20 days

To most people 20 days seems to go by really slow... to me the last 20 days have flown by. Maybe it was because I choose not to remember a few of the days after Sasha had passed... or because I have tried to occupy every waking minute so I wont think about her. I don't know what I have mentally done to make the last 20 days fly by... but tonight they all came to a dead stop. Gavin had a last minute work dinner to go to this evening, the second he told me he might have to be gone tonight I immediately knew it was going to be rough for me. This was the first night I would be home without him or her.
If anyone ever asked if Sasha was protective I would always answer with " I am sure she is in her own way, hopefully we will never have to find out." But truth be told, I think her heart would have even loved the bad guys. She never met one person she would cuddle next to or love. Even though I swore she would like anyone who broke into our house to death, it still gave me a safe feeling knowing she was here with me when I was alone with Travis. She was big and looked mean... I have always been a scardy cat, I am 28 years old and still scared of the dark (don't laugh). I hate scary movies and will steer clear of anything on tv that is remotely scary if Gavin isn't here... My imagination usually gets the best of me when I am alone at night, but when I had Sasha here with me I would make her get on the bed with me, drag her to the bathroom and bribe her with treats if I needed to go look outside or wanted her to be super close. I can still hear her huge sigh she would let out... like she was telling me I was over reacting. Funny thing is, when the alarm in the house would go off she would hide behind me... But she was still my protector.
I miss her so much... though it is getting a little easier every day, I still hear her collar noise when I walk in the door and sometimes feel her jump on the bed at night. I felt super guilty the first time I caught myself not thinking about her and the first day I didn't cry, I just thought she deserved that energy from me. I am ready to remember the good times and not the last day. I am hoping that will come sooner then later.

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Toddler Tales #9

My last toddler tales was about how difficult it had been to get Travis to go to sleep in his big boy bed...
Well thankfully in the last week since I have posted a Toddler-Tales Travis has turned into the best BIG BOY ever... (well when it comes to sleeping in HIS bed!)

He will walk into his room with me for nap or bedtime and pick out books and crawl into bed!
He will cuddle with me while I read his bookies and then I will kiss him goodnight and leave. That has been the hardest part of the whole transition, but he will only fuss for a minute or two and then re-cover himself up and get comfy.
He is loving his Bog Boy Bed so much that he will go lay down in it random times during the day!
Here are a few pictures!

Middle of the day, stop and rest!

He even asked me to leave " go in there mommy"

Here is the line of toys... He doesn't put them in a line, I do. If he had his way with all the toys he would be sleeping on top of them all! I guess it is a good compromise since he insists they are all in his bed!

This morning when Gavin went and got him up, he had placed is 3 favorite babies on their night-nights... then Cookie didn't get one because it was his "purple night-night"
We think when he says "purple" describing his night-night that he is meaning it to be Perfect? , maybe? Because there are only like 3 that qualify and they are all the VERY old, first ones he ever had! He can pick them out too by smelling them. Even if I wash them all in the same load, they all look exactly the same, size and everything... he can pick it up smell it and know it sit he "purple" one! HA!

We are so proud of Travis! He has done way better then anyone expected with his sleeping!
What a big boy I have!

5 MILES!

Tyne and I rocked out 5 Miles today in our training!
It was very rewarding and exhausting!
I am so very VERY proud of us!!!

Our race is in a month and 20 days....
YAY! I am pumped.
I will admit I was a little burnt out recently but after today I am in FULL FORCE!

I have about $700 left to raise!
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Professional Pics!

I just got the email to review the pictures from last Saturday!

Here are a few of my fav's!

I can't wait to order some and get them framed!

I **heart** CoOkiE mOnsTeR

I can not begin to tell you how frustrating getting Travis to sleep recently has been. If you have been through all of this I am sure you can relate!

