Ready to go

This morning Holly got up and decided she needed to put on her shoes and her coat. For no other reason than she needed too.

My ten things

It's taken me a while to decide to actually do the ten things about myself because honestly I can't think of then things about me. So here goes
1. I am the defender of all unseen. If you want to talk about someone in my presence please be aware that I will defend that person, whether I agree with them or not, just simply because they are not there to defend themselves. Most people hate this about me, but I just can't help it. I even do it when I talk bad about someone I eventually take there side in my conversation so they are equally represented too, so it's not just you.
2. I am a Pride and Prejudice/Twilight/Harry Potter addict. I've read all the books not once but several times and I can't read to many books in between with out going back to my Mr Darcy/Harry Potter/Twilight characters. I will continue to read them over and over and be completely in love with the stories every time. They never get old to me, and I love the world they allow me to escape into. This by the way drives my husband nuts!
3. Shoes and socks are my enemy! I will do absolutely everything I can to avoid wearing shoes and socks. As soon as I come in the door they are off and do not go back on until I'm actually going somewhere. Sometimes I will actually put my slip on shoes on with out socks simply because I don't want to.
4. I think I love things to much. When I find a movie I like I watch it over and over until I'm sick of it. Same with the books mentioned above, food, and anything really. If I love something I think I cling to it until I find my next thing to love!
5. I watch King of the Hill. I used to criticize adults who watched cartoons but I have become one of them. I don't do the Simpsons of Family Guy because those are tacky, but King of the Hill has actually become one of my favorite shows. Just because they really do have Texans in the right light. Plus Hank Hill just is one of those guys you know, good ol' boy that wants the world to be a good place and is loyal to his idiot friends.
6. I prefer to wear pj's all day if I'm not going anywhere. I just feel like I'm making more laundry by getting dressed when I have no where to go. I feel like I'm saving water and energy by taking a shower and putting on different pj's for the day that way I have one less pair of clothes to wash. Maybe this is just my being lazy but I justify it as saving! LOL
7. I have a horrible temper. When I get mad I just loose control and I can feel it happening I know I'm being irrational but I can't stop it. I just literally loose it, and all doors, and walls are in serious trouble. It's something I'm working on.
8. This is my darkest confession, but I think I have a favorite child right now. I don't think I love one more then the other, because I love them both so much it makes my heart ache, but I've had Lindsey for so long and Holly is so new that right now she is my favorite. Plus she just has so much personality I don't know how to handle it. I also attribute it to the fact that with Holly I'm having to be a completely different mom and so she is my first child all over again and how do you not just absolutely love your first child? Not that I don't love Lindsey because she is my absolute angel, but there it is. Does this make me a bad mom??? IDK
9. I hate confrontation! You really have to do something to make me super mad to get me to come out and say it, otherwise I just push it aside because I always feel like me telling you could be so much worse than you not knowing. But if you ever push me far enough, refer back to 7 and I apologize.
10. I have a hard time feeling wanted. I know that a lot of people love me but in my head it really doesn't stick. I don't know when this started but I've been like this a while.
So there it is, me in a nut shell!

Belly Buttons

Holly has now discovered her belly button! It started with her noticing mommy's belly button and an absolute need to stick her finger in Mommy's belly button. So mommy showed Holly her belly button. She is absolutely fascinated now! She will pull mommy's shirt up and daddy's shirt up to stick her finger in their belly button, all the while chanting "button". Then she pulls her shirt up to show us hers! I love seeing her learn new things!

Pink toes!

Today I had the amazing idea that I would paint Holly's toenails, because mine were looking really bad and when I do something she thinks she needs to as well. So I thought I would beat her to the chase. I never realized painting toes had so many no's to go along. She wanted to help paint her toes, and she wanted to wipe them off, and use the toe nail clippers, and use the file. We finally got hers done, and mommy's done and now she follows me around to play with my toes! What a silly girl!

The Plague!

So, Kyle and I had to run back to west Texas (again) this past weekend to take our Nurses Entrance Test. We were suppose to just run down and come back the following day, but unfortunately we ended up spreading the plague to our poor family in West Texas! Kyle already had a cold when we left but Holly and I ended up with a nasty stomach bug that was apparently extremely contagious! It took out everyone in our small family and spread like wild fire, Mom, Dad, Maebeth, and Nolan were all wiped out before we managed to leave. You know it's bad when dad comes home from the ranch and asks me and Kyle to unload the Mule and trailer because he just couldn't! I'm not sure we'll be invited back anytime soon!

Lindsey and the chair

So I think we accomplished the impossible! We actually found a present Lindsey likes! Yeah mom and dad now we have a year to figure something else out!

Holly shaves

Holly is exceptionally observant. She gets to take baths with her dad on occasion and apparently has noticed him shaving. Today she took the shaving cream can and would pretend to put shaving cream in her hands and then she would pat her cheeks like she was putting shaving cream on like dad! She's a mess!