ABC's of our life

I got this from Danifred and I thought it would be fun. So all day yesterday, I had out my handy dandy notepad and when I thought of something I jotted it down and this is what I ended up with. I encourage you to do it too (and remember to link to me when you do).





A is for Alaska. Josh and I have talked about going, since before we got married. Someday we'll get there and I will finally get to see those northern lights in person. cant' wait.


B is for Barbies. Any time we tell the girls we are going somewhere, their Barbies are the first things they grab.


C is for Cabo. It's where we went on our honeymoon and it was aaaamazing. Here actually.


D is for Dress-up. If you're going to be spending any time in this house, you have to be prepared for all the pretty, pretty princess dress-up that goes on. (and that includes being turned into a frog with their magic wands, and only turned back with the magic word..."ZzzzIP!")


E is for Easter. I got the girls Easter dresses the other day. Still looking for Jacks outfit though. I hate that there are so fewer cute clothes for boys than there are for girls.


F is for Floors. I spend probably the majority of my time dealing with floors. Cleaning Jacks food off the kitchen floor, cleaning the girls crumbs off the dining room floor, picking up toys off the living room floor, etc...


G is for Grinders. It's actually where Josh and I met. Our friend Justin set us up. Josh always says that he couldn't resist me shaking my butt when I walked by his table. yah, we're classy.


H is for Home. Our house may not be the biggest or nicest house out there, but it's our home and we love it. We have made a lifetime of memories in this house in the last 3 1/2 years.


I is for Ice cream. Josh swears I am the only person that eats ice cream all winter long. I dispute that.


J is for Jack-in-the-box. It's a terrible nickname that started after he was born. When the girls came to "meet" him, they asked why he was in a box (the isolette) and it just stuck.


K is for Keep cool, Stay calm. It's a phrase that I've been repeating to myself a lot lately. I'm thinking about putting it on a plate at hot pots.


L is for Laundry. TONS AND TONS OF LAUNDRY.


M is for Mustang. A yellow '94 Mustang GT with a 5.0 and black racing stripes, to be exact. It was the car Josh had while we were dating. He sold it to his brother when we got pregnant with Maria (not exactly suitable for a car seat lol). We have soooo many memories in that car and if we had the money, I would buy it back for him right now. It absolutely breaks my heart that his brother is selling it. The person he's selling it to has never had a car for more than a couple months, so pretty soon that car will be gone forever and I hate that.


N is for NICU. Unfortunately we've spent many months there with all three of the kids.


O is for Olympics. Yes, we are Winter Olympics junkies. We really couldn't care less about the Summer Olympics, but we watch as much of the winter as we can. Josh loves all the skiing and the luge and bobsled etc. I'm forever a Curling fan, and we both like hockey.


P is for photos. If you know me at all, you know I'm obsessed.


Q is for Quilt. I have always saved my favorites of the kids clothes or blankets, when I purge the closets and I plan on making them each a quilt for graduation with them. From baby clothes to senior T-shirts, their first 18 years in one quilt.


R is for aRe you my mother (yes I cheated on this one). It's Sophia's favorite book. She has it memorized, but she still asks me to read it to her almost every day.


S is for Strawberry Newtons. Jacks new favorite food. His eyes get all big and he starts clapping whenever I get them out for him. It's precious.


T is for Teeth/Tooth. Josh is finally getting his tooth. Jack still only has one. and the Girls insist on brushing theirs 5 times a day.


U is for Team Umizoomi. It's Maria's new favorite show. She's obsessed. seriously. I swear she has an internal clock that tells her when it's on.


V is for Vacation. We are FINALLY getting to take one after 5 years and We.can't.wait.


W is for Whining. as in...TOO MUCH in this house. lol


X is for Xylophone. (yes, I'm using it) Jack has two of them and I swear to God, they are his favorite toys. no joke.


Y is for Youth. Where has it gone. I look at other people my age and I feel soooo much older and more mature than them. They are still trying to figure out who they are and I'm thinking about our retirement.


Z is for Zoo I'm stealing this one from Danifred because my house is like a zoo sometimes too.

