Wicked Witch(s) of the West and One (un)Flying Monkey

We went trick or treating with the Millwards and some other friends and had a great time until my little witch (yes, we always have two Halloween costumes for her) biffed it off some steps and candy was strewn out into the snow). Then-she was done. Got LOTS of yummy candy though. Ollie (my monkey) just chilled out in his stroller with a sucker and was totally happy-even with a cough. Man-this boy is like not of this world. LOVE HIM. As for my little witch. We've had some major power struggles around the Brown home lately. She talks herself into fits. What I mean by this is that she will throw her beloved "blankie" and "kitty pink" outside and says she no longer wants them. Then she'll scream and cry for them until I go out and get them. Then she AGAIN throws them outside and says she doesn't want them. On and on and on. This is just one instance. She does this often so she can melt down. I'm still trying to figure out why she does this. We talked to our therapist and she said it's totally normal for this age but to me-it seems crazy. I have talked to my mom and nanny about it too to get their feedback and tried all their suggestions but to no success. I asked my mom why she didn't say to "pop her in the mouth" like she used to do to me-and she replied-"well, that didn't seem to work very well now did it?!" Hahahahah!
Anyway, despite all her major insanity, it all boils down to the fact that she's JUST LIKE ME. I think that's why it makes me so wacky. Then I forget about all this crap when she cuddles with me to watch a movie and holds my hand through it only to tell me "I really love you mom and I'm sorry that sometimes I am naughty." This little sweet tart can be my the biggest button pusher in my life but I can guarantee that there's no one else in the world that understands me like she does. I love you my little witch-Love, the Ultimate, Original Witch.

Halloweenie Treats!!!

It was my job to make treats for the preschool party this year. I think they turned out cute-I didn't burn myself (or the cupcakes) or drop anything on the ground or cut myself or cry! I think it was a success!

Brain Cupcakes
"Bone"sticks
Orange-O-Lantern fruit cups

My little Pink Poodle is the cutest thing I've ever seen. I bet you never would've guessed that she hucked a block at her little brother's cheek and broke skin would you?

Snow Day(s)

When I here the words "Snowed In" I ususally start to have that inner panic. I HATE being housebound. I love to go go go all the time. I've already re-organized everything, cleaned the house, done all the laundry, etc. I decided to make the best of it. Since our little family was stuck inside with two pumpkins, we decided to carve them. Ollie refused to get his hands dirty but was perfectly happy to walk around with a wooden spoon supervising. Travis was proud to carve his without a pattern. It was winking at me. Later on Violet and I decided to make brownies which were gone by the end of the night. We played Barbies, watched movies and stayed in Jammies all day. I have (honestly) gone sans makeup for 3 days. I think that may be record. Man! Are these faces sweet or what!?

Brighten it up baby.

I've been struggling with REALLY wanting to completely re-do my house again. I'll be very grateful when I have someone else's home to stress out about and over analyze. Anyway, I thought that a couple of things needed to be changed to make the space brighten up. I decided to paint this dingy green desk we have BRIGHT yellow. I got a cute table runner and pillow at Goodwill and spray painted my boring white lamp green and I'm happy with the way it turned out! I can't help but thinking about what to do next...................Oh and these beautiful flowers Travis bought me are super easy on the eyes!

I love you Miss Leigh.....

This is WAY overdue considering school has been going on for a couple of months now, but I came across these pictures of Violet's first day and I love them. Especially the one with her enormous backpack.

De-Lish

There is nothing to say about these pictures except-MAN! I love these sweet little faces.

The Saga of the Lost Wallet.....

So last night I was SUPPOSED to go to a birthday party with Lindsay for our friend Jackie. I told her I would bring an appetizer but in typical Gillian Fashion, I read the recipe wrong and my delicious 5 fruit salsa had to chill overnight. An hour before we were supposed to arrive, this wasn't really possible. I decided to pop over to whole foods and buy Jackie some flowers so I wouldn't show up empty handed. At this point we were late and I was getting sweaty (as I usually do when I'm not on time.) So needless to say, I was in an uber-hurry. In all my haste, I left my wallet on top of the car and drove quite a distance to Lindsay's house. I didn't realize it until I got there either. My amazing friends Lindsay and Kyrsten drove with me (back and forth a couple of times) looking for this wallet in the dark on the side of the road. We also went into the surrounding businesses to ask if anyone turned it in. Nothing. Lindsay also pretended to be me immediately and called Whole Foods to give them my information. I was panicking in a bad way and totally crying and feeling sorry for myself. (LAME) By the end of the evening, I cancelled my card and signed a paper for the Police Dept. about "lost items."

Worst of all, I am totally emabarassed about how I reacted and that it even happened in the first place. I came home and was totally pooped after the emotional evening so after I ate horribly fattening (and delicious) fast food Travis brought me to make me feel better, I went to bed.

Later that evening Trav woke me up to tell me that it was back! Some AMAZING individual had picked up my wallet (put all the contents back in when it fell out) came to our complex to find me. (I was at Lindsay's panicking of course). This man gave it to my neighbor who brought it to us last night! With EVERYTHING in it.

This incident restored my faith in humanity and ALSO showed me that having friends like mine is worth a MILLION more than the stupid shit in my wallet.

He's lucky he's so cute.

He does things like this and smiles at me. Then I laugh and he gets away with it. Smart smart little cookie.

