Letters

B is very smart and learns quickly, but he hasn't quite mastered all of his letters when they are out of order.  B's mom asked me to work with him and so we have been learning one or two letters a week.  It's nothing formal and he usually only stays interested for a few minutes.  But he catches on quickly, so it all works out.

To reinforce each letter we learn, I decided to cut each letter out of construction paper and then fill it with corresponding pictures (stickers).  I also find magazine pages with big words (so he can find the letter himself) that he can cut out and glue on each letter.  He LOVES to use his "red safety scissors" ALL THE TIME.  

None of these happened in one sitting, we keep them out and everyday we will kind of talk about them and add something to them when we come across it.  We started out doing one letter a week, casually.  And this week he asked if we could learn 2, so I guess I was moving too slow for him!

Experience

Wow, I have really gotten behind on doing daily posts.  And I'm sure you're all heartbroken. 

Lately, I have been going CRAZY over some different things in my life that I witness daily. However, I am having difficulty writing about any of them for fear of hurt feelings.  Is that something I should be worried about?  I don't want things to start getting awkward in day to day life when I am with certain people.  What to do?  What to do?  

Oh, who cares?! Well, me, apparently since I let this bother me SO much.

One of the most annoying things someone (more times than not, a mom who cannot control their own child) can say to a seasoned, employed nanny or a teacher is, "You have no idea because you don't have kids of your own.".  

The things I want to do to the people who have said that to me over my 12 years of being either a nanny or a teacher.  I have seen it ALL, people.  First hand experience is a WHOLE world away from reading something out of a book.  

Don't take my advice or input if you don't want to, but don't get mad when I laugh in your face for ignoring me.  

I have good intentions and I'm only trying to help.

That's all.

Run Fast or Dye Trying

Hubs & I are officially signed up and will be "running" in The Color Run 5k-Baton Rouge on April 20th!  I'm so excited to do something NEW and different!  We never do anything.  Literally.  And I've decided now is our chance since we are young and childless.  It's time to live a little!

Hubs & I are far from being any kind of athletes, so this event is perfect for us.  Hubs is even kind of looking forward to it...I think.  Everyone should go signup and SOON!  I mean, how could this NOT be fun.  Just go look at the pictures on the website.  

This race has a limit and fills up FAST.  Plus, it's also cheaper the earlier you register.  We have a team formed with some friends and if you join our team (or form your own) it's $5 cheaper (woohoo!) than signing up as an individual!  DO. IT.

Wrinkles

I have become alarmingly aware, in the past week or so, that I have wrinkles.  Excuse me?!!  I'm still in my 20s!  And, of course, now that I have found them it's the only thing I see when I look in the mirror.  

I remember being at Sephora a year or two ago and when the sales lady asked if I used eye cream.  I almost laughed in her (horrified) face.  My grandma uses eye cream, not me...thank you very much.  WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN?!  Thank God that saleslady gave me a sample and THANK GOD I'm a hoarder and still have it! 

I feel like I am lightyears behind on this whole skincare thing and it has me a little freaked.  I now put on eye cream day and night.  I have no idea if it's helping or if it's even a good brand or anything, but I feel instantly relieved every time I put it on.  Which is half the battle, right?  As long as I FEEL better about my wrinkles, then it MUST be working...

I HOPE this eye hope is working!

(I couldn't resist.)

A (Man-ly) Valentine's Day

I love holidays.  All holidays.  But I LOVE love Valentine's Day.  I don't know why...I always have and always will.  I think it's all the pink...and hearts...and Target.  Target=Valentine lovers heaven.  

Most of my life, I have not had a "valentine" during the actual holiday...talk about fabulous.  I could be as girly as I wanted and it was wonderful.  However, now that I am married to someone who does not share my LOVE love of hearts and pink things, it has become my mission every Valentine's Day to try and man-up the gift giving.  So, here are a few of the things I came up with this year...

- A solid milk chocolate mounted deer head wrapped in camouflage wrapping paper.
- Camouflage boxers (not pictured - Urban Outfitters) wrapped in heart/moustache bag.
- Mr. Bubble bubble bath (not pictured and not very manly, but SPECIFICALLY requested).

I gave Hubs a few other things too, but these were his favorite.  SUCCESS. 

Not Your Typical Greeting Cards

One day, on Pinterest (shocker, I know!), I ran across these fun cards and I just think they're the best!  She has them for all occasions, but here are a couple of my favorites...

Hahahaha...I just giggle every time.  I wish I would have had the bridesmaid ones for my wedding!  I mean, WHO wouldn't laugh out loud when they opened one of these!  Check out Julie Ann Art on Etsy.  

Dogs vs. Kids

This morning began when Margot (the dog) started making a weird noise...her vomiting noise...in the bed...right next to me.  I flailed out of the covers trying to stop whatever was about to happen in my bed.  Margot proceeded to throw up twice...on two different pillows.  And OF COURSE the pillows were soaked in doggie puke once I violently stripped off the pillowcases.  UGH.  So, now I have to deal with figuring out how to wash pillows???  I've only been awake 4 minutes.  It's before 8 AM.  This is NOT how my day was supposed to start.  Cue unnecessarily loud huffing and puffing and dramatic stomping around the house.  

I eventually calmed down, after I threw one pillow away (it was old anyway) and Hubs calmly read the tag on the new pillow, which stated the care instructions.  I mean, WHO has time to find/read tags when they are busy being dramatic?!  Not this girl.

So, my thoughts/questions of the day?  Does this normal embarrassing display of unnecessary drama mean that I'm not ready for kids of my own?  Or am I just not a dog person, meaning I'll be much more calm and normal in the event of my human child throwing up in my bed?  

Or maybe I'm just not a morning person...

Hmmmmm....

Monday Funday

I have never really hated Mondays...at least not solely because it's Monday.  However, today I just can't get it together!  And I know why...I went "out" Saturday night.  YES, I am STILL recovering from my big night "out".  Where did I go and how late did I stay, you ask... 

I went bowling and got home at 11:30.  WHAT HAS MY LIFE COME TO?!  I was exhausted all day yesterday and I'm still tired today!  We had people over for dinner before bowling and I splurged with a Mexican fiesta.  It was delicious and worth it!  But apparently in my mind, one day of fun food is not enough.  So, it happened again yesterday...no Mexican, just eating one of everything in the house...I mean why not keep it going?!    

Therefore, I hate today.  I hate this Monday.  I can not get motivated to do ANYTHING.  Not only did I eat like the world was ending yesterday, but I skipped working out, because I was just too tired.  Great excuse, right?!  On the heels of that, I couldn't get out of bed this morning and decided to do my workout AFTER work instead of just going with the normal routine BEFORE work.  WHY do I do this to myself?!!?!?!?!!!!!  

Anywho...since I'm exhausted and feeling bad about myself, I went on a hunt for something to cheer me up and I found a cure! The "Humor" section of Pinterest...DO IT.  It'll cure anything you have going on...and it'll make you forget for a hot second that it's Monday.