Living the Life

2 Princesses, a Devil, & a Pimp "Daddy" later...

Today we took the kiddo's to Trick or Treat Town, which is basically a place where kids can go that's safe and indoors (so they can show off their costumes, since Alaska Halloween's aren't exactly warm), and enjoy some entertainment after trick or treating through all the "doors".

The line -up

Regan dressed up as....
 

Alice in Wonderland- I seriously LOATH that wig. But she loved it, and loved getting to wear it, so that made me happy!

Then Miss Addy was...

Minnie Mouse! Isn't she freaking CUTE!
This is our conversation as I'm putting the rd on her cheeks
Me: "addison make sure you don't touch your cheeks now."
(I said this like 5 times probably, so she was annoyed
A: "I WON'T mommy"

on the way to the scrapbook store to show Mrs. Ronalyn the costumes, what does she do?
I'll give you 3 guesses and the first 2 don't count!

Then Logan and I dressed up as...

A devil and a Pimp "Daddy"

 
Ronalyn was trying to get me to go serious... all i can say is... YEAH RIGHT!
Much harder than it looks... BLAH so my failed attempt to be a scary devil!

Logan's just makes me laugh, its great! I saw it in the store and knew if anyone could pull it off it would be him!

Some family L-O-V-E!!!

Then we headed off to ToT for some more "fun"
Let me just say, ToT is one of those places that once you get there, play around for like 15 minutes you are DYING to leave.
It's just a little chaotic for our tastes (mine and Logans... not the kids, they had a blast)

The girls would just about trample anyone that got in their way for the next piece of candy!
But we got free pizza and drinks and if there is anything our family digs... its food... even better FREE food!

So now the kids are sleeping, I'm relaxing and then going to attempt to DIVE into the mountain of housework I have to do and then get some homework done while Logan finishes pay roll at the office and its only 2:30 in the afternoon!

My personality!

So I love taking these little tests... its interesting if they "hit you right on" or are totally off base...
i have to say this one was pretty accurate.. like almost in a scary way!

Basically I'm a "wild thing", I enjoy art in an unconventional way, I'm fiercely loyal and passionate, I enjoy listening to music for the lyrics, and having a good time with friends is about the laughs and the here and now, I enjoy letting my hair down and playing in the sun (AMEN to that)!

So thanks Amy... liked this one!
Just click on the pic if you wanna take the quiz too!

So "wild thing... you make me heart sing...."

What a Weekend...

so this weekend I went with Ron, Dulce, and Bridgett on a "retreat"... ie... getting AWAY!

It was sooo nice, Logan watched the kids and us girls ventured out on Friday and got home Sunday night... what can I say I'm spoiled!

We all brought our scrapping stuff and piled it high up in Dulce's car... those girls had a lot of STUFF... HAH... I just brought my computer to work on some digi stuff.

So we stopped at Tar-jay... (TARGET)... it was my first trip there... I think it was Dulce's too, so were "Alaskan Target Virgins". I found the funniest "Office" note pads (I am hopelessly addicted to that show) and scooped up all of the ones form the $1 aisle and then proceeded to look for a tattoo that said "SUCKER" to put across my forehead.

Then after a couple more stops, buying WAY more food then we would need for the weekend we finally made it to the cabin. I'll post those pictures as soon as I get them... *cough* *cough*... WHERE ARE MY PICTURES!

But one of the highlights of the weekend was the helicopter ride! Never done that before, and I was determined not to be the first person to get sick in the copter! Ronalyn and I went up with Larry (his family owns the cabin that we stayed at).

W-O-W is all I can say! I had a lot of fun, but was a little whoozy after the ride...Ronalyn sat in the back seat and was pretty quiet herself. Dulce warned us that Larry took flying very seriously and that we needed to be on our best behvior (no small task).... but we did good, we were serious and followed all of his instructions!

but that was definitely the most adventurous part of the weekend. I was a little scared and a little sick.. but it was worth it!

Now I'm back home, back to reality and my body is screaming.. "LET's GO BACK"
I think it would be fun to go out there with the family... I missed the hubby, missed the kiddo's, so coming home was nice at the same time!

So Lame!

Bah! Seriously some days... I CURSE "business". There are those days... weeks.. whatever... that the little term of "life" seriously should just be more than a mere FOUR letters long! RIGHT???

I am totally lame, I haven't taken pictures, I haven't scrapped, vacuuming was 4 days in between and the MOUNTAIN of laundry in my living room FINALLY got folded after oh.... like 5 days (that was after it sat in my bedroom for ANOTHER 5 days)... holy cow!

But anyways... what has the family been up too...

well much to Ronalyn's happy happy joy joy! Logan and I are hooked on

So our family had a relaxed weekend and chilled at home... and watched some Heroes!
I got hooked WHEN the second season started... the 1st season... NU HUH!

