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Archive for January 2009 – Page 2

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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
By Beth

I’m feeling pretty random today, so I present to you: a random post.

-We are hosting Ariel and Racecar’s family birthday party tomorrow.  I can’t wait.  They can’t wait.  My sister, her husband and their two kids are staying with us this weekend.  I can’t wait.  They can’t wait.  It’s going to be a fun weekend.   Ariel’s birthday is on Sunday and she is just dying for her annual birthday interview.  So, be sure to check back on Sunday for what this girl has to say.

-Ariel is asking to have her ears pierced.  Again.  For the past two years we have taken her to get her ears pierced on her birthday and each time she cries and changes her mind.  So, each year, we pack up the earrings, WHICH WE NOW OWN and go to the ear piercing place for no reason at all.  ahhh….traditions.

-Can you believe how pretty my site is?  I can’t believe it.

-I watch an episode of Friends basically every night before bed.  Last night’s episode was the night that Chandler and Monica got engaged.  I was disturbed by Chandler because he looks just like a bobble-head and it really bothered me.  I don’t know what it is, it’s like he got really skinny, but his head did not.   Also, call me crazy, but watching the reruns, I realize that Joey is the funniest one on the show.  Do you agree with me or no?

-We finally finished the first night of American Idol last night.  Yes, we are slow.   Just a few notes:  I’m not sure about the new judge, she seems a little annoying, particularly when she started singing to compete with the contestant, but I’ve only spent two hours with her, so I’ll stop judging her.  Paula’s selection of glasses makes me want to stick forks in my eyes.  And the blind guy?  OMG, my tears.  But my favorite was the boy who looked like Ray Romano, I loved him.

-I am so in love with blogging I can hardly take it.  The reason I feel this way is the community, the community between bloggers and readers.  It makes my heart explode.  All of you people that come here and read and leaves comments, thank you.  I wish I were a better blog reader, I’m trying to carve out time during the day to just read blogs.  Who should I be reading?

-I’m not going to lie to you.  Right now, I’m going through some stuff.  I can’t really discuss it publicly, but I will soon.   I don’t want to ask you for prayers or positive thoughts or anything like that because I feel like I always do, but if you have some to spare, CAN I HAZ SOME?  Oh wait, I think I just asked you for prayers or positive thoughts.  I’m an idiot.

-Just in case you were wondering, this is what I look like in a bathing suit.

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Yes I do.

-I love Honey Nut Cheerios.  I just had a bowl.  They were awesome. Okay, I had two bowls.

-It hasn’t snowed since Wednesday and that makes me want to dance.

-Have you checked out the Shrinking Jeans site?  I haven’t been a heavy participant because finding the time to write more posts is not easy for me, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been watching what I’ve been eating.  In fact, my weight today was the lowest it’s been since maybe September!  Anyway, these girls and the one boy (MY HUSBAND) do such a fabulous job at running this site.  You seriously need to head over their for some motivation.  They all work so hard on it, I see a big, big future with Shrinking Jeans They just started a new challenge for Valentine’s Day, it’s not too late to join!  GO! GO! GO!

I think this is enough randomness to last a long, long time.  I am photographing a press event for a TV show this afternoon in Chicago (I KNOW!), so I need to get in the shower and get moving.

Thanks for reading, thanks for listening, thank you for sharing.  Thanks for everything.

See you Sunday.

Categories: Gibberish, stupid crap

Here I Am

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
By Beth

As you can see, I Should Be Folding Laundry has undergone some plastic surgery.

Some much needed plastic surgery.  This has been going on for quite some time because this has been a very, very big project.

First of all, Sarah Viola did the design.  She is an amazing designer, she completely blows me away.  Then, I was recommended to someone who does coding and this person took the design and created a code which to me is basically magic because coding is impossible.  But not for some people, apparently.

I’m amazed and so pleased, I wanted my site to be simplified, I wanted it to be unique and I got both.  Take a look around, there will still be plenty of tweaks taking place over the next couple of days, but in the meantime, make yourself at home.

Do you love it or do you love it?

Categories: Uncategorized

Change

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
By Beth

This week seems to be about change.  So, here at I Should Be Folding Laundry, I’ll be following suit by changing my entire site.  I wanted to warn you because, as many of you know, website changes aren’t always seamless, in fact, they rarely are, so if you come here and my sidebar is upside down and my header is at the bottom and my words are in Japanese, just bear with me, everything is going to be okay.

(I hope.)

