Before & Afters: The Kitchen

The only completely finished room in the house... enjoy (and now my sis can stop texting me to post some pics)!

BEFORE:






AFTER:






pull out spice racks...



big people table...


little people table...


half bath, just off kitchen...


and there goes my excuse for not cooking...

It's not much...

...but I have been waiting TWO AND A HALF YEARS for this one to have some hair. She loves her little itty bitty pig tails. I do too.



p.s. don't mind the mess on her face- I pay her in Reese's Pieces to let me trim her nails and she just had a manicure and a pay day.

Out with the old...

You know the saying, in with the new...like a NEW home with a new address in a new neighborhood-we love it so far! Adios condo/apt dwelling, we don't miss you at all!! Seven weeks (and counting) with no kitchen is a bit old, but as I write this I'm just a couple days from having that remedied. How many things can you think of to make that require no refrigeration and can be cooked in a mini microwave (that you'd actually want to call a meal)? There has been a lot of peanut butter & jelly and 'Donalds I tell you.
Anyway, we bought a house in Rancho Santa Margarita and have been remodeling it. And it is everything people say... more $$ than you think, longer than you think and harder to live in than you think. That said, it's finally coming together! I'm not quite ready to post before and after pics just yet, but they're not too far off. Thank you to my incredibly talented and hard working brother-in-law, Tony, who has been our contractor.
This one has a NEW hobby ... mighty cute!





And what are you doing for Halloween this year? Why you may ask? Our plans include snuggling a NEWBORN about then. Like I said... a lot of NEW is going around here.
*Not to mention my sister is due just five days after me, so this one will have a NEW cousin to buddy up to. Congrats Kimmy :)

check, check, check

boxes to move: check
tape and tape gun: check
a set move in date: check
a very long to do list: check
the will to pack everything we own: mmm, not so much



and while I'm at it...
one week into a sinus infection that won't die: check

Sound familar?

I have never related to a blog post more... I was laughing until my stomach hurt. Then right at the end... bam, reduced to tears! This girl is generally very witty, and I love her blog. She also happens to be NieNie's sister, so I guess I'm just obsessed with the whole family.
Anyway, this is a must read if you're a Mama, and really a must read on one of 'those' trying days (weeks, months, whatever)! Read here
Except this is what is currently on MY fridge:


Just what is needed to bring you back to reality! A tiny scribbled on hand out from nursery. So simple, but so powerful.
This week was a little rough as I've been trying some 'sleep training' with Addison. Yes, my two year old who still wakes up every night (at least once, sometimes twice), calls me and asks to be rocked while begging for juice. We usually just do water at bedtime, after we've brushed. During the night however, my resolve is weak and I'm usually much less concerned about tooth rot and more concerned about sleep deprivation. I've decided two years of interrupted sleep is enough already. For both of us. So I decided no more getting up, and no more middle of the night sippy's of juice. And for the record, she's still winning... I give up at 4:15am, after THREE hours of crying. Oh yes I do. There is still rocking and juice and plenty of crying, by all parties involved.
After sleep training I think I'll tackle hitting/anger management, and then our three meals a day obsession with Ramen noodles. One issue at a time, right?!


p.s. we are in escrow! cross your fingers and knock on wood...we'll be moving to Rancho Santa Margarita in February!

Dear Grandma,

I love love love love love my new tutu!! Thanks a bunch, you're the best. XO~ Addison

Uninvited House Guest....

Dear Flu, while we've loooooooooved having you......seriously, it's time to go! Addison had the flu for 7, yes SEVEN, days. Poor kiddo! She was so pathetic.
And let's not forget me. Yah, I said me.... I probably shouldn't be thinking of myself while my child is beyond miserable, but I truly can't stomach one more crib full of vomit at 2am, anymore diarrhea diapers (I have an idea for you Pampers... 'sick day diapers,' that truly hold a runny load), keeping up with load after load of pukey laundry, or enduring sad sad late night trips to the ER due to dehydration.
ADIOS NASTY FLU, WE'LL SEE YA NEXT YEAR (or skip us next time, why don't ya?)!!!!!!!