Lists

Okay. I am a woman of lists. Grocery lists, things to do lists...lists, lists, lists. You name it, I probably have listed it. And now my husband has managed to land on a list. Not the good list, either.

He has royally pissed me off. I am upset, but somehow, he walks around the house acting totally clueless. (he is of the "if we don't say it, it doesn't exist" mentality--another sticking point for yours truly)

Sigh.

Maybe I need to make a list about what he SHOULD SAY TO HIS WIFE AT 3:17 AM when she asks him to attend to their SCREAMING child (at that point it had been 55 minutes and he created the mess in the first place by bringing said child to bed with us three freaking nights in a row, even when I told him it wasn't a good idea to do so) because she is going to lose her mind. I definitely know that "I'm not having anything to do with this." won't be on it.

Nope. I'm pretty sure that line wouldn't be there.

Rolling over and SNORING would not be on the list, either.

Nor would the patronizing pat on the back when said child FINALLY fell asleep.

Men.

Although I am ticked, I do have to say that he is generally a good guy. Generally. He better hope that the child got it all out of his system last night because I have to tell you that my ear plugs and my patented X sleeping position are ready :-) He won't know what hit 'em.

Welcome ICLWers!

Yeah. My favorite time of the month is back. It ICLW time! Woot. So, to start things off, I am borrowing an idea from Kym's post, from I'm a Smart One, as a way of introducing myself.


The A, B, C's of Heeeeere Storkey, Storkey! (I seriously had typed Dorkey, instead of Storkey. Hm. Maybe I am trying to tell myself something? Ahem.)


A - Artichokes and Asparagus are two of my favorite foods. I just wish that asparagus liked me a little more, though. It makes me so gassy. What? It does!

B - Birthday - I just turned 37 years young on Saturday.

C - Chocolate is my favorite food group. Yum.

D - Dork is a pretty accurate description of me. I try to be trendy but fail miserably. (although I am in LOVE with my new Coach glasses)

E - Energy. Something of which I need more. Now. Always.

F - Friendly is how I'd like to be know.

G - Giraffes are special animals that have come to be the symbol for my kids. It goes back to my days with them in the NICU. All 14 and 15.5 weeks there.

H - Hair. I hate my hair. It is frizzy and can't decide whether it should be straight or curly. Let's not even mention the added gray...

I - Is.aac is my husband's name. We started dating when we were juniors in high school, and got married 13 years later. Better late than never, right? This year will mark our seventh anniversary.

J - Ja.son is my son. He is the "younger" twin, but was originally twin A in the womb. So, he has had the chance to be both the older and younger brother. Who gets that opportunity when he is a twin?

K - Kelly green is one of my favorite colors.

L - Las Vegas is where I won $1000 on a "Wheel of Fortune" slot machine. I wanted to get one of those big checks they take your picture with to put up on the wall of fame. They sucked and wouldn't give me one. Humph.

M - Mama is something I so desperately wanted to be. I thank God every day that I was given the chance to be one.

N - No is a common word around my house nowadays. Sadly, it is becoming more and more ineffectively lately!

O - OMG, You Rock Day is something I am participating in next month. I am pretty excited, especially now that I know who I am partnered with for it!

P - Pepsi is right up there with chocolate! I am totally addicted.

Q - Quiet is how I like my house in the evenings. I rarely get it until about 9:30 PM. Then I tend to stay up way too late to soak all the quiet in.

R - Religious, I am not. But, I do have a very strong sense of right and wrong, and I do believe in a higher power. I am just not exactly sure what that power is yet.

S - Sh.awn is also my son. He is my "older" twin. Sh.awn has had a rough road to health, but he has finally achieved it. Now I just like to marvel at his strength and determination.

T - Teacher is my profession. I love what I do--on most days, at least.

U - Used to be someone who hated to cause scenes. I have no problem causing them when I need to now. Far too much experience with hospitals and doctors will do that to a person.

V - Very happy most of the time.

W - Wii Fit has become my new favorite game. We did find out that it can be pretty cruel, though. It measures your BMI and made my husband's Mii a little plump because his BMI was out of the normal range. Plus, it says "Oh!" when he steps on the fitness board. Isn't that awful? (he really isn't that big, either!)

X - X is the position I like to sleep in at night. Right smack dab in the middle of the bed. I can't sleep like that very often because, well, Is.aac is there. He gets all uptight about it when I do!

Y - Years I've been with my husband? In June it will be 20. Years. Holy shit. He's old! Ahem.