Categories: Bloggityville

You there.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
By Beth

I’ve posted over here today.  See you there.

Categories: Uncategorized

Five

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
By Beth

I woke up this morning and remembered it was your birthday.  As I was brushing my teeth, with you and Ariel still asleep in your rooms, I looked out of the bathroom window and saw snow gently falling and a soft pink light.  I walk downstairs to make coffee, but instead, I grabbed my camera and took a picture of  the beautiful sunrise  that I know was meant for you.

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As we drove your sister to school, I could not help but to notice how beautiful everything was.  The now soft yellow sun was peeking through snow covered trees.  Everything that surrounded us was covered by the purest white I have ever seen.  It was beautiful and peaceful.  I looked in the rear view mirror and saw you looking out of the window with a smile on your face.

At that moment,  you took my breath away, just like you did the first time I saw you.  Five years ago today.

When I reflect back on this past year, it makes me so sad that it was a year of such sadness.  I wonder if you’ll look back on your childhood someday and think of your Mom crying.  That isn’t what I want, I only want happiness for you, always.  And I want to apologize for being so sad, but something tells me you understand.  There is something deep within you that I think gets it.  I can remember, back on March 2nd, the day after the memorial service, I was sitting in the living room with your two aunts and your Grandma and I finally allowed myself  to cry, to really, really cry in front of people.  You walked into the room, climbed on my lap and in my ear you whispered “I got you, I got you, Mama.”  And you, at the tender age of four, made me feel better.

I used to whisper that in your ear when you were a baby and you were crying.  Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think you’d say the same thing to me.

You did have me, you still have me, and you’ll always have me.  Which makes me the luckiest person in the world, because I’ve got you, too.

Today we celebrate you and the bright, sensitive, funny, picky, loving, feisty boy that you are.  Something tells me this is going to be a very, very good year.  I can’t wait to share it with you.

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Last night, I was able to sit down with you for your annual birthday interview:

Mom: So, Racecar, what is tomorrow?

Racecar: My birthday.

Mom: How old are you going to be?

Racecar: Five

Mom: What do you want to do on your birthday?

Racecar: I don’t know.

Mom: What do you want for breakfast?

Racecar: Cinnamon toast crunch? (Mom: we don’t have any)  Fruit loops? (Mom: we don’t have any)  Apple jacks? (Mom: we have Apple Jacks!)  (we went to Dunkin’ Donut and he got a chocolate donut with sprinkles.  Red, white and blue sprinkles)

Mom: What did you love about being four?

Racecar: hmmm….I don’t know.

Mom: Who is your favorite person?

Racecar: Jose.

Mom: What is your favorite color?

Racecar: Green and blue.

Mom: What’s your favorite show?

Racecar: Spongebob

Mom: What’s your favorite food?

Racecar: Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Mom: What’s your favorite vegetable?

Racecar: Green beans

Mom: Your favorite fruit?

Racecar: Pineapple.

Mom: Would you rather have a donut or a grilled cheese sandwich?

Racecar: Donut.

Mom: Tomorrow, on your birthday, can I kiss you 100 times?

Racecar: No.

Mom: Why not?

Racecar: uh, because maybe you could spank me and I’ll watch out.

Mom: But, I want to kiss you 100 times.

Racecar: No, not 100, how about ten times?

Mom: That’s fine.  How many hours can I hug you?

Racecar: One hour.

Mom: How much do you love your Mom?

Racecar: super duper super duper super duper super duper super duper much.

Mom: How much do you love Ariel?

Racecar: None.

Mom: How much do you love Daddy?

Racecar: A little bit.  I like him 99 and I like you 100.

Mom: Who’s better at Wii bowling, you or Daddy?

Racecar: Me.

Mom: What about Wii Golf?

Racecar: Daddy

Mom: What about Indiana Jones on the Wii?

Racecar: Me.  and Daddy.

Mom: What do you want for your birthday?

Racecar: I don’t know.

Mom: Last week, you mentioned that you wanted your ears pierced, do you still want them pierced?

Racecar: Like at the girls’ store or the boys’ store?  Cause  I only want them pierced at the boys’ store.

Mom: How excited are you to be turning five?

Racecar: so excited.  super duper super duper super much.  Like 100 million thousand much.

Mom: Do you know how much your Mommy loves you?

Racecar: No.

Mom: Well, I love you so so so so so so so so so much.

Racecar: Man, that’s a lot of so’s.

You have no idea.

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(this photo taken by CE)

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