Daddy Faux Pas

Who doesn't love a daddy who attempts to keep up with toddler fashion?

My mom had to go early to church one Sunday for Choir Practice, so she left my dad in charge of dressing me that day. She laid out my outfit and shoes on the bed so all he would have to do was get me dressed. Needless to say, she was mortified when he arrived at church with me.... with my slip OVER my pretty blue dress.

My poor dad still hasn't lived it down!

Exciting Stuff

We went out of town for the weekend, for a friend's wedding.... and were happy to come back to four different offers on our house!! We accepted the top offer and are now waiting to get the inspections and appraisals this week! What a relief to have it sold.... and it only took two weeks!

Now the truly stressful stuff begins.... being on a deadline to buy! As I've said before, my wish-list is long, so I'm finding that it's harder than ever to find everything I want in our price range. Anybody want to give me a couple $100K??

So that's the scoop for now..... keep your fingers crossed and hope that something wonderful goes on sale ASAP!!

Deal of the Day

So thanks to having the stomach flu over Christmas and a terrible cold/cough all last week.... I happily reached my 2009 weight goal. I know I know..... but if you'd seen how sick I was, I totally DESERVED to get something good out of it! :)

Anyhoo.... we're going to KC for the weekend and all my jeans are falling off me. I'd been wanting to get a new pair anyway, so I thought that if I went out and got some that fit now, I'd be more motivated to stay at my new weight.

To get to the point of my story, I went to a cute local boutique and found these TDF (to-die-for) Miss Me Special Edition Jeans! And as magical moment as it was.... they fit perfectly when I tried them on!

As I happily came out of the dressing room, ready to purchase my jeans.... the sales lady told me that if I purchased something at FULL PRICE in the store, I could get something off the Clearance Sales Rack for only $1.00. Hello!!!! I headed right over to the racks....

They had several cute sweaters and long-sleeve tees that I considered.... but then I found THIS!!


It's a super cute navy blue wool coat! The picture doesn't give it justice, because it looks adorable on! It's slim through the waist and has a bit of vintage look to it. I don't normally buy a lot of blue.... but for only ONE DOLLAR I couldn't resist!

As I purchased my new jeans and my $1 new coat, I looked down at Miss Priss and said "Daddy will be so happy.... look how much money I just saved him!!!"

H.O.T.Y. stole the toothpaste

Why is it, that every time husbands go out of town on a business trip, they take all the stuff we need? Why can't they freaking take the six travel size samples that are in the SAME drawer?

Oh wait.... he did that too.

H.O.T.Y......... I love you.......... but you have left me in a house with a screaming child, a misfit dog, and NO toothpaste. Just be warned that when you come home tomorrow, you had better be armed with several gifts and flowers.

Miss Priss loves her Papa!

Over Christmas, Miss Priss developed a new found obsession.... her Papa. Which of course put stars in his eyes and made the two inseperable! Every morning, the first thing she'd ask for was "Papa!" and every night she gave her biggest "Night-Night-Kisses" to him! Now as any good Papa, he teaches her all sorts of things.... how to climb up AND jump off the coffee table, how to push the button to make the garage door open and shut and open and shut and open and shut, and my personal favorite.... how to take EVERYTHING out of EVERY drawer in the house!

In the days since we finally had to leave Papa... Miss Priss has asked about him daily, and I finally had to let her call him yesterday just to say hello!

Being a "Daddy's Girl" myself.... it truly is wonderful seeing Miss Priss go gaga over him!

When it rains, it pours...

I know that this will be two postings in a row that I've used the BLOG to whine and moan.... so if you're not interested, feel free to change pages now!

I have come down with a TERRIBLE cough and cold. Being that I spent Christmas Day sick with the stomach flu, I'm feeling a little bitter that I got this sick so soon after that last ordeal. Luckily H.O.T.Y. is Mr. Wonderful and took off yesterday afternoon so momma could go to bed. Thank Heavens for work-from-home dads!

We had four showings on our house on Wednesday! We had a second showing today and have an open house on Sunday. If anything, I want to get this baby sold, so we don't have to continue keeping it squeaky clean and have to leave every couple hours as a moments notice!

