Random Stuff, and a Video of my Babies

Today is a better day than yesterday.

When I finish work today, it'll be the start of a 3-day weekend. A 4-day weekend for the kids, who have no daycare on Monday, but Mama still has to work. Luckily boyfriend has the day off so I'm not missing time this time around.

So I'm excited about a long weekend, and potentially taking the girls swimming tomorrow. 

I'm sure you've all heard that Google Reader is kicking the bucket in July or something. So instead, you can follow A Life Of Our Own on Blog Lovin'. I can't say 'Blog Lovin'' without thinking of Superbad and McLovin'. I don't know about you. But follow me there anyway. I switched my subscriptions over, but will still use Google Reader until it's death. It's all organized the way I like it. 

I don't know why, but my post about New Year's Eve has been one of my most viewed posts this week. Also, a search term that brought someone to my blog? "is redneck nessa sick?" That one made me giggle a little.

I don't post videos often, but since this one was uploaded to YouTube, it makes it easy to share. Chloe is now a huge fan of dancing in the car, and Gangnam Style seems to be her favorite song. She's just as into it every time.

* If you're bored with the toddler dancing and want to skip ahead, start at 0:50 *

If you're really observant, you might've noticed that by posting that video, I'm letting you in on a little secret. Not really a secret, because it isn't, but something I haven't revealed on this blog. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I might just reveal it in an upcoming post anyway.

Hope you have a holiday tomorrow too!

Chloe was sick, and other random stuff

I wanted to write a good, interesting post, but then I remembered that I don't know how to do that anyway. Instead I share with you some random thoughts. 

- Chloe was sick last night with a pretty bad fever. I had to pick her up early from daycare. She was pretty sad looking for awhile. She seemed to snap out of it around 9:30 pm, after taking a few 'naps' in her crib, on the floor, in my arms. She was fine this morning so I shipped her off to daycare. If she survives daycare, we've got the whole weekend alone together to get better. 

- A week from today, Chloe, boyfriend and I are going away for the weekend to visit some of my friends, celebrate our anniversary away from home, maybe shop a little, and eat some Arby's. With Arby's being the most important, of course. 

- An upcoming weekend means cleaning time. My goals for this weekend are to organize the millions of toys we have, get caught up on laundry, and organize the coat closet. 

- We have a few large household items we need to buy, as well as loans to pay off, tires to buy, and things like eye exams and the dentist to pay for. Sometimes trying to figure out which is more important makes my head hurt. 

- This past week has been the coldest in awhile. I've been told today it's a little warmer. It doesn't feel like it. I sure could go for some summer sunshine right about now. 

Hope you have a great weekend! 

Blurbs: New phone, birthdays, and random.

It's time for some blurbs (random snippets of thoughts and such), Wrangling Chaos style. 

- I got a new phone. It's been a long time coming. I got my Samsung Wave back in September 2010. I wanted an iPhone, but those were expensive and oh-so-popular that they had none in stock. The Wave went through technical difficulties charging when my mother spilled an entire bottle of formula on it, so when boyfriend paid a small fortune to upgrade early to an iPhone, he gave me his crappy Blackberry. I turned the old Wave on the other day and it actually works like a charm, despite being in the toy box for the past 6+ months. 

I got an iPhone. I paid a fifth of what boyfriend paid for his, for the exact same phone less than a year later. Cause I'm awesome. He tells me I'll soon be as addicted to my phone as he is to his. So now I'm making it my life goal to prove him wrong. Goal or not, I can survive a bathroom break without my phone, thank you  very much. 

As you can see, I've got all my addictions in one place now. Apps are my best friend now. The only paid one is Bloons Tower Defense 5. My favorite game. 

Ps, I got (and felt like a moron, but finally figured out) Instagram. So follow me for boring updates whenever. 

- That one 'blurb' was not supposed to be that long. My bad. 

- Lil M, also known as Madi, also known as boyfriend's daughter, turns 2 on Sunday. When I met her, she wasn't even one yet, and couldn't walk. Chloe couldn't even sit. 

- I've never said boyfriend's name in here yet. It's just habit now. I don't care if you know, but it makes me feel mysterious. Gotta find excitement where you can, right? 

- A cinnamon roll and half coffee/half hot chocolate are the highlight of my every morning. I tried to go without it this morning, and I got a headache and couldn't stop yawning. My brain is addicted to caffeine. Somewhere on my list of goals is to give up caffeine for a week. I don't doubt that I can do it, but I will miss it. My finances will thank me. Luckily, I'm still living off a coffee gift card from Christmas :)

- My blurbs are kind of boring, but at least I feel like I'm documenting life. 

- Tune in tomorrow for an episode of 'What I've Been Watching'. 

- Signing off, leaving you with a little bit of cuteness, stolen from boyfriend's phone....

My little C, a bit before Christmas

Lil M taking a high chair nap, also a bit before Christmas