Off to Disney

I'm heading up to my sister's house in MN today and we'll be on our way to Disneyworld tomorrow morning. This going to be so sweet! :) I'm sure I'll have a ton of pics to share when I get back next week. Until then, here are a couple random pics to get you by:

Catching up

I've been working on some scrapbooking this weekend. It's been months since I've touched it, so I was....and still am quite behind. I like to stay current so it doesn't become overwhelming. I had basketball for last winter, fishing from Canada, and swimming summer stuff. Now I only have 4th of July, baseball, Kyle's birthday and back to school.....is that all? ;) I even did some handwritten journaling. That is something I NEVER do, so someone ought to feel pretty special. Here are some of the pages that I completed:

Just cuz

This is one of my favorite Emma photos....she was so chubby and cute!

Fourth grader

Kyle started his first day of fourth grade today. Thankfully, unlike last year, it wasn't pouring rain on him. It has been raining off and on since then, though. It was hard to get back into the morning routine since we've been out of it for 3 months. I couldn't even remember what time we usually left. Now that's pathetic. ;) Anyway, here are a couple of pictures:

Emma's hair

It was bound to happen I suppose, but I was really hoping we were past this stage. Emma cut her hair. It's not too bad and you can't really tell now that we've gotten it cut, but still, I know it's there and I'm pissed every time I see it. She totally knew it was naughty because she dumped the chunk in the trash and then when I saw her, she immediately launched into the "I'm so sorry" bit. Here is a pic of the chunk and a pic of her after her haircut yesterday:

Mitt Romney

When this guy first burst onto the political scene, Rob and I were both like...what the hell kind of name is Mitt? As time went on we found our selves speculating what Mitt could possibly be short for. His name is actually Willard Mitt Romney, but it was fun to think of other names. It started out innocent enough: Mittford, Mittphry. Then it got a little drag-queenish: Mittleficent, Mittnirva. Then it got all crazy: Mittnan the Barbarian, Draco Mittfoy. But my personal favorite: Mittowlark Lemon. ;)

State Fair

For the first time in as long as I can remember, we went to the Iowa State fair without a camera. I can't beleive I forgot it. So, no proof that we went, had fun and that Kyle and Emma went on that ride that drops you to the ground....but it happened! It was hot as a bitch yesterday too. We went in the morning to try and avoid some of the hottest part of the day, so by 2:00 we were back home. Then out of the blue, it rained for like 10 minutes. Whatever! It is so God damned expensive to go there, too. Between the outragious prices for food, rides and anything else you come across, it's still $5 for parking. Ah, the fair.....$50 of fun per hour. ;)

300

I finally saw the movie 300.

Let's see.......

violence + bloodshed + beefcake = my kind of movie ;)

Random annoyances

A couple irritating observations for today. First, people who can't spell. That drives me nuts in this online world of spell check. I guarantee that even if you are a complete idiot to the English language, any spell check program will tell you that "tooken" is not a word. ie: the link above.
Secondly, this Duggar family on Discovery Health. I love watching shows with people with tons of kids. Mostly because I would never have that many and I enjoy watching the freak show, whilst my two are quietly sleeping. This family just had their 17th child and the mom was talking about having more immediately after. What is missing in your life if you are already planning more babies and can't even enjoy the one you just had? Another thing that only I would think of, because that is how my brain works.....check out this picture of them:



Look at the massive amounts of hair that these little girl clones have. Can you imagine all the hairballs down the drain? My husband, a plumber, could make a living just servicing their house alone. ;)