Fall to Pieces

Question of the Ages:
Why is it when you spend three days cleaning and doing projects that at the end, your house is messier than it was to begin with?

OK, well, maybe that's not the "Question of the Ages". That probably sounds more like, "What is our purpose in this life?" (http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/) But it's Katrina's "Question of the Day" just the same.

This week, I'm hosting our Mavens night. A fun Girls Night Out. (A GNO!) I haven't hosted in two years, because I was preempted by Rochelle's slumber party last year. So, I thought this would be a good time to finish up projects and show off my house! Yea! Or so I thought....

I've been working pretty much non-stop this whole week, and right now my house is a disaster zone! I sitting here taking a break after having repaired baby's crib, touch-up paint in the nursery, gone to Wal-Mart (but, really, that doesn't count, cause it's an everyday occurence), re-hung a frame on the mirror, vacuumed, done the dishes, organized the butler's pantry and put away tools! All before 10:30. You'd think that'd put a dent into the dicombobulation that is my house. But you'd be wrong.

To make matters worse (they can get worse?!), my camera broke last week, so I can't even take any pictures of before, after or even during!

OK, so I'm off to steam clean, dust, vacuum, organize, paint, and sew a slip cover! Ack! What have I gotten myself into?

Oh, and if any of you that are reading this are Mavens, disregard the above. My house always looks like it will on Thursday night. It takes no effort or work on my part. I lie around the house all day eating bonbons! ;)

Geek in the Pink

This is the post where I come out of my Office closet. See, most of you have been deceived in just what kind of a fan I am. But I still have a little secret...I'm a much bigger flan than you've ever imagined!

Last night was the much anticipated (by me)Emmy Awards. Where the stars from the small screen come to bore us with their acceptance speeches listing people that we've never heard of before. Ah, especially this viewer who only tuned in to see all of her beloved Office stars accept the awards that they deserve. You can imagine, then, my dismay at The Office cast being shut out! :O As if these Emmy's weren't bad enough being on Fox (actually starting late because of FOOTBALL!!!), being in the round (Um, hello! Two-thirds of the audience will only see the backs of people!), and being hosted by Ryan Seacrest (who couldn't go 5 minutes without an American Idol reference). But there were three events that saved the night for me, and if you watched it, then you already know what I'm referring to!



First up, Steve Carell presenting an award:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i65n4yLYXs4


At least we got some cute footage of the cast!


But then there was this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW33vtwx5mk

Watching Kanye West giggle at Rainn makes me lose it every time!



And finally, vindication!

This is Greg Daniels, Executive Producer and creater of the American version of The Office. He won "Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series". (And I'm gonna admit that I totally knew everyone he listed in his acceptance speech!) So, I'm proud that my favorite show took home something. (Actually they won two editing awards in the Creative Arts Emmys that never air.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj6NGB6gfKQ

Now, here's some pics of my fav actors all pretty-fied!

Jenna, poor thing, broke 4 vertebrae in her back this last spring. She said she had to choose a dress that let her lower back be free. Personally, I love it!!!

Is it just me, or did John get some tips from George during his filming of Leatherheads? Mmmm, yummy!
Angela always surprises me by how pretty she is!Mindy's looking fab here! Her body is rockin! She must've lost at least twenty pounds this past year!The lovely Melora, who's always a little daring! I was this close to not showing a picture of Rashida Jones, but she really looked beautiful! I just have the hardest time liking her, because I hate her character so much!

Talk Talk

Our littlest one is adding lots of words to her vocab. Over Labor Day we went to our favorite hotel and she added two new ones: im-poop and butt. Read: swimsuit and button (for the elevator). I'm not exactly sure why she chooses potty words to represent normal things, but, whatever!

She's getting very good at letting you know exactly what she wants. Today in the store, she wanted to be entertained. She put her hands on her head and said, "Een toe", which means, "Mom, could you please sing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes while I do the actions?" She mostly pats her head until you get to the face part and she just goes straight to the nose. But, she's very proud of herself, so don't ever let her know that she's missing some parts!

Fast Car

So, here's the foot update: it's NOT broken! Yea!!! The doctor said that I must be drinking my milk (which I totally do). But, there is a contusion. So, I've had to lie around the house this weekend with my foot propped up. My lovely parents came and helped me out yesterday. It was great because navigating those stairs has been difficult, especially if I'm lugging around the little one!


So, today I've been taking it easy. My friend and I went shopping in the morning, cause I was feeling better, but we quickly realized that was a mistake! :O


My van's battery died today. We've had a string of breakdowns this summer and we're ready for a new car! We're hoping to make it a couple more months, but by the end of this year I will be driving either this.


Or this.So, it's between the Mazda CX-9 or the Honda Pilot. The girls vote for the Pilot, because apparently the Mazda's wheels look silly. Which one do you think?

Bad Day

So, I had a pretty horrible day that started with a broken foot (I'll go to the doctor tomorrow, but I'm thinking it has to be broken!)and ended with a car accident. Luckily, the car wasn't hurt, nor any of the kids. Ugh. (Ask Rochelle if you want more details, she was there.)

But in between horribleness was a cute interchange between my girl and Gracie.

A:(crying)I want Gracie to live with us!

Grace: But I'll miss my family if I live with you. Maybe you can live with me.

A: But I'll miss my family if I live with you.

G: But my dad is funnier than your dad.

A: My dad smells.

G: My whole family smells!

Ahhh, gotta love 4-year olds!

P.S. This is an old picture. It's actually the first day of preschool, last year!

The Display's the Thing to Catch the King- Act II

Here is fall. It was very exciting to get all this out and not spend any money! (Since last fall, almost all of it was new, including the two hurricanes.)

School Daze

So, yesterday was the first day of preschool for my middle girl. She was excited. She wanted to take pictures out front just like her bigger sister, and a video, too. (Here, she is waving to Gracie, the only way I could get a true smile out of her!)

The past few days she's been cracking me up. On the way to the preschool open house, she took a little tumble while walking to the car. When we were driving there she said, "Mom, my dress has a green spot. And it tastes like grass!" :O

While at the open house, she was in the back playing. There is this cute little boy in her class. Last year, she would come home and say, "[insert boy name here] dresses like a girl." For a while, I thought some little boy was being sent to school in inappropriate clothing. But, then I realized that instead of dressing up like Spiderman during play time, he was in the princess dresses with the rest of the girls. Anyway, at the open house last week, I looked into the back room. My girl, totally straight-faced, was just pointing to the boy who was in full-on princess regalia, head to toe! She just wanted me to know that she was right!