Decades Day

Last week Alex’s school had a “Decades Day”. Alex decided to dress from the 80’s and put a modern twist on it. The pictures speak for themselves; she looked incredibly awesome. You may notice that she has approximately 10 inches of hair missing. She got a haircut and donated her tendrils to Locks of Love. I LOVE the style of her hair. It fits her punk personality perfectly. The other day when I picked her up from play practice she told me that she and her friends saw some cute boys and decided to give them nicknames. I had to laugh. Why? Because my friends and I did the exact same thing when we were in 7th grade. I went home and brushed off the dust from my 1995-1996 journals to reminisce what clever handles we selected for our crushes. Warning: If you weren’t one of my friends in 7th grade the remaining information in this post will not be in the least bit compelling or make any sense whatsoever. (Charlyn, Heather, and Krissey should get a kick out of this.) There was Blondie, Hair Boy, Kilometer, and… (drum roll please)…. Hot Fudge Sunday! Yes, Hot Fudge had all of us swooning. We even developed a logo for him. All I can say is the times change but girls will always be girls.

The Groundhog says...

PunxsutwaneyPhil says "Six more weeks of winter." The day after the groundhog saw his shadow we wake up to a foot of new snow!!! I'm done with the cold... and the snow... and winter in general. I can't wait for spring... my sandals are calling to me (sigh). At least the kids had fun playing in the white stuff today.

Today is the day...

Today is the day that Tony is officially one year older than being old! Ha, ha!!! Okay, okay, I am quite aware that 31 isn’t the least bit old, but I have the right as his young vibrant 24 year old wife to rub it in. Tony is so much more than my husband; he is the father of my children, my best friend, my lover, and a certifiable bad-ass! Every time he looks at me I feel like the most gorgeous girl in the world. I can’t believe that we have been married for over 5 years. I know that many people thought the odds were against us when we decided to get engaged after dating for only one month. Well lover, we proved them wrong! It has been one crazy, sexy, cool ride. Happy Birthday! I love you!!!

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

I wanted to take time and pay tribute to a remarkable man, Martin Luther King Jr. His words were always so awe-inspiring. Below are a few of my favorite quotes of his:

“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.”

“I believe the unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant”.

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

“Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.”

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

I was extremely blessed to have a mother that taught me to sincerely care. She taught me to never judge a person by the color of their skin or what church they did or did not attend. How many relationships and experiences I would have missed out on if I had been prejudice. It deeply saddens me that discrimination still exists. How much we could all ascertain if we took a step back and got to know each other for the content of our souls.

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Hair Today... Gone in 28 Washes

Brady has some seriously crazy hair. It definitely has a mind of it's own. I think it may be time for a hair cut.

On the subject of hair, a few weeks ago (December 30th to be exact) I decided to take the plunge and (gulp) dye my hair for the first time ever. It was almost a new year, time to be reckless, have some fun, and try something out of the ordinary. First off, I would like to point out that coloring ones own hair is not a simple task. It was a ginormous pain in the buttocks. I didn't want too drastic of a change so I went with a dark auburn color. The end result is in the image below:

So... I think I look totally different. What do other people think??? The ONLY person that noticed I colored my hair was Alex. Tony of course was aware that I was coloring my hair, but not one other person I have seen since has said anything about it. This means that I am:

a. So completely anti-social that when I do go into public people think: "I haven't seen her for a long time... her hair must have always been that color. What is she doing out and about anyways? Shouldn't she be home barefoot in the kitchen cooking and making more babies?"

b. I am crazy. It is all in my head that my appearance is utterly altered. The change was so subtle that I can't possibly expect normal human eyes to notice.

c. I look so different that people don't recognize me when they see me. They just smile and nod while trying to figure out how they know me.

I think it's option "c";) I was too much of a coward to choose a permanent hair color, so this is only semi-permanent. In approximately 28 washes I will be back to my natural self.

Happy Christmas!

Alex with her new snowboard:)

Brady's new car drove itself under the couch. I told him to go get it... he got stuck in the process. LOL

Merry Christmas! Yes, I know I have been slacking with my lack of blog posts. Life has been beyond busy and stressful this month. On the occasions that I actually remembered my camera so I could take pictures I usually forgot batteries. Grrrr. I did remember to take pics of the kids this morning, so enjoy! We send our love to everyone!