Dangit, I heart my nutso kids!

Random thangs said today...

(before clearing out the room with a horrendous air biscuit)

Tristan: FIRE IN THE HOLE!

(afterward)

Tristan: Ah man, that was GROSS. MEDIC!!!

(trying to get him to do his reading for the day)

Owen: But I just can't read today.

Me: Give me one good reason why you absolutely cannot do your homework today.

Owen: Um... cause I too sexy for my homework.

(responding to Owen taking her My Little Pony)

Leila: Give it back, Ow-en!

Owen: Nope. Make me.

Leila: Pleeaase Ow-en.

Owen: Whacha gonna do?

Leila: I poop in your pocket!

Owen: Ewwww. Here. Take it.

New Sofas

I need new sofas. Every single time I go to Ikea, I drool over these Karlstad sofa combinations. I would go with the medium gray color on top.

My problem is that I just get sick of looking at the same old stuff all the time. Luckily enough, I found a company who makes slipcovers specifically for Ikea furniture. Bemz designs a ton of fun prints and fabrics to give new life to Ikea sofas and chairs. The Classic Ruta - Black (or simply checkered) slipcover is SO Jay and I. I was excited to find that they did have Houndstooth, but in Dusty Rose. Gross.

Time to save our pennies!

i HEART houndstooth

I bought these ridiculously adorable Sally Hansen houndstooth nail polish strips. I wanted them for my toes because I work with my hands all day and they would get trashed in like 2.2 seconds, so I never bother. The problem is that my little toes have little toe nails and it looked sort of silly. So, I decided to rock the houndstooth big toe style. And yes, I know I have crazy long, alien toes.

Tainted Love

I listen to Pandora 80's Pop Radio all day long. So I was grooving out to "Tainted Love" right? Tristan walks up to me with a smart-arse smirk on his face and asks, "Hey mom, what does the taint have to do with love anyway?"

Word of the Day

Vagina-Boob

(fighting over storm troopers)

Tristan: Owen, don't make me punch you in the neck!

Owen: I'll punch you in the vagina-boob!

And the award for Most Creative Threat goes to... Omax!

Thankful

I am thankful for coffee, freedom, simplicity, color, adrenaline, curiosity, meditation, progress, and all of the brilliantly lovely people in my life. I am thankful for positivity and kindness. I am thankful to know that happiness is a choice, and it’s a choice I make (almost) every day.

“It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.” ~Lucille Ball

I am thankful that I am able to teach my children to be respectful, open-minded and nonjudgmental. Nothing would make me more proud than to raise grateful, confident, caring and accepting adults who are able to form their own opinions and have their own perspective on life.

“All men should strive
to learn before they die
what they are running from, and to, and why.”
~James Thurber

I’m thankful for reflection and growth. So far this year, I have learned the value of questioning all things stagnant or repetitively and destructively painful in my life. I’ve discovered creative ways of changing or coping that are outside the box of what my mind normally looks for.

“Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be.” ~Robert Brault

Dude. Let your curiosity be your guide. Have the courage to go against the grain. And, tell all them haters to EAD!

Shabba!

Tristan

Gramma: Tristan, do you know what you want to be when you grow up?

Tristan: I don't know...maybe like a Ninja Pirate or Mad Scientist or something...
Gramma: What in the world is a Ninja Pirate?
Tristan: Um, you know, like a dude that practices ninjutsu across the seven seas.