Z - Zoos are fast becoming my favorite places to visit with my boys.

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Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! :-)

My birthday was a wonderful day--so much better than last year's day spent in the hospital. We went to the zoo and had a great time. The boys refused to sleep the entire day (Sh.awn took a 10 minute cat nap), but you wouldn't have known it by how they acted. They were so GOOD! (Why does this always surprise the hell out of me?)

Here are a few pictures of our day:

Here we are at the zoooooooooo!

Me and my little men

Is.aac and the boys.

My mom and me with the boys.

Feeding the giraffes...

Giraffe tongues are super long and are really coarse. I didn't know that. Probably because I haven't spent much time sticking my hand in giraffe mouths before Saturday.

I had to take a picture of this gibbon. He was too funny hanging around like this pretty much every time we passed him.

Sh.awn was all smiles all day long.

Ja.son and daddy. Doesn't Ja.son look so innocent here?

Sh.awn's limited down time just before we left. (my favorite moment of the day)

But he woke up just as we were actually leaving the zoo. (and stayed awake for another 3 hours!!!)

Ja.son as we were leaving the zoo. (a new favorite picture)

Ja.son could hold out no longer on the way home...

I just love days like this. (contented sigh)

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I have to go back to work today. Boo. I heart spring break!

Thay Say It's Your Birthday...

Well, it's my birthday, too!

Today I turn 37 years old. Yikes!

40 is the new 20, right? So, really, I'm only 17. Right? Sigh. At least the RE thinks I'm still young! That's got to be something. :-)

All Good Things Must Come to an End :-(

The last activity of the night was our celebration dinner. First, we ordered up some pizza. The boys played with the new combs while they waited for the food. After dinner, we had our Hats Off Day cookies. They were a huge hit with the dynamic duo. :-)

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But, all good things must come to an end, so I am sorry to say that Hats Off Day is finally winding down. The boys are in their pjs, ready for bed. They have a big day tomorrow, too. We're going to the zoo to celebrate my birthday. (yeah me!)

Thanks to all of you who helped us celebrate this special day. We hope you had as good a time as us!

And Then...

You know, it has been really fun celebrating Hats Off Day today. We've already done so much, but the festivities are still far from over!

We thought long and hard about what to do next on this momentous day. And then it hit us. Of course! The thing we did next was so obvious. Can you guess what it was?

Now that there is nothing to block that gorgeous head from sight, we had to get ourselves to the salon for haircuts! Ja.son and Sh.awn had their first haircuts today! Once again, the boys outdid themselves and worked their charm on the poor unsuspecting stylist. If you can believe it, there was only a minimal amount of tears (which came only because I had to hold Jason's head so the stylist could use the clippers around his ear). Way to go big guys!

Here are my men after their cuts.

Ja.son's turn was first.

Sh.awn was next.

Here are the rest of the pictures...enjoy! (Finally they get a haircut. I was starting to worry they'd be bald!)

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Tah-Daaaaah....

Here we are, the morning of Jason's Hats Off Day appointment. Can you feel the excitement in the air?

Even Shawn is feeling the excitement because he knows that, no hat means that he and Jason will be on equal head butting ground. No more helmet advantage for Jason. YAY!!!

Jason is checking out his Hats Off Day presents. All the things that a young helmetless boy needs to look good.

Shampoo, sunscreen, and OH BOY!!!.... Jason's first hair gel!!!

We think that he is reading the ingredients in his hair gel. "hmmm...alcohol free, yes that's good, kiwi scented, uh huh, nice, paba free and dolphin safe, yep, this is good stuff."

Ah Ha! a comb to style that gel. Jason was already practicing by combing over his helmet.

Here we are at the Hats Off Day Dr. appointment. Jason doesn't like this place and the look on his face shows it.

Helmet Place, yucky! Helmets stink! Boo Helmets!

Off we go! Inside the helmet doctor's office for the LAST TIME!

Right before they go in, mommy takes one look back. The next time you see Jason, he will be helmet FREE!
One last look at the helmet...

...here he comes!

Who's that guy..... where did he come from......

Who's that guy..... where can I get one.....

Let's set Jason down for a minute so that he could do a Toyota jump, "Oh What A Feeling!" YOU DID IT JASON! You can finally say good-bye to that nasty old helmet. Happy Hats Off Day has officially begun!
Time out for a little siesta. All this partying really makes a guy tired. We shall be back with more fun in a bit!