Little Plum

I ate a lean cuisine at 10 am for a snack one day, I'm doing yoga instead of running hardcore like usual...haha...that should read more like running-ish, and I'm going to bed or falling asleep at approximately 9pm all because I have a tiny being growing and forming inside of me!!  I'm due February 14, people!  Pretty exciting.  My little baby is currently the size of a plum.  We will soon be a family of 4, if you count Snook-dog, who, by the way, was actively participating in last night's yoga session.  Picture a woman in the downward facing dog pose, with a dog lounging/rolling around under her gazing up into her loving eyes and licking at her.  For the full 45 minutes of the session.  It was awesome.

Until next time! 

Interesting tidbit...Spellcheck tries to replace Snook-dog with Snooker.  How does spellcheck know all of her nicknames?  Stop spying on us, Spellcheck!

How Much Wood Could a Woodchuck Chuck?

Snookie, my dog, the woodchuck that she is, loves to snack on mulch. I wasn't sure if it was the texture and size of the little mulch chips or if she just straight up loved eating wood. Until. A chipped corner appeared on my deck. A gnawed corner, to be exact. And most recently? Part of a fence plank: missing.

Until next time! (It's a good thing I live in a brick house.)

Goodbye Telemundo!

Is it wrong to be so excited about getting dish that I contemplated calling in sick all day?  The day we abandoned cable marked the beginning of a few dark months....but we are back on the right track.  I'm super stoked about catching up on meaningless TV, food network and Property Virgins....more than I should be.  Also?  Morning news that is not the Daily Buzz.....Hello George Stephanopoulos!  How I have missed thee.  It's very freeing to say that Telemundo no longer comprises 25% of our channel line up.

Also, my eyes have been opened to the fact that Attic Man?  Most likely the guy that came and did my instillations today...I know it was an act when he pretended to not know where the attic door was or how to open it...creepy?  yes.  Will I make my husband do a quick check through of the attic tonight?  Yes.  and the closets, dryer, behind the curtains and inside the showers.....You can't be too safe.  We are talking about Attic Man here.

Don't pretend that you don't look behind your curtains when you feel creeped out.  And other places that people definitely couldn't fit like in drawers.  Or in the kitchen cabinets.

Safety first, people.  Safety first.

Until next time!

Ask About the Free Pizza

So, on my way home from work yesterday, I saw a lemonade stand on the side of the road.  Well, I say on the way home from work, but I was actually on the way home from HEB.  The new and gloriously uncrowded HEB by my house.  I never thought I'd enjoy grocery shopping....my, my how the turn tables.  (Michael Scott quote, for those of you who aren't keeping up - you're welcome.)

So, I see this lemonade stand with a very large sign:  LEMONADE and MORE!  My husband and I were being drawn in with this advertising of a 9-year-old.  Then upon second glance, we see more to the sign:  Ask about the free pizza!  Way. to. go.  This kid has already figured out life.

I'm jealous.

'til next time!

If I Ran the World, Things Would Make More Sense

Drinking leftover morning coffee at 2:15 PM to stay awake is almost as un-enjoyable as being moved into the 10 Items or Less line by an HEB worker when you clearly have >10 items in your cart.  I understand that someone is assigned the task of Line Management on the afternoon shift at HEB, but moving to that line with 20+ items causes everyone in line near you to eye your cart and give each other sideways glances while winking at the cashier, who, in turn, eyes your cart and returns the winks of those in line around you.  If I ran the world, I would classify how many items each line should have, and the Line Manager would not cross those categories.  Signs at HEB in my universe:

10 Items or Less
Greater Than or Equal to 10 Items, but Less Than 25
Greater Than or Equal to 25 Items, but Less Than 50; Did You Count Each Yogurt?
Greater Than 50

I apologize if I made "Than" no longer seem like a word.  Rest assured I feel the same way.

Now that I'm restructuring, it seems like this line system is a waste of space because I don't have the stats on these groups I chose, and one line may be overworked.  People with <10 items should not get rewarded for being unorganized and shopping for 5 things every day while the other majority of the population plans ahead and has >10 items.  On second thought:

10 Items or Less & Line Manager:  Abolished 

Until next time!

Perfect Timing

You know you're a real adult when your main source of happiness for the day comes from the fact that you may be getting a cavity but just in time for your dental insurance coverage to take effect.

Sister

She remembers the twisting creek and the ancient tree in the backyard that stood proud and shaded the house.

She knows the feeling of the big hammock by the lake and the easy feeling that comes with your grandmother's songs.

She was there beside you hanging over the bar in the kitchen as the smell of good good bread wafted through the house while hysterical laughter filled the air.

No one else in the world built as many forts with you from scrappy lawn furniture and baked with mud with you until your mother came announced it was time to eat.

She's the only one who can make you cry by simply putting on paper what you both know.

Only she knows like you do.