V-Day

Well, Dan and I had a really romantic Valentine's day this year. Wait for it . . . wait for it . . . Yes we went to Fatburger and the Laker Game!!!! Actually, it was really fun. But not romantic at all. We didn't even get on the kissing cam! But at least we saw Zach Braff!

Here are Kelsey's Valentine's Day Pics:

"Me love you long time..."

So, I haven't blogged in a while. ......Well a really long while! I started back to work at the beginning of December and it has been crazy trying to keep up on work and life with two kids. Once you get past the 3 month mark with a newborn life becomes soooooo much easier. And I couldn't have asked for a more well behaved, easy baby who is a great sleeper and follows a schedule to a tea! That makes life soooo easy! If you are a mom (or going to be one) I highly recommend getting you kids on a schedule, albeit a flexible one. "Baby Wise" is our baby bible. (So to speak) It has GREAT ideas and really helps you get a handle on the mom thing.

Wow that was a tangent!

So, Kelsey sat up, got her first tooth and ate cereal for the first time all in one week! She is growing up so quickly! She will be 6 months old soon! I can't believe how time flies!

Connor went pee pee in the potty twice last week also! What a big boy! We are so proud he is on the road to potty training!

For those of you who don't know, we are planning a move to Colorado this summer! We are very excited and nervous all at the same time! It is just time for us to get out of California. We love Colorado and have found a new home to buy.

Seriously. Seriously?????

Grey's update:
Two proposals in one night? Seriously???? SHOCKING
I don't even remember much else about the episode. I do remember crying, but that is nothing new. I think I cry during every episode. OH-I am glad Christina gave in and started speaking to Burke. She's an idiot. I never thought she would give in. Very unlike her.

Speaking of idiots, Will Isaiah Washington (Burke) be fired? aka, written off the show. Why the H-E-double hockey sticks did he bring the whole "faggot" incident up again at the Globes? And why bring it up only to lie about it? Kudos to TR for going on Ellen to discuss.

Table Emergency!!!!!!!!!

So back in September we were moving our dining room table. I stupidly tried to move my end while Dan's end was still on the carpet. The spinning motion just ripped the leg right off. Well, we called Wickes where we got the table, and they came out to look at it. The guy said it couldn't be fixed and he would order a new leg.

Fast forward 3 months...Dan says to me on Wednesday, "Hey Where's our table leg? They never sent it!" So he calls and it was ordered, but come to find out, our table is discontinued. So since they can't find the part they gave us a credit to go buy a new table! We thought they were just going to be like, "Sorry, Too bad for you."

Here's where the emergency comes in. Christmas is Monday and we have no table for people to eat at, so I had to go immediately to Wickes to buy our new table and just hope they have something in stock that I like. Luckily they did!

Middle school moment of the day...

I sent a student to the office today for singing "Baby Got Back" ( a rap song about how the artist likes to get with ladies with large posteriors). But, he changed the words to "I like big titties and I cannot lie". Can you believe an 11 year old would say such a thing! Then, some stupid kid took the blame for his friend and almost got suspended.

C'est la vie...

Want to see the video? http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3940806668555855882

Sadness

Sadness is seeping in that I have to return to work in 2 and a half weeks!
It has been wonderful being home with the kiddos, but I must do my duties to earn some dough. Some days I am ready to get out and be with adults, but most days I just want to stay home and watch my kids grow up. It has been so fun to be with Kelsey and see her smiles and giggles. I am so attached to her now I can't think of being with out her the whole day. But, I did the same with Connor and I survived...somehow.

On a happier note: In homage to my Papa, an article from the onion featuring RC Cola.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/55142

"Man Love"

Great quote by the chief on last night's Grey's is the title of today's blog! The chief, unaware of the sexual preferences of his favorite bartender and his tent mate, brought along a rolling suitcase and a picnic basket with brie on a fishing trip in the woods! I'm sorry, who is supposed to be gay in this scene?

I would have thought Addison would have been more upset about Callie sleeping with Mc. Steamy. Maybe she really is over him. But odd that her and Callie are now bonded.

