Ten on Tuesday

I'm stealing this "Ten on Tuesday" from Crystal, a nestie/blogger friend. It's a quick way for me to blog and you can learn a little about me. :)

1. What is your favorite decor item in your house? Sadly, this is taking a while to think of, but probably the trio of pictures hanging in my family room (left-lifeguard stand where we got engaged at sunrise, middle-aidan, right-wedding day on a river pier)

2. What is your favorite hair product? Does a ponytail holder count? I wish I knew what to do with product!

3. Are you a good dancer? Haha, no. I sure wish I was though.

4. You get some good news, who’s the first person you call? Sean

5. Would you rather take pictures, or be in pictures? I'd rather take them because I have control issues and difficulty telling people what I want when they take the picture. There are times I'd like to be in pictures but I feel bad asking someone to take over.

6. What is your shoe style? Well, first of all I don't have much style. Second, I probably enjoy flip-flops and my Uggs the best. After that it's probably this pair of Bass shoes that I love so much for work that I'm on my second pair! They're soooo comfy! {I'm afraid I won't be able to find them though, I could only find kids sizes when I googled it. uhoh.}

7. How often do you eat out? More often than my pants prefer. We need to eat in much more often.

8. If someone has food in their teeth, do you tell them? Does it make me a bad person if I say it depends who it is? It also depends on the situation. But I try to always tell.

9. Do you fold your underwear? Occasionally

10. Milk, dark, or white chocolate? Definitely dark!

Hope you enjoyed!

My thoughts on life right now:
Feeling guilty for missing work to see son's first pre-school parade/party.
I try to hurry things along and get anxious when they don't happen when I want...need to relax.

Daddy & Aidan time

{10.16.10}

I LOVE this mobile photo. (I HATE that it took a week to get on here because my phone stopped sending messages to my blog and Facebook.) Once again, Aidan is pantless in a priceless photo, but the kid likes to be comfy. He was so excited that Daddy was going to lay on the floor and color with him. Too cute!

My thoughts on life right now:
Love that little boy SO much.
Love his daddy too.

great quote

So I came across this quote recently: "One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks". It perfectly sums up so many things.


By the way, the month of October is: Breast Cancer Awareness, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance, Infertility Awareness, Down Syndrome Awareness and a host of other awarenesses. So, ladies check your boobs...while they may not look perfect to you, it's better to be perfectly healthy than to be perfect looking. Be kind and thoughtful of those around you, as you never know who may have experienced the loss of a child or the ability to have a child. Be respectful to children with DS, they have a heart and feelings too.

My thoughts on life right now:
It's time to make those stepping stones.

Yay for Columbus Day!

Today I'm thankful that Columbus found America, because it means I get a very much needed day off from work to spend with my Aidan. The time with him today is even better because Sean and I had a wedding in Tom's River on Saturday so we were away from him until Sunday afternoon. I missed my little guy and had a lot to accomplish today with him. This morning we got up, enjoyed some cartoons and cereal, then got ready for a morning of errand running. First up was a hair cut for the little man. He always sits very well despite wanting to turn and look at all the noises and distractions.

After the haircut we had some books and DVDs to return to the library which were overdue. I'm up to $8.05 so far, and they're still letting me take books out. :) We were running just a few minutes late but Aidan wanted to stay for story time. I'm totally amazed and excited about how much of an increase there was in his participation. He used to want to sit on my lap the entire time and not sing or dance when they did the music portion unless the instruments were involved. This time he went and got his little mat, and stood and clapped and marched along with the rest of the group. He turned to make sure I was there a couple of times, but he was great. He also was excellent at following directions and paying attention while the story was read. What a good little guy. He played on the computer and picked out some books, then we were on our way to lunch before running more errands.

Lunch at McDonald's. Yum. It's soooo bad for you but soooo good. Aidan wanted "chocoloate milkshake, no chicken, fries". So, he got a McNuggets Happy Meal and his latest obsession, a chocolate milkshake. He was quite happy and did eat the chicken even though it wasn't part of his request. I've never seen a kid almost cry because they hadn't put the milkshake on the tray yet until today with Aidan. Next time, I'll order that first!

Once my milkshake lover finished lunch we headed over to Tree Awareness for their $20 porch deal {2 bales of straw, 2 cornstalks, 2 pumpkins}. That was a nice quick stop and Aidan enjoyed picking out the pumpkins. Sean and I are hoping to go on a hayride with him again this year, but we needed something to spruce up outside our front door now. It really looks like Fall now.

Not long after decorating my little guy was out for the count and enjoying his beauty rest. I'm going to start some laundry and enjoy the cool breeze coming in and maybe a little nap as well. Later, it's off to Gap and their 40% off everything sale! I need a few new pieces for work and Sean could use a few new things as well.

My thoughts on life right now:
Days off are always a welcome break.
Aidan is so cool.
Gap better have some good stuff.

Aidan being silly at the Phillies

My baby is off to preschool

boy's best friend