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Coffee

i treated myself to this little beauty today.



my old coffee maker that i bought right after noah was born, was making coffee that had a very distinct burnt plastic taste ick! so, off to target we went for a new coffee maker. i have wanted a french press ever since i read this post but couldn't justify buying one while i had a working pot.

You wouldn't believe the goodness that is a cup of coffee from a press. it is so smooth and doesn't have that awful bitter taste you get from using a regular pot.


if you are in the market for a new coffee pot i highly recommend you look into a press. trust me you won't regret it!

ipad wars

my kids are different. they insist on watching movies on the ipad.


instead of on one of the several very nice (and large) tv's we have all over the house. this causes fights between them.


it is always a competition to see who can get closer to the pad.


i love their little weird butts.

turning a corner

we are turning a corner today whether we are ready to or not. we are all fever free but still pretty low on energy. we still have some pretty wicked coughs and runny noses but i have decided today will be a good day. we got dressed, i am going to tackle the mountain of laundry that has accumulated over the past week and i am going to cook dinner tonight. we may even turn off the tv for a little bit actually that's a lie we aren't ready for that yet. we need to pace ourselves. right?

today will be good and tomorrow will be even better. i decided that tomorrow we will be well enough to wonder the isles of target and thursday, gracie will go to school. i see the light at the end of the tunnel and it feels good. damn good.

happy tuesday!

Saturday momrning in bed.....

Here I am laying in bed on a Saturday morning watching "Motherhood" on Starz, browsing the Internet and listening to my hubby and kiddies playing in the basement below me. Only two things would turn this into absolute bliss, a steaming hot cup of coffee and not being bed ridden with the absolute worst case of the flu!

This is my fourth day of having the flu, it has been no fun at all. A few days ago I blogged about never getting any privacy well be careful what you wish for folks because you just might get it. I am basically banished to my room and only allowed to come out to pee. I miss my kids so much it is actually hurting me even though they are in the same house as me. I think it is worse that I have been getting little peaks at there sweets face and hearing snippets of their tiny voices all the while knowing I can't scoop them up and kiss their cheeks. I love them.

My husband and mom have been tag teaming taking care of the kids and keeping the house from blowing up. I don't know why I am always surprised I know he is awesome but Corey is doing such a great job at taking care of the kids and everything. Like not just keeping the kids alive good, like giving baths, cooking dinner instead of going to the drive-thru, doing dishes, straightening up and laundry. I love him. I love him. I love him.

relaxing bath

I decided to take a nice long hot bath tonight to clear my congestion and help me sleep. I had just settled in with my google reader app on my iPhone so I could catch up on my blogs and look who showed up.


Can't a momma get a little privacy? Oh wait, I forgot I know the answer to that question and it's a big fat "negative ghost rider!"

guilt and other stuff

i am sick. i feel awful. i am coughing up a storm and running a fever. all thanks to my lovely husband who brought this wonderful little bug home from the office. ick! i don't know what is worse though how i feel or the guilt i have for letting my kids watch to much tv so i can lay on the couch. i hate when i turn to tv to entertain my kids but what am i supposed to do? i obviously can't take them anywhere and i have zero energy to come up with something fun and cool to entertain them. so a toy story marathon will have to do today. don't judge. i really am a good mom i just feel like poop in the pants today.

on a happier note something was delivered to our house yesterday.


talking jessie!!


gracie has been asking for her for a long time and in a moment of weakness last week i bought jessie online when i found her on sale. a special gift every now and them isn't really that big of a deal right? i find myself torn between not wanting to spoil my kids and wanting to give them everything their little hearts desire. i of course don't buy them everything they want, corey would kill me. i tell myself it is not that big of a deal, "she is a good girl. she deserves it." plus she is in l.o.v.e. with her new toy.


a little spoiling never hurt anyone. right?