Just Call Me Olive Oyl

One night last week, I was getting ready for bed and asked LaVor if he was ready? He said, "No. I'm hungry." Going to sleep hungry, is the worst.

I did my nightly routine and snuggled up with the blankets. I then heard the pots rattling and knew LaVor was making something. Our cupboards weren't stocked with "good" stuff so I knew he was going to have to improvise.

Shortly after, he came into bed and I asked what was burning. He said nothing but boy did it sure smell like it. I knew he didn't make toast, since we didn't have any bread, but it was too late for me to imagine what we had that he could have cooked.

As I went into the kitchen the next morning to get my cereal, I saw this can on the counter...

I'm married to Popeye!

Down Ya Go

I woke up last weekend and found The Lime like this...


On his knees, chewing on his crib.

I went into his room yesterday and found him like this...

Standing and giggling profusely.

The mattress has officially moved down 2 notches.

Every Time

Many, many, many years ago, my great grandparents, MooMoo & Daddy MooMoo, lived in San Francisco. Whenever we make it into the city and I happen to see Divisadero Street, I have to remind LaVor who lived on it. We've gotten to the point where LaVor will beat me to it and remind me who lived on Divisadero.


Thank goodness for our zoom lens...

It was a chilly day in San Francisco but we managed to stay much warmer than the 2 kids that were playing in the Bay. As the family headed back to their car, I heard the little boy say, "But I want to play in the cold water!" I wonder how the drive home was?

Splish Splash!

After we got our PG&E bill this month, we agreed that we weren't going to turn the AC on anymore. So we've had to find other ways to stay cool...


The Lime seemed to enjoy it.

Now we'll see what the water bill is next month.

If You Really Knew Me

New favorite show on MTV.

I think everyone would benefit from doing something like this, not just high school students. How much better would we treat others if we really knew them?

It's got me thinking, "What do most people not know about me?" Unlike the kids on the show, I haven't tried to commit suicide, my parents aren't in jail and I don't belong to a clique. But there are some things that I don't tend to tell people the second I meet them.

If you really knew me, you'd know that...

• More than anything, I'd love to have my brothers live close by. It's hard having family dinners without them.
  
• I'd be fine never going in the ocean again. It's a greater force than I'm willing to mess with.
• I have a hard time apologizing. I don't remember having to apologize for things when I was younger and it's stuck with me this entire time.
• I wish I could change that.
• In high school, I was mean. My sister and I had to wait for our dad to pick us up after school on some occasions and I spent that time criticizing every person that walked by. It's a miracle I had friends.
• When I was 12, a boy told me I was ugly. I still have issues with my looks and have a hard time accepting any sort of compliment.
• I struggle with letting things go. LaVor has to remind me often that I need to forgive & forget. Most times, I just forgive.
• Hair grosses me out. Even my own hair, unless it's attached to my head. I get sick to my stomach if I find a hair stuck in between The Lime's fingers. Blech!
• I compare myself to others all the time and am unfortunately a very jealous person.
• I worry about having bad breath and can usually be found chewing gum.
  
• The only ticket I've ever gotten was a fix-it ticket for a broken tail light.
  
• I have a morning routine that I have to follow exactly! I also have a rhythm for putting my deodorant on.
• My heart pounds every time I see our crazy neighbor. I never know when he'll "snap".
• I had a crush on my 8th grade Core teacher.
• A local radio station played a recording of my voice twice (that I know of) this week.
  
• I smell my fingers religiously. Gross.
• I cry every time I think about my brother-in-law being deployed. But am eternally grateful for men and women that sacrifice so much for my freedom.
• I have numerous white hairs but am waiting for extra money to buy some dye at Sally's.
  
• I can't wait to dive into the peach cobbler cupcakes I made today.
  

Down By The Sea

We always talk about getting out and doing something fun on Saturdays but rarely get around to it. Finally, last weekend, we got our rears in gear and actually followed through with a plan.

We headed down to Capitola and were cruising along until we hit Highway 17. Completely S.T.O.P.P.E.D. What normally would have taken just about an hour ended up being 2. Thank goodness The Lime was freshly fed and fell asleep for the 1st hour. He entertained us with his "talking" the 2nd hour.


We got into town and headed straight to Pizza My Heart for a slice. On our way, we stopped and got some salt water taffy, which we're still enjoying!

Unfortunately, The Lime couldn't partake of the delicious pizza but he did enjoy his lunch.

After looking at this picture, it's strange for more than 1 reason. First off, I was sucking on the taffy, hence why my face looks like that. Two, that's The Lime's little hand, pulling on the neck of my shirt. Third, those are his legs, sticking out towards the left. Last, I am wearing shorts, that's just a burp cloth on my leg.

We walked along the beach for a bit and through several stores. The Lime will be sporting his first "Santa Cruz" onesie this weekend.

Our plan was to stop by the Spaghetti Factory on our way home but as we were approaching the exit, we realized it was only 5:30. We took a detour to my Opa's grave to pay a visit.


The day was complete with a visit to the Hatch's.

Good day, good weather, good food and good people.

Seeing Red

I've been doing laundry for more than half my life and never once have I turned anything pink.

I should have known better than to throw our red doormat in the same load as our towels.

At least they're clean.