So, I'm totally out of things to say because in case you've been living under a rock (or you aren't friends with me on facebook), and didn't know, we have all been battling the swine flu for the last 8 days and counting. But I feel that I've been a totally neglectful blogger, so I have to give you something. This was from Danifred. One of my favoritist bloggers on the block because she so real and also has a great sense of humor. I am nominating anyone else whose blog has been suffering lately. I say we all band together and blame the economy (never ourselves ;-) So the deal is you can only use one word to answer. So here goes.

1. Where is your cell phone? questionable
2. Your hair? messy
3. Your mother? difficult
4. Your father? asshole
5. Your favorite food? chocolate
6. Your dream last night? weird
7. Your favorite drink? water
8. Your dream/goal? peacefulness
9. What room are you in? living
10. Your hobby? scrapbooking
11. Your fear? loss
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? secure
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something that you aren’t? thin
15. Muffins? chocolate
16. Wish list item? lottery
17. Where did you grow up? uniontown
18. Last thing you did? cleaned
19. What are you wearing? pajamas
20. Your TV? madagascar
21. Your pets? outside
22. Friends? supportive
23. Your life? stressfull
24. Your mood? irritable
25. Missing someone? nope
26. Vehicle? love
27. Something you’re not wearing? shoes
28. Your favorite store? TRU (lol yes, that is as pathetic as it sounds)
29. Your favorite color? blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? yesterday
31. Last time you cried? weeks
32. Your best friend? Versailles
33. One place that I go to over and over? walmart
34. One person who e-mails me regularly? step-dad
35. Favorite place to eat? SUNNY'S!!!!!!

Is 12 days a sabbatical or a desertion?

Hey everyone! I know I've been awful lately. Mostly that is because all that is really on my mind lately is political corruption and government reform and I don't want to become one of THOSE bloggers who can only talk about one thing and that one thing usually gets people all hostile and pissy. Sooooo that has lead to some dead air (or keyboard....or screen?) on my part and I apologize. Another little bump in the road is that my camera...or my cord...or my computer is being a jackass lately and wont upload my pics. So I feel like I'm a little disconnected on that front.

Nevertheless, we've been doing pretty well in the McDonald household. Jack is EVERYWHERE which is awesome. He keeps himself entertained and is soooo much happier. I can't believe that he's (technically) 9 months old (yesterday). I can't even see that little 4 lb 7 oz baybee I delivered on that wonderfully, stressfully New Years Day. OooooKkkk that's enough of a trip down memory lane for now.

We've all been sick (some more than others) and we've all done our share of complaining (some more than others). But we got over it without any meds (woot woot!) and Maria only missed one day of school. It was on that day, that I fell in love with her preschool schedule being Mon, Tues, Wed, on and Thurs, Fri off. It was really nice that she had 4 days straight (well, 5) to just rest at home.

She's been doing really well with the preschool and she's picked up some WOOOOONDERFUL new phrases and a WOOOOOONDERFUL new attitude. Yah....it's been great having to say the phrase "I am your mother, you don't talk to me that way!" 156465435 times a day. :D My mom said to me today "maybe she just needs a little refresher course". I laughed out loud because it sounded like we were a mafia family talking about putting a hit out on a member that was getting out of line or "going off grid" as they say on TV.

Nun too exciting...

Well nothing really exciting is going on around here, but I will keep you updated anyhow. So here goes.

The world is going to hell in a hand basket. (No, I don't actually know what that phrase means so please don't ask)

Jack is crawling. (Yes, it's official now)

Maria is so stinkin polite it's killin me! (And she's heading off to school...again. And I will be bawling my freaking eyes out...again)

I'm having another garage sale this weekend. (Well, I almost HAVE to since according to "Candy and friends" I am just a lazy SAHM who doesn't contribute to the family and is a financial burden on poor, poor Josh)

I've started a delayed New Years resolution (Since last year I was a little busy...ya know, giving birth and all). I've been trying one new recipe every week. And it's actually going really, really well.

I may have cured my momma. (Ok, well technically a new Dr. that was referred to me by a stranger who is now our hero, may have cured my mother. But I feel that I am, at the very least, indirectly responsible for the aforementioned curing)

We are paying off HALF of our debt tomorrow. (well just the credit card kind. But that is the very worst kind, after all)

I am 3/4 finished with all of my canning. (18 quarts of green beans, 6 quarts of corn, 12 quarts of spaghetti sauce, 6 quarts of tomato sauce. All that's left is apple pie filling and applesauce)

Unfortunately that about wraps it up.