Yaaaaaaawwwnnnnn.

It's May. Officially and wonderfully, May. Praise God, hallelujah. May just seems like a great big breath of fresh air after this past week which was full of wet weather. The anticipation of summer, coconut flavored tanning lotion, and babies in life jackets makes it one of the more tolerable and lovely months of the year. The brightly blooming flowers help a little too. Our azaleas look absolutely stunning.

I wish I had something more interesting to post about tonight, but I am e-x-h-a-u-s-t-e-d. I have been working on my job application tonight. My position was a one-year contract, so it had to be reposted before I can reclaim it AND I have to go through this hellacious application process that is even more excruciating since I could write pages upon pages about literacy and best practice strategies and because I am wordy and I love teaching so much and I really really really think that this is turning into a whopper of a run on sentence...but I don't care because that's the tired talking. And the tired is all about talking in run-on sentences tonight.

If you wanted to know, Baby B is still cute. Especially when he says boom, or when he makes the baby sign for "more" which is fricken fracken adorable (i.e. "I need MORE expensive Gerber strawberry banana puffs, please!"). He's also cute when he poses with his momma when she's rockin' big, crazy, 80s hair. It rained in Cumberland ALL WEEKEND LONG, and this was the only hairstyle forgiving of the endless torrential downpours we were caught in.

Baby B also let us fix his crazy baby hair with clothespins. Snicker, snicker...I did find these darling, thrifty finds for the boy child this weekend - a little red checkered jumper and new Stride Rites for under $10. The shoes alone were regularly $40, so I'm considering this a steal. If this post is incoherent, grammatically incorrect or otherwise random, please take it up with the management. And the management is going to bed in about 5 minutes, so good luck with that.

Friday Fun Facts

I'm so totally stealing this post idea from my BFF (blog friend forever), Nat, over at It's a Charmed Life.

1. I simply adore the new Pringles Super Stack that contains 100 delicious Pringles. I love the Mozzarella Cheesestick and Mexican Layered Dip Flavors.
2. Punishment is spending a 20 minute bus ride with 75 kindergartners. Torture is one of them PUKING during the ride. Ask me, I would know.
3. I have a terrible terrible terrible nail biting habit. I have gone the acrylic route many times, but, um, I can totally bite through acrylic too.
4. I hate shopping for jeans. Nothing ever seems to fit exactly right in the waist or the length, and I'm always frustrated that I can't find the perfect pair.
5. I refuse to buy expensive sunglasses. I go through them like crazy - from leaving them places, to sitting on them, to losing a screw. My current pair has been around for two years. That is a record.
6. I wonder if I'm going to have carpal tunnel someday from the amount of time I spend on the computer researching lesson plans, blogging, blogstalking, and emailing. Seriously.
7. I attended The University of Kentucky to get my psych degree and spent many hours at good ole Willy T socializing studying. So, I thought that this was hilarious. Please watch it. I probably would have participated if I was still a student...

Oh, Willy T = the William T. Young Library. And it's dead week on campus - finals are next week, so I'm sure this is the result of a bunch of over-studied students!

Tee he he he....

Happy Friday, y'all!

Fighting off my 3pm nap by blogging.

Because chocolate is what makes the world go 'round...

...and because the Nanas spoil him rotten....Mmmmmm!

Let me get this off of my chest.

I have had pizza for lunch for the past THREE days. Ugh. And every time I eat three pieces - one cold while I'm waiting for the other two to warm up in the microwave. I just don't know what I'm going to do when I quit nursing.

Hellloooooo, poundage!

Anyway, I just had to tell you that. Not because I feel guilty (because really, I don't), just because I felt like it. There. All done.

I did, however, throw away the remaining three slices that were hanging around in the fridge. So tomorrow's lunch will be something healthier. Something that can fit in a brown bag since we're going to see Dinosaurs Alive! tomorrow at the Museum Center. [Yay! Field trip!]

And, you should know that the new light fixture went up in The Mint Room last night. B and my dad assembled and hung it from the ceiling, and - praise God - it was still hanging there this morning. I'm still a long way off from finishing the room, but at least I know it'll be done in the next 29 days since our *First Houseguests* are coming on the 29th of May.

Well, the weather is blah, Baby B is snoozling, B is at a coal conference in Lex, and I'm catching up on laundry since clothing is not optional at The Lakehouse, where we're spending the weekend.

Lastly, sometimes I do Baby B's hair up in a fauxhawk after his bath. Apparently, he slept on the left side of his head overnight and woke up with an off-center fauxhawk. Tell me this isn't the cutest little head of baby hair that you've ever seen? Love him.

304 days or 43 weeks or 10 months...

I went grocery shopping tonight. Alone. Which is a huge treat. My MIL came over to play with Baby B so that B could do manly things (i.e. chop up tree branches) while I blissfully strode down every aisle without having to occupy my now - as of today - TEN MONTH OLD son.