Then Logan went to Kenai, last night I had a soccer game... and can I just say I am sore and NO LONGER 16...lol. We had one sub, who got hurt so yeah... I definitely got my work out done!

So anyways... new goal for the week... take PICTURES... pay attention to the fun stuff and RELAX

HA we'll see how that goes...

oh and another thing... twilight is coming... we are less than 6 weeks. I need to reread the book before the movie comes out. I know my link doesn't work, so I need to find another one... but UHHHHHH... my jaw about dropped, it was perfect, and I was just so happy... when I watched that... say what you will about Robert P... he is BRILLIANT at Edward... i think that movie is seriously gonna rock my socks!

The MOST WONDERFUL THING for 10/9/2008! AMAZING!

No words... love it! I have it on Hi-def... Ron and I watched together and she muted me because i was screaming and clapping! I'm in hysterics... this movie is going to rock! I KNOW IT! I can feel it... as soon as tickets go on sale here... you know my butt is buying that day! Feast your eyes... enjoy... pure bliss, perfection...*sigh* and *swoon* I need to reread Twilight before the movie! Kissing scene... sweet, "say it... say it" "vampire"... yeah baby! and my mom brought me back some goodies from Utah... a "Jacob is my Alpha" t-shirt... totally wearing that tomorrow! what what!

The "stuff"

    Through out my life at least and I'm sure most of ours... we all kind of go through quirks, I guess. Let me explain what happens.... I get OBSESSED with something.

Whenever I decide to do something, try something, like something... whatever, I go full bore, head on into it... and just devour anything and everything having to do with the subject... case in point... yesterday

So yesterday I decided to take the kids to McDonalds (gag), for a treat and because I'm "slightly" lazy, Logan has drill this weekend... A LONG ONE! So we get their happy meals... and they have the Wizard of Oz toys there... I about FLIPPED out of my seat!

I love the Wizard of Oz... always have, I used to watch that movie... at least 2-3 times a week when I was younger. So there are 12 figurines in all. The toy "drive" for these started at the middle of September, and is going on until the 9th of October... so I have of course missed out on like half of these figurines..

Does this detour me... heck no, I called McDonalds and Logan and I stopped by two last night and I called my sister and mom who are both out of state and are now on the hunt for the VERY LAST ONE WE NEED... the "flower munchkin".

Yes you read right... in a matter of 2 hours, I managed to scare up 11 of the 12 figurines (times 2... one set for me and one set for the kids). And I know where to get the 12th one. the McDonalds by Dulces house will be putting #9 out tomorrow! WOO HOO! Collection is complete!

Yes I am also..slightly "loser-ish".. but I don't care they are so freaking CUTE

 

Another thing I'm all about right now is the Moose's Tooth

   

I have discovered with the help of Dianne... the "Lunch Special" included are: 1 slice of pizza, 1 salad and 2 bread sticks all for the AWESOME price of $7.50 (now anyone who lives in Anchorage... KNOWS that the Moose's Tooth is the creme de la creme of Pizza)

Digi Scrapping on my "baby" (my Mac).. a site I like to shop on is... Little Dreamer's Designs

   

Can I just say that this little machine... rocks my world.. second to my hubby and my kids! I love this thing.. its small and can do EVERYTHING... yes I am turning slowly into a "Mac Snob"

Now Pink came out with this new video... and I've always liked her "I don't care what anyone thinks about me, I'm gonna do my thing" attitude. In today's world... that takes courage. This does not mean I agree with everything that she does... but her attitude, I like.

She came out with a new video and after Ron told me about it, I went home and watched it...

• Pink
• New Music

She's good... shes gets me pumped.. when I go running, go to play soccer... she is my top 5 to listen too for sure!

Two foods... that I love for their conveinance.. apples and edamame! YUMMY nad easy peasy!

This part should really be dedicated to Costco.. like my second home.. for sure!

 

AHHH... so good, I can throw it in my bag, the kids lunch, have the edamame (soy beans) for dinner...so NICE... and HEALTHY.. that is the big plus!

I've also become a MAJOR book worm.. but I refuse to read anything that is real.. I'm in school and my brains are fried with all that stuff, so I am majorly into fantasy I just finished the 1st book in this series "House of Night" called "Marked", now good ol' Barnes and Noble is getting some more of my money! When I pick up the other 2 in the series.

 

I also picked this book up and I know the title is pretty naughty.. but I totally dig the book, I heard good things about it and its a no BS stand point on getting and staying healthy... written by REAL WOMEN.. who have to work to maintain!

I will say this... this book is not for the light of heart. It doesn't prey on our insecurities... it just talks about them. Which for some of us is Rule # 1.. NEVER, EVER bring up the bad stuff about our bodies or our selves.. I mean we see it in the mirror everyday, even when we try to avert our eyes. But I still am enjoying the book!

Check out the info on it at Amazon

 

I So thats a few things right now that getting me tickin'

2 good things...

