Bieber Fever

Do you have Bieber Fever? No? Don't worry, I don't either. And I'm sure it has NOTHING to do with the fact that I am not a pre-teen drama queen.

Luckily for me, Cayman's BFF Grace asked her to go see "Never Say Never" today after gymnastics. Translation  -  I don't have to go! Yippee!

As a trade-off I will take the girls to Disney on Ice. Pretty good trade-off, dontcha think?

And now, a cute photo of the life-long BFFS:

New Years Resolutions

So here it is the middle of February. And although I MADE some New Years Resolutions, I haven't actually STARTED any of them yet. Some are easy...one is extremely difficult.
I had good intentions back in January. It just didn't happen. However, I am now ready! I will start on Sunday :)
Below is a cute photo of the Drama Queen and her dad.

I'm Sorry Clementine. I Didn't Mean To....

I have made Clementine VERY sick. I put a Hartz flea collar on her until I could get to the vet for more Frontline. BAD mistake. After only a day and a half, little Clementine was almost dead. She was very lethargic and just generally not interested in anything. I've been carrying her to her food and water bowls to make sure she eats. Apparently flea collars are extremely toxic to some animals. Why are these things even being sold???
Here is a picture of Clementine before I inadvertently tried to kill her. She doesn't look this good anymore :(

Poor Clemmie...the vet said she will get better. It's just going to take a long time. I'm so sorry Clementine!

My daughter - Evil Knieval the Invisible Ninja

I'm glad that my daughter isn't some prissy little thing who sits quietly and plays with baby dolls non-stop. Yes, she does those things on occasion...but usually you'll find her running down the sidewalk barefooted, waving a princess wand, and screaming at the top of her lungs that she is an invisible ninja. And I wouldn't change a single thing about her.
HOWEVER  -  this invisible ninja child of mine also knows no fear. She proved this by trying to jump a curb on her bicycle. She crashed (HARD) on her face. The following photo was taken 3 days after the wreck:

It looks like I have been beating my child. But I haven't. Besides, it's kinda hard to beat an invisible ninja... they are extremely hard to catch.

Naughty Kitty FREE to Good Home

Yes, Cleo is cute. But she is also a naughty kitty! Here is a list of the things in my home that she has ruined/torn/scratched:

• Cayman's gigantic green beanbag  --  has a hole chewed in it.
• Wallpaper in master bathroom  --  shredded in window area.
• Cayman's favorite stuffed animal, given to her by Uncle hours after she was born  --  nose chewed off. (This one is SERIOUS. Nobody messes with Teddy!)
• New Balance walking shoes  -  shoestrings chewed up.

I have always left her in the bathroom during the day while we are at work (don't worry...I'm not confining her to a tiny space...it's a HUGE bathroom). However, today I am testing her and letting her roam free in the house. I hope she behaves (ie, sleeps all day)!
And by the way, we're not REALLY giving her away! She's much too cute!

My Dad

This isn't going to be a post about the drama queen. This one will instead focus on her grandfather, my dad. We found out that he has a serious issue with his lungs. It's either lung cancer or mesothelioma...the tests next week will tell us more. I haven't told Cayman yet. I wanted to get a bit more info first. I don't believe in keeping things like family illness from children. It just has to be explained in a way that she can understand. She's going to be real worried about her "Poppie". They watch Spongebob together and have snoring contests...he's just a lot of fun.
Pop is a great dad and an amazing grandfather...and we are going to rally together and beat this! If he can survive what us kids put him through, then he can survive this!!
I love you,Pop!

Where Did the Time Go?

What has happened? Can it REALLY almost be Christmas? HOW???? I'm not ready yet!

~~HELP!~~

I don't even have the drama queen at my house this week (she's at Grans's house and will be home tomorrow)...so at least I can go after work and try to finish up my shopping. And then home to finish wrapping gifts and start on the things we need for our office party.

~~WHEW!~~

I need two more of ME to accomplish all that needs to be done. I see a glass of wine in my near future!

And now, since I am missing my little girl very badly, here is a picture of her being cute: