Confessions of a Blogaholic

Today is bittersweet for me, for my little girl is officially a teenager. Even though I have been counting down for the past few months, it has happened to fast. I guess being a teenager is a right of passage, but it still makes me sad. Can I say that Kai is my best friend? No, not right now. And no, not because she is a teenager and she is trying to challenge me (although she does try it occasionally ). She is not my best friend YET. Right now, I am her mother. The person that says "No, you can't do that". The one that says "Clean your room". And a lot of other non fun things. In a few years, when she is off to college, or maybe when she herself is married. That is when she will be my best friend. And it is coming soon enough. In the mean time, I will cherish all of the memories and how proud and happy she has made Buddy and I. I will not take her smile for granted. I will appreciate that smile, because even when she is having a horrible day, she never wipes t...

Nachito's 1st Birthday Saturday, November 5, 2000 Diamondbacks When coming up with a theme for Nachito's party, it was really a no brain er . Buddy loved and still loves the Diamondbacks. It was fun to incorporate the Diamondbacks into a baseball theme. I bought teal and purple party supplies. For centerpieces, I used mini Mylar balloon baseballs. I went to Circle K, and asked to buy the lids of the Slurpee's . I cut out a round cardboard base out of white cardboard. I filled the lid with Hershey kissed and put the balloon on top and sealed with the base. Simple and easy. His cake had an edible image of Luis Gonzales aka Gonzo. He was mine and Kai's favorite player. Below is the invitation and pictures. Invitation was made to look like an actual D-Backs ticket. I used three different players for the invites. Randy Johnson, "The Big Unit", Gonzo, and Steve Finley. Who would have known that one year later they would be World Series Champions. The Section 11 Ro...

in some parts of the US. Not in Phoenix though. 103 degrees today....YUCK!! In less than two weeks, it will officially be Autumn. I would love to start digging out my fall and winter clothes, but what for? It will still be in the 100's here. I've been wanting a new pair of Fall/Winter boots, but I get hot just looking at them. I have been blog reading all week (yes, I have read every ones blogs, I just didn't have a chance to post comments) and so many are talking about fall weather. Some talk about 70 degree weather, some cooler, I'm so jealous! Yes, that's right, I'm JEALOUS. Last Tuesday as I went through the Drive- thru at Starbucks I saw it, I saw the advertisement for my favorite Pumpkin Spice Latte. Oh no, they brought it out early this year. They normally don't introduce it until October . Soooo , I did it! I ordered it even though it was so hot outside. I just moved all of the air filters in my direction so that I would get some cold air. It was ...

No Team Jacob here!!! Swoon You can destroy my soul anytime..... MY EDWARD

Kassie's 12 th Birthday Mall Scavenger Hunt Saturday, September 13, 2008 I honestly can't believe that it's the first week of September already. The kids have been back in school for almost a month. I also can't believe that I have counted down Kai's birthdays every Friday for the past 12 weeks. Next Friday, will be her 13 th Birthday! Unbelievable....I will have a teenager at home. Last year her party was a lot of fun. I didn't plan it months in advance. I literally threw it together really fast. We did a Mall Scavenger Hunt Party. Looking back at the blog post I didn't really give to many details. First off, the kids all met outside of California Pizza Kitchen. I had a bag with black, orange, and pink jellie bracelets. Each kid pulled a bracelet from the bag, depending on the color they drew, that is the team they were on. I had three clip boards, one per team. Each clipboard had the same instructions, but scrambled up. That way each team would not ru...

I sat down with Nachito recently to talk about his Birthday party. I wanted him to pick a theme so that I could start to plan his party. Ugh, this is when I get frustrated. All he wanted to talk about was his costume for Halloween. He says "Can you order me my costume first and then we will talk about my party?" So, he grabs the Costume Express catalog that I got in the mail. He has the page bookmarked. This is what I want to be this year. Snake Eyes from G I Joe. I want the gloves and the sword and of course the mask. So, I go online and I order all of the above and he is happy. So, below is the picture of Nachito's Halloween costume. I have yet to see the movie, but Nachito apparently likes it. When that was said and done, I asked him. "Now can we talk about your party?" "Yeah, I just want it at Pump it up." "That's it? No invitations, no party favors, no cute decorations?" "No mom, just at Pump it up." Well, that was easy....

I want a goose that lays golden eggs for Easter. Then Buddy says "And if that goose doesn't lay golden eggs, Daddy's going to buy you a diamond ring. And if that diamond ring won't shine, Daddy's gonna buy you that PUPPY that you want!!" And that is exactly what Buddy did this weekend. He bought his little girl a brand new PUPPY! I was exaggerating about the goose and the diamond ring, but not about the PUPPY. This is where the story starts. Let's go back two weeks. The culprit of this story, and I blame her, and her only. My friend Holly. Why? She bought her daughter a new PUPPY two weeks ago. On the day that she purchased Tink , we met her at the pet store to help her transport Tink and all of Tinks belongings. She was still signing papers and when we got there.....not only was Tink in the room playing, but also a male Toy Pomeranian. Yes, he was adorable and chubby and funny and well, he was darn right CUTE! And, for Kai it was love at first sight. ...