved in and set up the dvr i don't think i've watched one of the 3 months worth of taped shows. but today i was exhausted at 4pm and poured myself a glass of wine, sat down on the couch and flipped to her show. interestingly enough the topic was on the power of postive thinking, visualization, finding your purpose in life, healing your life, happiness, etc.
anyone that knows me knows i am a pessimist(inherited trait, thanks!), and a huge skeptic. normally i would laugh about this type of show but today it hit me and i became very interested in what they were saying.
they discussed a few books on the topic "The Secret" and "You Can Heal Your Life" and i actually think i'm going to try to read them. if like me you tape the show, watch it, or visit oprah.com and read about today's show. it might suck you in too.

Neglected

Logann had a doctor's appt this afternoon. Her 3 yr old checkup, some 7 months overdue. What kind of mommy am I?
Anyway during her visit the doctor was asking about her eating habits which are I think (I hope) are quite typical of a 3 yr old, junk, junk ,no veggies, yuck!
So the doctor says to her "Logann what did you have for lunch today." It was 3pm and I realized shit we didn't really have lunch today. So Logann tells her "I had crackers" The doctor laughed,
"what else Logann"
"nothing"
"you must have had more than just crackers"
"oh yeah, bamilla icecream(vanilla ice cream)"
"logann you're silly crackers and ice cream for lunch", the doctor thought she was quite the story teller. little did she know the kid doesn't lie yet.
I was feeling pretty bad and a little embarrassed so I said, "no Logann you had a PBJ sandwich too remember?" (a little white lie)
The girl then gave me away!!
"no Mom that was yesterday!"
"oh yeah"
what can I say today was a crazy day that started with a 930am dentist appt for Sophia, 11am swim lesson for Sophia, 12pm workout for me, 3pm dr. appt for Lo and 630 swim lesson for Lo. Somedays lunch just doesn't fit in. On the run, a bag of crackers, juice box, and a bowl of ice cream to stop the whining is balanced nutrition in my book.

heat

i can honestly say i now know the meaning of the phrase "hot as hell."
as you all up north have had your 80&90 degree heat wave, we've had our 100+ one here.
Monday I had to run 4 miles and was tired of the treadmill so I figured I'd wait and run at night when it cooled down. Around 6:30 I was starving and said to myself screw it I'm not waiting, I need to eat so I'm running now! I'm one of those unlucky ones that if I eat I can't run for a couple hours.
So off I went at 6:30 pm, against John's better judgement. Luckily I chose a somewhat shady course. but the last quarter mile as I finished the final hill and turned onto Ten-Ten Rd the sun came beating down on my back. i was practically blinded from the sting of all the sweat dripping into my eyes(i hate that part!).and my water had been gone for at least a mile.
I was getting a little delirious I think, beginning to feel like I was the girl in that commercial, you know, the one with that Kenyan girl running barefoot across the desert. Of course in my commercial I was barely moving, while I recall she was hauling ass! Guess Nike will never recruit me. How do they do it??
Well I did make it home in one piece. John (the weatherman as I've nicknamed him, had to see what the temp was when I returned). I lied and told him, "aahh it wasn't that hot."
Only 97 degrees it said - just hot as hell.

Pal'n around

santo,isabella,sophia, logann - best buddies having fun at regency park.

getting them all to sit still and look(almost) in the same direction was a feat.

Funny Phia

John told me this morning that when we were swimming last night Sophia looked at him with his shirt off and said
"Daddy I think you need to brush your belly!"

John's not the hairest of men but apparently Sophia's not into a little belly hair. I thought it was hysterical!

Strawberry season

the girls begged to go strawberry picking this year. to me picking berries is a chore! i'd much rather just stop and buy the baskets on display. especially here in NC when you pay the same per quart to pick! whats up with that?
trust me i've picked one to0 many quarts of berries in my day. the girls didn't seem to believe me when i told them that my dad was a farmer and that i grew up surrounded by strawberry fields. when they found out i worked as a kid selling strawberries they decided they were going to sell theirs when they got home. a lot of profit was eaten and worn on the way home though!! interesting enough strawberry stains do come out in the wash. that i don't remember. in the end the girls and i had a great time. the berries in our basket sure didn't look as big and red as the ones on display, and my hands and arms were completely broken out in welts as i apparently haven't outgrown my strawberry plant allergy, but it was worth it, the girls love doing new things.

S and L

Sisterly love....for now

My Bird Dog

waiting for the okay

Weimaraners are bird dogs bred to hunt. I think I have the only Weim that can't swim. He's a bit like Sophia, doesn't like to get his head wet. It didn't take long for the duck to figure that out. He spent about an hour teasing Jackson, daring him to come closer. It was driving Jax nuts.

........thinking about it.

I was getting worried for awhile I actually thought he was going to make the plunge off the dock. Knowing he would start sinking, how would I possibly rescue him and his 100+lbs.

I blame his fear of water, hence non-ability to swim, on John who threw him off our boat when he was a pup. That day we had to jump in to pull his thrashing body out. What about the theory that all dogs know how to swim?