Cameron the Star!

Our local paper comes out once a week on Wednesday's. Well, we had a community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday and one of the reporters for the Ely Times asked if he could take a picture of Cameron. So I said he could, even though Cam had been crying (he had finally figured out what the egg hunt was all about and all the eggs were gone!)

So here is his picture in our paper. My baby is a star!

I'm such a procrastinator!

So I had 10 article to write this week, and then was asked to write 2 reviews for a new client. I did the reviews since I knew the other articles weren't due til Sunday. My new client then asked for 4 articles on Wednesday. So I got 3 of those done when he asked me to write another review.

I procrastinated way too much. It is now Saturday night and I have gotten all but 1 article done for my new client, but I still have 4 more for my original client that are due tomorrow! So what am I doing, blogging and watching tv. AAAHHH! I have issues.

But if I hadn't procrastinated tonight, I wouldn't have seen the tv show I talk about in the next post! So I guess that's good.

Anyway, I am heading back to work right now...now...here I go...I'm going...okay, really I am going to get back to writing my articles...now

Never expected this...

So Devin & I were watching a show on Spike TV tonight. We started watching it because someone Devin knew growing up is supposed to be on the show Joes vs Pros on Thursday. Well, I was quite shocked to see David's best friend on it tonight! I can't believe Trent Madsen was on a game show...and won!

It was pretty shocking, but cool. Doesn't seem like he's changed much since we were growing up! Pretty much like Dave, the same attitude is still there, they are just getting old!

SEAWORLD!

We took a spur of the moment trip to Seaworld this past weekend. We found a hotel online Friday morning and left about 30 minutes later. It was a long drive, but we had a great time. I thought my camera was in my purse, but it wasn't and I have no idea were it is, so we didn't get good pictures. There's only so much a cell phone can do! It was cloudy most of the day, but Amy & Devin took turns going on the shipwreck rapids and getting wet (Devin more than Amy because he advised her to buy a poncho...Thanks honey!). VERY FUN!

Anyway, we were thrilled to feed and touch the dolphins (well, everyone by Collin) as well as the sting rays (again, not Collin!) Our passes are good until the end of the year, so we may have to try and go back again sometime. The kids really enjoyed it. But, we will will stay an extra day or two next time, these turn around trips are hard!

Here is what the kids have to say about Seaworld:
Contessa - I liked it so much! And, all the shows were so cool. It's hard to chose a favorite part because I liked it so so much.

Collin - I liked Seaworld. I really liked the sharks.

Cameron - (As observed by Amy) I loved watching the animals. The shows were cool because the dolphins and whales jumped out of the water and splashed people.

We are hoping other's will want to join us next time so we have even more fun. So if you are interested, let me know and we will start planning another trip!

This looks interesting

While I am not too keen on giving celebrities free stuff, after all, they have enough money to buy their own stuff I think this is an interesting idea.

The WAHM Spot is gathering together handmade items from wahm's to put in a basket to give to Jennifer Lopez. I was thinking about Jessica's cute shirts and onsies and how exciting it would be to have Jennifer Lopez's little girl in it!

So anyway, here is a link to the blog. You can also enter to win a look-alike basket of your own.

Lovin' This!

I am lovin' THIS site right now. Perfect inspiration ideas.

Croup...

Why is it my kids think they have to have Croup so often? Devin took Cameron to the hopsital last night and gave him a breathing treatment as well as some meds to reduce the swelling. This morning, I took him to the clinic to have him looked at to see if there was anything else wrong, such as RSV or the Flu.

Poor kid has 2 ear infections as well. I don't have the results of the RSV or Flu tests, but I don't think he has either of those.

I'm really glad Devin works at the hospital...it really makes things much easier since we tend to get great service!

My Love's

With Valentines Day coming up, I was thinking about what Valentine's Day really means. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE getting flowers, gifts, and extra attention. But, I just don't think that Valentine's Day is only for couples. See, since the kids were born, I have more than one person to share my love with. Obviously, Devin gets the most intimate of my love as my eternal companion and best friend. But, the kids get the motherly love.

So, I am celebrating Valentine's Day this year with the kids. I am throwing a preschool Valentine's party for Collin were we will make candy, paint hearts, and anything else I can come up with. Cameron will get to join in on the fun as well. When Contessa gets home from school, we will bake cookies and spend time together doing crafts.

I think I will create a different day for Devin & I further away from our anniversary to celebrate our love in a more romantic way. No one ever said you have to celebrate Valentine's. Besides, flowers are much cheaper at different times of year! I think I will start planning our new special day. Maybe he will get a modified March 9th afterall.

Yeah!

We had our house appraised for our refinance. It appraised for more than we needed, so we were able to lock an even lower rate than we originally thought! I am pretty happy about that. It will be great to have a (much!) lower interest rate and only 1 mortgage payment instead of 2! I can't wait to close this loan and have everything done. I will be even more happy to not have to make a March mortgage payment.

Balloons

I marvel at how excited kids get from balloons. I needed carnations for a preschool experiement we are doing tomorrow. So I took the kids with me to the flower shop. I bought each a balloon as well to keep them entertained. All three love them. Cameron has a bright green balloon. The lady tied it to his wrist. He just stood there holding his arm out and watching it. He didn't want to move!

So now they are sitting on the coach playing with the balloons. I should use this time to get some writing done, but I just had to share.