Sara is Smiling

Bathroom Mayhem

Just when I'm starting to think how much I looove my toddler Quinny now that she's out of her whiny, nonsleeping baby days I walk in to this:

Ooooh the toddler days! How I have missed thee!
It seems like Elly just grew out of these crazy hijinx. Now I'm there all over again with Quinn.

Quincey got mad at me recently when he got home in the middle of the night from a long flight and found that there was no toilet paper. We had a little midnight spat.
So when I saw this clearly I had to take a photo with my phone and text it to him immediately. It's not me! It's your child!

The Fam

The only family photo we've ever taken.
And let me tell you..it was a CHORE to get.
It took two days of trying and failing, and this was the only shot I have.
Plus, how did I miss the fact that Quincey is wearing pajama bottoms??
Maybe in another 8 years we'll try again!

While we were trying, I got a nice shot of myself with Q and me and Charbear.

Halloween 2011

I love this picture!
So typical!


This year we timed our fall trip to Phoenix so that we'd be there on Halloween. Co coats stuffed under our costumes! No freezing noses or toesies!
It was a different experience. People sat out on their driveways in lawn chairs with big bowls of candy. There was much more of a community feel from this because as you took your kids around you'd linger and chat with your neighbours. The weather was so warm that it was a lovely evening stroll intead of a chore that you hope will be over as soon as it starts.

The kids looked great in their costumes. I ordered them from a site that doesn't ship to Canada. I've been wanting costumes from it for a few years now, and I finally had my chance!

Max is really into martial arts right now. He just earned his green belt!


Viking Warrior. You can't see the cape very well, but it's all fur lined. She also had a shield which we couldn't find when I was taking a picture.

I've never allowed my girls to be princesses for halloween. They can be princesses the other 364 days of the year, but not halloween. I made an exception for this dress. :-)

Quinn was (is) a monster. When I was thinking of costumes, this seemed only natural. :-)

Peace

Hot sun. Floatie. Kids playing around me. And a diet cherry coke. :-)


And oh yeah..it's November. Life is good!

True Story:
Me in the pool: What's all that white stuff under the water???!!?
I pull my wet sunglasses off to investigate: Oh...it's my legs. :-(   :-(   :-(

The Sad Life of a Lonely Stick Bug

We were at a Tiger Splash show waiting for it to start when we noticed a stick bug was hanging out with us. We'd never seen one before and it entertained us during the wait.

Rachael was determined to pick it up, and it was more than willing to climb into her hand, but everytime it did she'd let out a little squeal and flip it off. Then she'd try again. The Tiger Splash turned into the Rachael show.

Once the show was underway we turned our attention away from Sticky, although I kept tabs on where he was because I didn't want him to crawl on me :-)
Afterwards, the kids wanted to know where Sticky had gotten to.
I pointed him out. They started over to see him WHEN............................
A lady walked by and CRUSHED HIM. Right before our eyes!
The horror!

Rest in Peace, Sticky.
Thanks for keeping my kids occupied while we waited. I'm truly grateful :-)

The Universe aligns to screw me.

A series of unfortunate events culminating in a giant "Screw You" from the heavens.
My purse got stolen.
But it's not that black and white.
My car got broken into while sitting in my driveway. My purse was in it, and it was taken.

Why was my purse in the car?
Good question. I'm not in the habit of leaving my purse in the car. I was late getting home from work that day and I had to get to Tae Kwon Do. The reason for being late was that I left work and went to the grocery store. Did my shopping, stood in line, cashier rang me through, I opened my purse AND...no wallet.
Ditched my stuff, drove back to work, got my wallet, went to a different grocery store and did it all over again.
Quincey calls me and we get in a big conversation about some important goings-on at work. When I pull up in the driveway I'm still on the phone, trying to grab all the groceries and rush inside to change for Tae Kwon Do. I guess I didn't grab my purse, but I'm planning on being back in the car within 15 mintues anyway.
Still on the phone with Quincey, I'm trying to get changed. Emily shows up and says we're late. I grab my keys and we head outside. Emily suggests we take her car since it's warm. I had already hit the unlock button as we were walking up, I guess.

Why didn't I put the car in the garage?
As luck would have it, the van didn't start that day and was blocking entrance to the garage.

So on the ONE NIGHT that the planets aligned - car not in the garage, purse in the car, car not locked - someone just happens to be strolling through my suburban neighbourhood breaking into cars??

I lost money, my ID, bank cards, credit cards, receipts I was submitting to work for reimbursement, Max's puffer, makeup, who knows what else. Not to mention that it was a Coach purse and wallet :-(
And oh ya..Quincey's wedding ring.

Why was Quincey's wedding ring in my purse??
He plays with it while he's on the phone a lot. I was in his office and saw it sitting on his desk amongst other rubbish. I took it so it wouldn't get lost. Where did I put it?? IN MY PURSE.