I suck....

at blogging- or so my sister told me a few days ago. And I must admit that she is correct. Two weeks ago I went back to work after recovering from my tonsillectomy- and life has been a whirlwind ever since. Our life has been a blur of games, practices, and last week we had our annual 4th grade Charleston field trip. While it is fun, I was so tired this weekend that I didn't have the energy to even open my computer. Two weeks ago at Sophie's game I let Savannah take my camera and take some pictures. Behold what I found on my camera when I looked at the pictures.....

I think I may have a budding photographer on my hands. What do you think? Time flies by so quickly- one moment they are babies, and in the next moment they are doing this:

You can't see her, because I don't post pictures of other people's children without their consent, but Sophie's friend that lives across the street was riding with her. This friend is a foster child, and is relatively new to the neighborhood, so when they were riding Sophie was practicing her traffic signal knowledge and introducing her to everyone. They would ride a little ways, Sophie would scream, "RED LIGHT" and then when they had come to a stop I would hear her say, "This is my house." Then, "GREEN LIGHT" until they had reached the next house, where she would let her friend know who lived at that house. While it sounds like they had a great area to ride around, the truth is that it was just in our little cul-de-sac. It was hilarious! I am going to leave you with some pictures from Sophie's first ragball game. She looks so cute!

And sorry mom, I know you hate the s... word!

Breaking News: I am still alive!

Okay, we are now on day 9 post-surgery and I am surviving. I am going to let you in on a little secret: Days 1-5 were a breeze- Day 6 was like a kick in the butt- and now, everyday since, I have found myself with terrible ear pain and the back of my throat feels as if, well I am not sure what it feels like, except awful. I called the ENT today to ask about the ear pain, and the nurse told me that it was referred pain from my throat. So, I was wondering- is that like someone stepping on my foot and me hitting them- referring my pain back to them? Ha! Seriously- I am not a baby about pain and I don't like to complain, so I will just say that it is not nearly as bad as I thought. And- if you are thinking about having a tonsillectomy, the most helpful thing throughout this whole process was staying on top of my pain medication. With it, I can function. So, enough of that business.

Yesterday, my friend Amy and I decided to try to make some cake pops, as seen on Bakerella's website. We were going to try to make the chicks, and probably a few cupcake bites- but it went all wrong somewhere. These things are super cute, and I was so excited, only to be let down when it wasn't working. But after careful examination of the tutorials on Bakerella's site I would like to say that I think that it may be user error. I don't like to admit defeat- so that may be why it really ticked me off, but now I may understand why it didn't work out so well. Also, to Bakerella: I am sorry for my Facebook status yesterday saying you were a liar- I was just a little frustrated. Hope there was not offense taken (who am I kidding- this is someone who has been on the Martha Show- she isn't caring what I call her- she doesn't even know I exist!).

If you would like to know what NOT to do when making cake pops- just ask. I can give you some pointers!

A Room fit for a princess...

I finally have completed Sophie's monogram over her bed (I know- a year later- but who's keeping score?) and wanted to show you how cute their room is! Abby thinks that she is a princess (she is my princess, who else matters?) so you will notice their canopies in the pictures. There is no faster way to make a girl feel royal than to add a canopy to their bed! Here's their room:

What do you think? The girls love it (along with their little pink beds) and I think I would have loved to have a room like that when I was small! Okay, I am headed back to the couch- pain meds have kicked in and I am feeling loopy!