scrumptious

fresh palmiers
very grape drippy popcicles
sweettarts and pixie sticks
spinkles and jimmies
mounds of pink frosting on a strawberry cupcake

None are as sweet as my Abbey Darling
My sugar bear honey pants

Her kisses are sweet to the max.

well enough is half done

Mary Poppins liked to clean the nursery but I didn't see her cleaning out her bag. In fact, she seemed to have a bit of a hoarding problem.

What the heck didn't she pull out of that carpet bag?! A moose?!

But I wish I had a little MP magic for my purse which can get a little scary. I don't know how it happens, I clean it out and then all the sudden I have

4 necklaces, 2 cell phones, 2 flash drives, pens, candy, a kindle, a birthday drawing for my mommy, a CoStar key, so many lipsticks and balms... and a pistachio.

That was in April.

I tried to find my keys this weekend and I was digging for a whole afternoon. This morning I went to put on my make up and didn't want to stick my hand in.... for fear a monster would bite it off! ACH! (I'm imagining the sand monster in Star Wars)

Don't look directly at it.That's bad right?

But at least there was only ONE necklace and no loose pistachios.

I dare you to look in your purse and tell me there aren't at least three expired coupons

and trash your husband slipped into the front pocket- cause you are the Carrier of Trash?

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In other random, note worthy? things. I'm totally stuck on my green mini day dream. This little painting was looking down on me while I slept at Grammy's house this weekend. I've looked at it maybe 400 times. But this weekend I saw the ADORABLE mint green mini parked up the street. See the little mini parked on the corner? So cute.

AND Monday on the drive home from work, what did we see? A.Mint.Green.Mini. If that isn't a sign....

AND on Tuesday USAA called to tell us they wouldn't total dp's car and are fixing it. So long little mint mini. I was going to name you Monte Pistachio.  

Little things

I like little things. I'm not sure why, maybe because I am little.

Tiny boxes and mini tea cups? Yup
Baby kittens and flying squirrels? Geez
Starbursts cut into itsy bisty cubes? Forget about it!

And when I'm stressed I don't think in complete thoughts making it hard to write a blog. Dp has to listen to 3 stories simultaneously, in bits as they come out. I wish I could plug him into my brain and download all my data into his brain. Talking is a chore sometimes.

Plug yourself in for the following data dump

:: A reader question!
The red "stuff" in the birthday post is a giant gummy bear. Doesn't every one's sister give them huge gummies for birthdays and then use them in place of birthday cake? I thought this was normal behavior.
PS- I also like giant versions of tiny things. That makes sense right?

:: I consider myself quite capable if not darn right good at making eggs. But my daddy is a GENIUS at eggs. Never had any better.

:: I'd like a mint green mini cooper. Dear Santa....

:: It is my Grammy's 81st birthday today! I don't get up to see her as much as I like but I'm glad I could be here on her birthday. And I bought her peaches.

:: I think my mom just named a step stool Tall David.

:: I have no cute stories or pictures of the cats. I thought I'd mention that as proof that I'm not ALL the way off the deep end yet, in case you follow me on instagram and see the 900 pictures of my babies.


That is all the little things.

Olympian

Has anyone been so influenced by Olympic competition that you have been leaping over dust bunnies then presenting to the judges?

What about flexing your toes under your desk while internally whispering "double twist in the pike position...look at those toes pointed perfect form!"

Surely you've found yourself driving your spouse crazy with the nbc Olympic theme. Dada dada dada dudu da dada...

Yes?

twenty ninety

Fully aware of my procrastination, I feel that I need to wrap up the birthday post that has been sitting in my draft folder aging as fast as me. Not to mention I have a back log of post ideas to thrill and entertain you all with.

This birthday everyone completely spoiled me, birthday celebrating went on for days and days and by the time it was over it was time for dp's birthday.

FRIDAY JULY 20 - my work bosom buddies surprised me with a darcy haircut! The level of trickery and planning blew me away. Remember how I said I was spoiled? Cause I am.

Friday night was Mexican as usual. I can't say no. I just can't. And afterwards we went back to the house and watched War Horse which was really good. Only 1 dead horse and I cried 3/4 a much Hildalgo and if you compare this to Toy Story 3 or The Muppets I cried just a drop. I still love you Kermie.

SATURDAY JULY 21 -- THE BIG DAY. The big 29. I already felt totally spoiled and didn't expect anything else.

• The lawn man came!! We were pushing 7 inches in shady spots of the yard and the neighborhood cats were doing high kicks in the grass. I think a squirrel got lost. And the jungle lawn almost broke the mower. 
• My mom took me on a shopping spree to H&M and I found 2 cardis, one is striped. I have a small addiction. The Bay Area is crowded, it was like being in the Galleria area but not knowing any back roads. We looked at the traffic going north on 45 and shuddered and stopped into Pinkberry instead. By the time we left traffic was "moving."
• Dp got me james avery earrings and a card - first line was "To my sexy husband"... he didn't read it thoroughly... or maybe I need to bump up the femininity by A LOT.
• We went to some steak restaurant in Pearland. I can never think of the name. I always think it is Logan's and it never is. We'll call it Birthday Beef. There weren't any peanuts on the table so I made dp take a handful when we left, his 1 handful was 2 overflowing handfuls to me. I like peanuts.
• After dinner we watched Moneyball and Analee's birthday was over.

NOT!
SUNDAY JULY 22 - mom and dad dropped off a new pillow for The Chair, cake!, and sunflowers. They sang happy birthday to the both of us, and Analee's birthday was over.

NOT!
AUGUST 1 - work birthday lunch for me & mel at spaghetti warehouse
AUGUST 2 - birthday dinner at Carrabbas with Micheletti Clan

But really, after that Analee's birthday was over.