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Okay now normally I wouldn't be so low to stoop and enter into a contest in such a fun and exciting way(because really how much free time do I have left? Nada).

But I cannot resist the lure of Tim Horton's(seriously that is like ah-maz-hing right there!) for, well free. So go check out this post on one my favorite new blogs.

Oh and while your there, might as well click around, and help her earn some money for the 9/11 fundraiser.

I know I've been enjoying it for a good cause. Okay must now turn my attention back to the never ending pile of doom.

Let the re-construction commence

So I arrived home to find that Kenzie was upstairs playing in her room. Quietly. Now as all moms know quiet equals Trouble.

This time was no different.

I went upstairs to find this:

Looks okay at first glance right? (ignore the crib without a mattress)

Well look again, try the right wall(the one with the door)

Notice anything missing?

That's right, the toddler pulled off all FIFTEEN FEET of the wall border.

Now then onto a very very important topic. I was given a very special award by one of my favorite bloggers (thanks, LSHM). Now I have the distinction of passing on this goregous award to a very favorite blogger of mine.

I award the Tiara Award to Lotus.

Nobody deserves this more than you my dear, Lotus!

And the award goes to

So since I don't have any awards for my blog currently and didn't feel like going and stealing one from somewhere, to award my new favorite blog, I figured I'd make one up. I have no clue how acceptable this is but I'm sure that they won't turn down a blog award(cause really who would)?

I'd like to introduce the Smokin' Hot Blog Award.

There is only one real 'rule' for this award. It should be given to a blogger who makes you laugh/snort/chuckle, on a regular basis.

Now without further ado, I'd like to hereby present my new award to

*Drum Roll*

Law Student Hot Mama

Are you reading her blog yet? No? Well why the heck not?

She is seriously funny and when she recently went on 'vacation' I missed her witty blog so much that I kept re-reading her feeds. Make sure you check out her T.I.T's  series she runs every Tuesday that is guaranteed to make you at least a little peeved about something.

The 'kudos' go to... and more kids

First off I'd like to congratulate the following readers for getting my song reference in yesterday's post.

Jeanette- you were the first to get the reference. Oh I LOVE An Officer and A Gentleman too.

Rebecca- *nods* yup yup. I love the picture of the keyboard!

Secret Agent Mama- you get extra points because you completed the stanza and then some

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Now on to the other news of the day. Star, our singular alpine doe kidded this afternoon with 2 kids. Unfortunately we had to have the doeling put to sleep almost immediately, as she was born with little/no eyes. She had sockets, but nothing in them. I am a firm believer in kindness to animals but there would have been no way that in nature this kid would survive on her own and I don't have that much extra time to put into a 'special needs' kid. Thankfully from the research that the vet and I did, it looks like this may have been one of those '1 in a million' things that just happen. He's going to talk to his colleagues tomorrow and get back to me with more. I promise I will have pictures later of the little black buckling later.

Oh and tonight I'm going out to a friends house to see a movie(a REAL movie that was released recently) I am SO excited. The last movie I saw in theaters was Enchanted, and before that I think it was The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. We're going to watch JUNO, which I have been dying to see as it hits kind of close to home for me.

Mackenzies Momma: Raw

So you know lemmings? those cute little creatures that insist upon chucking themselves off of cliffs? Well I am a Lemming. There I said it(admittance is the first step to recovery right?) I am the kind of person who if everyone else(or somebody really awesome like Mrs. Flinger) is doing something I feel compelled to do so. So therefore when the aforementioned Awesome Mrs. Flinger posted a picture of herself first thing in the morning I decided I too must jump on the band wagon.

So without further ado here is how I look when I get up:

Attractive, No?

Others who've also taken the Challenge include:

Sweetney
Her Bad Mother
Breed Em And Weep
Oh The Joys
Mamalogues
Red Neck Mommy
Mother Bumper

Amanda
Mama Loves
Gwendomama
Shaz
The Cheese Blog
Mamified Me
Loralee
Heather B

And of COURSE we cannot forget the WONDERFUL! MRS. FLINGER! So are YOU (that's right YOU sitting there reading this blog in you're pj's) going to take the challenge?

Guess What I got today!!!!

A few weeks ago the Bloggy Give away's were held and I entered into several of them. I was lucky enough to win the Wonderful, Mrs. Fussypant's Giveaway. My lovely wonderful, whimsical prize arrived today!!!!

Mrs. Fussypants I LOVE IT! Its even more perfect than I imagined. Little did you know that the necklace and earring set matches most of my wardrobe of Crimson and Silver! Though I do have to ask, Where oh where did you find that adorable monkey card? I need to get some of those! (in case I haven't mentioned this I am a greeting card addict....)