Yesterday I was doing a bit of research online about toddlers and the best way to get them to embrace changes. Not just sleeping but changes in general. One of the stories I read was about a mom that got her son a teddy bear and he had to be BRAVE for the bear, show the bear how to sit at the doctors office, and hold his hand while they both got shots ect... Something clicked in my head, so yesterday afternoon Travis and I went to this kids store down the road and picked out a toy. They have TONS of awesome GUND (my fav) bears and extremely soft stuffed toys. We walked around and he would pick one up and lay it down for about 20 minutes then we got to the main toy section and there was Cookie Monster. He was thrilled and said he wanted to show daddy "cookie mon-ter" Sure thing! So we bought Cookie Monster and headed home. He wouldn't let go of the blue guy... after bath time I asked Travis if he would show Cookie Monster how we lay on our pillow and cover up. We did this about 10 times... he would lay Cookie on the pillow, give him a night -night a kiss and cover him with a blanket. Then I told Travis that he had to cuddle Cookie because this was his first time in a BIG boy bed. He cuddled Cookie the same way he likes me to cuddle him and laid down for story time... then he got up, then down, then up. Over all he was up and down about 12 times but still was calm and loving to Cookie. The last time he laid down he snuggled with Cookie and squished right up next to me and started dozing. We read one more book, he rolled over I sat with him for 2 more minutes and left. I did not hear from him until about 1 and he cried for literally 1 second and put himself back down. Then at 7am he woke up and started playing and Gavin and I went in PRAISING him! We were so excited and wanted Trav to see that! We took him to get a special breakfast and all was wonderful. Then nap time hit and I was so nervous since I had a sitter today so I could run and work, I share her with a friend and we have her every other Wednesday. It is WONDERFUL! I was afraid he wouldn't go down at all so as soon as she got here, I let him say HI. Show her his new bed and new toys and we went in his room to go to bed. He tucked in Cookie Monster, Elmo, 2 horses and a cow. He got a few books and we read them then he laid down and pretty much told me to leave. HA! I kissed him and left. He did get up and play. I could hear him. I went and ran and when I got back he was out. The sitter said he went down at 1, not to bad... That means he played for about 30 minutes. When I checked on his he was in his bed all laid out. At least he made it back in there!
I have to say that this happened way faster then I thought. I am PRAYING it just gets easier! I am hoping he will soon be able to just let me read to him and leave without having to snuggle for too long. One step at a time, right?

Thanks to Cookie Monster I got a full nights rest! YAY!

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Toddler Tales #8

In the last 5 days I have had numerous failed attempts to get Travis to sleep in his bed.
Some have been torturous for him and me, some have been hilarious and some just plain exhausting.
The funniest one was when I went into his room to take a nap with him. He did not want to nap at tall so I told him I was going to sleep and neither one of us could leave the room until we had a nap. I pretended to be asleep and he was off... he emptied his PJ drawer and put all of the om my head. He covered me in books, took my glasses off and put them on the changing table, drove his airplanes down my arms and side... and tried his hardest to wake me up.
Finally he crashed on my feet... of all places!
When I finally was able to get up and sneak out of his room I had to literally uncover myself from layers of books and clothes.

SO FUN!

Oh Supernanny...

Since Travis climbed out of his crib, we have been a bit clueless on how to get him to sleep in a big boy bed. He has always been a jumper and NEVER has liked going to bed at night. This has seemed to be the most difficult issue we have had with Travis. I know it has only been a few nights but it is rough to hear your kiddo crying and begging and beating down the door.

I have gotten tons of advice from numerous friends that have gone through this and I am so lucky to have them for advice... but all their stories seem to go along with a child that will mind some sort of rules! My 2 year old is EXTREMELY opinionated with no means to reason. I always seem to give in since he is a persistent little guy that will NOT chill out and will cry so hard he throws up and he KNOWS now that hearing that noise will get me into his room. Fun Stuff!

I have started researching SuperNanny's site
Here is out new attempt:
The Sleep Separation Technique

Hoppy Easter 2008

Have fun dying your eggs....
I found these 2 comics and thought they were pretty cute!

Have a HOPPY Easter!

2 years pics & the arboretum...

Yesterday was one of the most beautiful days this year! We got so lucky since I planned going to the arboretum to get Travis' 2 year & family pictures done for a month or so...

The weather could not have been better, the sun was shinning and when we got there it was not too packed!

Here is our photographer in action taking pictures of Gavin and Travis.
They were leaning over the fence looking at horses and a wagon made from foliage.
TOO COOL.
There is a better picture of the horses below!

There were mostly Tulips out right now, time of year I guess. The air smelled like heaven and they were all so beautiful and bright!

Here are the Horses and Wagon again... How cool are they!?

The yellow and red tulips together were my favorite for sure!
I will for sure post a few of the professional picts when we get them!

...and he climbed out!

