What's My Rating?

Saw this on my friend Shannon's blog. The only "bad word" was dead...gasp, the horror of it all! Guess I shouldn't like the 2nd Pirates of the Caribbean movie. lol

Oh, and Bug still sucks his thumb! lol

Quiet But Fun Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 27. *sigh* I feel old. No, not really. I'm still young at heart! lol. Mostly yesterday was just any other day. I haven't truly celebrated a birthday in a long time and even then it was just a small family and friends get together. Never more than like 6-10 people at best.

Yesterday I got up with Bug, we snuggled in my bed to watch some cartoons before breakfast (and to let Mommy catch a few more winks while Curious George and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse was keeping him enthralled.) After that, it was downstairs for a nice breakfast of cheese omelets and for me to do some laundry. yeah! My mom called for a few minutes and we talked about this and that and then it was off to cut up some more firewood with my dad. They are retired and never stop working around the house.

As for me, I didn't really do anything productive (aside from the laundry) and curled up on the couch for much of the afternoon reading a book (during Bug's naptime.)

When Darling Hubby got home he gave me my present. A gift certificate for one "Afternoon Off" session at a local spa. I'm really looking forward to that. It will be nice to get a whole afternoon off to be pampered. Now I just need to find the time to get an afternoon off. I think all my weekends for a while are occupied now that summer is here. After that, we had a nice family dinner at my favorite restaurant, Friendly's. Later Darling Hubby and I curled up on the couch to watch the Series Finale of Stargate SG1 and the Season Finale of Stargate Atlantis. Yes, we are geeks.

Today I allowed my birthday to spill over and I got up early (gasp! On my day to sleep in of all days!). Darling Hubby was actually happy that I got up early. He said it's nice to see my face before 10am on Saturdays. I did a quick check of the newspaper online and planned out a route for garage sale hopping. I love going to garage sales. I got several kids books, a couple long sleeved shirts, a pair of jeans, a Little People amusement park set (complete with figures) and a new sippy cup all for Bug. For me I got a couple books, a little stuffed Eeyore and a silver heart necklace all for $7.70. Woot! I love a good deal. And then I went grocery shopping and bought enough food to make dinner every night for 2 whole weeks. And, I used the 3 canvas bags that I found at in the attic at my moms house last weekend that she wasn't using. And next time I use them at the store, I'll get 3 cents off for each bag! I'm going to the craft store tonight when Bug wakes up and Darling Hubby gets home to look for some scrapbooking stuff and I'm going to check to see if they have any more bags. I felt really good using them, although the cashier seemed a little put out by it cause it slowed down the bagger, but who cares! I'm doing my little bit to help save the environment!

Wild, Weird and Wacky Wednesday

Ok, here are pictures taken of my Wild, Weird and Wacky family on Father's Day. Overload warning!

Daddy and Bug - Father's Day

Bug playing ball with Grandpa

Playing with the shrooms

Baby Derrick napping in his stroller

Bug playing with the sprinkler - love the tongue

Taking a break from the sprinkler to eat more strawberries

More playing in the sprinkler - Still with the tongue

Grandpa Pierce - He turns 77 tomorrow

My Dad - talking to my brother Victor

Nothing on the bed except teddy bears and doggies

He just loves rolling around in all the teddy bears and dogs my mom makes.
And my favorite picture from this bunch...
Up a tree at my mom and dads

So there you have it. That was our Father's Day spent with our wacky family.

Another Year Goes By

On one of my baby boards they've started a thread showing our babies from the past years on Father's Day. Here is the progression of Bug.

Here is Bug June of 2005, about 5 months old. He's with his Great Grandpa Pierce who turned 75 that month.

This was Bug last year on our trip to Chicago (Father's Day weekend) to meet up with some of my fellow January 2005 Mommies.

This is Bug this year, perched in a tree at my parents house.

I'm kinda sad that my little boy has grown so much. He's such a big boy now, walking, talking, feeding himself, playing with his cousins. Honestly, I've loved watching him grow. He'll always be my baby, no matter what!

On My Birthday!

ON THIS DAY
Go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday (only the month and day). Choose and write down 3 events, 2 births and 1 holiday. Then tag 5 friends.

June 22nd

Events:

• 1633 - The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his scientific view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe.

• 1918 - Hammond circus train wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.

• 2002 - An earthquake in western Iran measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale kills more than 261 people.

Births:

• 1958 - Bruce Campbell, American actor (He's one of my favorite B movie actors!)
  
• 1964 - Dan Brown, American author

Holiday:

• World Wide VW Beetle Day

Tag! You're it! Devon, Mandy, Shannon, Meghan, and Jen. Hopefully you girls haven't been tagged already!

