Memorial Day Weekend

We made an impromptu Memorial Day weekend trip to Mississippi. My dad had to work, but was happy to spend any and all the time he could with his little granddaughter. 

We didn't do much to rant about. We saw a few friends, ate chili and deer roast, and played. Beans had a blast and by the end of it was trying to say "Grand Daddy" which ended up sounding more like "gablabla" but it's a start and made my dad very happy.

On a more solemn note, just wanted to acknowledge all those out there that we've lost in military service. And not just Americans, any one serving their country's people. And my sympathies to all those who've lost parents, grandparents, children, siblings, and the like. My heart and gratitude goes to you all.

Back to something a little more perky. I think I have taken the single most adorable photo of my dad with Beans. She's holding his hand. It made his weekend.

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Yesterday, Beans and I were going about the usual. And she wondered into the kitchen (where she likes to play in the Tupperware) and I always follow. Yesterday, I lagged behind. When I rounded the corner, this is what I found.

Just check out the gems in this photo. But please ignore

 the floor and the tile backsplash. They came with the house, I loathe them, and look forward to the day they are replaced! To understand the absurdity of this photo, you have to understand that I have a 26 pound, 32 inch tall, 16 month old and a professional Kitchen Aid 5 quart mixer. So both of those thing that are so perfectly fitting in my cabinet are huge. The cabinet is what make them look small!

Maybe this should go on Picture is Unrelated. Then again, it's not that bizarre. I'm just a big fan of the items in the cabinet.

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That's right. I'm a follower... quite literally. I'm now on Twitter. You can read my blog and see what I'm doing every 15 minutes! There is even a Twitter widget on my page now (bottom of the left column).

What will they come up with next?

Random Thursday

Ah Thursday. You want some randomness? How's this for random? 

That adorable little child in the photo to the right... she's been waking up between the hours of 1 and 3 AM for about a week now. Why it that random? Well it started randomly. I have no idea why. She wakes up, screams, I rock her for about 20 minutes, and then she's fine. But then I'm awake. And very sleepy the next morning. 

Here's something else random for you. Did you know that according to Listverse, the record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes? It happened during a "rocking chair marathon". They say that record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses. 

Sounds a lot like being a mommy. A whole lot like being a mommy.

Random Thursday

It's Friday. Which means that yet again, I have blown Random Thursday... I efforts to make up for this I offer you this random photo from Picture Is Unrelated. It's a fantastically funny site. And very very random. There are however some "adult-ish" photos, so be sure your audience is appropriate. 

Random Question Thursday... It's Hopeless!

Yet again, I've forgotten. I haven't really forgotten. I've thought about it, just didn't get around to it. That sound great. I'm not forgetful, I procrastinate! Fantastic.

I started "Random Question Thursday" in the hopes that it would spur me to write more. It's only made me feel more like a procrastinator/amnesiac. So I'm changing "Random Question Thursday" to simply "Random Thursday". 

It's like the previous Thursday blog, but promises to be more random. I'll post what ever strange, odd, random thing I feel like on Thursdays. A picture, a story, a comic, a link, something random.

So check back on Thursday to see if I've kept my promise... or procrastinated yet again.