What I've Learned Lately.

Okay, another post about parenting. But seriously, I have nothing else going on right now.


~If the chicken I made for dinner is too hot for myself, I probably shouldn't feed it to my toddler. He screamed and kept trying to scrape layers off his tongue.

~If my 1 1/2 year old gets crumbs in my bed because I let him bring crackers in my bed, it's my fault. Not his.

~No matter how much I want him to, Grant is not going to sit through a movie in the theater anytime soon. I don't think I'm going to pay $8 to hang out in a hallway anymore.

~If you have a tendency to say things like shit, damn, and hell they may be repeated by your toddler.

~Your kids are way less annoying if you actually pay attention to them instead of trying ignore them so you can look up secret people on facebook.

~I should not watch those damn, I mean darn, cop dramas on TV. Too scary for me.



~If I put my fingers in my son's mouth to check for new teeth, I'm going to get bit. Again, my fault, not his. I still bit him back.

I hope this doesn't sound like a bunch of complaining. I love my life more than I thought possible.

How couldn't I?

The moments that make it all worth it.

I was trying to think of words that describe motherhood.

Here's what I came up with:

fun

funny

wonderful

challenging

indescribable

hard

spiritual

I know, I'm not very good with words. If the blog princess were writing this, she would have such better words than that.



I had one of those unexpected moments that make you so happy and giggle with excitement in motherhood.



I was giving Grant a bath and playing the repeat game with him.

I would say bath and he would say bath. I would say Georgie and he would say Georgie. I would say Daddy and he would say Daddy. Then it happened. I said I and he said I. Then I said love and he said love. The before I had the chance to say you, he screamed Mama.



Being a mom is the best.

The Not So Distant Future and Right Now

(In no specific order.)

1. My dad bought me an airplane ticket to visit him for two weeks for Thanksgiving. I'm going to cook for him. Hint: I like compliments when I cook. Seriously.

2. I'm visiting my sister in January. I'm flying out on 1/11/11. So cool.

3. Keeping up with the Kardashians. I'm obsessed. I love Netflix.

4. Christmas is right around the corner. I'm already shopping and I'm putting my tree up next week. Jewel Christmas is played non-stop around here. (Shhh, Jewel.)

5. I need to find a babysitter for 3 hours in November. I need to get my Harry Potter on.

6. On Dancing with the Stars, Rick Fox said when he first entered the NBA, Larry Bird told him one thing, "In the NBA, we play hurt." Where did that attitude go?

7. I'm trying so hard to stop biting my nails. I've been told "Sara, if you're hungry go to the kitchen and get something to eat. We don't eat our fingers." I've got to stop.

8. My house is a total mess. I'm so emabrassed. It's like when I was a kid and my room got so messy and I just didn't know where to start so I just don't do anything and turn on another episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians.

9. I had such a fun lunch with my mom the other day. Grant used chopsticks.

10. I love fall. I can wear clothes that my mashed potato arms aren't hanging out. I took Grant to a pumpkin patch.

11. Stories of this day coming soon.

I Get It.

Thanks to Netflix, I'm in the know. How is it that I never watched Grey's Anatomy 'til now.

McDreamy...I get it. He.is.super.dreamy.

Presenting...

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Duncan!Everyone was there for the wedding, kids included.

Almost everybody.

Three out of four, just missing the missionary.

My four new siblings(they told me they don't use the word "step"). They are as nice as can be.

This is my idea of heaven.

Pictures of the trip coming soon.