love of sleep

If you know me at all, you probably know I love to nap and sleep. Over at Prevention, I wrote a post about how I get a better night's sleep. I didn't mention how Bo & I used separate blankets for more than 10 years so we wouldn't fight over the blankets at night. LOL!

What are you handing out for Halloween?

Over at Prevention.com, I talked about how I buy candy I don't like to hand out to prevent me from eating it all :) What do you give out on Halloween?

Sweet Potato Fries

I love sweet potatoes. This recipe is a simple one that you can scale bigger if you need. Only me & L eat sweet potatoes around here, so I usually make fries with one or two potatoes.

Video of Lydia

Someday I'll learn to edit video, but here's some raw footage of Lydia from tonight. She's doing a funny thing with her tongue in parts because she has SIX teeth coming in at the moment and the new teeth are bugging her. And, yes, her bangs need trimming. I actually trimmed them after her bath, which happened after this video.

Who's That?

If you're a fan of Calvin and Hobbes, you may recognize the costume . . . (dressing up in dad's clothes to appear taller / older?) Yes, he's been reading a lot of Calvin and Hobbes these days.

Posted by express command of the giant walking Pooh

Helping Dry Skin

With an annual relative humidity rate of 28%, dry air is a constant in Arizona. I wrote about ways to help avoid dry skin over at Prevention.com

Skin Cancer Awareness

I am trying to instill habits in my kids at a young age to protect them from skin cancer when they are older. Read my post over at Prevention to see what I encourage!

This picture of Colin was from the summer of 2007! I didn't realize how much he's changed in a year until I looked at this picture.

Busy busy days make for restful nights

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. It's been go-go-go around here and I just haven't picked up the camera. I was doing some other work last night that needed a picture, though, so I took a moment and snapped these shots of my sleeping babes.

See that blue seahorse in the corner of Lydia's crib? NEVER buy one for your babies as it plays music forever and goes off whenever it wants to, including the middle of the night. She absolutely adores it, though, so it's not going anywhere.

Colin has had that Pooh since his very first Christmas (thanks, Uncle Matt)

And, Nate has clutched Mickey almost since birth. I need to sew her face back together yet again today. I'm surprised there's any cloth left, but I'll do my best to pull together what's there.

What Does Autumn Mean To You?

Over at Prevention, I wrote about the changes that come with autumn in our home.

And, as a side note, did you know that Christmas is 12 weeks from yesterday? That doesn't sound like very long, does it?

oatmeal, yum!

Over at Prevention.com, I posted a recipe for slow cooked oatmeal. It's the perfect energy boost in the morning, and leftovers can be refrigerated and microwaved to make the yumminess last a few days!