Goodbye Kiss

I had the funniest thing happen yesterday (which was Mother's Day). We went to my in-laws' house for lunch (my husband made DELICIOUS enchiladas!) and then went home to take a nap before the little one and I went to my parents'. My husband had to work yesterday evening, so while I was still snoozing on the couch he went upstairs to get ready for work. A little later he came downstairs, and soon after I heard him leave. I could not for the life of me understand why he didn't even say goodbye. I thought maybe he had thought I was sleeping and didn't want to bother me, but that just wasn't like him. I thought maybe he was annoyed with me or something. So when he got home that night I asked him why he didn't say goodbye when he left that afternoon. He told me DID say goodbye, and had given me a kiss, too! I thought I must have dozed off or something, but I had thought I was awake the whole time, even though I had my eyes closed. He said later, "Don't you remember saying 'It's so hard to take a nap around here!'?" I thought that sounded somewhat familiar. Then it hit me. Our dog had been bugging me and I kept having to push him away. One time he put his wet nose in my face and I pushed him away and said "It's so hard to take a nap around here!" Well I guess that wasn't our dog, but my husband kissing me! Luckily he has a good sense of humor. :)

Mother's Day

I woke up this morning to my daughter smiling into my face, patting my cheek, poking my eye, and saying "Hi Mimi!" (that's how she says Mommy) What a wonderful way to start Mother's Day! I just can't imagine what I did before I had her. She completes me.

Yo!!!!

My daughter LOVES Yo Gabba Gabba! She is constantly asking to watch the DVD ("dubba dubba dubba!") and her favorite toys are her little Yo Gabba Gabba plastic figures. She has her own names for them (Plex is "Whaaat") and she has different voices for them all. It's so funny! Her other favorite thing to do is color, and she is always asking us to draw the Yo Gabba Gabba guys in her coloring books.

If you haven't seen it, you should watch the episode with Jack Black. It's hilarious! I couldn't find a good clip on Youtube that showed all the funny stuff, but this behind-the-scenes video was great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7aJigZVhM4

Let 'Em Cross

The other day I was on my way home from work and I saw a woman waiting to cross the street at a crosswalk. I stopped so she could cross, and apparently that pissed off the guy behind me because he was glued to my bumper until we got to a red light, where he proceeded to make angry gestures and swear at me until the light turned green and I went straight and he turned. What is wrong with people?

I've noticed around here that people seem to think that you don't have to stop for someone at a crosswalk unless they're in the middle of the street and you would hit them if you didn't stop. In that case, what do people think we have crosswalks for? I really think Iowa law is lacking in this department. I lived in California for a few years and there you are required to stop for someone waiting to cross at a crosswalk. Iowans are supposed to be friendly and courteous, but in this case California has us beat.

Maybe I just get angry about this stuff because I'm a mom now.

Okay, my rant is over.

I never thought I'd be doing this...

My first blog! Wow, what do I say? I guess I can say whatever the heck I want.

Hooray for underpants!

Okay, so I've been watching a little bit too much Elmo.

Speaking of Elmo, we've been watching Elmo's Potty Time with our two-year-old daughter lately and hoping the concept will sink in. She turned two a couple of months ago and it's about time to start potty training. I think the thought of it scares me more than it does her LOL. It's so easy to just let her go in her diaper and not to have to take her to the potty every half hour or whatever you do when you're training. I've heard everyone gives their kids M&Ms too. I gave her some M&Ms the other day and my husband protested, saying "those are for using the potty!" But I don't want to turn her into Pavlov's dog and have her start peeing every time she sees a piece of candy.

Hmmm that wasn't so hard.