Lucky Mom

Pool Progress

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:07:42 -0800

The pool is getting very close to completion!

The ~~now outdated as I'm just now getting to writing this post and we're actually already swimming in our new pool~~ latest pictures of the pool are below.

Maybe it's because I'm still ~~high~~ on cloud nine about actually getting my own pool but I've found this whole 'pool building' process extremely interesting.

I think I want to build pools now.

Hypocrisy Makes Me Vomit

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:07:35 -0800

This past week has been pretty sad for our old icons.

We knew Farrah wasn't doing well, Michael appeared to not be doing so well and Billy Mays appeared to be perfectly fine.

What I want to ~~go on a diatribe about~~ discuss in this post; however, is the blasted S.C. ~~hypocrite~~ Governor, Mark Sanford.

Parent's Pics - 2009

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:50:43 -0800

Hey, remember when I won the 'Housewife Award'? Probably justified due to the reason I won it.

But now, I've been nominated as one of six best local Austin blogs. No, seriously.

Yep, I've received 1% of the total vote. I'm surprised and well, curious.

I'm curious as to whom would actually vote for my site and more importantly who would actually nominate it?

What if 100,00 people voted. That'd be cool.

What if only 100 have voted? Ouch, I guess that represents my own vote.

Anyway, there ya have it. 1% of the voters like my site best (or merely just felt sorry for me)

Swimming Pool Progress - f/k/a, Life Is Good

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:26:25 -0800

Thankfully the pool is coming along nicely as it's 100 degrees lately and the neighborhood pools are getting waaaay overcrowded.

After my husband and I returned Sunday from our lovely 7th anniversary ~~weekend~~ 20 hours away, we took the kids to one of the neighborhood community pools.

Life Is Good - Part Uno

Wed, 20 May 2009 10:39:35 -0800

My ~~wet~~ er, sorry, I mean pool dreams are coming true.

We are getting a fu*%ing pool! I'm sick with excitement and can barely hold onto my composure.

So much so, that the poor contractors have had to repeatedly deal with me.

No, not that way.

Beating Up Burglars

Mon, 04 May 2009 17:54:08 -0800

Having lived in Seattle for many years single with no children, I tended to live in the city and loved the trendy spots where you could walk out your cool apartment door and hit the coffee shop or organic market.

I always felt safe as there were so many people milling around that though you'd encounter ‘bums’ on the street, you’d merely give them a buck, tell them to have a nice day and hope he or she got themselves a nice beer with the dough.

My girlfriend however, was not so lucky recently. She lives in a cool, view apt, less than a block from one of my old (and many) residences.

She also lives on the 3rd floor.

Egg Hunt

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:12:03 -0800

Last year was the first year we took Alec (and Julia) to the annual Steiner Ranch Easter Egg Hunt.

When the horn went off and everybody stampeded, Alec got a bit overwhelmed and kinda decided to bag it.

Julia; however, nicely picked up eggs and carefully placed them in her basket proudly showing daddy of her find.

Not this year...

Office Space

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:29:32 -0800

Finally. I broke into the office to write!

Since my husband, son Alec and I returned from our week in Seattle, I've been ousted from my, ~~I mean our~~, now Christian's home office.

Christian's new job (that kept us in Austin at least) is 'temporarily' based out of our house. Um.

This means several things:

Seattle or Austin?

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:10:37 -0800

It was two years ago that my family and I moved from Seattle to Austin.

We researched where in the world we should live based on our two top priorities:

Sun and child friendly/safe.

All of our research pointed to Austin (which initially was a bit shocking - accepting our destiny was actually in the state of Texas).

Along with pouring over library books on Austin, we spent countless hours on-line and I, along with my mom and new baby took a trip to Austin to see if it was 'all that'.

We found it was. We also found that it is considered the 'The Live Music Capital of the World'.

The Bachelor

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:43:32 -0800

After every season of The Bachelor, I swear I'm never watching it again.

Then, I watch it again.

So, here we are with just a few short hours to go until 'The most dramatic rose ceremony ever' will finally give us our answer.

Mellisa or Molly. Or DeAnna maybe? None of them?

Along with the finale is the hour-long "After the Final Rose" bit.

If I lose three hours of my life tonight with an unsatisfactory result - I am NOT watching this show again.

Glitter is Evil

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:53:07 -0800

With Valentine’s Day being celebrated in schools across the country this past week, I really only have one question:

Who created glitter and more importantly - why?

It’s worse than confetti, play dough, garland and any other ~~stupid, messy, sticky shit~~ product in the history of product creation.

It ends up all over your clothes, furniture, carpeting, hair etc. I hate it along with all sparkly stuff.

Discussions and Debates

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:11:26 -0800

My street savvy 2.39 year old daughter Julia enjoys debating me though, at times, her arguments need a tad bit more strategy and polish.

For example, she has been attempting to convince me why she shouldn’t have to poop in the potty.

Her current approach is based on her size. She claims she is just ‘too little’.

I argue she is plenty ‘big enough’. She usually pees on the pot, so I am unconvinced of the ‘little’ stance.

A Good Day

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:39:58 -0800

Yesterday was quite the day. We officially got our new president. He’s black. He’s young. Energetic, handsome and smart. At least it appears so.

Most people seem pretty happy and are excited about the new direction our country will hopefully turn.

I watched every minute of the inauguration and most of the pre-inauguration. Last night I watched a bit more of the balls.

I partly sat on my bum all day and watched the day's festivities because I have a sick toddler who I needed to sit with; all day and pretty much all evening.

But another first happened yesterday that I’m proud to report.

My 2.25 year old daughter who as previously reported wouldn’t take ‘medicine’ if presented as a chocolate truffle, was finally able to be reasoned with.

True Beauty?

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:26:18 -0800

Oh, I just hate when a new reality show comes on that I happen to catch and like. Then I must covertly watch it like a lurking, creepy stalker.

I watched True Beauty the other night and now I’m going to have to ensure I watch it every week, along with The Bachelor, Dr. 90210, Secret Millionaire and The Biggest Loser.

Anyway, I think the new Celebrity Apprentice is going to start up soon too. I'd even bet session 600 of Survivor and America's Next Top Model will be sure to follow.

How am I suppose to fit it all in? Plus, I have FIVE, yes FIVE DVD players, two of which are recordable and none of which actually work, for crying out loud.

The New Year

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:37:02 -0800

Ah, so the new year is here. Holidays are over.

It’s always interesting to gear up for the ‘season’ that tends to begin around Labor Day.

The Halloween decorations stock the store shelves about the time school starts and the four months of ‘The Holidays’ begin.