It's official. Off to AR we go!!!

Seems like it was only about three years ago that I posted a very similar headline. Because it was!!! Long story short, we're headed back to Jonesboro! There is no specific timeline, but Bruce is already there as the depot manager. Anyone want to buy a house in Bartlett, TN? It's REALLY close to the Wolfchase Galleria.... I know I've gotta be tempting someone....

And the packing fun has already began!

Justin Beiber. Angry Beavers. Same difference.

Bruce was flipping through Netflix this morning trying to find something to watch. He ran past the cartoon series Angry Beavers. "HEY! I wanna watch that! Justin Beavers. You know, Angry Beibers!"

So funny!!!

A little bathroom story

Ok. This one's kinda gross but totally funny. I love all the little quirks of being a parent, like the funny way that kids explain things. So if you want, stop reading now. Seriously stop. You're still reading. I'm warning you. There's no turning back once you start.

Ok, proceed at your own risk...

Ashtyn just came out of the bathroom and told us "I just saw the grossest thing in there. Really gross." I ask what she saw and she tells me that she needs to tell me in my ear, which is how she says she needs to whisper. Another example of my kid's cuteness.

"It was pee poop" she whispered.

"Pee poop? Like you peed and then you pooped?"

"No it was poop like pee. Pee poop, you know like when your tummy hurts, and it was SO gross."

I'm rolling. I tell Bruce she pee pooped and he gives me a blank stare. "Diarrhea. Pee poop. Get it?" Now he's laughing too.

"Yeah, and it really stinks in there."

Now we're both rolling. It's so cute how kids explain things!!!!

There's a squirrel in my house

Here's the proof. You tell me what you think.

I'm finding acorns in the washer... acorns in the dryer...

And acorns on the entry table.

Yep. There must be a squirrel in here somewhere.

Lots of catching up to do...

I haven't been on here much lately, so I figured I'd give a quick tour of the last few weekends. We went to the Bartlett festival, just Ashtyn and myself. It was a cute festival with tons of booths and a few rides. Ashtyn wanted to tackle the ferris wheel first and then later the spinning buckets...

October 22nd, my office had the Jeff Herman 1st annual fall festival/open house. Lots of work, but lots of fun!!! Face painting, the fire and police departments, car safety seat checkpoint, and FOOD! But best of all....GRAMMI AND PAWPAW WERE THERE!!!

Did I mention that we paid extra for some GORGEOUS weather! It was so nice that day!

The next weekend we rolled out of our warm beds for the Memphis Race for the Cure. I seriously have NEVER seen so many people. It was amazing to watch a sea of people in pink, a lot of crazy costumes, all ages... truly a site! Did I mention it was COLD?! Brrr!

Ashtyn walked the family mile by herself! Way to go Miss Priss!

You know after that nice walk we worked up a big appetite. We headed to Cracker Barrell for brunch where Ashtyn ordered a hamburger for the very first time. The kids' hamburger was nearly as big as her head!!! Just a couple days later... Halloween and trick-or-treating in Arkansas with the nephews and over to Grammi's house, too! Didn't she make a cute "ballerina witch"?! Love these kids!!And then a few days after that... back to Arkansas for a photo shoot with Emily Anderson Photography. This is the only preview I have so far but I'm anxiously awaiting the rest....TThis weekend we plan to hit the mall to see Santa and get a little Christmas shopping done! I guess we'll rest some time next year!

Get Grammi over here!

When I pick up Ashtyn from school each day and she's had a good day, I usually ask her what she wants to do. Today when asked she tells me "Um, clean house and then get Grammi over here!" I cracked up. I explain that we do need to clean house some, but I don't think Grammi's coming. "Uh, then let's not clean house. How about we do something else?" Now I'm cracking up even more!

So we get home and agree that she can watch Care Bears. I get her orange juice and get settled on my bed. Problem. I can't find the Google TV remote to access Netflix. So I just turn on the regular TV and find her some cartoons. I explain that if I can't find the big remote, then she'll just have to watch TV. Ashtyn finds a cable remote and brings it to me. "Let me show you how to do it. (pointing) You press these buttons here up and down and you find a channel. So now you can do it." Wow. My four year old thinks she's smarter than me. Mommies are getting dumb at an earlier age now I guess. :o)

Like mother, like daughter

I don't cook very well. I like to cook, but it's usually a disaster. Thank goodness for Schwan's! I don't mess their stuff up as easy. That being said, I love to eat out. I love good food, and especially food that I don't have to cook and worry about messing up.

Ashtyn is turning out to be just like her mommy. She constantly begs to go to the "restornot". Sometimes, she wants to go to The Blue Roof (Shogun's). Sometimes, it's Buffalo With the Wings On It (Buffalo Wild Wings). Yes, even Happy Donald's qualifies as a restornot for her.

After work yesterday, we went to Hobby Lobby to hit up the latest sale. Ashtyn asks me in the checkout line "Mommy, can we go to the restornot?" I tell her no, not tonight. We're just going to go home. With the most pitiful little look "But Mommy, I have money and I'll give it to you." Awww! I explain it's not about the money, but we have some stuff to do at the house plus Daddy isn't with us so we'd make him sad if we went without him.

Isn't she the sweetest thing!!!!

I'm a what?!

If you take your kid to watch the Smurfs and then weeks later wear white capri pants, you better bet your kid will tell you "Mommy, you have on white and you're a Smurf!" while laughing hysterically!

Naked in the hall

I called daycare this morning to talk to them about Ashtyn's shot records, and apparently just at the right time. The front desk woman tells me "By the way, your kid is back there naked in the hall having a fit." I laughed because I thought she was just being funny. My kid doesn't strip, EVER. It's usually a struggle to get her out of her clothes.

Not today. My kid really was having a toddler moment and had stripped her shirt off, then burst into tears. I asked to talk to her and tried to calm her down by phone, but I couldn't for laughing. Just the thought of asking my naked toddler why she was stripping, for the first time in her life! And so not what I pictured I'd be doing this morning.

After school, I was able to get a little insight into the mishap. She told me that she took her shirt off, but it was inside out and couldn't get it back on. I'm still not totally sure why she took her shirt off, but I have a theory. The only time I tell her to go potty at home is right before I put her in the bath tub. The rest of the time, she just goes when she needs to. So she maybe got a little confused and started stripping for the tub. She's not good at turning things right side out so I'm guessing that she got embarrased and frustrated because she couldn't get it back on. So she cried.

Time to talk to the daycare and get their side of the story. No one was there this afternoon that saw the incident. I'm not sure that Ashtyn's story was right and she's that innocent. I'm also not sure they handled the situation properly either. If they were telling her to put her shirt back on without offering help, they would have only compounded her frustration and embarrasment.

But how many people are ever going to hear in their lives "...your kid is back there naked in the hall...."

*still snickering*

Ashtyn "calls" the police

Bruce stepped outside to go get a part off the dish, and Ashtyn picks up my (deactivated) cell phone as she's watching him outside.

"I'm going to make a call now. Hello. Police? Yes. I have an amergnegency. Can you come? My dad is outside and there is a ghost. Yes. Yes. I'll be here so you can come and get him. Ok. Bye."

Two minutes later he's back inside and she's calling the police again. "Yes, police? Yes. My dad is back inside and everything's ok. So can you come and get him and take him to jail? Yes. And the ghost, too? Yes. And my mommy, too? Ok. See you in a minute."

Where does she get this stuff? I have a horrendous headache, but I was laughing my toosh off!!! Living with Ashtyn is a trip!!!