Book and baby

So my baby is 2.... I can't believe it, I'll have to post some pictures, I just showed him Meg and Dustys blog and he says "mom".... Ummm. no, but maybe he thinks we look alike!!! Funny, and I showed him Rome and said, "can you say Rome?" And he says "bebe Rome" so cute!!! So Megann has tagged me and here I am writing it down to remind myself to do it. OK. Now I will remember. Sometime... Also, I just finished reading a good book, the Proper Care and feeding of Husbands by Dr Laura Schlessinger. Talk about a wake up call. Aimee's book club, or should I say Kristi's book club hosted by Aimee discussed it last month, and boy I wish I could have been there!!! So much to talk about. If you are ever feeling that self pity creeping up, just read it!

grocery store

So did I mention before how fun it is to run into old friends??? I saw another person from my high school at the grocery store last week. About 2 months ago I ran into Amy C, now Amy N as I was leaving the Safeway I most frequently visit. And then last Friday I saw Paul M. I meant to look him up in my elementary school pictures because its possible I've know him that long, but we graduated together in 94, along with 8 or 900 other people. Anyway, I wonder who I'll see at Safeway in 2 more months?!?!

Amazing!

OK, so I have to post this one over here in case Mariah ever reads the other one. For Christmas we wanted to get the kids a trampoline for the backyard. Judd in his honesty, wanted to make sure that the homeowners association OKed this, because we wanted to put up the saftey net which would make it over the 8feet tall that is allowed. SO, I did all the work making a diagram and jotting down the dimensions, and then began the wait. Now previously we have had many problems with the HOA regarding our front yard landscaping and I had begun to decide that the HOA was evil and run by a bunch of jerks who are just out there to make my life miserable by not approving my requests for no tree, my wrong choice of rock color, etc... So I had assumed that they knew we wanted the trampoline for Christmas, and were purposely waiting until after Christmas to deny us becuase they knew it would ruin some kids' Christmas. And I was down to about a 5% hope that it would even be approved. I was looking into all sorts of situations where people had problems with their HOA and what could be done about it. FYI-- do not just stop paying your dues, in some places the HOA can then foreclose on your house! Its all about disbanding the HOA, but who would take care of our neighborhood pool, and our multiple common areas/playgrounds?? So I had pretty much resigned myself to just hating them forever, when lo and behold on January 29th I checked the mail and there was another letter from the HOA. What was it this time, denying us our refund money??? Did we have too many weeds?? Had we left our trash can out??? No chance of that one due to our trash can loving son. Were they finally getting around to denying my request for a trampoline 2 months later?? So I open it. You cannot imagine my surprise and excitement when it said we were approved for a trampoline!!!! I said "I'm floored!" And Mariah says, "what's wrong with the floor??" So now we can put up the trampoline and still surprise the kids, becuase they don't know about it. But should Santa come give it to them for Valentine's?? Or should the easter bunny bring it?? Or does one lucky kid get it for their birthday??? See, the Santa thing was just the best time.... So now what? Wait till next Christmas?? I don't think so!!