What made me laugh yesterday afternoon:

Yesterday Elliot sang Mama Mia! over and over and over again and at completely random times. I was having a blue moment and thinking how life is so unfair when I heard a quiet voice at the lunch table singing "mama mia, here we go again, my my how can I hmmhmm her, hmmmmhmmmhhmmmhmmm" he must have lost interest in the lyrics... Put a smile on my face nonetheless!

Squeeeee! I couldn`t wait until Christmas to share :o)

Are these not THE cutest ever! My Auntie Brenda sent them last week and we just had to take them in for pictures.
Coincidentally these also inspired our Halloween costumes but you will have to wait until next month to see those. All the Becks will be Seussed!

Yeah I get it, I speak before I think

I have a "no soliciting please" sign on my front door yet I still have strangers coming to the door looking for me to switch utility companies, switch security companies or sponsor something or other.

This afternoon it was a sponsorship and I told the representative that we support other causes but have a nice day and good luck on your quest. He asked me if we'd consider supporting his cause and I said flat out no. He asked me why and what pops out of my mouth?

We support what is close to our hearts and that's the way we roll.

THAT'S THE WAY WE ROLL????

Where did that come from? Did I forget that I'm white?

I think I actually sounded just a bit like Optimus Prime for a minute. What's his tag line? Autobots ROLL out?

Autobots - roll out sound bite  Movies sound bites

Swimming 101

This morning was the boys' first swim class for Swimmer 2. They were very excited and great listeners. Aaron's working so they were solo in the change room which always causes me a bit of stress but hey, that's life so why sweat it. It's not creepy old men I'm worried about - it's more like the kids whipping their towels at each other and accidently taking out an innocent bystander.
Moving on.
So, the first class was a success. Alex keeps reminding me that to swim properly you kick your feet like you're stomping jelly and wave your arms like you're smoothing on the peanut butter. It's his mantra. All day. Stomp the jelly. Smooth the peanut butter. Stomp the jelly. Smooth the peanut butter. Over and over and at very random moments i.e.when we were at the drive-thru window picking up some Happy Meals. The order person could hear him somewhat and said "I'm sorry we don't have peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches here."
Ba dum bum.

How do YOU fall asleep when you're overtired?

So here I am last night laying in bed unable to sleep. I think I was overtired because it was wayyyyy past my bedtime so I decide to listen to music. Aaron would have no part of me reading in bed with the lights on. I scroll through the playlists and pick top 200. What a mistake that was. Instead of unwinding and drifting off to la la land I laid there listening to music for another hour!
I was just about to turn off the music and attempt sleep when Hollaback Girl came on and then I was wide awake. "I haven't heard this in FOREVER. This is one of my all-time faves. I first heard it at Jeff and Megan's wedding. Is it wrong that I told the kids she was saying ship instead of sh*t? In my head that made it okay to listen to it in front of the kids.
And then I'm thinking about the music video and cheerleading...and then wondering if the new tv series Hellcats has started yet.
Sure enough it was in the wee hours when I finally fell asleep and you betcha it was in the wee hours when my alarm clock went off.
Maybe I need to NOT pick music as a sleep time aide.

Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl found on Rap

It was bound to happen sooner or later

JT asked me if he could host a Halloween party for him and his friends.





Unlike some of my girlfriends I'm not really into Halloween so much. But I'm definitely into making my kids happy so I'll put some thought into it.





JT didn't think it was a big deal - after all I have grownup parties ALL THE TIME according to him.





So, what makes for a good Halloween kids party? How many kids maximum? What are some good games/activities the kids can do for cheap...because we all know how fast this will turn into a huge expense if I don't set some limits.



Send me your ideas and thoughts!!!


Does anyone even do bobbing for apples anymore?

TMI Tuesday

Let me set the stage for you guys.
In March I went for my yearly checkup and 7 months later and many, many, many tests later we discovered all the things wrong with this 32 year old body and all the things that are right with this body.
So, the whole point to this boring walk through my life is that I have severe high blood pressure and am medicated for it.
AND THE MEDICATION MAKES ME SWEAT LIKE I JUST RAN A MARATHON!!!!
For real.
I will now be wearing only dark t-shirts that somewhat mask the tell tale Ring of Sweatness.
Is is the end of the world? Um no, but does it still suck anyways? Heck yeah!
Look even one of my fave celebs has the same R of S:

And let's be honest, Kate looks about as happy about it as I feel.
And that's just for non strenuous activities.
Wait until you see me run! I'm not just 'glistening' the water is just poring off me.
I will now be adding sweatbands and wristbands to my shopping list. Then maybe I'll look like this guy and enjoy running again instead of feeling like I need to wear a sign that says 'it's the meds, I can't help it, I DO NOT SMELL'.
Bottom line. I sweat. A lot. But my blood pressure is a-okay which means my ticker will keep on ticking. So in the big picture - who cares if I can only wear dark shirts :oP