Look at how fast she is growing up!! This pic was taken in January...she just seems like a toddler now, it's hard to believe that so much can happen in just a few months.

New Clothes

So excited about buy new clothes for school!! I am one of those really cheap people that have to find the deals. For instance, I went to the Gap Outlet (LOVE that place!!) and purchased two pairs of chinos (khaki and dark brown) and a really cool retro shirt for $75. I think that is pretty good. Went to another store and bought 4 shirts for $37. I really like the shirts, but I tend to buy the same things...they are all pretty much the fitted tee, but different. KWIM?? Is anyone else in the same rut like me?? I tend to show up in Khakis and a shirt with a cardigan pretty much every day. I'm not a fashion diva buy any means...hello, I will be teaching art to elementary kids. But sometimes I wish I would be a little more dressy...I just don't want to pay for it. Is that stupid or what???

Summer end crunch time

So last night I seemed to be up for quite a while stressing over Olivia going to daycare, how she will do, that whole transition thing, did we pick the right person, etc. Then I start with what am I going to cook to freeze. Cuz, I'm sorry, I can't be getting home till after 4:30 then start on supper, so the plan is to make several dinners then freeze them-then all I have to worry about is sides and such. Let's see, what else was I stressing, oh...how am I going to react to the kids at school? How are they going to react to me? I'm used to middle class and I will be working with middle to lower. Not that it matters, I'm just really worried about behavioral issues and such. I'm just so nervous to be basically being it all. I don't know how everyone does it.
To top it off, now I'm tired, Olivia woke up the usual early 6:45, and has only taken an hour and a half nap. How do I get this child to sleep?! I thought for sure the park would wear her out, but nothing!

On a less stressful note, Gregg and Olivia were out the other night playing in her all time favorite toy, her beat up car. She really is so cute with it, she will hold on to the steering wheel and make the mmmmmm noise. Funny stuff!

We are through with the bottle!!

Yeah!! Friday night we decided to try to give Olivia a cup instead of her bottle. This was the only bottle we haven't broken yet...and it was so easy!! We just gave it to her, and I think she was so darn tired, she just took it. She did the same thing on Saturday too. Now, how do you break the milk before bed?? I guess one step at a time.

On another note, Natalie and I decided to go to the scrapbook store in Kansas and work on Saturday. It was right by the Legends shopping center, so we scrapped for a while, then shopped for a while. It was great, I got a day off, and Gregg took Olivia to the park and had her all day. It felt good! I think I need to get out more often. Sometimes I think that she is just too attached to me, I love it, but I kinda feel trapped sometimes. So, I think it will be an adjustment when she goes to daycare and I go back to work. I hope it will be ok and not too tramatic. I guess we will see...

Seriously--It has to be illegal to be this cute!

Just wanted to play around with photos for a minute! I'm trying to make this a computer savy day instead!!

Yet another un-computer savy day

So, I thought I would try my luck at the blog world again...thought I could post on my old blog...but I can't figure out what my user name and or password is. Here's the kicker--I put in the wrong email addy so I can't get my password emailed to me. Brilliant I tell you.

On other notes, ok, so my child was that child last night. We were over at a friends house having dinner. They have a daughter that is 2 months older than Olivia, who was perfect of course. Olivia decided it upon herself to scream at everything. She bumped her head, it was the end of the world. She couldn't get a toy to work, it was the end of the world. She barely set through dinner. Kind of embarassing. I guess I have to remember that she just had an ear infection, has been exhausted lately, and is teething. I'm sure it would make me cranky too, but it is times like that I am ready to go back to work.