Look! Its HERE!

Inside:

Unwrap it:

LOOK for more pictures later tonight

The No-Ponytail Challenge day 1

Today in Fussy's Fight the Frump, SAHMmy challenged us to give up ponytails for a WHOLE WEEK! Thats right 7 days of no pony tails, buns, scrunchies, jaw clips, or banna clips(ha!). Since for the last approximately 6.5 years I have sported nothing other than a ponytail, I willingly agreed, decided to take her up on the challenge.

So I took the hair down(see below pictures for proof), now I just have to figure out what to do with my unruly, just below shoulder length hair for 7 days. Any suggestions would be much appreciated especially for wednesday, and thursday as I have to drive down to seattle both days for various doctor's appointments(wednesday at children's and thursday @ the university).

(I apologize in advance for the quality they were all snapped with my camera phone as i couldn't find my digital camera)

Hair from the side before I took it down

Hair from the back before

Hair from the back with the bun removed

Hair from the side w/ bun removed

With the pig tails gone

Brushed and blown out

it frames my face now

Oh just in case you're wondering- I'd been outside feeding, and fixing the automatic waterer and its pouring buckets at the moment. I was soaked(even *WITH* the waterproof pants, jacket combot) so i grabbed the first dry shirt I could find!

Gosh, I feel like a stalker

So I am back to feeling like a bit of a blog stalker lately.

I cannot get enough of Sarcastic Mom's blog. I find myself checking back at her blog every chance I get, just in case she has posted something new. I always find myself in stitches reading her posts- you should run right over and meet her twins Kevin and Leroy! They are distant relatives of my yet unnamed fat rolls(I don't want to encourage them by naming them).


I have also become obsessed a serious follower of Mrs. Fussypants. She always makes me giggle too. I LOVE her "Fussy Fights The Frump" series I need to actually start reading back issues after my fashion disaster recently(the one in which i discovered i'm wearing maternity clothes).

I have been a long time follower of Dawn. She is a full time mom to six kids. I am in awe of her! She is amazingly funny and will have a book coming out this summer!

Oh did I happen to mention that Lotus(sarcastic mom) and Fussy are up for bloggies? No I didn't? Oh! well then! Fussy and Lotus are both up for best new blog of the year! Go vote for them!
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OH! I almost forgot to mention that I have now made my blog a DOFOLLOW blog! So comment away oh, wonderful readers!

I was going to write a really insightful post....

Instead you'll just have to make due with a story about what happened while I was on the phone today.

Today I was on the phone enjoying a nice adult conversation when I realized that the house was completely silent. Normally that isn't a big deal because it means that kenzie is down for a nap, BUT today i KNEW that I had yet to put her down because her pre-nap drink was still sitting on top of the TV. So I go off looking for her and cant find her in any of her usual hiding places, like the toy bin, behind the chair or her FAVORITE:

The Closet

I close the closet door only to realize that the bathroom door is open, I don't recall opening it but hey I have mommy brain I can barely remember where I left my keys. So I push the door open and find kenzie standing at the toilet with a cup half full to her lips chugging down toilet water. My first reaction was to laugh but than I realized that I didn't know wether it was CLEAN or not, so I rush over there to find that it was clean, pry the cup out of her hands, and pick her up and carry her out of the bathroom while trying to avoid sloppy baby kisses.

Though I did find a new way to make yourself look skinny:



Though I'm not sure if the rockin' green tile adds weight or not.....

january 5th

well today wasn't quite as boring(okay i admit it it was!) slept in this morning(which was nice) than got up and chilled with cranky pants kenzie(she hopefully just has a new tooth i'm going to wait and see how fussy she remains before i get freaked). Than I gave C the brochures for the WSU CLE/CWS on the 19th to take to goat club.

Than I ran to the doctors office to get my neck and stuff checked as it has been very stiff and sore since thursday evening. all they could find was that it is currently spasming and so they prescribed some muscle relaxants. I think i'll only take a half a dose after my last go round with those babies made me loopy for days.

I than came home watched the game. i must say i did get rather worried in that thar 4th quarter- where the FRELL did bad matt come from? hunh? couldn't he of just stayed home? really? please? I am sooo glad though that the Steelers got their patuckuses handed to them by the Jags' it was nice to see.

Than I slipped into the hot tub for a while(which really relaxed my back and neck but its now stiff again). I have been sitting here for the last hour and a half catching up on blogs(*waves* @ mommy bloggers) and the United Hollywood page to see what the latest is with the strike.