trifecta

had calls from

TIM
JIM
KIM

in that order. all within 30 minutes of each other today.

very strange.

seriously

this is the bathroom at a POG facility for one of my accounts in chicago. OMG.

crazy hat day

due to last minute scheduling changes, i watched sophia for a few hours yesterday. just sophia and aunt julie.

to be honest, we got a little bored. one can only watch so much tv ... talk politics and family trees so long ... and it was too hot to take a walk. so, we declared crazy hat day!

washcloths and burp cloths make fabulous hats!

we did try belts later, but there is no photo documentation. next time we're making scarves.

the carpool lane is not a toy

note to self. the carpool lane is not a toy. i repeat, the carpool lane is not a toy. so, even if some jackass is going 55 and burning oil in the fast lane, it is a $400 move to pass on the left.

but in all honesty, i totally drove in the carpool lane all weekend and nothing happened.

i am so due for a ticket.

brita gets 2nd chance

was informed by my husband tonight that i didn't install the brita filter correctly.
no wonder the "filtered" water tasted like ass.

giving said brita a 2nd chance.

movie

the happening was awesome. not as gruesome as i expected ... absolutely excellent. highly recommend.

shooshed at brownies!

kristine and i went to sid's brownie award ceremony today.
we were totally visiting with some of the other moms and got SHOOSHED by the leader and were given the official brownie three finger "shut your cakehole" signal. OMG. felt like i was in 4th grade again.

situation

omg. diner dash 4 was just released.

i'm screwed.

i loved diner dash 2 and diner dash 3 (diner dash 1 sucked) so much that i obsessively played them until i beat the game. have no idea how many hours i'll never get back from those endeavors.

and just when i thought it was safe ... the cycle has begun again. f.

lola's fort

lola was very busy last night. she built her own fort out of the guest room bed. that is what is left of the comforter. (same one she ripped a couple of months ago - we have no guests). what you can't see in the photo is the menagerie that she built around the front of her fort. doesn't like to be alone.

i heart her.

assistant, please

i needed our COO's help on a project today so i called him ... he didn't answer so i left a message.

his assistant called me back and said, "please hold for paul." I LOVE IT. i so need an assistant.

brita water tastes like ass

i tried to like brita water. but it really tastes like ass particles got added to the filter. it's horrible.

so, back to the water bottles ... until i can find a better solution. any ideas?

lips

i never had any feelings about my lips. didn't love them, didn't hate them. really never thought about them.

until i was 24 and an ex-friend told me that i have "pencil lips," then i was self-conscious about them and experienced lip envy on a fairly regular basis. wished they were fuller, more "heart-shaped," more remarkable.

until 5 days ago. my sister told me that sophia has my lips. i studied them this weekend and sure enough, we have the same lips. and they are beautiful.

i have never thought my lips so perfect until now. i couldn't be happier to share them with my niece.

sophia!

picture taken by daddy today as sophia and aunt julie watched law & order.

returning baby clothes

omg. kim and i returned / exchanged an entire truckload of baby stuff today. seriously. no exaggeration here. kohl's, target, nordstrom, penney's (didn't even know they're still in business) and macy's. the macy's woman was a little too grumpy to be working in the baby department. they should transfer her to girdles.

somehow having a girl makes one want to dress said girl in PINK. kim is a TROOPER. had a baby one week ago and today was shopping like a true scorsatto woman. sophia is all set now!

lola rocks

we have a "no salesmen" sign on our front door.
but people knock and ring the bell anyway. after my bad encounter with a magazine salesperson in '02, i'm over all of them.

so today it was a couple of religious peddlers. they were ready. bibles out, phony smiles in place. i'd seen them at the neighbors when i pulled up to the house.

but apparently they can't read.

they knocked. and rang the bell. lola played the best watchdog possible. she sounded like she was going to rip those peeps limb from limb.

i arrived at the front door just in time to see them running for their lives, clutching their bibles.

lola rocks.

sophia on the brain

it's consuming. all i think about is my new little niece and count the minutes until i see her again. (which is tomorrow). if i can barely hold on for 72 hours ... how will i last when we're in canada / alaska for two weeks. there is only one answer. webcam.

i guess someone told american airlines not to fuck with their known repeat passengers

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