Wheel of Fortune Opening Comments...

Have you ever watched the Wheel of Fortune? I have, and I particularly like it. Ok, call me an old foggie, but I like it. Have you ever listened to what people say when they talk about their family after they've gotten introduced? "I'm married to my wonderful husband, Bob, for 30 great years. And we have two darling girls, and six very smart grandchildren." I told Ken the other night that if I'm ever on one of those show's, I was gonna say that I'd been married to my lazy husband for 20 rotten years and we have 2 irresponsible kids and 6 rotten grandkids... Just to see the reaction out of Pat Sajak!

Calling all Olympic Opinons!!

Oh, so here's the question... What do you think about the new Speedo suits that our USA Swimming teams (men and women) are wearing this year? News is that these new suits made by Speedo have been designed to reduce drag and float a bit. A "non-scientific" test was done by a local show, called Evening Magazine about the make of the suits and they found that they did make the swimmers swim faster. And you'll also notice that many of our swimmers are not just breaking but demolishing world and olympic records. Could it be because of the suits?

Also, I heard something that the breaking of the records also has something to do with the pool depth and the "spillage" of the pool that causes less terbulance, along with a different "rope" material between the swimmers.

And then, there's the can of worms called, Sports Enhancement Drugs...

What are your thoughts?

New Blog Photo

As you can see, I have posted a new blog photo of my precious son, Finnegan. This photo was taken on Saturday for a wedding in town. Our friends Gordon and Helen were getting married on Saturday and we'd been invited to the wedding. We thought that the wedding was going to be a traditional Chinese wedding and super fancy. And we didn't have an "appropriate" outfit for Finnegan. Our friends let us borrow the little tie for Finnegan to wear and we pared it with a nice blue shirt and khaki pants (we were gonna put him in black pants, but we didn't have black socks). He looked, oh, so handsome! He looked just as handsome as his daddy did!! Hopefully I'll have photos of all of us to post, soon.

The countdown to Bejing

Oh, I can't tell you how excited I am for the Olympics to start. And although I don't really like Finnegan watching a ton of TV, the TV will NOT be turned off for the next 2 weeks as there are 7 stations that will be playing the games 24/7. Oh, it will be glorious!! I especially excited about Michael Phelps - Swimming and the Girls Volleyball team. Gymnastics will be fun too. I am also looking forward to watching the women's weight lifting as we have a gal from our small town who is favored to win. Oh, so much excitement!!

What is your favorite event?

Snuggle Bug!

Finnegan is our little snuggle bug. When he is tired, he will find something to "snuggle" with. He puts the object to his face and rubs it on his face. (I am convinced that this is what happened in the womb as he was breech with his face nessled in the placenta - but that's a different story.) He does this in the living room with "bear bear" while he's playing and then when he gets up to his bed, he does it with "moosey" while he's getting comfortable in his bed. It is the most precious thing to see my sweet little boy, snuggling in for rest. Well, tonight he was playing on the floor before bed and I was sitting on the couch. Tootsie was laying at my feet, resting as it has been a warm day here in WA. All of the sudden, I saw Finnegan crawl over to Tootsie and put his face into her neck and snuggle her. It was the most precious thing I've seen. Granted, Finn does a lot of cute things. But this really took the cake. I didn't have my camera ready, and I knew there was no way to have him do it again. Oh, but it was so precious!! Tootsie didn't mind it at all, either. She just layed there and let him love on her. She was patient and kind. It was so sweet.

Fall Fashion

Not until recently (within the past 4 years or so) have I become interested in fashion. In high school and college, I never really cared if I was wearing something that was in style or not. I just wore what I had. And since I've become interested in "fashion" I haven't really gone all out. I still am a cheap-skate and won't pay more than $20 on something. Paying $50 for jeans (or more) or $200 on a sweater is just stupid. Especially when you can go to Target and get something similar for a fraction of that. The last few days, I've been out shopping for various things and have become excited about the fall fashion coming out. Not necessarily because I love it, but because I love going shopping in the fall. It was the one time we went out and would get at least one thing new (for school). And since I enjoy the fall over any other season, it makes it even more exciting.

Today while I was out, I enjoyed looking at the shoes and tops particularly. Even though I don't work in an office, I also enjoy this time of year because there are very stylish "work" clothes for women, like suits and business casual outfits. Oh, I wish I needed "work" clothes again :) I found a pair of high heels today that I really liked. I'm not a heel person, especially now that I'm a mommy of a toddler. Perhaps if I have any "allowance" money at the end of the month, I go back and purchase them for date night :) Who knows, I might find a reason to wear them. :)

It happens...

On Saturday our friends invited us down to Olympia to explore the Farmers Market and boardwalk area. It was such a beautiful day. It started off chilly - Ken and I both wore jackets - but by the end of the day, it was sunny and beautiful down by the water. Once we got down by the water and saw how nice it way, I pulled out the sunscreen and began to slather Finnegan in it, his arms and face particularly. Normally, I don't use the cream on his face, but the stick, so I don't get it in his eyes. This time that is all I had so we had to make due. I did my best not to get it in his eyes and succeeded as his eyes didn't water all day long. Once we got home (after his nap and our lunch) I said to Ken, "Does he look sunburned to you?" Sure enough, our little baby got a bit of a sunburn right across his nose and under his eyes... I guess mommy was so concerned about not getting it in his eyes that she neglected to do it at all. Luckily we weren't out all day long and he wore the shade on his stroller too. And it wasn't too burned, as the next day he had a "sun-kissed" look! Here's a photo of him after we got home.


So, I have again mowed the lawn for my husband. This week I started with the front yard, thinking that if it got too hot, I'd finish the next day. I did get very hot, as it is in the 80's here this week, but got the full front yard cut and it looks very nice. I started on the back yard and had a few problems. The first problem was that we have half of our lawn that tends to be the "fertilizing" area of the back yard, courtesy of our two pups, Oreo and Tootsie. The other half of the lawn tends to be the "tinkling" area of the dogs. If you are familiar with either of the two items, you know that one fertilizes and the other kills because of the ammonia content. Therefore we have one half of the yard that grows very well, is super green and very plush - this is also the area right next to the pond, so all the algae water gets deposited there. The other half of the lawn is brown and is patchy at best. Therefore, the contrast in the two creates a problem when mowing... One side there's not much to mow, and the other needs to be mowed a couple of times in one session. So, in order to remedy this problem I do tend to mow the longer side a couple of times. Problem letter B that I'm having is in regard to mower maintence. I am not a mechanic and never will be. But it seems that every time I pull the mower out, it needs some sort of "adjustment". Last time, it was out of oil. This time it was out of gas. I'm sure next time I'll need to sharpen the blade!! :) Anywho, I got the whole thing cut for my hubby and got a bit of exercise yet again this week. :)

On the weight loss front - speaking of exercise. I've held strong at 12 lbs and can't seem to lose much more. I have about 35 more to reach my goal. I have plenty of time to do it in and I'm trying to focus on 1 lb a week... That's how I got this far. But now I think my body's plateaued, so I'm just trying to get over that hump (no pun intended)!

Have a great week everyone!!