Since we have been back from Cali, Travis has been having a really rough time sleeping. Not so much at nap time, but bed time is a BEAR! He will do great when I am reading his books and then where I lift him up to put him in bed he turns into a baby monkey with a death grip with every inch of his body on to me... I mean even his toes are clinging on... so then I let him "cry it out". Which is torture for both parent and child, for sure! Last night as Gavin and I were listening to his scream for our 2nd attempt to get him down, I was upstairs planning my class to teach this morning and Gavin was down watching tv, we heard the door open. I yelled to Gavin to see if he got Trav and he said the same to me... about the same time. Then the super grumpy crib leveler comes crying into the kitchen. He has climbed completely out of his bed. When I went to put him back in, he did it again. This happened 3 times.
GREAT!
I got him to take a nap in there (right now) today ONLY because he fell asleep in the car on the way home and I just laid him down in his crib.

So, now its time for another plan!

We are about to move Travis upstairs into his new room, so I guess the new room and big boy bed are all going to happen at once.
Any hints?

T-13

Thirteen things I can look forward to:
1. Family portraits on Saturday
2. My Nephew and Cousin are coming in town.
3. Birthday BBQ for Gavin's birthday
4. Going to San Antonio for our anniversary
5. Throwing some of our best friends a couple baby shower this summer
6. Swimming Pool days
7. Warm Weather & Sunshine
8. 4th of July & fireworks!
9. My Team in Training Run... Check it out above!
10. Flip Flops
11. Sun Tans
12. BBQ's
13. Playing outside with Travis!

New Shoes

Travis LOVES his new tennis shoes so much that he wanted to take a nap with them on!

These little shoes have orange "cushions" underneath that look like little balls...
they are basketballs if you ask Travis!He thinks these shoes are the COOLEST! He immediately was telling his Daddy about them at lunch today! Maybe this is a step in a good direction for putting on shoes!
FINGERS CROSSED!

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Toddler Tales #7

So,if you are a reader of my blog you know that our beloved dog passed away last week.
It has been a rough time and something we are all trying to get use to EVEN for Travis.

When we were in California, the entire time he wanted to come home to Sasha.
He would beg for her in the mornings or when he didn't want to go back to the super tiny hotel room (pictures coming soon).
I would constantly tell him " Sasha is somewhere else playing with other doggies" Not that he gets it but at least he hears she is playing... and it is not a full lie, we all know she is in dig heaven running around with other doggies!
When we got home he didn't say anything as we walked into the house so I thought maybe it would be over and it was for the evening...
The next morning we all slept in and when we got up I hurried to make Travis something to eat since the poor kid had to be starving. I had put Sasha's collar up on the armiore in the kitchen thinking he wouldn't notice. Hello, I should have been a little smarter!!! He saw it and asked for it "Mommy, See that?!" I said ok and handed it to him. He started calling for Sasha and wanted to put it on her... I had gotten on the phone to call my mom when he walked up to me holding the collar. When I got off the phone he held up Sasha's collar and said " Sash Necklace, on her" I told him she was off playing with other dogs somewhere else and that she did not need her necklace, it was for us to keep. He was not happy with that answer and said " Sasha Necklace, get her"
He still was not really understanding the whole concept of Sasha being somewhere else...
Obviously.. he is 2!
But then he asked...
"Where Sashie Go?"
I told him again that she was away playing with other doggies and having a good time.
He handed me her collar and said " Hold It, Sashie Bye Bye"
He may not really get it all, but for a second I thought he did.
What a smart little guy!

Words to live by that REALLY make sense

Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
and some days you're the statue.

Always keep your words soft and sweet,
just in case you have to eat them.

Always read stuff that will make you
look good if you die in the middle of it.

Drive carefully.
It's not only cars that can be
recalled by their maker.

Eat a live toad in the morning and
nothing worse will happen to you
for the rest of the day.

If you can't be kind,
at least have the decency to be vague.

If you lend someone $20,
and never see that person again,
it was probably worth it.

It may be that your sole purpose in life
is simply to serve as a warning to others.

Never buy a car you can't push.

Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time,
because then you don't have a leg to stand on.

Nobody cares if you can't dance well.
Just get up and dance.

The early worm gets eaten by the bird,
so sleep late.

When everything's coming your way,
you're in the wrong lane.

Birthdays are good for you;
the more you have, the longer you live.

Ever notice that the people who are late
are often much jollier than the people
who have to wait for them?

