Cats and Dogs

I don't think it's any secret that I am not a big fan of animals.  I respect their right to have kind, loving, clean homes with owners who love them and I think that people who mistreat animals are the scum of the earth.  But I don't want any animal of any kind in my house.  Period. 

That being said, I do love this video!  One of the funniest things I've seen in a long time.  Enjoy!

Minnie Rings

I'm sorry for my recent blogging hiatus.  I took nearly two months off but I did miss it.  Part of the reason is because my in-laws sent me an I-Phone (THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!) and so I can do all my emails, facebook, etc on my phone now instead of getting on my computer, where I blog.  I still haven't figured out how to put pictures from my phone on to the blog.  I need my sister to come home from college to show me how.  I feel like Chris and I are always waiting for her to come home to show us how to use our phones, DVR's, and anything else with technology.  Plus, it takes forever to do a blog post on the computer.  Our computer is 7 years old.  That's like 156,000 in computer years.  It is sssslllloooowwww and frequently freezes up.  So a lengthy post can take like an hour and who's got time for that?

So today's post is short but here is a picture of my girls.  I wanted to do something special for them so I found these cupcakes at a local bakery and got one for each of them.  They had Minnie Mouse rings in the frosting which pretty much constitutes a holiday in our house.

Couldn't get them both to look at the camera for anything but it's still pretty cute.  It was fun to do something special for them with the cupcakes, they were so happy and surprised.  But the best part?  Savannah didn't finish her's which means mama got to eat it.  Holla!

Shopping for Boys

Melissa's boys are turning 4 in two weeks. 

(Give me a minute to sit down and cry about this because I still think of them as little tiny babies who need me.  Having twins is tough and I went over often to help hold and feed babies.  Mostly Micah, he was the fussiest and always needed a good snug, but Mason was happy to have a Dara snug, too.)

They are turning 4 and having a super hero party which is adorable and perfect for them.  As you can see from their photo, and please ignore the awful beaver shirt on Mason, they love super heroes.  I decided I wanted to get them super hero presents and oh my goodness, what a life altering experience that was.  Here is what I got:

 Micah

Mason

Savannah and I wandered around Target for an hour and again for about 20 minutes today, looking for boy things.  It's like a foreign language, man.  And you know how kids don't like to sit in a cart for an hour and wander aimlessly around a store?  Savannah didn't even make a peep because she was too busy staring at all the boy toys that are mostly in a color that is completely foreign in our house: blue.  Here is what I learned/observed from our shopping trips:

1.  There are multiple "groups" of super heroes.  There are the Avengers, which have Captain America, Hulk, and some other guys I have never heard of.  There is also the Justice League of America, which has Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and some other guys I've never heard of including one called Flash (now why would you name a kids super hero "Flash?"  All I can picture is some creeper in a trench coat, am I right?).  Then there are other popular super heroes, like Spiderman, but I don't know if he belongs in a group or if he's on his own.  Maybe it's the spider thing.  People don't like spiders so maybe they won't let him in their group.

2.  I'm pretty sure I violated the boy code by combining groups into presents.  For Micah, he's getting a Superman doll (Justice League) and Avengers tableware.  Mason is getting a Green Lantern doll (also Justice League) and Spiderman tableware.  Mixing and matching the different groups is probably not allowed but I'm claiming "Mommy-of-girls-only" ignorance and doing it anyway.

3.  I'm pretty sure boys dolls aren't called "dolls".  I think I remember Melissa calling them "action figures."  Much more manly.

4.  Spiderman and The Avengers are both made by Marvel.  That's even more mean that they won't let Spiderman in their group since they're like brothers. 

5.  I don't know where Transformers fit in but I know the boys love them, too.  It was much easier to shop for the boys when they were little and into Toy Story.  Toy Story I can get behind.  I know the characters, the plot lines, the bonus features on the DVD, but super heroes?  No idea.