4.27.2011

my child...

...is a stasher.

I know. It's hard to swallow. But the first step to fixing something is acknowledging there is a problem. It began with cell phones and remotes in the couch cushions, hot dogs in his pockets, and sippy cups in the bathtub. It escalated rather quickly to social security cards and non-farm objects in the silo of his barn.

But most recently, the worst has happened; 
 he stashed our digital camera in the dirty clothes basket. 

I dumped the load of dirty clothes straight from the basket to the washer, as I always do, and began the load. I went about my business for the next 45 minutes and returned to the washer to make the transport. Upon transporting, I noticed a hard "clink" when I pulled out a sweatshirt. I looked in and I saw it. Just, sitting there. All I could say was a choice 4-letter word. And call Sean:

"Sean, I found the camera."
"Good! I knew it would turn up--and you thought he threw it in the garbage."
(did I forget to mention Oliver threw my wallet in the trash a month ago, never to be found again?)
"Well, you're right about that. He threw it in the dirty clothes."
"Good thing you found it before you put them in."
"Uh...yeah. I found it as I was switching loads."
"[insert choice 4-letter word]. We'll talk about it when I get home."

You want to know the worst part? There were 2 smudges on the back screen I tried everything to get off, all to no avail. The smudges are finally gone.

4.26.2011

Go Bruins!

...I suck at updating this thing lately.

Main reason: SO MUCH has been going on that I have found myself to be pretty much useless in matters other then taking care of myself (not really--I did finally wash my hair, though) and taking care of Oliver (with lots of help from Sean). I need to blog about Mexico, pregnancy, Easter, finishing school, Oliver, and lots of other schtuff. But I wanted to do a quick update to announce where we're going to law school.

....drum roll please....
UCLA, UCLA, UCLA!

There it is--UCLA! We are so excited. Sean got a great scholarship offer there and we decided it was the best decision for our family. We were holding out to hear back from Stanford--which we finally did--and it was a wait list (which is still pretty awesome). We move at the end of July--and yes, I'll have a brand-new baby (not even a month old) when we move. 

That's going to be really awesome.


4.10.2011

curious as to where I've been?

here's a teeny taste:

(running around like he's on crack)
the whole gang
28 weeks
  (my SMIL made me look at the ocean. apparently I don't know how to look normal):
Akumal, Mexico!
*Please take note of my feet and ankles--totally awesome.