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Bueller?

Bueller?

Hey, Blog!  So happy to see you again!  How have you been?

I haven't written a post in much too long and my heart skipped a beat or two the other day when I could not get access to this little spot that is mine all mine. 

As you can see, my kids continue to grow....If this post, you know, posts, I promise to write again.

Cheeky little monkeys

1977 just called...

I don't have an iPhone, and have been wondering how to get the cool Instagram effects on photos, but with very little spare time to actually search for these things....in any case, I came across PixTrix for Blackberries.

It doesn't give you any framing options like Instagram does, and I'm still playing around with it (why on earth would anyone WANT to add a dizzying double exposure effect is beyond me!) but I'm loving the color crush and vintage results.

And it's free!

Sleep Deprivation is Kicking My Ass

I'm cute, aren't I?  I'm Olivia.  And I love NOT sleeping.

I don't understand what's going on with this child.  Bedtime routines are generally the same every night:  bath, teeth, story/song, short cuddle and dodo....it ain't working with this one though.  She yawns and is very clearly tired and ready to sleep by 7:00-7:30 and yet...she's up and down, up and down repeatedly for two hours!

When she gets out of bed, I have taken to being as silent as possible and I pick her up and deposit her back into her bed.  I will do this 8-9-10 times in a row while she kicks her little feet at me, screams and cries.  I can feel my head start to pound and I breathe in and out very deeply, trying to hold on to what's left of my sanity...and then finally, just when I think the top of my head is going to explode off, she settles down, and falls asleep.

And my god, when they are sound asleep, there is no moment out there more beautiful and peaceful and it brings tears to my eyes.

Well, tears and relief that the little buggars are out and I might finally have a moment to relax!

Sweet Turtle

Oh, sweet Turtle, how we love you so....!!

Another overdue Christmas pic

But this one with 'the Boy'....and given he is a 14 year old teenager who absolutely, unequivocally HATES having his picture taken, I consider this a sweet victory.

Tooth Fairy

As you can see from the Christmas tree in the background, this was taken in December 2011.  She FINALLY lost her first tooth and I absolutely believe we heard four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves AND a partridge in a pear tree!