Been Lately?

Maybe I'm just out of it, but I went here tonight and felt like I was having a totally different shopping experience than I had previously! The shopping carts are sleek and new. The merchandising seemed more organized and less cluttered. The product offerings seemed cuter. We even have a significantly expanded food section now (complete with potatoes, salads, apples, limes, oranges, etc) and we don't even have a Super Center! The checkout lady even "gifted" me with a very snazzy reusable tote (I need to be better about reusing them, though, and not forgetting them hanging in my garage). Way to step it up, Tarjhay!

post note: i still think it's awesome when a married man shopping solo proudly carries his basket to the checkout lane with the large maxipads package perched squarely on top. that's confidence for ya.

Crying for Help

I reunited with my bed on Saturday. Is there anything better than your own bed?

Mr. A reunited with his bunk beds on Saturday. Should I be concerned that, after we had put him down for his nap, we found him reading a story on the top bunk? (mind you, there is no ladder on the bed and pre-Seattle that worked)

Miss M reunited with her crib on Saturday. Does anyone know why a baby would cry like she was being royally tortured when she was put in said crib?

I thought maybe she missed her pack n' play and her walk-in closet (her "room" for 3 months). So, I put up our pack n' play and put her to sleep in that on Sunday afternoon. No dice. More screaming. If she could speak the words she would have said, "You are the meanest people I know. How dare you leave me all alone in this spacious setting."

Back in her crib, a few naps/sleeps/days of her crying herself to sleep ensued (she hasn't done that in over a year now) and we are all back to normal. Kind of.

For some reason they have both decided that I should just not sleep tonight. So, I haven't bothered to try. I guess they're making up for lost time. They're both usually really good sleepers. Mr. A has been up 5 times already (at least that's when I stopped counting) for unknown reasons (asking to sleep with me in my bed - sorry) and Miss M, I think, is cutting teeth and now she knows it (whereas with the other teeth she has slept right through it). One round of Tylenol, one round of teething tablets and a diaper change, a round of rubbing back/stomach/head, and hopefully we will now all settle in.

No more crying for help. Remember, kids? Unlike you two, I quite like my bed, so I just might not hear it.

A funny

While driving over Lake Washington tonight on our way into downtown Seattle to have dinner at A. Kimmy's house, Mr. A alerts us all:

"Hey, look! There's the football station!"

Or stadium.

And, while watching the float plane approach the lake:

"Mom, that plane is going to land! On the water! (a few seconds go by) Oh, no, it's not. It doesn't have enough surfboards on it."

Moral to all you float pilots: make sure you have plenty of surfboards to land that puppy on the lake. good luck.

Game On!

From my dear friend, Scott Porter (see picture of him in post about Business School reunion)...I purchased a copy of this and we are LOVING it! Try it out!

Subject: It's official: Let the games begin!

Party games have never been this hilarious! My brother Bryce, Brent Peterson and I have been working on developing a party game this past year and it is finally on the market! Sedarahc—the game of reverse charades! Some of you have already played it and know how outrageously fun it is.

It’s an absolute riot with family, work teams or groups of friends practically anywhere and perfect as a holiday gift. You can purchase it now at the BYU Bookstore or you can get our friend’s discount for $5 off at http://www.facebook.com/l/c3d01;www.Sedarahc.com/friends. Feel free to share the discount page with any of your friends or family too. I’m anxious to hear your feedback. (I hope that those that have played games with me before will smile when they read rule #5) :)

Please join our facebook fan club for updates and future promos at: http://www.facebook.com/sedarahc

Thanks!

Scott

So, put it on your list! Stock up for the holidays! Go play, play, play!!!