A message from the Baby Girl

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Trick or Treat pictures to come!

The world's fastest Merry-Go-Round

It's not very merry when you feel like your going to throw up. Seriously, we took the baby girl to the fair. What's the fair without riding the Merry-Go-Round after you eat every greasy item of food you lay eyes on? So that is what we did. My aunt, my friend and I loaded up the babies (all were born within 6 weeks of each other) on the merry-go-round. The baby girl handed her tickets to the carnie like a big girl, too.

Seriously, I don't know why it was so fast. Babygirl was afraid of the horse, so thankfully I got a great seat on the slead think. Thank. Goodness. I was literally walking crooked for 15 minutes, and really I almost did feel sick from the spinning. I'm convinced we would have been better off on the spinning apple ride.

It was freezing, it was crowded, it was fun. The babygirl LOVED it all around.

Fishing for her duckie with her Nana...

She won this crown...

I'm a princess!

Everyone smile!

Daddy, What is that?

All tired out...

Way Back Wednesday - Trick or Treat!

I know, I've been a WBW slacker these past few weeks. I'm back to play, and was actually able to get to this picture without too much digging.

Since it is almost Halloween, The Kept Woman wants to see our costumes of the past.

All of my childhood photos are with my parents so this one goes back to about 9th grade, I think. George and Barbara Bush. Here we are.

I was George, wearing one of my Dad's suits, stuffed with pillows and all kinds of crap. It was a hot night carrying around acting like Mr. Bush. A very close friend was Barbara. No one knew who we were for the longest time. It was quite amusing.

So there you have it for this week's Way Back Wednesday. Did you play?

Fair Time and other things ~

The fair is here this week! The hubby and I are taking the babygirl tonight. Can you tell I'm like a little kid today? I think I'm most excited for the food, and of course I know the babygirl will love all the lights and action of it all. The fact that we also have some cool "fair weather," in the 40's and 50's for a few days this week. Yep, that is what I get for making jokes about you all that lived in cold places. I'm going to have to pull out the fall clothes.

Speaking of the babygirl, after her 9 month appointment yesterday the name "little bit" might be a more appropriate nickname. She's just tiny. It's really cute.

and....

AHHHHHHH, I got my hair done this morning. I'm brand new again! Finally!

I won't start on the hubby forgetting to make my wake up call and I almost missed my appointment. Thank goodness I washed my hair last night or he would have been in trouble. How dare he forget something so important as my hair appointment. Men.

9 months have come and gone

Possible house guests...

Another *bleep bleep* hurricane is heading for Florida. The good is we are so far north Florida that we will probably only get some rain and ugly weekend weather, but the Hubby's South Florida family is in the path again.

I'm waiting for him to find out are the coming, or if they are staying to ride it out. Which is a totally stupid thing to even consider if you ask me. They've been through this mess before, over and over. They lived through a major category 4 and too many category 1's to make mention of. Why try to stay? I. Just. Don't. Understand.

I'm so glad my hubby doesn't have that mindset. Hurricane Andrew was enough for him, he was a child. When hurricanes threaten us, we get the hell out of the path!

I'm just thankful that if they do come, and I hope they do, so that they are safe - that they are the side of his family that I actually can say I love.

Scrapbooking days

A friend and I have deemed every other Wednesday a scrapbooking day. I'm determined to have the baby girl's first year done, finished, completed by her first birthday - minus her party page.

I've made some good progress, however, today I'm not feeling real creative. Hopefully, some coffee will wake me up and get my brain cells in gear.

I've got at least 100,000 pictures to work with.

Did I mention how hard it is to scrapbook with a 9 and 10 month old trying to get into everything???

Kari needs...

I got this from Beth. Here is the deal. Google your "name needs" ("Kari needs") and give us your top 10 needs! Here they are...

1. Kari needs... to stick with Brad's plan. (Really? The hubby has a plan??? How coincidental was that?)
2. Kari needs... to do something serious that isn't direct to video (WTH?)
3. Kari needs... to learn how to drive a car at night (This could be kinda true!)
4. Kari needs... help with her fashion ( You mean I don't have fashion sense??)
5. Kari needs... to show me that she can play 50-60 games before I'll feel comfortable (...whatever...)
6. Kari needs... to prevent herself from going under (okay...)
7. Kari needs... an effective system (for what??)
8. Kari needs... a Line Cook and Expediter (I don't think so..)
9. Kari needs... to go run a business someday, perhaps a flower shop (Hmmm..okay.. I do love flowers..)
10. Kari needs... to be taken ... on a shopping spree! (Okay...so I added that part!)

The Hubby & Party Poker

The hubby has discovered 'Party Poker' or something on the internet. Now he has been cutting into my computer and blogging time.

What does he think he paid for my laptop or something???

Last night I get out of the shower and come back to the living room with a diet coke and my book. He looks at me and say's "I'm winning"... "I'm up $1,500.00"...

Hmph. I wish it was real.

I guess I'll have to share, for a while, until he gets bored.

Gone Shopping

That's where I've been...

It started on Friday when my best friend needed to get her twins out of the house so the painter could paint - so we went to the mall. On Saturday, the hubby took me to dinner - then we went to Target. Yesterday, a friend wanted to go to the outlet mall to start her Christmas shopping - I went with her.

I probably should have stayed home. But what fun would that have been?

I did get some good deals for some winter clothes for the babygirl. I'm going to try to save them for Christmas. *Try* hard.

Just what the Dr. ordered ~

A pedicure!

That will fix everything - for at least 30 minutes.

I had my first pedicure. Yes, that is right - the very first. And I now know what I was missing. After a particular tiring week, I took it upon myself to do something for me and since the hubby was working right next to the nail place, why not. I had to hold the babygirl on my lap, but it all worked out fine. I think she enjoyed watching and eating her biter biscuit.

So. Nice. I'll be a repeat customer from this point out.

Now.... If I can just make my hair appointment for my cut and color, I'll be brand new!

And then there was this....

A PRETTY, NEW KITCHEN SINK AND FAUCET!

The drama of then entire installation still has me feeling crazy. Including the 7:30 trip to Lowes for a part something necessary to get it working, the moment that I had to dig Plumbers putty out of the babygirl's mouth, making the hubby call the number on the container (because I wasn't certain she didn't eat some), not having a sink for about 18 hours while this one settles and dries...

C.R.A.Z.Y.

But, its worth it...I have my new sink!!!

Oh, and just so you know... if your child ever attempts to eat plumber's putty as mine did, no fear the lady from the first aid line looks it up and tells you that the worst it will do to your child is give them diarrhea... Nice... so far we have nada, so I'm guessing I fished it all out before she swallowed any. Whew.

You might think I'm young...

BUT -

I'm old enough to know that an 11:00 birthday party for a 2 year old at Chuckie Cheese will leave your nerves frazzled for a long, long, long time.

It was all calm and pleasant at 10:45 when we arrived and for an hour and a half after that. Then 12:15 came and watch out! I'm just lucky the babygirl isn't old enough to 'know' Chuckie Cheese or I would have been in t-r-o-u-b-l-e.

Needless to say, we were out of there by 1:00 and the next time we go, well, I'll have a drink to coat the craziness.

I sit and wait for the day I get to drag the hubby there to experience it all for himself!