"Princess "Purrington"

I'm really a lucky duck that Black Cat Glowing Eyes Candy Corn Brown doesn't slit my throat or smother me in my sleep. When thinking of the haircut she had recently and being chased around by a screaming infant boy. Just to push the envelope a little further I do things like this to her. I think she's going to be a hot dog for Halloween. She'll love it.

My darling little Butt Nugget

Before you read this-understand that I know how immature the following post is. Violet and I love to hear/use new words describing farting. Some of our favorites include:
-Toot
-Poomsie
-Flartie
-Fluff
-Squeak
-Air Biscuit
The thing I love so much about her is that we are one in the same. Unfortunately she won't grow out of it. I sure didn't.

What's good for boredom? A long survey! I'm sure everyone is dying to know these things about me.....

1. What time did you get up this morning? 5:55. Violet asking me for a cartoon and to help with her capri sun. sigh.
2. Diamonds or pearls? Truthfully I love it if it's plastic, gaudy and cheap. Vintage is awesome of course. Things that are uber expensive make me nervous.
3. What was the last film you saw at the movies? Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Yes it's true. I love going to kids movies with Violet. It was our "date"
4. Favorite TV show? Mad Men, LOST, Brothers and Sisters, Flipping Out, Golden Girl and Sex and the City Re-Runs are the best
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Cold Cereal is my jam.
6. What is your middle name? Dorothy Rose (two of the Golden Girls)
7. What food do you dislike? Beets and Brussels Sprouts. I love pretty much everything else.
8. What is your favorite CD? Right now I can't get enough Cut Copy. Put that on loop!
9. What kind of car do you drive? Rachel the blue car (violet named it!)
10. Favorite sandwich? Green Chile and cheese wrap. Pueblo staple.
11. What characteristics do you despise? Know it alls. Every member of my family is a know it all. even me.
12. Favorite item of clothing? Leopard anything. I'll wear it to death as I find leopard to be my favorite neutral. If it's pink and leopard-forget about it. It won't come off!
13. If you could go anywhere in the world for a vacation, where would you go?Southampton England to see my family. Miss them and love them so much.....
14. What color is your bathroom? Pink
15. Favorite brand of clothing? Anything cheap, obnoxious and very colorful.
16. Where would you retire? England
17. Favorite movies? Reality Bites, Breakfast at Tiffany's, An Affair to Remember, Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
18. Favorite Sport to watch? The Nuggets.
19. Furthest place you have lived? Puebloco. It's like it's own country.
20. How many apts.; houses have you lived in? 9 or 10 I think.
22. Favorite saying? "Suck it."
23. When is your birthday? I'm not telling. Unless I'm getting a present.
24. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night Person
25. What is your shoe size? Men's 13.
26. Pets? Black Cat Glowing Eyes Candy Corn Brown
27. What did you want to be when you were little? A rock and roll dancer.
28. What are you today? Awesome.
29. What is your favorite candy? chocolate anything.
30. What is your favorite flower? Pink Gerber Daisies
31. Where did you get married?
32. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Graduating!
33. Who would you most like to meet, either living or dead? My Daddy.
34. What are you listening to right now? Cartoons
35. What was the last thing you ate? Ice Cream Cake
36. Do you believe in angels? Absolutely! Where would I be without them?
37. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? "color me pink"
38. What is your pet peeve? Loud Chewers and Mouth Breathers.
39. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Metal Mom.
40. What is your favorite soft drink? Coke Zero. I tried to break the habit but I think along with the aspartame comes a little crack. That's the only conclusion I can come up with as to why I can't stop drinking it.
41. Favorite restaurant? Jerusalem. Awesome.
42. Hair Color? Sheesh-who knows? I certainly can't remember. It's always short and black.
43. Siblings? 17 year old "Metal Moudi" I love him lots.
44. Favorite day of the year? April 14 and April 5 are my two favorites.
45. What was your favorite toy as a child? Jem dolls and She Ra.
46. Summer or Winter? Summer
47. Hugs or kisses? I can't get enough Violet Hugs and Ollie Kisses.
48. Chocolate or vanilla? CHOC-O-LATE!!!!
49. When was the last time you cried? Today. Long story. Trust me-don't ask. That's a big can of worms! (am I right Mama Mafia?)
50. Are you close with your family? yes. despite how crazy they all are, I love them to death
51. What is under your bed? I Purrington and enough black cat hair to make another cat.
52. Who is the friend you've had longest? K-Hoff
53. What did you do last night? Dinner with my inlaws and then a night in with Don Draper. nice.
54. favorite smell? Ollie's sweat smell. Yes I meant "sweat" and not "sweet" I know it's creepy.
55. What are you afraid of? Anything happening to my kids. They are the loves of my life.
56. How many kids do you have? 2
57. How many keys on your key ring? 6
58. Greatest accomplishement? Successfully making it through two pregnancies to have my beautiful, healthy, awesome kids. Oh and farting so loudly that everyone heard it at my freshman assembly. Everyone knew me after that as the "girl that farts" not much changes does it?
59. Do you have any regrets? Tons. It is what it is. Hopefully because of them I'll become a stronger woman/better mother.
60. Favorite day of the week? Friday
61. How many towns have you lived in? The Blo, 5 points, capital hill, highlands ranch.
62. Do you make friends easily? Yes. I'll talk to anyone about anything. I am super chatty.
63. Most embarrassing moment? I don't get embarrassed. Seriously. ever.
64. What do you wish most for your kids? I want my kids to be well adjusted, open, honest, self assured, individuals. They can be whatever they want as long as it's positive. Oh and if they go one day without talking to me they will pay big time. big time.