friday fashion foto...

Redefining the word "Princess"...one bad dress up episode a a time.

a mom's gotta do...

Sam has never been real "hip" on clothes...

In the dead of winter this kid would cruise around in his undies. Daily.

This went over well when friends that didn't have kids would visit.

We even had a professional capture him in his element...

Sam is ESPECIALLY not too fond of new clothes.

Definitely not something he picked up from his mother...

Sam got new clothes for school. In an attempt to keep the peace, I bribed him. That's right. I bribed him.

It worked. Everyone is happy. Some are more sugared up than others...but everyone is happy.

bowling...

The set up...

The wait...

The VICTORY!!!!

*Yea, this last pic...totally posed (incase you couldn't tell...)

please read...

I found the BEST post on Sarah Palin here. I could not have said it better, myself. I agree with ALL of it, and was so happy to find it. If you're not sure how you feel about her...go read it. If you're trying to like her but are looking for a little reassurance...go read it. If you are concerned or unsure...go read it. If you want to get excited about this election...GO READ IT!!

stranded...

The other day "friend Zach" was at our house playing.

Sam (& I thought Zach, too) went outside to the neighbors house.

Matt & Zach were gone.

Lizzie was asleep.

The house was quiet.

Completely quiet...

...for about 15-20 minutes.

I was in HEAVEN!

I blogged (I seriously need to think of something else to do with my "quiet time")

"Friend Zach's" mom came over.

As she was walking down the hall, past the bathroom, she heard a voice crying..."Mom!"

What??

"Freind Zach" was in the bathroom. "Friend Zach" had been in the bathroom (needing T.P.) for 15-20 min.

When we asked him why he didn't yell for me (I was just in the other room)...

...he said, "Lizzie was asleep & I didn't want to wake her up."

POOR "friend Zach"!!!

*Notice the tear in his eye...

taking a risk...

Love, love, love her!

I usually restrain myself from getting into controversial issues in this type of forum, but about every 4 years...around election time...I get a little passionate & fired up (shall we say?)

I have very few regrets...I hope this isn't one of them.

I'm digging Sarah Palin.

She is John McCain's VP choice for the upcoming election.

In my (not so) humble opinion...

HE MADE A GREAT CHOICE!!!

I am in no way shape or form a feminist.

However, I strongly admire a woman who:

a. fights for what she believes in

b. stands strong, despite any backlash

c. is a proud mom

d. is an amazing leader

I've spent the afternoon reading up on her (having only heard of her once before), and she is all of those things.

My two favorite quotes from her speech today..

"People of America expect us to serve for the right reasons."

"We are expected to govern with integrity, and good will."

Again, LOVE her.

My only qualm?

She needs a new "do"

Someone on McCain's staff needs to get a hold of her and take her to a great hairdresser.

donation tree...

At Back to School night the Fifth grade teachers had a "donation tree" displayed with leaves that were labeled with different things needed for the fifth grade classes. The idea was that you pick a leaf (or two...or TWENTY...AHEM) off and return the needed items to school with your 5th grader(s).

That night we had Matt & Zach each pick three leaves off. Done.

Well, the first day of school {my sweet} Matt came home and announced that there were still leaves on the donation tree so he picked THE REST of them off and brought them home...

I'm glad I have a thoughtful boy!