Sometimes you hear stories about mean moms who don't let their kids leave the table until they eat all their veggies? Well, I've taken this idea and run with it when it comes to Charlotte and water.
I can't begin to tell you how many sippy cups full of milk, juice, and water I throw away daily. So I fill a cup halfway with water at meal time and I make Charlotte drink it before she can leave. She needs to consume more liquids and I'm a worrier. This is her put out face.
Ah Nora! Drinking a cup of afternoon tea like a little champ. She loves her beverages ever since she was a baby.
In the foreground is Charlotte's tea in the blue cup. It's still sitting there untouched. If I threw a cookie in, just maybe she would drink it!
Craig and his projects!!!
Today it's the master bath remodel. Granted, it needs a lot of TLC. We never did a thing when we moved in 3 yrs ago. So we bought some paint and new towels at Walmart last night. This is
Craig's new project.
I was downstairs cleaning up after lunch (homemade chicken noodle soup & I Do still cook meals) when I hear my name yelled upstairs. I think "shit" it's Craig and he needs my help with something.
Now Craig NEVER needs my help unless it's something crazy. He's taking the gigantic mirror above our vanity off the wall. I'm feeling trepidation, but I'm game. I have to pull my end of the mirror up out of the metal niche it's sitting in and away from the wall and rest it on the vanity.
It's SOOOOOOOO heavy and I'm pretty much a wimp, so I am in trouble immediately. I can't pull it out and Craig starts yelling I'm bending the mirror and I'm going to snap it. I'm Irish and I want to get away from this bad luck mirror and run screaming from the room. But I can't, so I do the next best thing, curse Craig out like a wacko!
Somehow we get the damn thing out and off the wall. That's not the end destination though. Sitting on the floor next to the wall in our bedroom is. I tell Craig I can't do it, we've got to cut it in two pieces to move it, it's HEAVY.
While I'm bemoaning the sorry state that we got ourselves into, why didn't he consult me on this before he started, he picks that damn GIGANTIC mirror up himself and starts yelling commands, "Make sure the back doesn't hit anything!" "Direct me out!"
YIKES! He's a maniac!
I do my part and subconsciously think I would have let some expletives fly if I was left with moving it myself.
He does it. It's over. No big deal. Craig goes back in the bathroom and finishes painting.
I
go get the camera and sneak around and take his picture!
Don't look at me Mr. He Man, I'm just here for the view!
Just two more layouts I completed this weekend.
The Golden Globes were mildly interesting last night. Good to see Kate Winslet win two awards. I would love to see the movies she won them for. Mickey Rourke was fun, where has that guy been kicking around? 
Hello boy.
Dum dee dum DUMM.
This is MY car and MY police radio and I'm going to protect it from you.
I was at this gas pump first!
Did you see the nerve of that kid? Geesh.
Blogger was temperamental yesterday and wouldn't let me upload any pictures. And what's a post without pictures, right?
Nora is actually wearing this absolutely divine cardigan today at school. I will have more pictures of her wearing it so you are forewarned!
We're back in school and I'm a little excited! I think I've spent all morning on the computer uploading scrapbook pages on online galleries, reading Perez, NYP, reading assorted blogs, and looking at online stores. I'm perfectly giddy, no one needs a snack, or a drink, or entertainment! Heehee! 
We hit the flea market bright and early this morning. I wanted to check out other people's junk. Not really, I wanted to see if I could find some old/vintage papers, trims, or buttons for scrapbooking. Craig found some really cool old magazines from the 1950s and a very old music songbook for me. Cool.
So while I was taking pictures of the girls with Craig's camera, the girls were taking pictures of EVERYTHING with my camera. I haven't even looked at the disc to see what they have on there. Charlotte spent most of the time in the wagon and I saw her taking pictures of the ground. After a bit, I asked her nicely to stop.
Nora is upset. She saw some dog toy somewhere and we didn't buy it for her. Now we're leaving and the world as she knows it is ending. I know what she is thinking here, "must whine for next 5 hrs or until parents buy me something else!" She did and we did. Come on, Craig reached his limit and pulled over to the Dollar store. Nora got a purple bunny and he's not going to bury us all in the backyard tonight! ;) Win win.
Sometimes you hear stories about mean moms who don't let their kids leave the table until they eat all their veggies? Well, I've taken this idea and run with it when it comes to Charlotte and water.
Ah Nora! Drinking a cup of afternoon tea like a little champ. She loves her beverages ever since she was a baby. 
Craig and his projects!!!
New Year's Eve: kicking it off with some tasty appetizers. Otherwise known as Ann not wanting to cook another elaborate holiday meal. Everybody likes a bunch of tasty nibbles, right?
New Year's Day: Daddy Date
Daddy and his girls; Did somebody say EZ cheese? yeah...rockin' it with EZ Cheese and Chicken Biscuit crackers. Apparently Craig developed a fondness for this combo underway in the Navy. It kinda grosses me out and it's turned into a "special" occasion snack. It must be good because the kids and dog were like white on rice when he produced it for a mid-day snack!
Horrible picture, but there were like 5 deer in the yard this evening. That's the most I've seen in the yard while it's still been light. Between the birds of yesterday and the deer, I feel like I'm living in a real nature preserve. 