OU lost last night!!! It was a sad night for our great state!

We're going house hunting tomorrow again... which I think is going to be hard on us. Since our offer didn't go through on our "perfect house" earlier this week, I'm going to have a hard time not comparing everything to that house! Wish me luck though!

Okay okay... I promise no more whining and moaning! As soon as I get to feeling better, I'll post some new cute pics of Miss Priss!

HGTV Hogwash

I don't know about you... but I LOVE HGTV. If I get control of the remote in the evenings, I happily watch "Property Virgins", "House Hunters", "Hidden Potential", "Designed to Sell", "Curb Appeal" and on and on! So being the enthusiastic watcher, I whole-heartily believed that buying a house must be SO MUCH FUN. I mean, I watch dozens of couples each week go about their merrily way finding that "perfect house". Well, it's all hogwash!

First of all... who honestly looks at only THREE houses before choosing one? Can you imagine only dating three guys before choosing one to marry? IT'S A BIG DECISION! I myself lost count around 30 houses we've looked at to buy. Obviously I could not be on the show... because after they showed me the three, I'd burst out laughing when they told me I had to decide on one!

Secondly, of all the shows I watch.... they don't seem to have any realistic wrenches thrown in. No crappy first offers under the table, no interest rates rising last minute.... and from someone who just lost an offer on a house (I'm still a bit bitter)... it's hard for me to watch everything fall in place for those happy couples on TV!

Third... and I think this is what gets me the most.... what about the dramas of selling a house? Sure... they have "Designed to Sell" where they show you how a few extra thousand will make it "prettier" for the potential buyer. But what about how to sell? How to attract buyers? Tips on Open Houses? Or just the worry that if you sell to quickly, you're have to rush around to find a home?

Okay.... as you guys know I'm neck deep in this junk right now... and unfortunately I decided to take it out tonight on the BLOG. I guess I just need someone to find my light at the end of the tunnel and then point me in that direction!

As for HGTV, I still hold it dear in my heart... but from now on I won't be watching it with rose-colored glasses.

Christmas Blessings

My very favorite Christmas present this year arrived just days before Christmas.

He was 3 1/2 weeks early and came into the world with just as much drama as a king. This little drama king was named Tucker Levi and is the brand new baby boy of my dear best friend, Becky. Becky and I have been friends since high school and have been through so many things together. Little Tucker being born was the icing on the cake!

Tucker is just the sweetest, tinyest, little baby and my heart melted the first time I got to see him. Even Miss Priss fell in love with the "Bay-beeeeee" and couldn't keep her hands off him.

Praise the Lord for such beautiful miracles!

New Year.... New Me

I debated over actually posting my 2009 New Year Resolutions.... but in the end I decided it was a good thing. If I let the world know my goals... maybe the world will help me keep them this year! To keep it simple, and hopefully make me remember them past Feb 1st, I've broken it down into three parts: "Say", "Do" and "Me".

(1) Say - simply put.... be nice, say nice things, and withhold saying mean things. It sounds silly, but I don't always remember to "say" things correctly when I'm stressed, tired, frustrated, etc. So in 2009 I plan to put a cork in it when I want to explode... and "say" nice things more often to loved ones instead!

(2) Do - on the same wavelength as above.... do nice things. Whether it be doing something fun with Molly, cooking dinner for H.O.T.Y. or going out of my way to help a friend... I want to make "doing" nice things for people a priority in 2009. Others bless me with so many things.... I feel like I need to give back more often!

(3) Me - this is where I get to reward myself. If I #1 (Say) and #2 (Do) the way I hope to in 2009, I think it's equally fair to reward myself a little this year. As with every mommy.... I feel guilty asking for time alone to do whatever I want. So instead of waiting for someone to offer it to me as a reward, I shall this year just ask for it. H.O.T.Y. has enough on his plate right now... the least I can do is know how to ask when I really need it. That said... the "Me" part also covers taking better care of myself, eating better, exercising... all that junk that we like to want around this time of year.

So that's it world. If you see me slipping... feel free to nudge me back on track!
Happy New Year!