Saylor + Clover + Caspian
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
the garment doctor
so i pull up and then see a creepy guy pulling in next to me parking in front of a tobacco store and he was staring and i was weirded out so yes, i backed out and drove to starbucks for a bit and then came back. ahem ahem. but at starbucks i discovered that the dress i was presently wearing had a tear in the back! aaaand it's not mine it's val's. so i point it out to the lady [need to find out her name!] after showing her the dress i came for and she's just super cute.. she's old and has a perfect new york accent and right away she's rambling away stories to me. so she tells me to take off the dress i'm wearing and i'm standing in the middle of her store like 'oh, ok... i have nothing on underneath..?' and she's like 'nothin i haven't seen before honey.' so i think well shoot whatever. so i give her the dress and then put on the dress i came for. she fixes val's dress in approx 30 seconds. awesome. she starts pinning the dress i'm wearing all the while telling me about her old neighborhood, designer wedding dresses she worked on, etc etc etc... i'm falling in love with her. she agrees the dress looks much better shorter and then tells me 'ok you need to take your hand, cross it over, stick it in your dress and pull up ok?' and i'm like what the heck is she telling me ooooh ok pull my boobs up. it's a strapless dress. so i shift one side and then let her know the other side is a lot bigger because i haven't nursed off that side yet today.. so i adjust that one and yah they are noticeably different in size and she is surprised and laughs and says 'i've never seen anything like that before!'. um. evidently you never breastfed?! a-whoops. i thought you said you've seen it all lady! aaaah :)
i hope the dress turns out well, if so i will post before and after pics.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
birth of caspian sage adventure
caspian sage adventure
june 11th, 2012 1:48am, 8lbs 8oz 21 inches
Saturday, February 4, 2012
5 year old survey
i asked him these questions when he was 3 and then 4 and now here we are again...and now i'm ready to find a new question thing for him to answer. cuz i love this thoughts! i originally put these in facebook notes but that feature is apparently gone from facebook now! so i'm saving them to my blog.
1. What is something mom always says to you?
uuuuh... just to snuggle and stuff.
2. What makes mom happy?
massages and snuggling and saying i love you too.
3. What makes mom sad?
doing bad things.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
just doing funny stuff and tickling me.
5. What was your mom like as a child?
i don't know because i wasn't around.
6. How old is your mom?
how old are you? 27?
7. How tall is your mom?
i don't know. 25 inches?
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
mmm massages and massages and snuggling.
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
i don't know because i don't see you! just doing stuff, doing grownup stuff, watching movies or something.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
what's famous? um, because they love you.
11. What is your mom really good at?
good at? hmm. i don't know what are you good at? playing mario kart.
12. What is your mom not very good at?
war. warring. because i sometimes win the war [card game].
13. What does your mom do for a job?
work on the computer? just look up stuff on the computer i only think of that.
14.What is your mom's favorite food?
i don't know. pb&j? pizza?
15.What makes mom proud of you?
doing good things and beating stuff.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
uh. a robot.
17. What do you and your mom do together?
snuggle and play.
18. How are you and your mom the same?
our faces.
19. How are you and your mom different?
because you're tall and i'm shorter.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
i don't know.because i always say i love you and she does too.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
because you married him. just that he's with you and stuff and that he lives with you.
22. What is your mom's favorite place to go?
i don't know. the beach! i don't know. cosi?
here is his 4 year old answers:
i asked him these questions when he was 3 and now here we are again... funny to see how he understood questions more this time..
1. What is something mom always says to you?
uh, i don't know. do you love me? i love you!
2. What makes mom happy?
uh, cleaning up messy stuff.
3. What makes mom sad?
if i do wrong stuff?
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
when you do silly things and wiggle me!
5. What was your mom like as a child?
uh fat and a little small.
6. How old is your mom?
uh, 8 years old
7. How tall is your mom?
60 a little bit inches and 2 2 5.. two 2's.
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
eat food
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
i work, work. just do stuff or writing texts.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
like what would you do? uh everybody.. i don't know
11. What is your mom really good at?
the pinano.
12. What is your mom not very good at?
uuuuuh, gluing stuff.
13. What does your mom do for a job?
do the dishwasher and clean stuff
14.What is your mom's favorite food?
iiii... salad!
15.What makes mom proud of you?
going poo by myself
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
mmm dunno.
17. What do you and your mom do together?
play.
18. How are you and your mom the same?
uh, i'm not the same as you. well, lovely.
19. How are you and your mom different?
uh, i don't know what to say.because i'm a boy and you're a lady. i can't say gorwl [girl] very well.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
so much! i don't know
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
uh really so much as you love him when he's gone. work.
22. What is your mom's favorite place to go?
to theeeee.. i don't know, the waffle store.
and his 3 year old answers:
1. What is something mom always says to you?no, it's too hard for me to say!
2. What makes mom happy?
me
3. What makes mom sad?
me too, again [oh dear so sad!]
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
like this 'hahaha' and poop, hahaha
5. What was your mom like as a child?
snoop..haa [anything he doesn't want to answer is usually poop. or snoop or koop,pee or toot etc]
6. How old is your mom?
22... you're not 22 mommy.. i don't remember.. you say it mommy!
