Till death...or lack of blogging space do we part

I cannot believe that it has been almost 2 weeks and my wife has not mentioned MY new blog. Well I am crashing my wife's blog again to let all of you Katie followers know that there is a new blog in town. If you want to get the down and dirty lifestyle of Mr. Rick Jason Cox, then head on over to http://mrmom20.blogspot.com/ and validate my free time. Are you team Katie or Team RJ?

Story: Part 1

OK So I have a post I've been meaning to do for a while...then as I was reading my book tonight, I read a great part that reminded me again of my intended post. So...as a preface, here is the excerpt from my book. Story to come tomorrow. It'll be two long posts, but I think it'll be worth reading. And if you think it's not...well...sorry, I owe you!

[Two friends are arguing because one has done something that she believes makes her a bad person.]

"Nat," she murmurs. "Let me remind you of something. Not so long ago, you and I were walking to the station. I can't remember why. Anyway, we're walking along and you shout, 'Wait!' And you crouch down and I see this hideous fluorescent green caterpillar on the pavement. It's the biggest bloody creepy-crawly I've ever seen. I wouldn't even dare stamp on it. And I watch you pick up this creature..."

"Oh yeah," I say, "he was really cute, he was a bright green pudgy thing, he was stranded-"

"And I watch you flap around, looking for a the right leaf to place this thing on, and eventually you find one, and the caterpillar won't stick, and I hear you say-hear you with my own ears, say- 'Come on, darling, you've got work to do, you've got to become a butterfly!'"

She pauses,. "Now that," she adds softly, "is a person with a beautiful soul."

This reminds me of my post for tomorrow because this is exactly the kind of house I grew up...ants in the kitchen? My mom swept them up and took them outside to live. Too many to sweep? Then she vaccuumed them up and emptied the vaccuum out in the garden for them to live. A big, gross spider? Even he (or she) must have a family in a web somewhere waiting, and he deserves to go outside too...even if it involved frantically carrying the cup he was trapped in and then throwing it as far from the door as possible...we even had a designated "Spider Cup" that was kept on the dryer!

Stay tuned...

Dizzy's New Fave

Has anyone seen these?! It's dog ice cream...and it's great because Dizzy loves it and because it takes her a long time to eat. So I can give her one then duck out the door without making eye contact and feeling guilty for leaving her home.

Chi O Baby Shower

Alexis hosted a wonderful baby shower for Baby Will/Cal/Drew ...it was so fun, and such a great way to catch up with everyone! It was at Lex's parents' house, and they have a beautiful backyard. Yummy food...and an adult sized diaper...yikes! Luckily I didn't miss too many questions in the game, that Beef and Gravy baby food...blech!


The whole clan...

My mom and Jessica (Brother's sweet girlfriend) braved all the Chi Omegas and came! It was so fun to see them....They were very kind, even when the pinata flew off, hit a giant Diet Coke and a candle...they had Coke and wax all over them!

Post pinata incident...and after the golf club broke in half and went flying!

Dizzy loved the giant binky when I got home! Should be interesting when baby gets here and real binkies are all over...


It was a great night...thanks so much everyone! We had a wonderful time, and got amazingly generous gifts....a great group of friends!

Some people say that pets are extra attentive when their owner is pregnant...like they can sense it.

Getting to Know You

A while ago, in fact as a Christmas stocking stuffer I think, I bought us these books:



They were so fun! Each night RJ would give me a back massage as I filled out a page or two. Then I'd give him a back massage as he filled out a page or two. Good bonding...or at least a good excuse for a shoulder rub and a reason to turn the tv off and chat.


Then we'd compare answers. There are random quiz questions--some things one should definitely know about a spouse, and also some random tidbits that are just interesing!


I'd recommend it for anyone getting married or already married...great conversation starters, fun topics.

Movie...

We saw "The Ugly Truth" today...and it was....ugly. Not a cute romantic comedy, not super funny, just bleh.

This should sum it up...as we stood up to leave afterwards, RJ was glancing all around the seats. I said, "Did you lose something? What are you looking for?"

R.J.: "My dignity."