Don't panic! I can still be cool.

A few days ago something happened. Something that I never thought in a million, billion years would ever happen to me. Not me. No way. No how. NEVER. We bought a mini van.

You ok?

I'll wait for you to climb back into your chair.

You back? Ok.

So we did it. We took the plunge and got a very nicely loaded 2005 Town & Country with (and I say whoo hoo here) heated leather seats. Again I say whoo hoo. As far as car purchases go I kind of realized that it was a necessity more than a want. But I kept saying to myself, "It's ok. You can put your Phish sticker up in the window and it will redeem some of your cool." Sad, but I was really putting all my phish into one basket.
So we are cleaning out my super cool sporty Jeep Liberty.
I open the back window to remove my beloved Phish sticker.
A possession that has been with me since, gosh at least the mid 90's.
Has traveled with me thousands of miles with three different vehicles.
I start peeling.
And it shreds before my very eyes. SHREDS. BEFORE MY EYES.

My jaw dropped. I gasped. I almost cried (ok not really, but let's just keep up the dramatics ok?)

But it is ok. Even though the band doesn't technically exist anymore, I can get a replacement.AND I can get a cute little baby hat for the boy.All is well. This means I can still be cool.

Right???

High Tech Present of the year

This year was a bit of a high tech Christmas for the Taylor family. We got Bj's mom her a digital frame loaded with a ton of pictures. High tech. For Justin, Bj's brother, we got a digital key chain. Whoo hoo super high tech. What did I get? This.Straight from 1991, the "digital" frame for the 90's. Let's take a closer look shall we? REVOLUTIONARY. Yup. With push/pull action.I mean come on-it's interactive! This is what we used to get excited about. Now let's take a look inside.Brimming with 90's technology! So what comes next you ask? Load the pictures. No more than 40, but no less than 12.Next slide the drawer closed. What a nice frame.Now slide the drawer open. See what is happening! The bottom photo is peeking through!Now this is revolutionary technology!! Now close the drawer, and presto chango...a new picture all ready for your viewing pleasure.Sadly there is one major design flaw which probably prevented this amazing technology from really catching on. Photo crunching.So are you just SO jealous of my high tech present? Well you can get your VERY OWN here. But a warning to you, although my frame was in the dusty section of our local camera store thus VERY cheap, you have to pay a lot more for an "undusty" version.

Ziiiiiip! Zip goes the Zippers

Yup. Those are some of the words to my college fight song. We not only have a weird fight song, we have about the strangest mascot. Zippy the KANGAROO. What the heck. A kangaroo????? I never understood that one. Right now there is a mascot contest to prove who really is the um, COOLEST mascot. Please. Vote. Vote for Zippy. Vote for the Zips. Vote for the KANGAROO!

It's real

Some of you will have no idea what this means...but to others who do, I hope you laughed as hard as I did when you saw it.


Actually I hope you ran to your computer immediately and checked to see if it was real too :)

bargains

Went to the Gap yesterday and got $160 worth of clothing for TWENTY BUCKS including a hand made crocheted tank, two other tanks and a pretty pink dress.

Gotta love a bargain :)

weekend

So update on naked Lily? I started friday morning by walking into her room to find her naked and in the MIDDLE of peeing. Great. We have been ok since then, although she keeps undoing her tabs but the diaper is still on.
What happened next in this fun morning? I dropped my contact. To most of you out there it is a no big deal-just grab another one. For me? This is my only pair of contacts because they are hard. But it has been my only pair of contacts since 2003 so perhaps it was time. But the exciting news is I will now be switching over to soft. Can't tell you how excited I am. Although I do have to deal with glasses for the next three weeks or so.
On a much sillier and lighter note, somehow Missy got me to "dance" in her recital and Shelly was there with her camera. GREAT.(layout by Shelly)

The good, the bad and the ugly

The good: My mom won the teacher of the year award today-so very much deserved. I am so proud of her for all of her hard work and dedication. Those kids certainly are lucky to have her as their librarian!

The bad: A perfect stranger said to me today..."oh are you expecting?" Actually I'm not thankyouverymuch.

The ugly: I walked into Lily's room this morning to find her STARK NAKED in her crib. No jammies, no diaper. NOTHING. Great. So glad she is learning how to take her clothes off. SO GLAD.

so funny i have to blog it.

So have I told you all the story of Bj and his arch nemesis Robert Goulet?