1 Baa, 2 Baa, 3 Baa

I hate it when I can't sleep. Here I sit, 2:50 am, in front of my computer, squinting at the screen because my glasses are sitting on my nightstand upstairs. All because I JUST CAN"T SLEEP. Thankfully, I can type without looking at my fingers. I hate it when I just can't fall asleep. I can get comfortable, I can lay there with my eyes closed for what feels like eternity, but I just can't seem to turn off my mind...and, I'm not even thinking of anything of importance. What is really annoying is that I've got that "I'm as lonely as I wanted to be" song stuck in my head from Curious George that Bug watched with Rachael last night. Oh, and the other reason I came downstairs was that I forgot to sign Darling Hubby's father's day card from me and the one from Bug (he'll have to "sign" that after he gets up. Well, I'd better try to get to sleep. Only 4 more hours until I have to get up and drive 2 hours to visit with Darling Hubby's family and then my mom and dad. Somehow, I'm not looking forward to the trip (the drive, not the seeing the family part.) I made a 15 hour car trip with Darling Hubby and an 18 month old Bug last June, but a 2 hour car trip just kills me. Off to toss and turn some more....maybe I'll count sheep.

Thursday Thirteen

Ok, so I see some people coming up with lists of 13 things on Thursday. I like lists so I thought I'd jump on this bandwagon. I know, I know. I gotta stop getting on the bandwagon, but it's just so much fun! I wouldn't have this blog if I didn't! This may not happen every week as it's really hard to come up with 13 things, but when I do, look out! lol

Anyway, I thought today I'd write a list of 13 good things that have happend recently that have made me happy or smile or that I'm excited about in the coming future. In no particular order...

1. Bug is feeling better after his little bout of a tummy bug. He ate 2 helpings of Tuna Mac Wiggle for lunch and he's been drinking more, too. That alone makes mommy happy.
2. Bug cracked me up while he was eating his lunch. He was sucking air through the elbow noodle and I just couldn't help but laugh, which he found really funny and was laughing, too. He's so silly.
3. I was blessed enough to see Celtic Woman perform live here in Albany. If you don't know their music, it's beautiful, soulful and many are upbeat Irish tunes. You should really give it a try. I'm looking forward to getting their newest album. And, to top it all off, the tickets were free! Darling Hubby got them through work (one of the few perks) and my guest and I split parking so the whole concert only cost us $5!! Gotta love when that happens!
4. Tonight is my "game night." We are supposed to be playing our role playing game, Rothnoran, but our game master is out of town so the rest of us are getting together to play some board games and eat. I love getting together with friends for a good time and good food! And yes, I am a geek, I'm married to a geek and Bug is destined to be a geek. All is good!
5. My birthday is next Friday. I turn 27. I think Darling Hubby got me a gift certificate for a spa. I'm not sure, but I'm sure I'll enjoy anything just because he thought of it. But a little pampering wouldn't be a bad thing.
6. Oh, I saw Pirates of the Caribbean 3 in the theater on Sunday. I really enjoyed it. I'd heard bad reviews of it and went in not expecting much. Overall, it was a funny movie. A little dark and some things didn't tie up well, but what can I say, I enjoy just watching Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom up on the big screen! Yummy!
7. While I was at the mall waiting for my movie show time, I bought myself a new pair of sneakers. The last pair I bought while I was pregnant with Bug and they were starting to show a little wear and tear. I also bought myself a new book and the Pirates 3 soundtrack.
8. I'm going to see my family this Sunday. We are going down for Father's Day. I haven't seen my parents since Easter. I'm just thinking about 3 years ago that day when I gave my dad a package that contained a little yellow bib that said "My Grandparents Love Me" to announce that I was pregnant with Bug. Sorry, no surprises this time around.
9. Oh, the sun is shining, the weather is warm and I got to sleep in this morning. Darling Hubby shut his alarm off and fell back to sleep for another hour and Bug didn't wake up until 7:30.
10. Nookie. 'Nuf said! lol
11. I've had nearly 2 hours of "mommy time" while Bug and Heather are napping. Fingers crossed that Heather will stay asleep for at least a while longer. She gets cranky when she wakes up too soon...it's not pretty. I love my "mommy time." It gives me time to play on the computer and not have to cater to anyone by myself. I can also watch my soaps in peace.
12. Oh, my nephew and his girlfriend found out that the baby they are expecting is a boy!!! Yeah for boys! She is due on October 26th (moved up from my dad's birthday on November 3rd.) I'm so excited for them!
13. And last but not least, I'm looking forward to having the entire week off (25th - 29th). It will be a week for just me and Bug to hang out and play. I'll miss Heather, but the break would be nice.

Ok, so there you go. My first Thursday Thirteen. I hope you've enjoyed reading it.