Let's first discuss that my sweet precious is two months away from his completing his first year, which pretty much blows my mind. He told me that he wants a soccer ball cake and a Cozy Coupe when he turns one. Betcha lotsa money he gets both. Here are some things that you should know about Baby B at 10 months old...

• He can clap and wave.



• He says bye-bye (ba ba), mama, & dada.



• He pulls up on everything, crawls everywhere, and is most recently maneuvering from the coffee table to the couch. Walking is right around the corner.



• He still loves Stinky G and Bunny Bear with all his heart.



• He eats big people food in moderation, chopped into minuscule pieces. He loves mac-n-cheese, spaghetti, chicken and stars, peaches, pairs, applesauce, and chocolate. But, ya know, who doesn't?



• When I'm nursing him, he likes to climb up my cheeks with his feet, while simultaneously love tapping me right on the face with his hand.



• He is super excited to see me when I pick him up from the Nanas, and equally as excited to watch for B come home from work at the glass front door. Lots of bouncing and carrying on occurs.



• He wears size 5 diapers and 12-18 months clothes.



• He discovered his bellybutton (it's a MAJOR outie because he has a hernia). I sing the Bellybutton Song from VeggieTales to him while he pokes at it. Funny.



• He loves Pat the Bunny and I recommend all parents get a copy of this to read to your little one. Sophie loved it when she was wee, and Baby B loves it too.



• He wants to play with any and everything that is not a toy. Remote controls, computer cords, shoe buckles, coupon papers, mulch, water bottles, etc. It is a never-ending, never-won battle as we try to outwit him and move things before he realizes he must, must, must play with it. If he gets ahold of something that must be taken away, TANTRUMS ensue.



• He argues back when we tell him no. A very loud and obvious grunt that indicates he is not pleased with our decision, and we better rethink it or the previously stated tantrum will arise. I just chalk it up to his developing sense of self :)



• He still takes two wonderful naps a day, nurses four times a day, and breaks his mommy's heart two hundred times a day. Love him.

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In other news, I had a great time catching up with the Katies and Allison. Dinner and drinks was long overdue, and we decidedly need to get together more often. Cookouts this summer, anyone?

P.S. Stellan went home today! Continue to pray for the MckFamily!

It's a lovely day in the neigborhood...

Good morning to you!

I hope it's as bee-yoo-tiful where you live as it is here. It is gOrgEOUs. Not a cloud in the sky, and I think it supposed to be in the 80s today. Baby B is snoozling and Big B is finding more ways to piddle improve our home. Today he is adding the toe strip to the Mint Room. Every time I look into that room, I just let out a huge sigh of contentment.

I am way talking this room up, I know that. So, prepare yourself for disappointment when I finally show it off. It only matters what we think, I guess, and we think it's lovely in all its minty goodness. And, it could be awhile before the big reveal since it still lacks the toe strip, curtains, pictures, rug, and a new light fixture. Not too long, though, since our first house guests will arrive in a little over a month.

*****

I am going to dinner with some of my friends tonight and I am sO ExcItEd about it. Katie and Allison were both college roommates, sorority sisters, and bridesmaids of mine. I love, love, love them, and only wish we all lived in the same city so we could do weekly get-togethers instead of this quarter-annual stuff. Since we're all grown-ups now it's become a bit more complicated to coordinate schedules. As is life though, right?

And, GUESS WHAT? Guess who got an early Mother's Day gift that is TO DIE FOR?

Um, yes, that would be *me.*

I'm not going to show it to you right now, but here is the box that it came in....

I'll model its contents for you on Mother's Day ;)

Wordless Wednesday

I want you to know how hard it is for me to be wordless...

Bulletproof?

Nope. Not today. All about the bullets today.

• Tomorrow is Earthday. Save a tree! Recycle! Change your bulbs to CFLs! Adopt a highway! Etc!


• New furniture delivered today. It is in pieces and boxes spanning two rooms. I can't wait until it is assembled and the styrofoam is vaccumed up. It's making me NUTS.

**Update: Furniture assembled. Marriage still intact. Praise God.

• I'm not a beer drinker. Not in the least. But I really LOVE Mich Ultra lately. What's up with that? I've been a wino since forever, so this is a little shocking.


• Baby B is into fit-throwing lately. This, too, is making me NUTS. The arch-his-back style of fit-throwing. I guess he's exercising his independence???


• It's supposed to be 80 degrees this weekend. Can you say S-U-M-M-E-R?!


• It is my goal of the night to watch The Hills before I go to bed.


• Did you Pray for Stellan today?


• We moved Baby B's changing table to the basement storage tonight. I'm going to pretend that this is not signifying that babydom might be winding down.


• I made barbecue chicken pizza for dinner tonight and B actually ate it. Two whole pieces. Nothing short of amazing. He's a really come a long way from his penchant for burnt chicken (i.e. bland palette). He's had to spice it up and try new things since marrying me.


• Super tired. Off to bed.