For those of you who don't know, Bj and I were the leads in South Pacific when we were in High School. So when we saw that South Pacific was coming to Cleveland we of course had to go see it. What a thrill! Yes we are dorks. Anyway, Robert Goulet was starring as Emile de Becque. OK whatever-he was good, but as we had just done the musical we knew that he dropped some lines, changed some lines and sang a few things down an octave. Tisk tisk. OK so we were a bit snooty about the integrity of the characters. So after the show we decided to join the sea of blue haired ladies to meet Mr. Goulet. We got to the table. We had our programs ready to go. Cheesy smiles on our faces, and Bj spoke...

"Hello. We really enjoyed the show. Me and her just got done performing it at our high school."

And Robert Goulet said in a very sing songy voice "Well I hope you used better grammar than that!"

There it was. The sentence that sent Bj into a downward spiral of hatred and loathing for Robert Goulet. This joke has stood the test of time. Twelve years later and we still make reference to it. In fact this Christmas I gave Bj a shirt that said GOULET! He often says with fist raised, "Robert Goulet Robert Goulet I'll get you Robert Goulet!"

But thankfully I have discovered Mr. Goulet's kryptonite. Emerald Nuts. Go here for a commercial that had me laughing so hard that my stomach hurt. I guess we are going to be buying stock in these babies!

For the record...Bj is actually quite smart and rarely makes grammatical errors. It was just the "celebrity" sitting in front of him that caused the momentary lapse.

And I wonder if Robert Goulet ever "googles" his name? We may be in trouble.

Random Thoughts (Five on Friday)

1. Lily discovered her shadow today. We stood on the sidewalk and waved, danced, and bounced to our shadows for about five minutes...in front of some random person's house.
2. I really like Mika.
3. I went to see Les Misérables at the high school I used to teach (and attend back in the day) and all I can say is wow. Those are some highly talented kids. Amazing.
And I found out that five of them are going to major in music. Makes my heart happy.
4. I am going to be across the country in two days.
5. I am going to be scrapbooking ALL DAY long tomorrow with friends and celebrities-two of the newest Hall of Fame Winners and one new guest designer of a super cool kit club. I can't wait.

A Friday the 13th MYSTERY

Something mysterious has happened. Something completely inexplicable. Something so unfathomable that I would rather it not be explained.

I own a magical pair of jeans. Yup. You read that right, magical. Actually it may be the "traveling pants." They are perfect. Long and Leans from The Gap. Pre-pregnancy jeans. In fact the last jeans I ever bought while working at The Gap. And they fit. Like a glove. And I am talking perfectly. And they are a six. Yes, I said a 6.

So why is it that the jeans I am wearing today that are TWO sizes bigger are so uncomfortably tight that I am sure I will have the "button" mark on my belly when I take them off? No I am not talking obscene tight where you can't look away because you are sure there may be some kind of explosion, but definitely tight. *sigh*

And for the record, I do know that I do not actually own the real traveling pants as something magical is supposed to happen when you wear them. That would mean something magical would happen every single day...huh.

Grumpy McGrumperson

Yup. That's me lately. Don't know if it has been the constant cold and snow in April causing us to just look longingly at our backyard play oasis, trying to actually be healthy and workout but have Lily fuss and cry so much that I have to leave before my workout, having to skip babynastics and take Lily to the doctor instead, or if it is the slight cold and gross cough I have right now, but I have been a grump. So. Instead of concentrating on what is making me grumpy, how about some things that make me smile?

1. Did you know that She-Ra is now on DVD? YES.
2. Am I allowed to say that this makes me happy? It does.
3. A fun new crafty blog.
4. I am going to see Ben Folds for the first time ever on Saturday :)
5. I FINALLY have collected enough Pampers points to get my three set Sesame Street DVD including Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. I have been saving for months and months...so excited that I will now only have to wait...oh, 8-10 weeks for it to arrive (and for the record I DO realize that I could have ordered it. But getting it when you want it? Where's the fun in that? ;)

yes...i know :(

I just decided to make up a new season...but I really areciate all of the sheeish emails telling me that there is in fact a "p" in spring. I will fix it later today...hay ;) (ok so it doesn't work quite as well when you actually sell a word...)

everyone confused yet?

baby laughter

I have to share this with you all because
1. I can't share it with Bj as I do NOT want another video game system in our house and as soon as he sees this he will say "but what if we can make Lily do this?"
2. Bj never reads my blog
3. It is about the FUNNIEST thing I have ever seen.
*edited-if you can't get to it it is called Wii baby...