what dreams are made of...

Sometimes i wonder what on earth kids dream about. Last night. Leah was talking in her sleep. She said, "Bubby! (our dog) Ribbit Ribbit!"

We went on our daily walk the other morning and Leah insisted on taking her wagon, even though she didn't want to ride in it. She went down the street collecting all of the 'super shoppers' (little coupon newspapers) from everyone's driveway, saying "uh oh! dropped it!" (as in, uh oh! someone dropped it!). She had about 25 in her wagon by the time we got to the park. On the way home, I tried explaining to her that they belonged to the other people and we "throwed it" back in front of everyone's house. It was pretty entertaining. She was still a little concerned that they were on the ground and wanted to go back and pick them up.

she melts my heart...

okay so i'm not cut out for this blogging every day thing.. i mean seriously, who has time for that??

On a lighter note... today I have been deep cleaning my house. The dogs are at the groomer and Tim's working so it's nice and peaceful here today with just me and Leah. I set her up in the living room with her toys and snacks and put Barney on (of course) so I could get some things done like vacuuming and scrubbing the bathroom... Well I was wondering why it was so quiet (that's never good...) so I ran out to check on her and this is what I find:

The picture is blurry because I was laughing/crying. The sight was SO precious. I mean it's an hour before nap time so I didn't think she would be tired. But there she is... falling out of her chair fast asleep. I snapped the picture really quickly and then scooped her up and put her down in her bed for nap. She looked up at me and said "mama? more juice peas." i said "okay baby i'll get you some more juice, ni ni, i love you" she closed her eyes and said in her own little voice "i luh you" and then she was out. Maybe if I wasn't pregnant this wouldn't have made me cry but it was just too sweet. I love that girl!
Here's a Valentine's Day picture for you all. XOXO!

Doats

Last night I took Leah for a walk like we always do. We walk down to the apartment complex down the street and play on their playground. Well last night there were some girls from 4-H walking their GOATS in the park... it was a pretty hilarious sight and Leah was sooo excited. She talked about the "doats" ALL night. She kept telling me they went home to eat dinner and go "ni ni."
So this morning, Tim and I decided we would take her to the camel farm here in town. They have a bunch of animals, including goats and sheep and horses. We have taken her before when she was younger but now that she could walk and feed the animals herself she had a blast! Her little face lit up when she saw the "doats" and could actually feed them herself. It was too cute. We had the best time. Here are some pictures of Leah and her doats...

Oh Snap

Okay so weekends totally don't count for blogging!! Or Mondays apparently....
ANYWAYS this past Saturday Tim and I went to San Diego for the day. Grandma offered to watch Leah so we took advantage of the opportunity to get out of town for the day and see the ocean. We went to the beach, took a nice scenic drive, and then went on a whale watching expedition! It was pretty cool, we saw about 5 or 6 California Gray Whales (migrating to Mexico) and a bunch of dolphins and sea lions. It was nice to get away for the day but we wished we had Leah with us and talked about her all day! I guess you don't realize how much of a homebody you are until you have something to stay home for!

Here you can see the tail of the whale as it's diving under...
The rest of the weekend went by pretty quickly. Last night I tried something new and made homemade potato soup in the crockpot! It was a hit! See, I'm becomming more and more domesticated by the day!! Now... what's for lunch???

xoxo, Sarah

Something To Ponder

I got this email from my dad with some pretty interesting stuff in it... thought I'd share for your enjoyment:

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed
to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.

Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'

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Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen
Only...Ladies Forbidden'.. .and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.

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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was

Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.

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Men can read smaller-print than women can;

women can hear better.

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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.

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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:

Alaska

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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)

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The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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The cost of raising
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:

$ 16,400

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The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour:

61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair..

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The first novel ever written on a typewriter,

Tom Sawyer.

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The San Francisco Cable Cars are the only mobile National Monuments..

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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air,
the person died in battle.

If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle.

If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes
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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock
and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.


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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?


A. Their birthplace

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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?


A. Obsession

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Q.. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?

A. One thousand

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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?


A. All were invented by women.

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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?


A. Honey

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Q. Which day are-there more collect calls than any other day of the year?

A. Father's Day

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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.

Hence the phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'

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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with
all the mead he could drink.

Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as

the honeymoon.

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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them

'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.'

It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'

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Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups.

When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.

'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.


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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!

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Don't delete this just because it looks weird.

Believe it or not, you can read it.


I cdnuolt blveieetaht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.

The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid: acocdrnig to rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the
first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This
is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2010 when...


1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.


2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list