Birds and Bees and Trees

It's may be necessary for Mother Nature but it's hell for me.

According to claritin.com we are part of a small pocket of moderate pollen levels. The major majority of the country is itchy, stuffy, and sneezy free.

Well, at least we aren't at high or very high, or I might die. I'm a poet and didn't know it.

Hope these meds kick in soon.

4 Needles

Gorgeous let me take over her living room again. I made a spa wrap for little Kate and one for me.

I had just finished Kate's when Gorgeous called from Costco... Where they had adorable children's spa wraps for $6!!! So defeated... That's how much it costs me to make one.

I decided to wait on making the other two wraps for my nieces, I assume they are going to love the Costco ones... so I made one for myself instead.

I felt like a whale while I was sewing mine. Big mistake going from a size 18-month wrap to my size wrap... I kept thinking I was making a mistake and surely this much towel wasn't needed. No mistake. I take two towels. It's a good thing I'm already watching my food intake and exercising with my peeps or I might have flushed down the toilet of despair.

But the good news is I have a comfortable wrap to use now! I don't like robes because they get too hot and I feel claustrophobic. These are much more comfy and I can take it to the pool too.

I was hunched over the machine too long. I broke 4 needles and there is a 2x2 inch of skin on my back that has no feeling. It's not just a stiff back... just to the right of my spine and just below the base of my neck... numb... I can scratch right over it and not feel a thing.

Weird.

Funny Men

Uncle Eddie and Jason had me barking with laughter all evening.

I was able to capture two moments on the camera... Wish I'd had a video rolling all night!

Jason wearing little Hank's 18mo hoodie...

Uncle Eddie wearing a very cute bow in the Justice for Girls shop...

I'm pretty sure the Justice ladies where ready for our party of 10 to get out.  I know I couldn't wait to leave. So cute to watch the little girlies "shopping."

There was this one little compact speaker that I thought was really cute. I'm so glad I took it out of the box and tested before purchasing it! The speaker on my phone was louder that the attachable speaker!

We had a great time, well, I did anyway :)

Anxiety at rest

Caitlin is covered in her beaded blanket. I hope she is having a happy dream and a restful sleep.

"I feel sad" is what she says when she goes to sleep... I feel scared.

Play List

Today was a hard core data entry day... Which requires music.

From 9 to 12 am I had Sail by AWOLNATION on repeat.

At 1 pm I switched to the Pitch Perfect soundtrack, keeping Cups on repeat for an hour... Fighting a desire to let my song bird fly.

At 3 pm I switched to Pandora and created a station based on the Pitch Perfect song Pool Mashup: Just the Way You Are/Just A Dream.

I highly recommend this station! Totally A Capella rocked my data entry for 4 more hours.

Some of the awesome groups I "discovered" included:

Juxtaposition
Flint Hill Major Minors
Penn Masala
Nebraska Bathtub Dogs
Grains of Time
Decomposure
DeltaCappella
DA Vinci's Notebook
Pointless
Middlebury Mamajamas
Inuendo
Virginia Belles
WitchPitch?

Here I am at my lip sinc concert... I am really good :)

Texting

Well, I've sent and read my last text while driving. I thank God I didn't kill myself, or worse, someone else.

I feel nauseous knowing I've done it with my babies in the car.

This video woke me up. So if I don't get back to your text right away... I'm probably driving.

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=23184

Little kids... Big job

Gorgeous and I babysat my little Kate and little Hank for a few hours tonight.

We had dinner, took baths, took medicine, brushed teeth, read books, and went to bed.

It was so much fun! I can't wait to do it again... And I don't know how my sister does it every day. She is only 18 months younger than I am but she has the energy for a two-year-old and a breast feeding baby, sometimes I get tired 'cause I have to tell Caitlin three times to go get in the shower...

It took me and my mom to do what Siobain does every night. Wow.

So, I'm in awe of my sister and totally in love with my cuddle buddies.