Merideth is so stupid. Going out with Mc. Steamy? Like that's a good idea. "Seriously". He sleeps with everyone. Does she really think that's going to change? Good thing he went to the bathroom right before Mc Dreamy came in.

But, Mc D's lines in the bar were really cheesy. The writers/creators keep saying these are characters we can relate to. "Seriously?" If Dan ever said cheesy lines like that I would think he was abducted by aliens.

Poll: Should Christina give up Burke to win back the respect of "the Nazi"?

Pet Peeves

This is an open forum to add you pet peeves to the list:

1. Hair on or in the bathroom sink. Yuck.
2. Same side boothers (adj.) two persons who sit on the same side of the booth at a restaurant when on a date (or other activity).
3. Leaving the sponge or scrubber in the bottom of the kitchen sink then piling dishes on top of it.
4. When people chew gum or eat an apple while on the phone with you.
5. Water on the bathroom sink (like after you wash you face or brush your teeth and get water everywhere).

I am sure there are more, so I'll add as I think of them. Feel free to vent yours!

Hee hee!

Kelsey giggled for the first time today! So cute!

Poop Day 2006

Poop day 2006:

Picture a quiet morning, baby Kelsey is sleeping upstairs, Connor is playing with his trains, I am checking my e-mail while the dogs sleep peacefully on their beds next to me. (I just realized this would have sounded great if I had made it into a "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Poem, but alas, I am not a poet.) I half notice Peanut get up, which is not unusual. She sleeps only half as much as Abby. She takes a loop around the house and then I hear a huge loud "Phhhhhhhhhhtttttttttttt" (is that how you spell a farting noise?). I think I must be mistaken because Connor has never farted that loudly-even in his first week of life. I think it must be paper rustling or perhaps Connor has found an empty grocery bag, which I must immediately confiscate due to the suffocation hazzard.

I run into the front room and see Peanut running away from what can only be described as something that looks like that dark brown salsa from Baja Fresh, minus the tomatoes. I immediately put her out and try to do damage control, all the while trying to keep Connor from touching the filth. I start mopping it up with dry paper towels, wet paper towels, etc. when I realize that the force of the enormous fart that came out of my dog's rear had caused the "salsa" to spray a bit, landing some droplets on my shoes sitting near the scene of the crime (a slow motion CSI scene enters my mind-eeewww).

I rush to get the carpet cleaner spray from under the sink, all the while yelling to Connor to stay away from the poo poo. I try, to no avail, to spray the cleaner on the "spot". The freakin thing is broken (at which point I wished I was a cusser, but I am not). So I grab some cleaner that I got suckered into buying from the WT lady that came to my door to sell it a few weeks ago. (I really love the cleaner though.) I spray that enough to soak the carpet and then quarantine off the area. I then open all of the windows in an attempt to get the stench out. The thought then enters my mind, "Crap. We just agreed to have another open house on Sunday!!!"

I convince Connor to watch Nemo (which is not difficult) so I can keep him away from the "area". About an hour later Connor has climbed onto a dining room chair to try to abscond the halloween candy I have hidden. I go over to "assist" him in putting it back when I notice what looks like poop on the dining room chair. Ahhhhh! Mind you, we have cream cloth on the seats. I calmly ask Connor if he stepped in Peanut's poo poo, which he repeatedly says no to. So I tell him we need to clean his feet. I wipe his feet off and realize there is no poop on his feet. I am perplexed. Aha! (lightbulb over head) So, I ask Connor if he went poo poo. I check his diaper and, of course, he has and it has started to come out of his diaper, which got on the chair when he sat on it. I go to change his diaper and when I grab his ankles to pull his legs up I realize there is poop on them, which has now transferred to me (eeewww). I start to clean up a very messy poop when I come to the end of my package of wipes. (again, wish I was a cusser) So, I clean him up as best as possible with the 2 wipes that are left (I usually use about 4 wipes on him). I throw the diaper on and swiftly move him to the sink to wash his legs, ankles, and feet-and my hands!!

Needless to say, when Dan called to see if I wanted to meet him for dinner I said I was too stressed!

