My Angelic GENIUS CHILD!

Has any child ever looked so sweet? Addy also said her first full, complete sentence the other day. We were sitting on the couch together hanging out like little buddies, and she turns to me and says (with perfect grammer I might add)...

"You are my mommy; I am Addy".

I nearly died. How sweet is that? And how smart!!!! Seroiusly, I know everyone thinks their kid is smart, but come on, you have to admit that this was pretty advanced for a not quite 2 year old. Oh bless her little love heart.

I'm not only so pleased with and her sweet Easter outfit, but the fact that I managed to pull off this hairdo! PRECIOUS!

...now gimme some candy!!!!!!

This is a bad time of year to have sworn off candy and chocolate (and really anything that tastes good). It has only been approx. 71 hours and 4 mintues since I had sugar and I swear I'm dying. And starving.

I don't think I'm doing myself any favors here, but I just had to post my "sugar wish list"...mmmmmmmm.

March is an especially bad time for a diet, because my all time fave candy in the world only comes around once a year...Cadbury Mini Eggs. This is what I imagine heaven would taste like.

If I get really desperate, I may just pull a Carol Johnson (mom) and start eating straight out of the sugar bowl - although I prefer sugar cubes myself. Horses are no dummies.

I like to eat apples and bananas

No, actually, I just like to eat donuts. Let's see....who's child is this?

It's really hard to be mad at her for being such a mess when she looks so hilarious and cute. She looks very serious here because it took mom awhile before she just gave up and gave her the whole donut. Bad mommy!

Food has been a serious challenge in our house lately. I'm trying to be good and stop eating like a wild hyena, Addy will hardly eat anything, and both Ammon and I have given up cooking because we're too blasted tired to do anything beyond cereal. MAYBE some ramen on a good day.

SO. That being said, you'll understand why I caved and let Addy have the whole chocolate donut (that and the 2 yr old tantrums have begun - holy hannah something evil has possessed my child), and, why she ate ONLY THIS for dinner tonight:

I wish I were kidding. I tried an orange, a nummy hamburger, pretzels, juice, grape-nuts, etc. In the end, only using her little fingers as a scooper to have I swear a cup of some good old Heinz ketchup would make her happy. Please don't call CPS on me! I really am trying to be a good mom that encourages nutrition! =)

Addy 2 - Mom 0

Mmmmmmm cake

Well this is certainly interesting. Not sure these descriptions all fit me, but I do love my lemon cake.

You Are a Lemon Cake

Strong, sexy, and overpowering. You know who you are, and you're not afraid to show the world your fabulous self. You're confident, charming, and extremely popular.

What Kind of Cake Are You?

Ohhhh chicken lips and lizard hips

These two pictures make me laugh so hard. Addy just looks so confused! This is sweet Ella who had a hat party with Addy on Oscar night.

ZOO DAY!

So you know how I've been complaining since we moved here that the weather is insane? It was 75 at the zoo and I have a sweet little sunburn to prove it. 16 hours later, I woke up to SNOW on the ground, and the temperature gauge reading 20 degrees. EH? Do we live on the moon or what?

Addy and Daddy looking at the horsies/zebra's.

This is Adeline imitating the polar bear licking his chops. And yes, that is me doing the same. Sorry.

Sorry, Lindsay, but camels are seriously unattractive animals. And, not a little frightening. I swear to you one of them was absolultely staring right at me.

Here we are, having our staring contest.

Addy watching the penguins intently.

And the best part of zoo day: watching the other parents slowly clue in to the pair of otters that were "playing". "Wow, kids, look at that! Those otters are really having a good time...hmmm, that one really doesn't want to let go....ummmm.....OHHHHH......KIDS!!! We are going to see the polar bears now!!!" You could tell the ones that weren't quite ready for the "birds and the bees", or "playful otters" discussion.

Annnnnnnd in other news:

Addy's vocabulary is growing exponentially, probably thanks to the older kids she hangs out with during the week. My new favorites are "Happy Happy Day!", "Funny Mommy!", and "Poopy Doggies. No no no no no! Bad dog!". I love how she announces everything she's doing too. "I running!", or "I sit down" which usually sounds like she's saying something else.

