Just some updates!

It is so easy to fall behind on things when life kicks in a takes over, i.e. house work. Yep, I did scrub the kitchen and bathroom on Friday, but you would never know it. I guess it isn't so bad that you would be afraid to use the toilet. Brandon and I have been super busy and with a new little one, it just takes longer to get anything done. I have however, pulled out the swing and it is a life saver! I can enjoy Kadence and get some things done at the same time. I don't even feel like I'm ignoring her when I put on Frank Sinatra and sing to her while sweeping the floors. She actually finds it quite amusing!

Lack of motivation doesn't really help either when I should be picking up the bedroom or staying on top of laundry. Where does the lack of motivation come from you ask?! Well, I hesitate to say anything too prematurely but I'm no longer invested in my current, dark, gloomy, blue, tight, basement apartment. I much rather spend the time imagining how I am going to decorate my new home!!! It is not a done deal yet, but Brandon and I feel pretty good about it. All we are waiting for now is the approval from the "underwriters" to come back. Who are they anyway and why do they take so dang long!? Once we get their stamp of approval, we are good to go, as soon as the carpet and counter tops get installed. We are really excited!










Ours is an end unit, as above and those colors too. The inside is beautiful and open! This is obviously a picture of the model, but ours will be just as nice. Some day we will have the beautiful railing, but for now we have a pony wall. We hope to move in by early May. Wahoo!

Just another quick note, with a really cute picture. We were able to go to Price for Easter. I love going home to Price, and running in to familiar, friendly people. It has been a long time since I have lived there, but it always feels like coming home. Kadence got a really cute Easter outfit and this is how she felt about it...

Once we got the Binky in her mouth, she liked it a lot better. OH, SHE IS SO CUTE!!!
I have beautiful blessing pics of her, but the computer won't let me put the disk in the machine...so, to be continued.

This blogging thing is beyond me!!! I try to change the background and I screw everything up. At one point the entire page was blank! I don't know how I got it back!! I need lessons if I want to enhance my blogging abilities!

Windmills, Smartcars, and Idiots

Before I really get this diatribe going I wanted to throw out a couple tidbits which one might consider contradictory to the meat of this post. A.) I think that we need to be responsible caretakers of the planet. 2.) I don't think that everyone who recycles or hauls around fabric grocery bags are dopes. I do think they are feeding a machine with desires more monetarily driven than environmentally concerned. i.e. Al Gore or as I like to call him Satan. Just kidding I think that's a little cruel....To Satan.

That said, I am not a fan of regulations in general but this idea of 'climate control' comes across as a little pompous and foolish. Also I don't believe that a small sampling of climate data much of which is suspect due to human error and bias is enough to concur that the Earth is heating up because of us.
There is a lot of power to be had and money to be made by convincing the world that climate change is our fault, and that it indeed is real.

WWF (environmental group not the worldwide wrestling federation) was backing this Black out hour last week in an effort to rally the troops against global warming. Basically supporters all turned their lights off at the same time for an hour to feel all fuzzy and warm. They asked that people share their plans for this scheduled unplugging, I obliged. Julia asked me to put my email here:


Title: Hooray the world is finally going to be saved!

WWF,
I have been so concerned for so long about the sad scary state of earth's health. One hour is not enough! Can't we lobby for a week, I'm sure that if every soul on the planet would give up just a month, maybe then we could reverse this thing! Obama please make this happen! Imagine if we could get a global cessation of all carbon fuel power for just one year, we might be able to cut the cancer out of the globe, and give mother earth an extension on life…If Obama could get everyone to live like the Amish, or the bushmen…perhaps then the sun would stop scorching the fragile crust of our home. Maybe that doesn't go far enough. No, indeed it does not. If we all swallowed laced punch like Heaven's gate--If we could hold a giant concert with all of earth's heroes like U2, Yoko Ono, and Hanson as a final shout to our mother proclaiming our love for her before making the ultimate sacrifice. We could then give her the biggest gift of all. All so that the globe can keep turning and evolution can reset. Then maybe that will be enough to save our favorite piece of the universe for an additional, what? like, ten minutes. I really don't buy it, and I disdain you, your lobbyists, your bunk science, your blind sheep, and your influence for infringing on my liberties.