If ignorance is bliss,
why aren't more people happy?

You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person.

Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

Don't cry because it's over;
smile ! because it happened.

We could learn a lot from crayons:
some are sharp, some are pretty,
some are dull, some have weird names,
and all are different colors;
but they all have to learn to live in the same box.

A truly happy person is one
who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

Happiness comes through doors
you didn't even know you left open.

Home At Last!

We got home about 145 in the morning... this morning. What a LONG day we had yesterday. The good thing is that Travis slept until almost 11 this morning... I was FLOORED!
California was beautiful and it was great to see the family... but traveling with a 2 year old to "events' was torturous for me! Long story and I really do not want to relive it... All I will say its I missed the best part of the entire weekend because my child would not stop screaming for 15 minutes so I could see my brother-in-law say "I Do" instead we were all dressed up watching Monsters Inc. in the hotel room :( That was just one of the wonderfully EVENTFUL experiences I had this weekend... We did have a few awesome times also... like when we let Travis sleep in the car and Gavin and I got to drive up and down highway 1 for a few hours! LOVED it! It was so chilly outside though so we just admired the ocean from the car windows! I will post some pictures later and tell more about the weekend!
Thank you for all your puppy support!
Hugs

Today

It was a little rough today.
I feel like I am in the clouds... not really awake or asleep, not really feeling anything but yet my heart is broken. I have been like 2 steps behind everything and not able to catch up at all.

I woke up about 10 times last night because I felt her on my legs, I guess after 8 years you get use to the same routine and when it is gone you crave it.

When Travis started talking in the monitor I got really worried, he always calls for Sasha and hugs her first thing when he gets up... This morning he asked for her and I ignored him, the we walked int he kitchen and he asked where her food was... AHHH, I told him Sashie went bye bye to live in Puppy Heaven and that we will see her in our dreams... I know he doesn't get it now, but maybe one day! I did call him, Sasha a few times today... I have never done that EVER, but I guess she is consuming my thoughts.

I am thankful we are going out of town tomorrow morning, maybe the traveling will help get my mind off of this. My brother-in-law is getting married this weekend and I know we are going to be entertained a lot... I just hope my brain can handle it all!

Thank you ALL for your loving comments and emails!
It is great to know that so many of my friends and family were touched by Sashie, I mean anytime you came over she was the first one to greet you! She truly was a special dog and had a great loving personality!
Thank you all for loving her!
Please give your pets some extra love tonight and always from now on...
You never know when they will be taken from you and you do not want to have to question if you gave them enough love before they headed off to puppy heaven!

See you all Monday!
Much Love
Lindsay

In Loving Memory...

Of Our Sweet Furry Baby...
Sasha Bear

This morning Travis and I went out to run some errands and when we came home I found Sasha on our bed and she had passed on.
When she was not at the door greeting us when we got home I started yelling for her. Thankfully Travis had fallen asleep in the car so he was pretty out of it on my shoulder when we walked into the house. As we stepped out of the laundry room I saw her on my bed, she looked asleep but different. I told Travis "Sashie is sleeping" and I went to lay him in bed. I went back to our room and rubbed her head and nothing, I yelled at her to get up, and nothing... She was gone. I stood there for what seemed like an hour trying to watch her tummy to see if she would take a breath and nothing.
I then started to freak out... I couldn't believe it!
I called Gavin and didn't get an answer so I blew up his phone and finally got him. He was at lunch with a customer and didn't have his truck so it would be a while for him to get here. I called my mom and she headed over... I also called my best guy friend, Larry and he headed over as well.
I couldnt seem to wrap my head around it for a while.. I wouldn't let anyone go look at her, I just wanted it to not be true.
I don't want this to be true...
I keep thinking I should here the clings of her collar or be gripping at her for trying to steal Travis food.
The house isn't the same tonight, it is a little empty feeling.
She was 8 years old and seemed to be in good health...
I just cant believe she was taken from us to suddenly.

The one thing we are thankful for is that the way she was laying was in her favorite spot and she was all twisted like she normally is when she lays on the bed. She never look comfy when she laid anywhere... it was like she was double jointed everywhere.
I am going to take that as a sign that she was sleeping and comfortable when she passed and not suffering...


My sweet furry angel is now a real angel in doggie heaven!

Sasha Bear
1999-2008
WE LOVE AND MISS YOU!