7. How tall is your mom?
um, a little bit like this [holds up hand]
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
play toys
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
get time out? ... drive away.. [where do i go?] um..at the store.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
2... uhhuh. you can't be 2. poop. poop mommy.
11. What is your mom really good at?
toot.
12. What is your mom not very good at?
tooting.
13. What does your mom do for a job?
at starbucks?
14.What is your mom's favorite food?
bagel! [right on son]
15.What makes mom proud of you?
poop on the potty!
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
dragon!
17. What do you and your mom do together?
play.. toys. we poop on the potty too.
18. How are you and your mom the same?
are you the same? i'm the same... i'm not the same, you're just the same.
19. How are you and your mom different?
snooking... i'm a boy and you're a girl! [i had to hint at that one]
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
i don't remember. um....pooping!
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
um lion princess and a goat and a dog and a pig and buddy and the pig, i just did the puppets.
22. What is your mom's favorite place to go?
we already did that.. [what did we say?] we already did that mommy! at the store!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
today
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
year in review
a candida diet for 3 months. it was horrible.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i can't remember what my main goal was.. so perhaps i did not keep it. but i always make them!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
2010 was the year of hundreds of us giving birth. 2011 was a pause and now 2012 is going to bring another hundred babes!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
dear friend lost a baby boy. did not attend any funerals.
5. What countries did you visit?
stayed here. hubs did germany! i did cali and nagshead, nyc and nash at least ;)
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
motivation! for cleaning/cooking/working out/connecting more with people :) i was sick a lot then got preg sick so felt lazy in 2011.
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
i just had such fun time on all my trips. spending time with nimma and her complimenting my ease/simplicity with traveling with clover. my arrojo haircut and talking to the puppet in nyc. all of amber's hysterical quotes on our drive to nashville [where i was early pregnant and super nauseous], which i remember because i wrote them down AGH just checked and my notes have been deleted from my phone!!! AAAGH kids. i remember two quotes
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
hm. i didn't achieve this per say but super happy to have found my doctor/kinesiologist who, along with supplements has helped guide me to better health.
9. What was your biggest failure?
hate the word fail. we got out of a rhythm of going to church though because the kids didn't like class. and i believe that along with other things affected our attitudes toward each other at times, colin and i. i was more selfish than i should have been.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
sick from what i found out was candida. i believe. and had a horrible puke virus.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
prolly our honda pilot.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
oh gosh. well i'm always amazed at colin, at my worst moments it seems he's gotten even more amazing at patience and directing it back to God. and he's such a hard worker. love him.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
there were a few things that shocked and surprised me about people...but God is bigger than it all and loves them so whatever. i have had to learn not to unhealthily take it on myself to fix. and/or let go of feeling personally offended.
14. Where did most of your money go?
well our bills of course. biggest payment was toward the car this year.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
seeing kathy and teresa. cali and nyc!!
16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
i dunno the adele someone like you song?
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? same? i'm excited about our new boy.
ii. thinner or fatter? well said new boy is making me fatter fo'sure.
iii. richer or poorer? baby makin' us poorer for the time being :)
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
church/quality time with jesus.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
complaining about pointless stuff.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
we got up and the kids opened their gifts. then to my parents for breakfast/gifts. then colin's fam for dinner and gifts. and a seriously hysterical game of quelf
22. Did you fall in love in 2011?
i mean how could i not.
23. How many one-night stands?
just 4, i'm really working on that.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
got into parenthood!
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no.
26. What was the best book you read?
hmm i love books. enjoyed the help, hunger games series, tina fey's book.. can't remember a book really grabbing me like crazy though.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
oh i dunno i enjoyed adele and florence and the machine. i'm typical. colin finally realized he liked mumford and sons.
28. What did you want and get?
seriously again, dr.maureen, teresa and kathy are awesome people who have helped and supported me in my health in many ways :) was excited to travel. and get the car. and i got pregnant :)
29. what did you want & not get?
well i will say i kept thinking this baby was a girl and cried when we found out it wasn't. but it has been a fun journey to falling in love with him.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
oh sheesh there's still a bunch i want to see. bridesmaids is funny. but now i'm looking up all the movies i want to watch.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 27. colin was gone but set up to have some of my girlfriends come over and we lounged and talked and ate and they gave me gifts and it was sweet. i felt like 27 was a big/i'm getting older year. feel fine about turning 28 now.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
there are some personal things that i wish could have been handled better [although who responds perfectly in the heat of things].
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
i'm more aware that i'm not 16 anymore so can i still get away with the shirt with the panda on it? embracing my stripes.
34. What kept you sane?
husband.friends.snuggling kids.traveling.jesus. netflix.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
i mean really.
37. Who did you miss?
my husband when he was gone, my kids when i was on my trips. my friends that don't live close.. it's great to see them on visits but so sad when we have to part again!
38. Who was the best new person you met?
hmmmm. fell into a good friendship with linzi :)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010:
like i said having to let go of things i'm not responsible for.balancing pursuing things and giving things to god.
40. quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
'it just takes some time, little girl your in the middle of the ride. everything, everything will be just fine.everything, everything will be alright alright.'