Recent Rylie photo shoot :)

If you click on the photo's you can see a larger view...

Impulsive is my middle name...

I was just thinking that I was getting SO bored taking care of two babies, working, keeping house..etc, etc....that I really needed one more thing to take care...so I decided to add one more baby to the mix. This time one of the furry kind. I little fluffy furry kind.

Meet baby Moe.

He sleeps on fluffy pillows and cuddly blankets.
He's fat, lazy and we like him.
:)

Adding icing to my cake of self pity...

I'm at my parent's house helping my mom get ready for tomorrow. Michael reaches into the freezer and almost pulls out a sugar free fat free (flavor free) ice cream bar and is stopped by my mom saying "Don't eat those, those are for the fat people." He quickly responds: "Oh, you mean you and Cindy."

.........

again, please pass a sliver of tofurky and raw cranberries....

Let me have one slice of tofurky and raw cranberries, please...

So, this past week I got to enjoy another one of my husbands paid weeks off..gotta love that. We decided to go to Atlanta to hang out and do some shopping. It was all great fun...
ultra laid back and relaxing...
so happy, care-free!
that was...
until I decided I wanted some new clothes...

Super cute jeans on sale....................................$29.99
Awesome zebra print satin jacket on sale.................$39.99
Seeing your undressed self in a dressing room mirror six weeks after having a baby................

BRUTAL





Pass the calorie free celery please!

P.S.

HAVE YOU NOTICED I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS!! :)

Check out our new etsy shop!

My mom and I are selling awesome holiday cookie mixes. We usually make them every year, and this year we have decided to make a shop online. Check it out and tell your friends! :)

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade TheHandmadeHoliday.etsy.com

The most expensive left turn of my life...

So, today started off being a really great day...I was up early because I had a great night's sleep..(I had somehow managed to have both babies in bed by 9! Only by the grace of God, I'm sure! :)) Anyways..so I am having a great day. I was dressed...I actually had a free moment to do my hair and makeup...I feel presentable for the first time in a while and it feels awesome. So I decide to make lunch plans. I don't want to keep all this to myself..I need to get out of the house!

I get in my car..and start heading to my desired location. I'm driving down Wheeler Rd. excited about meeting my lovely friend Hope for a relaxing lunch date...

I come to the stop light...It's green...but I need to make a left turn so of course I wait until the oncoming traffic passes and then I make my turn....and that's when it happened. I see blue lights behind me. I'm confused. I turn and look at the babies. They are both seated and buckled. I'm buckled. I know I wasn't speeding. Hmmm...must be a routine traffic check. No big deal.

The HUGE officer comes strolling up to my reluctantly rolled down window...and must have noticed the confused look on my face, because he asks me if I didn't see the sign... I stared briefly...."Sign...what sign?"

Well, come to find out...there is not just one sign...there are THREE signs now that say

NO LEFT TURN.

I know I need to get my eyes checked...but really...THREE signs that I missed??? How blind can I be???


So, if you are looking forward to being able to buy your children Christmas presents this year - I would advise you to pay attention to the roads signs around all this crazy road work in Augusta right now...because it will cost you $300 for an"improper left turn"!!!!

and just fyi...the minimum ticket price for speeding on 1-20 or anywhere around the road work is $625...so I suggest you slow your roll! ;)