BTW: Good news! Stanley Steemer was able to come out to clean the carpet before the open house!

Uniquity (a new word?)

I became more unique by getting married! There are 16 other people with the name Krista Gross in the US and only 1 with the name Krista Marriott! Find out how many people have your name!

Halloween was so much more fun this year! Connor had a blast trick or treating! I think he had the most fun just yelling "trick or treat" as he was running down the street! He also got the hang of "Happy halloween" and "I'm Yoda". Sadly, we lost our camera on Halloween, so this is the pic from the day we got the costume in the mail.

On a brighter note, We get to get a new camera!

You can't make a 2 year old wait an hour...

What is going on with the cast of Grey's Anatomy? Fighting on the set? Outing a co-worker? And now rumor has it that a cast member may be leaving? As my cohort in Grey's blogging put it so eloquently, "Hug it out bitches!"

Could I be more pissed at JC Penney's? Thursday I went to have the kids halloween pics taken. We arrived to find there was only two people in front of us, but with 2 studios going, how long could it take? Well, we waited over an hour!!! It got to be past 1:00 and I started to complain. We finally got called in and Kelsey was screaming her head off (bright lights? hot flannel costume? sheer exhaustion? you call it.) and Connor was a typical overly tired two year old (aka: uncoorperative). He kept falling off of the blocks they had for him to sit on (on purpose) and would NOT smile. I think Kelsey screaming and my impatience and sweatiness didn't help. Luckily my mom was with me or I might have lost it.

After about 10 or 15 minutes we just gave up and decided to see if there was another appointment the next day. There was and it was earlier so we hoped not to run in to nap time. So, Friday morning I get us all ready to go. I arrive 5 minutes early for my appointment. Find that once again there is only one person in front of us and 2 studios going. So...AN HOUR LATER - yes that's right we had to wait an hour again! - we get called in. Connor could not be torn away from watching Toy Story in the lobby, but after Kelsey took a few cute shots he calmed down. Finally we got him to smile too! But, by the time we went to do pics together Kelsey was wound up and hot again (that girl is sweaty!-does not get that from me) so we got one pic together where Yoda is kissing Princess Leia's screaming face! (I'll post those as soon as I get them!)

Grey Break Down

So Merideth was not pregnant after all! And Mc Dreamy bowed out??? Seriously??? Are you freakin kidding me??? I didn't think he was the type to give up so easily. And then she chose him??? Seriously????? (well I was kinda hpoing for that, but we'll see what the outcome is).

And Thank you Callie for finally breaking it off with George who seems to not really care.

Great line by Miranda to Addison - "Keep your legs closed around him." (referring to McSteamy). Loved it! She has some of the best lines!

"Slimy, yet satisfying"

Yesterday we went to the LA County fair and we saw a goat being born!!!!! I actually saw the second half of the goat come out! A little yucky, but soooo amazing! She had a second one but it was stillborn. We came back later and she was walking around with the afterbirth hanging out-definitely yucky!

The fair was fun on a weekday-I've never been except for on field trips. We got to go in the petting zoo-there was no line! We watched the trains and went on rides-again no lines! Connor had so much fun on the rides and especially watching the "big choo choo trains".

"TV's New McDreamy"??????? Seriously?

While watching my new favorite show last night, Grey's Anatomy, ABC aired a commercial for the new show Men in Trees where the New York Post referred to the main guy as "TV's New Mc Dreamy". I WAS SHOCKED!!! I cannot believe anyone would STEAL a nickname from another show. Come up with your own nicknames!

I had a few thoughts during the show:
~Last week some friends and I discussed Callie's (Dr. Torres-the orthopedic surgeon with the tree trunk for a body) standing with the group. I think last night she may have gotten herself inned. She claimed the panties for Meredith! And now she is living with George at Meredith's house.

~Speaking of the panties, not surprising that Meredith is sooooo selfish that she didn't even thank Callie for claiming them when she had numerous chances later that day.

~And, is Meredith really that great that she has TWO (count them - TWO) hot guys fighting for her? so unfair...

~Save the best for last - the return of McSteamy!!!!!!!!!!!!