I Heart Ikea

I have told a few more friends about the upcoming move and one of them suggested I check out the Ikea store when I get there. We are selling most of our gak and moving as little as we have to. I took the bait and checked out their site and let me just say...OMG! I love it. Furniture, organizers, curtains and more. I spent way too much time just ogling the different goodies on the site. Above is a really cool dresser I discovered that comes in black or white. No your eyes do not deceive you those are in fact cubbies for SHOES or Handbags!!!

Roller Coaster Weekend

I am still a bit of a mess/wreck from my up and down weekend so I will try to keep things simple.

Friday: Mr. C came home from a day of meetings at his work we will from here on out fondly call: Computer Company (They don't make computers or sell them but anywhere Mr.C works has to be computer/technology related.) He gives me the news that the Computer Company has us relocating...in PORTLAND...THIS SUMMER!!!! OMG, you have got to be kidding me? I have to clean a house to be ready to sell and move across the country this summer?!!! I laughed, cried and ran around with my head on fire full of all things moving related while trying to pack to go to MIL's house for her 60th birthday. (She lives about 1 & 1/2 to 2hrs away depending on if you go the speed limit or not in our case.)

Saturday: Went to MIL's B-day party which was a blast. It was outside in a friend's giant backyard. I sat back in the shade with a couple of Mojitos and listened to the classic rock blare from the DJ's speakers. -Now this is the life.- Miss B was occupied with her cousin Miss J and other party people. ***Later I learned of Miss B's fascination with farts and renaming them. examples: said after the fact: punched a moose, busted a grumpy, (and my personal favorite) let the buck snort. The last she is proudly repeating thanks to her Poppy. I think someone exchanged my little Diva for a tomboy.

Sunday: Back home, we did the whole end of Sunday School thing with the assembly where awards were presented for perfect attendance and the Chai Club, a reading contest where each child reads 18 Jewish themed books during the year. They announced our impending move to OR to many parents and friends surprise and horror. At the end of the assembly we had a butterfly release and a picnic. Wouldn't you know those little suckers didn't want to fly off. They flew out of the envelopes they were in, landed on the ground and hung out for a time while the parents and the teachers desperately tried to keep the kids from tromping on them en route to the food. On my way to grab some grub the Rabbi pointed to one near him and told me "that one is going to Portland." Cue tears.

We had dinner with the E family. Mr E made absolutely fantabulous Mexican food for us while I gabbed with Mrs. S-E and watched Miss B play with little E. (Little E is the Cutest baby in 36 states, let me tell you.) After the wonderful dinner and time spent with our friends we left for home which was an adventure in itself. -You see during dinner and Gab-fest '08 Mr C indulged in yummy food, white wine, port and a cigar. We had to stop on the way home so he could ralph outside a local gas station. Miss B offered we could have a pit stop every couple of miles and daddy could just lean out the car door. This way he wouldn't have to get out of the car and we could get home quicker. What a resourceful child I have.

Today everyone is doing okay. Mr C is not sick but a little smarter as to what he should mix and not mix. I am trying to work without thinking about the move yet failing because I am talking to you guys about it. Miss B is probably telling everyone and anyone at school who will listen that we are moving because she always wants to be the bearer of news: good, bad or otherwise.

When in Rome....

I am not in Rome but I do LOVE the shoes!!! I found these on Zappos and I can't decide which pair I like better. I am in desperate need of a new pair of sandals for the summer and the gladiator style has been growing on me. Every time I see a pair I fall in love a little more. Who knows, I might get them both. Or someone else might for Mother's Day???

What kind of sandals are you wearing this summer?....besides flip flops!

Tornado Alley

Yep, that is where I am at. My city has not been instructed to take cover yet so what better thing to do than post. The rain is really coming down. The back end of my driveway and probably the garage are slightly flooded. Earlier the tornado sirens were going off and poor Miss B was freakin' out. She had me emptying out not one but two "safe place" closets. Finally I convinced her my much larger walk-in closet would be more comfortable than the smaller hallway closet. Next thing I know she is toting in bags of webkinz and other favorite stuffed animals for comfort. I packed a tote with bottled water and snacks at her insistance and as I was taking these bags to my closet I hear her hollering..."Mom! Don't forget to pack books!" By the time this storm passes I will have places for everything in my closet but us.

See These Snacks

Last night at Wild Oats/Whole Foods I found these yummy little guys and they happened to hop right into my shopping cart. Do not be fooled by the pic -the weight is only 16oz. Wow! Do they give you a boost. I crunched on them this morning and later on my supervisor asked me why I was talking so fast. Oops! They were $0.99 a pack which I felt was pretty reasonable.

Huzzah?

A pic from a couple of years back: Miss B the Pirate & the Queen

We went to the some-what local Renaissance Faire this last weekend and a merry time was had by all. Huzzah! Uhm yeah, whatever.

Mr C and Miss B just LOVE the Ren Faires. They totally dig the whole experience: the clothes oops I mean garb, the Ren fair lingo, the food and everything else included. Me, I think it's okay but mostly I am kind of along for the ride.

As I wandered aimlessly through the graveled roads of this renaissance village trying to avoid stepping in the pony poop I took a long hard look at my surroundings and wondered....

...if there must have been a shortage of turkeys, seeing that almost everyone was chomping on a leg. Remember turkeys only have 2 legs so a hungry family of 4 means 2 less turkeys.

...how tanned people were back then. Thanks to modern products like sunscreen, I wandered around as slick as a slug while maintaining my extremely pale visage. I'm not certain what people used centuries ago but without some SPF 10,15,25,35,45 or 50 they must have been sporting a pretty rockin' tan. (I use Banana Boat Baby Tear Free UVA & UVB Sunblock Lotion, SPF 50 or else my skin starts sizzlin')

...how they survived without A/C or delt with the many heat strokes that probably occurred. -I admit I am a big weenie when it comes to the heat. I just can't take it. I get nauseated and my nose runs which always makes for a pretty picture. I am sure there were others that didn't handle the heat well. What in the huzzah did they do?

...What idiot came up with the word "huzzah" and why did people decide that this word should be shouted whenever something good was done or occurred?

If you were forced to live in the 1500s what modern day item would you not want to live without?

It's All Mine & the Repairs Too!

I can happily report that I just wrote the final check for the car loan! Woooooohoooo! No more payments to the bank. Unfortunately, I will probably be spending the next five months paying off the mechanic for all the repairs our car needs. You know it's not good when you hear a grinding noise. I guess I will have to wait awhile before going shoe shopping. :(

Ninja Thursday

I guess this is how I am feeling today...not a very skilled ninja. My ninja skill today: I am trying to make it through the day without any pain meds. -I am still in recovery mode from the oral surgery.

Help! I am absolutely dying to munch & crunch real food again. I am currently on the mushy food diet due to the current state of my mouth. The mushy foods I am allowed to eat are: yogurt without any fruit, applesauce, mashed potatoes, and pudding. I am sure I could also eat baby food but I really don't want to go down that path. It's getting so bad I am dreaming of crunchy foods. Last night I thought I could smell celery in my bedroom. Well, I know it's getting bad when I actually wish I could eat celery. Let's hope my mouth heals up soon and I can eat something yummy and crunchable this weekend but in the meantime I am open to suggestions for better mushy foods than what I am eating now.



****On the horizon: Super gross pics to come that my ortho doc took of my mouth during surgery. Blech! I'll post them as soon as he emails them to me.***