To help the globe I will up my carbon footprint as much as I possibly can during your ridiculous hour. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum burn all the oil from every oil drum!



Brandon Armstrong

Mommy Loves Her Baby!

It is amazing how fast my little girl is growing. It makes me want to cry. Not because I am sad, I just want to cry. Sometimes just looking at her makes me want to cry. I guess it's because I love her so much. She is changing so much everyday. When I got home from my first day back at work I looked at her and was amazed how much bigger she got in just 10 hours! Look at this comparison...She does like to eat!

4 Days Old

Eight Weeks Old

Kadence has been such a good baby. Poor thing has had some digestive problems but is getting better everyday. She is smiling more, ofcourse not when I look at her and say "Smile for Mom." I think she will do what she wants when she wants to. We'll see if I have any influence on her in the future. She responds well to Brandon. Maybe because he makes more faces. He can raise one eyebrow. He taught her how. I love when she does it. She is really good at furrowing her brow like me. I just hope she doesn't get the wrinkles I have between my eyes.

Kadence will be blessed on the 29th of March. Let me know if you would like to come and I can get you more information. I love being a Mom and can't imagine life without her.

Does anyone else play with their food?

This was just a little something I did for my sweet husband. He really deserves the best and I know how to give it to him!

Look how BIG I am!

For the last four weeks Mom has not allowed me to live up to my full potential as a fashionista! (Excuse the spelling errors, I'm only a month old;)) She, my Mom, has been dressing me in the same three outfits and onsies since I was born. But look at me in this pic! I finally fit in to this adorable white one piece with flowers and ballerina slippers. Two weeks ago at 5.9 pounds I was wearing the outfit to my left a couple times a week. I'm growing though and my Wardrobe options have totally doubled. I think I fit in to like, 6 outfits now and have said "sianara" to the pictured outfit above. Mom will probably do something dumb...like keep the outfit forever to remind her how small I once was. Of course she'll cry everytime she looks at it and say something like, "My baby is all grown up." I already have to remind her I just turned one month on Saturday. Time has flown by though. I'm getting used to this "Out of Womb" experience but I hate late nights when Mom gets mad at me for not sleeping and wakes Dad up all upset and stuff. Duh, she should have known that I was going to control all aspects of her life including when she can and can't sleep. I did do her a favor the other night and slept for 4 solid hours in two intervals. She seemed to be really grateful and there were no tears. I don't want her to get picky though and expect things from me so I haven't done it since. Let's be honest, I don't want there to be any confusion of who is Boss.

So Mom reads all this stuff on line and in books about parenting and what babies need. So she read that Baby's need tummy time. It is a rediculous way to help strengthen neck musles and stuff. Have you seen me move my neck around and lift my head? I'm a natural at it. I awed the nurses in the hospital. So, I don't know why she insists on torchuring me with exerises that I am way over. So, I showed her. I have displayed the before picture. This is before I got really mad. I like to humor my Mom, she trys hard.


And here is a picture of me rolling over!!! Yep, that is right. I did it. I rolled over and when Mom and Dad thought it was a fluke I did it again...and not just as I did before. I switched it up and rolled the other direction. Get me mad enough and who knows what I will do. I'm a pretty amazing kid.

Stay tuned to learn more about how awesome I am and all of my cool tricks. Mom and Dad are pretty proud.

Apple of my eye

So have you ever been to Grove Market Deli? I swear the sandwich is bigger than my girl, weighs more, and at times is much cleaner in the palms of my hands than this little thing. I do have to admit, I'd take her over a club on sour dough at least seven out of ten times though!

Side note: Those other three out of ten times have really caught up with me (see picture below) Time to hit the treadmill!