Mr. E day!

So I was attempting some Mr. E day pictures with Little Lion.  This one is too funny not to share. Doesn't he look like a future politician?  And I'm also checking to see if Mr. E even reads this blog....haha :)

Lion Tamer

Yes that is my new title...I'm no longer Stay-at-Home Mom.  Let me show you what a typical day is like with Little Lion.  

First lets start with looking out the window.  Now Little Lion has access to go outside onto our screen porch whenever he wants, but he needs to see the front of the house too.  So he wants to look out the front window which is above the couch.  And he got there himself.

After he decided he wanted to go out on the back porch.  We have new neighbors with a little boy who is the same age as Little Lion.  Little Lion is fascinated by him.  Well he got himself stuck behind the chair.

Little Lion was hot so he came inside to play with his toys....or should I stay play in his toy box.  It's easier to get to the kitty that way.

Next Little Lion decided he wanted to go for a walk.  Well Mommy was trying to make dinner and couldn't go for a walk at the moment. So Little Lion decided to attempt to get into the stroller by himself, but got stuck at the wheels.

When Daddy comes home from work, Little Lion loves to go into the office with him.  And of course he emulates Daddy.  So he wanted to play computer too.  

Can you tell he runs me ragged, but when Little Lion looks at you with those big brown eyes....it's worth it.

Count Down to Beijing

This year is the summer Olympics in Beijing.  Yeah exciting!!  I love watching swimming and diving.  It's so anticipated that the Today Show is doing a count down.  Everyday they do a little segment about an olympic sport/person.  And everyday they state how many days until 08/08/08. 

 Now that is great and all except I turn THIRTY on 08/08/08.  Do I really need a daily reminder that I'm going to be 30?????  Well folks today marks 73 days to go.  BLAH!  

I'm skinny, but OLD!!

So I've been wii fitting it up now for a few days.  My weight is low normal and normal BMI :)  Woot Woot!!  However, my first time taking the body test was not so good.  I was 44 years old!!!! As most of you know, I'm going to be 30 this year.  Shocker!!!  I'm 14 years older in my body balance.  UGGGHHH  That was the 21st.  Yesterday after trying out most of the games and getting a feel for the balance board, I tried the body test again....AGE.....34!!!  I'm better than the show Ten Years Younger....I managed it in 1 day and cost me nothing :)  Today, I am 30 years old!!  If I keep this up I'll be 21 by next week :)  

My new favorite picture

I caught Little Lion being cute and smiling which doesn't happen often now that he is on the move and won't slow down for a picture.  Isn't he the cutest???!!!  Look at those teeth!!  He has 4 now....yes a little slow for a 16 month old :)

Wii fit

Well today is release day of the new Wii Fit game.  Yes I went out and got one for Mr. E and I to get in shape for our trip to Hawaii.  Let's see what this game can actually do for us.  I think I'll post my stats and progress.  We also bought Wii Ski.  We need some winter sports in the 90 degree temps of Florida.  Of course I haven't been able to try it out yet since Mr. E *needs* to be home and the first to try it.  I like that it helps with balance and core strengths.  My posture isn't the greatest so I'd like to strengthen up my core muscles and get those boobs to stick out. Pam Anderson watch out!!!!  LOL :)

My Newest Obession

As most of you know, Sunday night TV is BORING!!  Mr. E loves the HD Food Network!!!  He was watching tv and I was playing with Little Lion.  The show Ace of Cakes came on.  This is a show about a Pastry Chef who started his own Cake Shop.  Chef Duff and his staff make wedding cakes, birthday cakes, and most of all UNIQUE cakes.  These cake makers are AMAZING!!  They made a hockey rink wedding cake with a edible Zamboni machine!  It even had plexiglass around the rink.  They also showed a 40th birthday cake that was in the shape of a beaver.  It was really life like.  Another fantastic cake was the Baltimore skyline cake.  It was a 5 tier wedding cake with all the famous buildings in Baltimore hand painted on fondant circling each tier.  After watching 3 episodes....yes it's that addicting, poor Little Lion...I was ready to order a cake.  Then I realized that I have no reason for a cake and they're in Baltimore.  Here is Charm City Cakes website. Check out their extraordinary cakes!!!!  I am putting it on my tivo season pass!!

PWT Craziness

Little Lion and I were driving home from swim lessons today when I noticed the car in front of us has 2 magnetic support ribbons on the bumper.  I usually don't pay too close attention, but the one ribbon was teal color.  I couldn't think what cause was teal.  I know breast cancer is pink.  Support the troops is yellow, but what was teal????  

We came to a stop light and I found out what the teal stood for.....Support STRIPPERS!!!!!!!!!  Who knew???  I guess I'm behind on the times to not know that strippers have their own support ribbons.  Well of course I had to see what the other ribbon was supporting.  It was light purple in color.  This was one was to support BITCHING!!!!  

Klassy with a capital K!!!!!  The car was an old blue Olds with a rat's nest of a women driving and of course with cigarette smoke coming out of the window.   I should have known from the get go.  Silly me for thinking this woman really wanted to show her support for a good cause.  Or maybe being a stripper bitch is her good cause to mankind?!  I really hope not though.

Dishwasher

As you can tell I've been busy with no new entry this week.  Swim lessons have been taking up our mornings and leaving Mommy and Little Lion tired.  

Well we had a small crisis this week with our dishwasher.  On Tuesday, we had a playdate in the afternoon.  I of course being the great housekeeper that I am *insert sarcasm here*, started doing dishes a few minutes before they arrived.  I thought I turned the dishwasher on while we went for our walk around the neighborhood.  Wednesday morning, I went into the dishwasher to grab a glass and thought WOW Mr. E was awesome for dumping out the excess water that pools on top of the glasses.  So I took a glass and fork and went on with my day.  

Mr. E comes home from work and goes to get a glass....did I mention I was a great housekeeper????  Yes the dishes are still in the dishwasher that afternoon.  Anyway, Mr. E is like Ewwwww these are dirty....Did you turn the dishwasher on????  I thought I had, but with the rush of the playdate, I could have forgotten.  So I started it again after I had my Ewww moment of realizing I drank out of a dirty cup and ate with a used fork, and why would Mr. E help out in the cleaning department.  

This morning I get up to make breakfast and grab a glass.  Mr. E had grabbed a glass as well and left the dishwasher open.  Wow how nice of him to dump the water.....Wait a minute he didn't do it last time, why would he do that now????  Yes the dishwasher didn't wash the dishes.  Now I know for a fact that I have turned this stupid thing on!!!  The water wasn't coming through to wash the dishes.   I turn it on again.  It sounds fine.  I open it and nothing is blocking where the water would come out....hmmmm.  I call the GE repairman....my mom ;)  She tells me that she knew some people who had the exact same thing happen with their dishwasher....GREAT....How did they fix it I ask?  They sold their house....well that's not going to work for us!  Poor buyers of that house.  

My mom asked if I tried any other cycles.  I didn't, and pushed the pots and pans cycle. Wouldn't you know it starts to work.  And just like our lives the *Normal* cycle doesn't work ;)