A late easter basket

In my childless shopping adventure yesterday, I found the cutest basket on clearance at Target. I had to get it, my rational was I'll save it for next year, and 1.99, hey that's a deal from 7.99. But of course I cannot wait until next easter to give it to her. This morning she unpacked all of her hidden goodies from the seat of her car, including the plastic eggs my mom sent, and placed them in the basket and decided to go for a drive. It was hilarious. She really likes that basket, and now I feel bad since I didn't properly do the whole easter thing because I didn't think she's get it.
We trekked to Wally World today, I got my haircut while I had the boy chase after Peanut Butter, who decided the salon was the prefect place to throw as many tantrums as possible, but of course waved and blew kisses at everyone as we were leaving as to say, "I'm sorry about the screaming, love ya." We did lunch and napped it was wonderful. The best part of my days off is nap time. I love me a good nap.
We went over to a friends house to watch the Badgers get their asses handed to them in the basketball tournament. Yes, I'm a bit bitter, I have no one left to cheer for. Duke and Marquette lost last weekend. Our friends have a daughter who is 2 and PB went to town playing with all of her toys. The poor girl was at a loss on how to react. She did the normal, mine and pushing. PB brushed it off and had a great time. Our friend was like welcome to the terrible two's. I said hey, I dealt with that stuff all morning. PB ain't always this good humored. But i'm sure she'll sleep good tonite, she played her heart out.

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Thoughts for Thursday: Simple or Guilty Pleasures

Ah, those little things that seem so simple, but are so rewarding in a way. They can be taken for granted sometimes and be given as a treat other times. I took off work today because I knew Peanut Butter was scheduled for day care and I would be able to grocery and Target shop on my own. It was pure bliss, no crying because her nuk fell out in the car. No eating packaging or items through the bags. No trying to get out of the cart. No pulling things off the shelf/hangers. No tantrums because it's nap time and we aren't done yet. My simple pleasures have changed a bit in the last 19 months, but here is a short list of mine.

1. As previously stated grocery shopping on my own. I don't even like to go with J. He drives me nuts.
2. Napping with Peanut Butter.
3. Books on CD. Love them, if it's a good narrator.
4. Good Dark Chocolate. I got a large assortment that I bought in France to last a year. They were so good.
5. Walking like I'm on the catwalk ala Americas Next Top Model down the hallways at work when no one is around. I'm sure some of the video of me on the security cameras is hilarious. Make it Fierce girl!
6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv series. I never get tired of it I watch it over and over as I scrapbook.
7. Office supplies. I don't know why, but I seem to collect them, especially cool notebooks/journals. Though I have gotten better at not buying these things, just picking them up and putting them down.
8. Finding cute shoes that fit, I wear an 11. It's almost impossible. Which is why I collect purses.
9. The perfect temperature shower, where you never want to get out. I'm usually in and out in 5 min, but those days when it's perfect. I'm a water waster.
10. Tivo, I love not having to watch commercials. It's the only way I can watch Lost without getting lost. Rewind, fast forward, pause, Love it.

What are some of your simple/guilty pleasures?

Wednesday Wonderings

My wonderings for the week.

1. How can Peanut Butter watch Finding Nemo as many times as she does?

2. Why am I feeling sick again?

3. Is it wrong to take a day off of work just so I can go grocery shopping without trying to keep the girl in the cart and from eating stuff through the packaging?

4. Why do I get the munchies so bad in the afternoon?

5. Is that 4 cents off gallon of gas coupon all it's cracked up to be? I guess the 71 cents I saved today just seems like nothing compared to the 57 dollars I spent.

19 months

Peanut Butter is now 19 months. She's getting ready to move up another level at day care. She was drinking out of a normal cup yesterday. I've been working on the silverware, but she still prefers her hands most of the time. We've been working on words with her to no avail, well it sounds like she's saying some stuff but, most of the time it is a foreign language to me. I try to figure out what she is saying and now "more" and the hand sign means more or movie or I'm done. I'm getting confused.

annoyances

I started watching Frontline last night about "Bush's War" it was very interesting so far. I had tivo it since it was going to run past my bed time and my opportunity to use the computer came open. It is a 2 parter. J was going on about what happened to Tony Soprano as he's watching clips on You Tube. I said I'm trying to hear about something real here, I don't really care about Tony Soprano, I don't even watch the Sopranos unless you have it on. He's been weird lately and its annoying me to all end. Last night he went into this bit about giving him a hug. I said you don't want a hug your just being difficult. On and on about giving him a freaking hug. It wasn't happening. Before that he was going on about sinning and I'm in total whatever stage with that, your guilt is your guilt. I'm sorry watching The Ten Commandments and that show in how Jesus was crucified is getting to you, I was just grossed out on how they crucified people. Let it go or go to church if it makes you happy.

Yesterday also confirmed that I can't take much more of Elizabeth Hasselback. She tried compare Obama and Rev. Wright to Jeffery Dahmer eating peanut butter sandwiches and eating people? WTF. She lost me again on that one. I know she's trying to keep up the conservative side on the show, but girl sometimes you need to get a grip. I get why people are pissed about the Rev, but I also get why he goes off about the issues that he did, and am not afraid that should Obama be elected that he's going to take it to the rich white man. Come on.

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