My smartphone is the smartest.

23 Mar posted by

I went to the eye doctor while my mom was here- first time since Mia was an infant- so seven years!  I really should have gone earlier, but I kept procrastinating.  If it weren’t for the fact my glasses were so scratched and stretched out, I might have put it off another year or two.  I got new frames, quite different from my last pair which were black plastic- they are purple wire. I think I like them.  I know they don’t fall off my face like my old ones did, which is a huge bonus!

Anyway, I picked them up today- what do you think?

I’ve totally fallen in love with my new phone.  I’m pretty sure my smart phone is smarter than everyone else’s even if Siri doesn’t know who Marie’s dad is.  I love taking photos with it using Instagram, and I love playing Draw Something on it.  I realize it was probably good that I never finished going to school for art though, since I can’t draw worth anything.  Sometimes I have no idea how people guess what my pictures are.

It’s totally spring here- practically summer.  This weekend there’s a squadron party at the marina and they are going to have those water slide bounce house things, so we bought new bathing suits for the girls today.  Whoever lived in our house before us planted daffodils and tulips in the flowerbeds outside our front door too, and they’re all blooming (when the neighbor kids aren’t picking them anyway).

Aren’t they so pretty?


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Oh Hey Monday…

19 Mar posted by

Right now Dylan is napping, and Ryan is curled up next to me with his eyes closed, but he’s squirming around.  I just asked him if he was trying to take a nap and he whispered back ‘No!’ but I think it’s just a matter of time before he falls asleep too.

The girls threw off my planned day of complete laziness when Mia left her lunch at home and I had to get dressed and put clothes on the boys and bring it in to her.  I figured since I was out I should run to Dunkin Donuts and get myself an iced coffee.  Of course when I pulled away from the drive thru, the boys started asking for juice… so I hit up a McDonald’s and got them each an orange juice.  When I handed Ryan his, he yelled out ‘HAPPY!  HAPPY!’- it was so cute.

My mom’s visit was awesome, but I did neglect my blog and the internet in general while she was here.  That must be what it’s like to have a life, right?  And in two weeks, we get to see her again during spring break when we go to NY.

Aside from the living room makeover, we also did a few other things this past week- like paid off our car!  Woo hoo!  I am going to love not having that payment each month.  We brought both cars in to be inspected, registered and for some minor work that needed to be done.  And then I went nuts at Sam’s Club and stocked up on anything and everything we could ever want.  (Can you tell our taxes came?)

I am now one of the cool kids- because I got a smart phone finally.

It has been beautiful here- shorts and teeshirt weather.  The kids have been asking about getting out their bathing suits and the sprinkler and stuff.  I hope summer isn’t unbearable… It really feels like summer break is coming up, not spring break.

So tell me, what is new with you?

Well, Dylan WAS asleep...


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Playtime and After School Snacks #TysonGoodness #CBias

10 Jan posted by

It’s been a super mild winter here in North Carolina.  In fact, today it was 65 degrees out!  I had a doctor’s appointment, and Aaron took the boys for a walk in the wagon to the PX where he got their hair cut.  After their trek, they really could have used a nap since it was that time of the day- but they were so thrilled to be outside we just let them play for the rest of the afternoon.

There was some 4-wheeling, some soccer, and lots of playing with what used to be our little solar lights.  They love rearranging them and taking them apart.  At one point, they started pointing them at each other and yelling ‘pew pew!’ like they were weapons.  I know Aaron and I haven’t taught them that, it’s amazing what they’ll pick up.  And I am pretty sure they didn’t get it from watching Bubble Guppies!  I swear it’s ingrained in the male DNA.

We were outside so long that before we knew it, the girls were home from school!  Mia and Aaron went inside for a bit, but Lili, the twins and I stayed outside.  The boys decided it was hysterical to chase Lili around and around the yard.

With all the activity and early lunches, the kids were starving at about 3:30.  We decided they couldn’t weight for dinner, and could use an after school snack.  Aaron and Mia microwaved some Tyson Mini Chicken Sandwiches that we had picked up on a recent Walmart shopping trip.   In just a few minutes, all four  kid were happily snacking and sufficiently held over until dinner time.

Right now you can receive a $5 Walmart gift card when you purchase 2 packages of Tyson Mini Chicken Sandwiches.  You can find out the details about this offer by clicking here.  Just a quick  note though- not all Walmart store carry them, so double check on TysonGoodness.com to make sure yours does before you make the trip.  You can also follow the conversation on twitter by using #TysonGoodness.

This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias


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Stuff We’ve Been Doing.

17 May posted by
  • Saturday was the March of Dimes walk.  After that, we packed up the kids and dropped them off with my dad & his wife.  They’re visiting and rented a beach house and offered to babysit for the night so Aaron and I could have a date.  Aaron and I went to dinner and then to see a movie.
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    Ryan at the MoD Walk

  • Sunday we slept in, and then headed out to pick up the kids.  We ate lunch on the way.  When we got there, the boys were napping and the girls were playing on the beach.  We spent the afternoon hanging out with family.
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    Beach bums

  • Yesterday, as I was dressing the boys I noticed that while they have plenty of shorts for the summer, they are seriously lacking in shirts.  They’ve outgrown most of their tees from the fall, and Dylan’s belly hangs out.  I decided to head to my favorite thrift shop and see if I could find some bigger ones.  We also wandered the mall and hit up a cupcake shop I was dying to try.  No pics of the cupcakes because we inhaled them, but this is from their site.

    Are you drooling?

  • The girls missed the bus today.  Sigh.  I didn’t want to wake up the boys to bring them in, it always throws off the whole day when they get up before they’re ready, so I waited until they woke up and drove them in.   Since we were out, I brought the boys to the bookstore to play with the train table in the kids section.  They played for over an hour- they were so good.  I sipped coffee and talked to the other random moms that were there.
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    Playing trains is serious business.

  • By the time I managed to pry the twins away from there, it was time to eat.  We grabbed lunch and came home, where the boys played in the yard for awhile.  Now they’re napping- they have been getting worn out lately!
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    So is eating.

  • I’ve got a couple giveaways that I’m working and and will be posted soon, so keep your eye out!  Also, the Arby’s one is still going on!

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Last week, this week, next week…

20 Apr posted by

Last week was just, eh. With Connor’s birthday and then Raime’s…
Each year gets better, but it still kind of sneaks up on me. I notice I kind of withdraw and do whatever distracts me from thinking too much.

This week, Aaron and Ryan are in Philly.  His appointment with the ophthalmologist today went well-  there are no seeds left!  (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s a post where Aaron explains about the seeds).  She wants us to continue with the patching- says we’ll probably be doing that for years.  She also things he doesn’t have much vision in the one eye- which explains why when we patch his better one, he calms down and gets all cuddly.  I’ve noticed he doesn’t play as hard or run around much when he’s wearing the patch.

Next week, the girls have spring break from school.  Often, Aaron will take leave that week, but since he is gone this week for Ryan’s appointments in Philly, he didn’t do that.  Boo.  I’m not sure what we’ll do, probably a lot of playgrounds and parks and outside-ness.

What do you all do to keep busy when your kids have off of school?

Ryan at the hotel in Philly


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