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

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Toddler Tales #6
G-dah come for a visit!

Travis had his 2nd birthday party this past weekend and my dad came in town for the big event!
G-Daddy was his grandpa name that we had given to him when T was born. We all were trying to think of a HIP grandfather name and never really found one that fit do G-daddy seemed to just stick. Until this weekend!
Travis feel in love with G-daddy... well G-dah if you ask him!
He immediately re-named G-daddy to G-dah when he got here.
I love that name for my dad, I think it is a perfect grandfather name and I hope it sticks!

My dad got here Friday night and we accidentally woke Travis up when we went to peak on him that night at like 1 in the morning... He was a little unsure about everything and went straight back to sleep after about 5 minutes!! Then Saturday morning he was thrilled that g-dah was here! He wanted to wake him up, play with him and love on him. It was too cute because T was taking G-dah every toy he wanted to play with. My dad had a stack of toys on him in like 10 minutes!
They were the best of friends!

I tell ya, I was thrilled to see them get along so well!



Grandparents always let their grand kids get away with the darnedest things!
Like playing in a sink full of water and getting it everywhere!

I gotta say, it was a JOY to have my dad here,
But even a bigger joy to see him and Travis have so much fun together!
LOVE YOU DAD!

Choo Choo, its all about the #2

Travis' 2nd birthday party was a BIG HIT!
We were so lucky to have 22 of Travis' friends and parents come play with us!
Yep, a house full, it was GREAT!
Here area few pictures of his big day!
***
He loved his cookie cake.. and so did everyone else!
The HUGE sheet of cookie was gone in about an hour!

Travis had his very own personal Train Cookie!!!
Lucky Guy!

Blowing out the candle was the best part for him!
He thought he was a big man!

The train was so super cool! It was a bit chilly out when the sun went behind the clouds but not t horrible. Trav was a little scared of the train at first until we started moving!

The driver took us on 3 long train rides... up the street, around the school and around the neighborhood! TOO FUN!

The bounce house was a big hit also!
Kiddos around this age LOVE bouncing!
Travis' keep running up to the bounce house and saying "HAPPY DAY" and blowing out the candles on top!

A ton of the kiddos refused to get out of the bounce house... I am so glad they loved it!

Then we had a pull-string Pinata...
But thanks to Heather we got a picture of the kiddos loving it!

...it was filled with toys and candy and a HUGE hit!



About a half hour into Travis' party my camera started being a butt, the batteries dies 5 times and I replaced them 5 times. Still it would only stay alive for 1 picture at a time. I am hoping my dads camera and friends got more pictures of everything!

** Thanks to Heather, I got a few more pictures of the party!! LOVE YAH GIRLY!**

"Mommy, Snow so Fun"

Man, is it snowing outside!

I have lived in Texas since 1994 and I can not remember ever seeing snow like this here... EVER!

All this snow falling is pretty exciting to see though!

We just HAD to play in it!
I was not too sure how little man would do in the snow since he is NOT a big fan of being cold (but who is?)
He LOVED IT and so did Sasha!
They ran around the back yard like crazy kids!

Then Travis decided he wanted to cook with the snow!

We had all of his water and sand toys out and were making some yummy snow cookies and cupcakes!

Then I was freezing and I thought little ice cycles were about to form under his nostrils...so we all had to go inside and it was torture for the little guy! He was so upset so I made him some hot chocolate as a peace offering and he loved it but decided he wanted a chocolate pop cycle to go with it (all sugar free, thankfully!)

Cant beat a smile like that!

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Reasons Little boys LOVE makeup too!

1. They are not suppose to have it.
2. Mommy puts it on and it looks like fun
3. lip stick is in a fun twisty container
4. the brushes can be used for many other things like painting with lotion. AHHH
5. The makeup mirror is so neat to look in.
6. Mommy laughs about it
7. Grandma's let them have it no matter what...
8. ... and wear the pink lipstick too.
9. Its pretty
10. lipstick holders are too cool because they open and close and have a mirror
11. mommy makes funny faces when putting it on and they like to copy
12. the containers open and close and snap and pop and have brushes and can be broken!
13. They get attention because they are too cute when they put it on!

** and a video to prove the 13**

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

WW-Snow in Texas in March!

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

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Toddler Tales #5
The Birthday!