2 good things my kids are a shoe in for... surprises and laughter!

Seriously as far as humor goes, I'm sure my kids are right up there with Jeff Foxworthy, Chris Rock, Tina Fey... especially Addison.

At school it was picture day! You all remember that, fussing over outfits and attempting to make our hair perfect only for the pictures to come back as crap. I think in all my years of buying school pictures I may have had a good picture every 4 years. I kept wondering, where did they hire this photographer...BLAH

Well last year Regan had her pics done and they were so-so... she wasn't even centered for crying out loud, in the middle of the photo.

So once again, this year, I'm dishing out money for not 1 but 2... 2 kids I tell you for pictures. But on a side note... my mom rocks since she bought them, because she wanted more pics. Its all about preserving the memories right?

This is the problem, when you have an awesome friend, who is an awesome photographer, no one really compares and so I'm bound to complain and I take no responsibility for this, I blame it on Ronalyn's wicked photography skills (pssst check out her site... she does some good stuff!)

But anyways on the way home I asked my kids how school was, and they said good. And then I asked how their pictures were. Regan announced she lost her sticker... bummer for her. I asked them to show me the smiles that they took for the pictures. This is what we all have to look forward too! Cracked me up, Regan's face changed like 5 times in 10 seconds "perfecting" her "smile"

 

Addy's smile looks like shes terrified and I think Regan is in a competition with herself to see how many of her teeth she can possibly show at the same time!

Then I asked the kids if they took their naps at school. I got a record prompt answer of "YES!!!"
My curiosity was picked and I was suspicious.
So I did a little investigation.
I asked did you actually close your eyes and sleep or were you just "steady" (the term the use at Garden for laying down).  I told them I would call their teachers to really find out...
Regan quietly thinks about it (I think she was weighing her options) and finally says, I was steady.

This is her pretending to sleep in the car!

I ask Addy then and she says...
"My eyes were closed like this..see"
and she squeezes her eyes shut and pokes them with her fingers to prove her point.

I laughed and wondered does she seriously think that I am fooled!?

So needless to say, right now I am blogging and I have two munchkins taking a nap on either side of me, so that my house doesn't turn into a war zone tonight. With Logan being in Kenai and me being outnumbered (you mom's understand), peace is ALWAYS the best option.

My kids are amazing and good for a lot of things. But they are always making me laugh and always surprising me with how smart they are and how much they understand in this big world.

Now while they are sleeping, I'm on a mission to see if I can see Russia from my back yard too! LOL

Slightly Overdue....

Relaxing seriously ROCKS! I mean I love, love, love to do things with my family. I really have a good time, but something I crave and need is some "me" time. I am so much healthier emotionally and mentally. I can really tell a difference when I've had the chance to just relax and either be alone or be carefree and "young" again.

So for my birthday (well the day before)I went out with 2 of my favorite girls!
Dulce and Ronalyn. Being with them is strangely relaxing. We are totally loud, and laid back, but have a GREAT time every time we get together. This night didn't disappoint.

We went to my new obsession the MAC counter!
Let your eyes FEAST on perfection.... this place rock,s the make up rocks, the colors rock... everything ROCKS!

So we played there for awhile and found this AWESOME gold shade, that just makes a gal feel exotic no matter what!

So after playing around at the mall for awhile, we went to Red Robin. I have to say as far as friends goes... they learn FAST. They know I am picky and they also know that nothing could make me happier than a big, fat, juicy, hamburger, with fries on the side, plus a Coco- Nutty- Cow milkshake. That is the stuff right there! So I was in bliss, pure heaven, ecstasy..it was great!

I dare ANYONE to call us childish! lol! I think we were about to drive the people around us crazy though. SOME people are LOUD!

Then my girls rocked it even more... they got me giftcards to the The Buckle and Nike! Seriously 2 of my FAVORITE stores ever!

 

We turned in early that night... home by like 10 ish. But seriously a good early birthday! I'm still waiting on pics from when I went out with my family, hopefully will have those soon!

So now that typepad is not giving me T-R-O-U-B-L-E anymore... maybe I could post more often! GRRR. sometimes, ti works sometimes it doesn't. I could'nt log in at all yesterday or today... frustrating when I have some minutes to spare and my blogging time is SNATCHED away!

Okay enough ranting on my part, I'm blaming it on the computer and not the fact that I am technilogically deficient!

Suck on Safari- MOZILLA ROCKS

okay,
 so I officially dislike Safari in accordance with Typepad.

I for the life of me cannot log on... so thanks to Ronalyn's suggestion I downloaded Mozilla!
Thank goodness!

So anyways... while I was in Forks, I had the awesome opportunity to watch Jazz and Dana perform "Breaking Dawn" the music of Ice Ice Baby!

If any of you guys are die hard, twihards... watch this HILARIOUS twilight video!
love it and these girls rocked!