Subway Nine Grain?

I always order Nine grain when we eat at Subway. There's goes that delusion.

This website is actually really interesting. A lot of info on a lot of different topics. Here are a few on high fructose corn syrup that were interesting.

http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/06/23/subway-sandwiches-not-as-good-as-you-think

http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/08/04/cancer-cells-gorge-on-fructose-to-grow-and-spread

http://www.takepart.com/news/2009/01/27/mercury-found-in-high-fructose-corn-syrup-hungry-for-change/

Piggie tails

My little follicly challenged babe FINALLY can rock some piggies.
Awww, schucks Mama.


I'm outta here!

One of my favorite things is listening to her play.
Where's Waldo?

Mellow week around here, followed by an even mellower weekend. We've been lazy and it's felt good. I still managed to get a few pictures in. :) Hope everyone has a great week!

Cranberry Christmas

Last Christmas we were relaxing around the house and had ABC Family on. They have great Christmas movies through the holidays. I kept watching the movie, which was a cartoon, and couldn't put my finger on where I had heard the story before. Suddenly I had a flash in my head of a book we had when I was younger. Cranberry Christmas. Oh how I loved the illustrations on that book. I'm a reader. Always have been. When we were little I had the chicken pox and was quarantined from school for a week. I spent that time card cataloging our extensive "home library". I had a Dewey decimal system and numbered all the books. I even made my sister and brother library cards, where they had to check out their own books. Of course, I was the librarian. I would read under the covers in bed at night with a flashlight until my mom would come in and make me turn it off telling me, "that's bad for your eyes"!

So I go on Amazon to find it. Instantly when I see the cover I recognize it. There's another oldie but goodie by The Devlins also. Old Witch and the Polka Dot Ribbon. I can't tell you how many times both of those were read. I remember loving them. Of course since it was around Christmas time it was high season for Christmas themed books and the cheapest one I could find was like $15. for a used fair copy. It is out of print. I figured I would wait and have since been asking in Used Book stores I have seen. Recently a clerk recommended I try

http://www.abebooks.com/

I just found the bookmark she gave me with their name on it that has been at the bottom of my purse for months. GREAT WEBSITE for buying books. Gotta love amazon of course but I found Cranberry Christmas and Good Witch for a DOLLAR each and both in "Good" shape!!! 7 bucks for both including shipping! Whaaawho! They are on their way! I'm so excited! But hey...it's the little things. Sometimes that is part of the fun of having a kid, getting to relive the magic. :)

In searching for the other 2 it said that the people that bought these 2 also bought Little Suzy! Oh joy, another fave from yonder years!!! I figured if we owned these books that someone else may have to and would love to be reminded of them!

I really hope that Stella has the same love for books that I do. She has quite the extensive library already. Books for all ages. I would say I average 1 new book a week. Yesterday it was Fancy Nancy, which has great illustrations by the way. You can never have enough books. We go to the library and pick out a huge stack of books every week. By the end of the week she has her 2 favorites that I am so sick of by then. She seems to love it but only time will tell. There's nothing like the smell of a bookstore or new/old book.

Hangover

I would love to take a good book, some sun lotion, a big glass of water, the sound of the waves and spend the day right here. Alone. With no toddler. Peace. and quiet.

We (Stella and I) both have a birthday hangover. Not from the adult libation kind. The husband was home spoiling us and helping out all weekend, having lots of fun kind. Kinda like coming home from vacation. Mario went back to work today. The house needed lots of attention since I had ignored it since last Thursday and Stella was PISSED her Dada wasn't home to play and snuggle with her.

Believe me I'm not complaining. I love being home with Stella. After such a fun extended weekend it's hard to get back in the swing of things. Usually I kinda look forward to Mondays, a quiet day just the Roo and I. But not this week. Mondays...Bleck.

Just a little update on my mom...

She has one more chemo treatment this Thursday and then she's done. This one should be fairly smooth. She's been getting 3 drugs every time and this is only 1 drug. Not as much of a punch. We are so glad she is almost done. It's been a looong few months emotionally.

For her especially, obviously.

3-4 weeks from now she'll start radiation and that will be for about a month.

She's looking forward to going to the beach above (Alligator Point) when she's past her treatment and gets her energy back.

I hope the chairs are still there....

Beachin Birthday!!!

Run Stella Run! ;)
How awesome are these???
This has been such a wonderful birthday weekend. Thanks Mario for being such a great husband all weekend! Thanks for all the little and big things you've done for me! Thanks to all the friends and family that thought of me also!!! I'm so lucky! :)

Baby Girl

Happy Birthday to meeeeee!

Hitting the park before lunch!
Flaming Volcano roll....YES PLEASE!!!

Stella wanted to blow it out. She's gonna do great with her cake this year! ;)

Mario's step mom Susi, Stella, Moi, Mario, and Aubrey

Everyone plus Larry, Mario's dad.

So my official Birthday isn't even until tomorrow and it's already been a great birthday!!!

I had wanted a "real" camera for a while now...we have just one of those square digitals. It's totally fine but I really wanted a good camera. On the old one if you even zoomed the picture got fuzzy. Sooo, he went and looked Friday and showed me online this morning the one he was thinking of. Before we met everyone for lunch we went and got it for my Bday! I am SO excited. 14 mega pixels!!! Wooowho!!! Did I mention I'm excited???

After that, we went and met Mario's fam for sushi!!! It's been a while. Love me some sushi! Here's the first pics from the new camera at lunch. Thanks to Larry, Susi & Aubrey for meeting us and thanks for the nice gifts!

Good day so far right? So now I have some spaghetti simmering on the stove. We have sundaes and chocolate covered macadamia nuts (courtesy of my dad & Erin's trip to Hawaii) for desert. Then a movie with the hubby. Oh happy day! :)

Boy it's great being 25. Again. ;)

Ok, kidding.

Stay tuned, tomorrow we are headed for a beach day.

You can bet I'll be taking my new camera on a test drive!!!