35 things about me...

My 35th birthday was this week.

Thought I might post a little about me.


1. I love to sleep but I am not sleeping much right now and my life seems to revolve around getting more sleep.
2. I love to cook.
3. I am planning a big garden this spring/summer, I want to plant lots of flowers, grasses and vegetables.
4. I think being a Mom is the best thing I have ever done.
5. I have traveled to Italy. (Venice, Florence, Sorrento, Rome and Sienna)
6. I love Spanish Red wines.
7. I want to learn to knit this year, so yesterday I spent a silly amount of money on yarn and found a place to take some knitting classes.
8. I have a bachelors degree in Social Work
9. When the girls are a little older I want to get a teaching degree.
10. I need to color my hair.
11. I love to travel and it makes me nervous at the same time.
12. I have had 3 speeding tickets in my life.
13. I have had one cavity in my life.
14. I love Indian food.
15. I love Thai food.
16. Someday I hope to travel to Thailand.
17. For my birthday dinner I had mac n cheese with Maya.
18. I am seriously considering home schooling the girls.
19. I love NCIS.
20. I have a butterfly tattoo.
21. I voted for Obama and support most liberal ideals.
22. I think I cook the best steaks around, ask me for my technique.
23. I love to read but have very little time to right now.
24. I drink English tea with milk and sugar in the mornings.
25. I use to be a news junkie, not so much right now.
26. Adjusting to a second baby has been very hard for me. I often feel torn and guilty.
27. I love the color green.
28. I want to travel to Cape Town, South Africa.
29. I am terrible at housekeeping but I keep working at it.
30. I crave order and neatness but see #29.
31. When Maya was born I thought 'I must have at least 3 kids.' Now I KNOW 2 is enough.
32. I need to start exercising again.
33. I love to rub my check on each girl's head, that is feeling in the world.
34. I am solar powered and need the sun.
35. I am forever grateful for my kids and their good health, my husband, my family and friends. I am so blessed and lucky!!

Flowers for Mommy.

Our first night in Ft. Myers Beach, T took Maya to the grocery store for a few staples for the week. While at the store Maya spotted some flowers and talked T into getting 'Flowers for Mommy!' He said okay and they finished the shopping. At the check out Maya found a balloon that she wanted. T told her to pick one, the flowers or the balloon. Maya thought about it for 20 seconds according to T, then said 'Flowers for Mommy.' So of course they got both flowers and the balloon. I must be the luckiest Mommy to have such a wonderful little girl :)

Now offically called 'The Family Trip'

We are back from vacation or rather the family trip. We all had a great time. 12 days in Florida, out of the winter weather here in Kansas City. It is now called the family trip because traveling with 2 little ones is a lot of hard work, and not a vacation for the Mommy. It was a vacation from cleaning and cooking mostly. I had to keep everything picked up and organized and I did several loads of laundry but no real cleaning and cooking!! I needed the break desperately, I was getting some serious winter blues. My lack of sleep due to the baby does not help anything but warm sun shine made it easier. We went to the Daytona area to visit in-laws, then to Fort Myers Beach for sun, swimming and beach, then Orlando for Sea World and finally Tampa Bay for Thiele's work. Moving around that much with kids is too much and next trip I will cut out some stops. Part of all of the moving around was because T had to work most of the trip. I will post some pics and more details of our trip soon.

We had lots of firsts for both girls. Quinn got her first tooth, saw the ocean and gulf and touch and tasted sand for the first time, she learned to sit up and pulled herself to a sitting position, she also tasted peas and carrots for the first time and loves both. Quinn also learned how to move around, she has been turning over for a while now but on the trip she learned how to roll over to move around. Now when she is on her tummy she will work to get to a toy and turn 180 degrees.

Maya saw the gulf coast, danced at a Tiki Bar, rode a roller coaster at Sea World and went to Disney Downtown.

I feel renewed after this trip, I really needed to get away.... now if I could just get Quinn sleeping better and take a cup or bottle I might get a little bit of my life back :) Have I mentioned that Quinn has not taken a bottle since she was 2 weeks old, oh I am tired. More on that later....