Silly stuff

I know I haven't written anything of any substance in weeks. Anyone that reads this knows Ted is home safely, back at work and Ethan is adjusting slowly.

I found this on someone's blog and though it was hysterical:

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)Lily Uplander

2. YOUR ROCK STAR TOUR'S NAME: ("The"+Your favorite hobby/craft, fave weather element +tour)The scrapping snow tour

3. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave icecream flavor, favorite cookie)Cakebatter sugar (this one not so funny)

4. YOUR "FLY" GIRL NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)KGwa

5. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)Black Dog

6. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Ann Utica (that one's not as cool)

7. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name , first 2 letters of your first)
Gwaki

8. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The"+2nd favorite color, favorite drink)The purple Latte

9. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)Nicholas Vincent

10. NAME YOUR SPOUSE CALLS YOU: (the name of your favorite perfume, favorite candy)Baby Cowtail!??!?!? THAT IS FUNNY, he would call me that once and I could promise never again

11. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's & father's middle names) Jean Donald
12. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (your 5th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter) Sister Somebody I went to a catholic school and we had Sister's...

13. SPY NAME:(your favorite season/holiday, flower) Autumn Lilac

14. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now+ "ie" or "y")Apple Pantie

15. HIPPY NAME: (what you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
Egg Weeping Willow?? Again not funny

Not what I used to be

57 words

My Drink Recipe

The Recipe For Kim

3 parts Tolerance 2 parts Recklessness 1 part Sass Splash of Glamour Shake vigorously

What's" the Recipe for Your Personality?

It's 12:46 and I can't sleep... SO I was reading some of my Favorite blogs and found this. I think tonight the tolerance is sooo true!!!

Things you Love

THINGS YOU LOVE
Song you love: Sweet Dreams
Word you love: Mommy
Academic subject you love: Math
Hobby you love: Digiscrapping
Type of baked good you love: Really anything with flour except fruit pies... Choc cake from Wegmans probably the fav
Type of sky you love: Bright blue with white whispy clouds
Beverage you love: any flavored iced coffee drink (White choc mocha is the Fav)
Vacation you love: San Diego
Restaurant you love: Fav. all time, since we are talking about San Diego, is Anthony's Fish Grotto.
Way of getting around that you love: umm car
Person you love: Duh!!! Ethan And Ted
Room in your home (or ideal home) you love: Ethan's Bathroom
Movie you love: The Stupids
Book you love: Song of Solomon
City you love: New York City
Future plan you love: Have another child, buy a house
Form of communication you love: Any
Junk food you love: any ice cream

Are you kidding me??

Strep throat and an ear infection already??? I am not 100% convinced until the strep test comes back... Ethan has been having allergy like symptoms for a few days now that just kept getting worse by the day. So I decided today to take him to the "after hours" clinic. (On a side note, how horrible is it that it's easier for me to take him to a walk in clinic on a Sunday than it is for him to see his Ped tomm? That's a whole other blog) Anyways, he has had allergies in the past that have turned into a sinus infection, that was my thinking... Boy, was I off... Very weird for him to have an ear infection though. The first 6 months he was home he basically had one continuously and it was hard to misdiagnose even for a first time mommy.. The non stop screaming, pulling and digging at his ear and temperature were sure signs.. Not this time.. No screaming, no pulling, and no temp... I can admit when I am wrong.. Still waiting to hear the strep results though.... :) So in the mean time he has a 7 day supply of a nasty antibiotic that upsets his tummy and makes him yucky all over.. I guess since there is light at the end of the tunnel, it should make the grumpiness easier?!?!?!



Speaking of light?? We are almost a single digit midget... I am sure those 3 words are only used together by military families. Meaning we are at 9 days tomm.... THANK GOODNESS!!! I am sure for everyone else it just flew by.. Not for me though.. It took me just about 3 months to scrap the picture above. I snapped it the morning Ted left and wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do with it. I am happy with the end result though.. A good way to sum up Summer 08...

I think Ethan kinda knows something is going on, but I am sure he just can't quite understand what.. We have made our calendar for the countdown, we have colored pictures and we have picked out what kind of cake we are making for Daddy... All the important things for a 3 year old..

Having Ted home for a couple weeks is going to be a big adjustment, but I want to go on record saying I can't wait to be able to sleep in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope he isn't thinking the same thing.. I can't imagine so since he has bragged on more than one occasion that he has slept 10 hours straight through.. I swear the first few weeks I didn't get 10 hours in 3 days.... SO sleeping in here I come.. I actually told him, I would love to be able to stay up as late as I want one night and just scrap with a glass of wine and quite knowing that I don't have to get to bed because who knows how much sleep I am going to end up getting or if my day is going to start a very early 5am...

I think I will end this with some of Ethan's attitude pics. I don't know where he gets it... But......

I was tagged...

Here’s the game: you have to answer the question with ONE WORD only and then you have to tag 4 people.
1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Your significant other? away
3. Your hair? up
4. Your mother? kind
5. Your father? sweet
6. Your favorite thing? PC
7. Your dream last night? nonexistent
8 Your favorite drink? latte
9. Your dream/goal? happiness
10. The room you’re in? dusted
11. Your hobby? digiscrapping
12. Your fear? loneliness
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? settled
14. What you’re not? optimistic
15. Muffins? poppyseed
16. One of your wish list items? monitor
17. Where you grew up? NY
18. The last thing you did? drink
19. What are you wearing? PJ's
20. Favorite gadget? Flip
21. Your pets? sleeping
22. Your computer? old
23. Your mood? tired
24. Missing someone? YES (I am breaking the rules by adding more than I thought humanly possible)
25. Your car? Van
26. Something you’re not wearing? shoes
27. Favorite store? Old Navy
28. Like someone? Yes
29. Your favorite color? Black
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? 7/8
Tagging? Chrissi, Kelly (There aren't 4 people that read my blog and I was already tagged by the would be 3rd!!)

Time flies.........

Getting away with having a cupcake on his Birthday for Breakfast!!

It still is so hard to believe somedays that we have a child, let alone now we have a 3 year old!! Seriously, I remember fumbling to dress Ethan in his Hanbok 2 years ago.. Where does the time go???

Everyone has told me that 3 is worse than 2. I find it hard to believe, but if that is the case it's going to be a fun year!!

Ethan had a great day today, I think. He was a bit sad this morning when he woke up and I sung to him because he wanted Daddy to be here too, but I think there were enough of distractions today to keep him from being sad. Being in NY was a good idea. He had a Birthday Party here and received way too many toys!!!! He is one lucky little boy. Good thing I did a good cleaning of his room before we left!!

I think of Ethan's Birthparents often and wish they could know how loved and adored he is. He truly is the apple of his Grandparents eye and has both his aunts eating out of the palm of his hand.... I wish they could know what a smart, tenacious, stubborn, kind hearted and precious child he is. I pray all the time that they are at peace with the choice they made and that they could know that there are not enough words possible for them to know how thankful Ted and I are. Today is such a happy day for us, but must be so sad for his Birthmother. I can't imagine, all the wonder, the unanswered questions...