Thankfully Travis woke up with a mild fever on his birthday (Saturday) and after Tylenol it was totally gone and it never came back! YAY
***
He woke up in a pretty grumpy mood and did not want to eat but did ask for a bath...
So a big Ol' bubble bath is what he got!
He loved the bubbles as long as they were not near his face!
The fun thing about having jets in the tube is that they make the bubbles really fluff!
He thought it was so cool to have bubbles as tall as he was!
***
Then my mom came over so we could have a cupcake and celebrate a little.
Trav does not really like cake, he will take a bite or just like the frosting but still it is not his favorite.
So, he attempted the cupcake but had to have a fork... WHAT? No mess?


Then we had to get another one out of the box because we forgot to sing and blow out candles, funny thing is I didn't have a birthday candle so we used a tea light. HAHAHAH!
***
Then we attempted the birthday hat for a picture...
DOUBT IT!


He was so over the hat he just decided to lay down on the table and prove his point!

***
After his nap we got online and chatted to Papa and Nana on the web cam.
It took a while to get it all set up but it was still really neat for Trav to see his grandparents on the computer.He was so excited he even played his drum for them to see!

The rest of the day we just hung out and played... he was still recovering from being sick for a few days and so were Gavin and I!

His 2nd b-day was great... but we are all looking forward to Saturday when we are having his big party!


The linky thing isn't working so if you are doing a TTT just leave a comment... I will try and get it up later!

The Truth About Carbs...

I get a ton of nutrition emails daily... Yea, I am kind of obsessed with knowing as much as I can about nutrition. I have found its a good and bad thing! HA! There was an amazing and very interesting article about Cards... and how they are all different! Seems like common sense, huh? This article did a great job explaining which ones are good to eat and promote weight loss! YAY, maybe someone finally figured it out, HA! Check it out HERE!

7 & 8 Meme!

Silly Sevens!

I was tagged by Krystyn for this 7 things meme!

Here is 7 weird things about me....

1. I can fold my tongue completely in half.
   
2. I love chocolate covered anything! (especially peanut butter)
   
3. I will watch cartons even if my kiddo isn't around.
   
4. I use to collect frogs.
   
5. I hate character clothes.
   
6. I get food aversions really easily. Right now I have one to chicken, who knows why? No I am not pregnant!
   
7. I am addicted to Bath and Body Works Velvet Tubrose Oil... Thanks Michelle!
   

CRAZY EIGHTS!

I was tagged by Lindsey to play along, so here I go!

8 Things I'm Passionate About:
1. Of Course my little man, Travis
2. and my big man, Gavin
3. My animals... even the BAD one!
4. My home
5. Family & Friends
6. Strollerfit
7. Team in Training-- My 1/2 Marathon!
8. Bloggin' Duh!

8 Things I Want to do Before I die:
1. Watch Travis grow up and be a successful man!
2. Run a Marathon- a FULL ONE!
3. Go on a girls trip with just my mom
4. Travel around the world
5. Learn to cook... hahahahaaaaa
6. Learn to Belly Dance
7. Make a difference doing something!
8. Enjoy every day!

8 Things I Say Often:
1. NO! (to the kiddo and animals!)
2. Howdy- of course I do live in Texas!
3. Hush- to the cat that wont stop meowing to go outside
4. Hello/ Bye- since I am on the phone a lot!
5. Gotcha- when something finally clicks
6. huh- such a bad habit!
7. I love you to my boys!
8. Travie- since I am talking to him 99% of my day!

8 Books/Magazines I've Read Recently:
1. Toddler 411- LOVE IT!
2. Shape
3. Fitness
4. People- gotta get my celeb gossip in at least once a week!
5. Goodnight Moon- one of my favorite kid books
6. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie- Travis wants to read it every night before bed!
7. If You Give a Pig a Party- #2 every night before bed!
8. Dr. Seuss collection! We read at least 3 a day!

8 Songs I Could Listen to Over and Over:
(well right now at least!)
1. Home by Daughtry
2. Anything by Gwen Stefani
3. Anything by Fergie
4. Hips don't Lie- Shakira
5. Anything by Jewel
6. Bubbly- Colbie Caillat
7. Anything by Bon Jovi!!!!!!!!!!
8. Anything by Dave Mathews Band- of course!

8 Things That Attract Me to My Best Friends:
1. Honesty
2. Can just hang out at home with the kiddos and still have fun doing it!
3. Make time for me
4. Love the same things
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