She's also started talking along when we say prayers. It's very sweet. Random note - she just streaked naked down the hall post-bath cackling her head off. She must be my child. =) Have a great night!

Senor Oscar of the Grouchiness

I know I should have more socially conscious and/or intellectual things to discuss today, but I positively cannot resist posting the faves and freak shows from what I thought was an otherwise very boring Oscar ceremony. Except for that joke Jon Stewart made about how now that Oscar is 80 yrs old, that makes him the automatic republican party nominee. Hah! In case you didn't get that, John McCain, he means you are OLD.

Frankly though, there really weren't that many super exciting outfits to discuss either. BAH. Doesn't anyone want to make a statement anymore, a la Bjork? Alas.

FAVES

(of course) HELEN MIRREN

Who always looks smashing. If I am half that hot when I'm 60 odd years...heck, if I'm half that hot NOW I'd be happy. For you doubters out there - you try pulling off red satin and see what you have to say.

MARION COTILLARD

(adorable French girl that won Best Actress). I looked at this for a very long time before I decided I LOVE it. Argue if you must, but I love this mermaid fish quilted craziness, and good heavens can she pull it off.

JESSICA ALBA

What a fab color on her. No pregnant girl should look this adorable. I think I must hate her.

IFFY

Jennifer Hudson - when she was presenting I couldn't stop thinking about how great she looked, and then...I saw this picture. Suffice it to say - not the most flattering I've seen. Jennifer, hasn't anyone told you never to have a picture taken straight on? ANGLE girl! Angle.

Imagine looking at those boobs with 3-D glasses on. Oy.

FREAK SHOW. Alright that's excessive. We'll call this category NOT GOOD.

And the nominees are:

RENEE ZELLWEGER

For seriously un-cute hair. And I could post at least 12 other photos of her in a tight strapless dress in a variety of colors. My favorite comment was her comparison to one of the Von Trapp sons. Priceless, and so apt.

NICOLE KIDMAN

For excessive use of jewels. Good land woman! At some point, didn't you look at yourself and think "I look a trifle sparkly for any one person. 1399 carats is just one too many". Maybe she was in a competition?

*** Disclaimer: NEVER let it be said that I don't adore and worship Heidi Klum. In my eyes, she can do no wrong. BUT, in the interest of being a fair and impartial judge, I have to put my personal feelings aside:

HEIDI KLUM

For a bun that is REALLY hoping for a spot in the Guiness Book of World Records. Cinnabon is jealous. On the other hand though, you have to give her credit for acknowledging that this sucker might have been a wee over the top. She was quoted as saying, "I have snacks stored up there". Oh how I love Heidi Klum.

TILDA SWINTON

For being just plain scary. She looks like she is very cool and avant garde and doesn't care what anyone thinks which is her shtick and to hell with all you sheep! Whatever kind of statement she is trying to make (or making a statement by NOT making a statement), she proves the point that natural is not always better. Maybe it's cool to look like a very tall androgynous young man wearing what looks to be a black velour shroud minus an arm. I don't know. I'm pretty sure I dyed my hair that color once, and it was just as frightening.

Does it make me shallow that I just spent 45 mins criticizing other people's clothes? Glass house, what?

It could be fleas. I remember my bulldog had fleas. He was grumpy for weeks.

Grrrrrrr. I am prickly today. Just a warning.

Note to self: no more customer service phone calls today.

Thank you, Sam.

I think my political views are best expressed in the following video.

Rubber Ducky

Look at these adorable little girls in their bathing glory. Notice how Addy is already sucking in -good girl. =)

Our Valentine's get shipped by Priority Mail.

Beware of what lives on...

Dear Cassy,

I'm really sorry if this is hard for you to understand, but I've felt for a long time now that this picture shouldn't be kept from the world any longer. You hair is teased too well, your lace too voluminous, and your pumps too ivory to be hidden.
Our nation must be reminded of the beliefs we once clung to (and the dyed-to-match shoe craze) that we have struggled so long and hard to overcome. We must never forget!!

Thank you for no longer dressing like a crazed Aquanet-huffing lunatic. The post 80's world thanks you as well.

Your loving sister,

Micaela

P.S. It is to your credit that even with this absolute crackfest of an outfit, you still look adorable.