What a weekend…..

Three sessions, a dinner date with my hubbie, a house cleaning extravaganza, playing in the sprinkler, grocery shopping, a visit from some old friends, garage cleaning, dog walking, kid chasing.  We were so busy this weekend, we didn’t even have time to bother feeling burdened by the chores we knocked out! 

Actually, it felt quite good to really scrub down the house and start organizing the garage… well, actually, I just watched as my husband organized the garage… but whatever.   Here’s what you don’t understand about our garage though:  It’s been the “catch all” location for the past 3 months for stashing all the items that don’t have a place in our new home yet (we moved in December, remember?).  Anyhow, it’s been such a wreck in there ever since we moved in that it makes me feel lightheaded to even just look at it.  You see, I looooove organization… So of course, I moved all the clutter and random items I’m saving for a garage  sale [that will probably never happen] out of my house and into the garage.  But, now whenever I need to go out there to grab something it makes me go a bit nutty.  (Btw, I don’t really notice clutter in other people’s homes… strange, huh?!  It’s just my own that really freaks me out). 

Yeah, yeah.  I know what you’re thinking… ”Dude, Reata…  Don’t you have  like 3 kids and 2 dogs?  How the heck are you still kickin?  Shouldn’t the clutter from those 5 beings have sent you over the edge by now?!” 

The answer is: Yes.  I probably should be over the edge already.  However, I am a bit of a medical miracle, ya know.  Plus, I take deep breaths every now and then.  And, to top it off, I have an awesome husband who helps me keep things tidy.  [ Thanks, My Love. ]

Okay… Enough of how neurotic I am!  Let’s move along to the best part of my post…….. The sneak peek!  I had a great time working with these guys!  Thanks for braving the powerful winds with me…. I think you will find your images were worth it! 

I really love this one:

How fun is this one?!

What a little sweet heart she is…

Can’t wait to show you more, R Family….  It’ll be soon, I promise!

Later, reata

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My 4 year old daughter really does say some of the funniest things… mixed up words, sayings, song lyrics, etc.   I should write all her funny phraseology down in a journal or something as she says it.  However, I have tricked myself into believing that I have a top notch memory and that I won’t forget all her little sayings, but I should know better… I forget almost everything and I know without a doubt that I have a pretty crappy memory.  And the fact that my heart longs to remember these little phrases will inevitably mean nothing to my brain over time… I will still find myself asking my husband “what was it that she used to say….??”.

(Btw, I have 3 daughters with names that start with A,
thus you will see me refer to them hence forth as A1, A2, A3.)

This is our conversation today in the car on the way to the grocery store:

A2: (very seriously) Is it a good thing to be ‘hands off the hook’?

My husband:  What do you mean?

A2:  Well, on the Polly Pocket movie, Polly says it’s good to be ‘hands off the hook’.

Me:  Oh!  (realizing she’s attempting to quote a very lamely written Polly Pocket DVD we’ve been watching in the car aaaaaall week)  You mean, ‘off the hook’?

A2:  Yeah.

My husband: (trying not to laugh) Um, it means really cool.

A1:  (sounding very pompous) Let someone who knows about this kind of stuff explain it to you… It means AWESOME!

My husband: Yeah, and if something is really, really awesome… You can say it’s off the hizook.

A2:  Oh.  Daddy, tell mommy she’s hands off the hizook.  Tell her, tell her!

My husband:  Mommy, you are soooo off the hizook!!

Me:  (all smiles/heart melting/permanently stashing this memory into my mind)

Over the course of the evening, ‘hands off the hook’ found it’s way into her vocabulary more times than I can recall.   I couldn’t find it in my heart to correct her and tell her that she was saying it wrong… It was much more cute to hear her say it that way! 

Some other things my kids have said in the past?  Here’s a quick list:
Yogrit = Yogurt
Speed Lemon = Speed Limit
Else Something = Something Else
Movieatre = Movie Theatre
Secret Hallway Mother’s Day Out= Sacred Heart Mother’s Day Out
Panny Cakes = Pancakes
Princels = Pretzels

Here’s a little something from the session I had today… It was soooo cold and windy outside and this little guy was just getting over being ill, so we decided to call it quits after only getting a few shots.  We plan to pick up where we left off later on this week when it warms back up.  Yep, that’s Texas weather for ya… blistering cold one day, hot as Hades the next. 

Until later, reata

What a week!  Besides taking care of my human child who had the stomach bug again this week… I also have been taking care of my two new NON-human children.

Yes, that’s right, my friends… I said non-human children. 

After being hounded by our kids for about 5 years now to get a dog, my sweetie and I finally decided to give in…  So, a few days ago, we adopted two little boy dogs from the county pound… Actually, we saved their lives (it was their last day before being put down).  And although we really went in looking for only one dog that day, I am soooooo glad that we ended up leaving with two!   They are the sweetest little dogs… both are completely non-agressive (not sure if they were born like that OR if it’s my mad Cesar Millan type skills that are taking over) and very lovey dovey.  

Meet Toto:

Meet the dog who still doesn’t have a name:

We’re having a hard time coming up with a name for this last little guy… I don’t know why.  Names like Buddy, Ajax, Spanky, Frisco, and Hank have been thrown out there… but nothing has been decided.  Poor thing.  Half the time I call him Tasha, after my mom’s female dog who he resembles.  He’s gonna be so confused.

Well, it’s late and I must now go let the dogs out one more time before I slink off to bed to watch a little Madagascar II with my beloved (that movie rocks, btw!). 

Later… reata