Wobbly Table?

Just do what the creative people at MADDOX did here, and put a saucer under one leg....works like a charm!!

Why God Made Moms

I got this in an email foward and laughed so hard, I had to share it....

Answers given by 2nd grade school children

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3 God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of ?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did Mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

Hop on Pop

Chandler has become quite the little monkey lately, climbing on everything, or should I say everyone! Earlier tonight, Mike was taking a little nap on the floor when she crawled on top of him and sat right on his head...then began to bounce. Luckily he's a good sport and just laughed through it all. I got to laugh, too, since minutes earlier she was doing the same thing to me, only on my FACE!!

Chandler's Grill

She got these from Brooke (of course!) and we had a great laugh...she thought it was hilarious and hammed it up when she realized that we were laughing at her.

Cute Little Things

Chandler was in her jammies tonight and I noticed that her adorable little wrist rolls were deep enough that they could be seen THROUGH the jammies! How cute is that?! Bracelets get lost in those things!

Just Playing Nintendo

Hope it doesn't give her seizures from all the flashing lights!

I love that her See 'n Say gets tossed to the side for the DS...who needs to know what sound an animal makes when you could be playing Mario!

Happy Birthday, Princess Chandler!!

Yesterday was Chandler's 1st birthday, and it was such a fun day! I let her do just about anything she wanted (which included eating Sweetart hearts for breakfast) and I spent a lot of the day preparing for the party. We did a ladybug theme and it was so adorable! Decorations, the cake and cupcakes, the balloons, everything was read and black and spotted. Thanks to everyone who came to the party. It was so much fun. Here are some shots of the festivities...

Birthday Girl!!

Only 1 Antenna

I told you EVERYTHING was red and black!

I loved the little ladybugs in the middle of the bows on the presents!

This little ladybug was the inspiration for the whole theme. It's adorable, and she is such a ham!

When she opened this See'n Say from Darcy, she yelled "Yay!" Guess she likes it!

A ladybug cake for Chandler and cupcakes for all the other guests.

A closer view of Chandler's cake. I made it all by myself...well, maybe my mom helped a little.

I think she liked the IDEA of having a whole cake to herself, but since no one was telling her she couldn't have it, it lost a little of it's luster.

Mom showing her how it's done!

I stuck her hand in it, that didn't go over well. She wiped it ALL OVER!

Although none of the cake actually made it into her mouth, she did manage to make a mess of it...

...which is why she required the bath in the sink at the end of the night.

Chandler was born on January 13th, 2008 at 2:57 am. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. She's come a LONG way since then! She is now 21 pounds and 30 1/2 inches long. She says lots of words including Mom (which she already says with attitude), kitty, meow, NO!, bye, uh-oh, "ho, ho, ho" (when you asked her what Santa says), why, MeMe (Amy), Mya, baby, mine...She knows where her hair, teeth, belly button and boobs (thanks, Aunt Brooke) are. She doesn't walk yet, but she would if no one would watch her. She climbs stairs, claps at the end of prayers, is obsessed with kitties (even though she really doesn't like them and cries when one is near her) and is a total Mommy's girl. I love her with all my heart and she is my little princess. I'm so grateful for her! Happy Birthday, sweetheart!! I LOVE YOU!!

P.S. I have to give my mom a HUGE thank you for her help with the party. I never could have pulled it off without her. Love you too, Momma!!

Catching up...

Wow...it seems like Christmas was just yesterday, but it's been over 3 weeks! I can't believe how time has flown. New Year's has come and gone, and January is nearly half over. It's crazy! Just wanted to post some cute pictures and share some news...I'M ENGAGED!! Mike proposed on Saturday, but please don't ask when it will be, because we have NO idea. Both of us have houses that need to be sold, so it may be a while in this economy. I'm so excited though. Mike is such a great guy and is exactly what I have been looking for. I just don't know why I couldn't have found him sooner!

Here are the pictures I've been promising...

I have no idea what she is so excited about, but it must be great!

This girl was BORN with her tongue out!

I promise she's not handicapped, Amy just knows RIGHT when to snap a bad photo

"And it came to pass..." That's how Mya starts most of her stories. Maybe they DO read scriptures at the Garfield house!