How Was Your Valentines?

Ours was good! It was Valentines-riffic! It was Valentinestupendous! We actually didn't do a thing. We don't buy into that commercialized crizap! It's fun sometimes but this year we opted out I guess. It really sneaked up on us and before I knew it, it was here...and I was ordering a Valentines burger from Braums with extra pickles and no onions. It doesn't get any better than that!

Our Joseph is growing and growing and won't stop. What's up with that?! He even started sleeping through the night. The first couple of nights I thought for sure it was a fluke, but now it's lasted two weeks - with one middle of the night feeding two nights ago. It's good and bad b/c although I get solid sleep, he wakes up pretty early whereas I like to sleep late. We kind of clash in that respect. Huh...babies. The nerve.

In mommy news: I got a haircut! Yeeehaww and yahooo! It feels incredible! So light and manageable - and liberating! No more ponytails. My ponytails were so long that when I sat down my hair got pulled behind my back and it was just plain irritating. Plus they gave me lots of headaches. I've always hated the ponytail, but always wore them. Go figure.

For some reason, this morning I sat down to put on my shoes and only ended up with one on. About five minutes later as I walked through the kitchen, I thought 'dang, I've only got one shoe on'. Another five minutes later I sat to make a phone call to insurance (hospital bills) and STILL only had one shoe on. Finally, as I walked to the bathroom lopsidedly limping - I ran back and grabbed my other shoe, got to the bathroom (since I was sitting down in there anyway) and put it on. Another liberating moment in my day. Both shoes on! Hey, I take what I can get. P.S. - Don't think I am a total retard, this is the first time that’s happened.

In daddy news: Josh has been busy bringing home the bacon. And boy oh boy do we love bacon. Mmmmmm...nice crispy bacon! He got the baby's ceiling fan put up (hooray light!) and did a wonderful job, I might add. Even cleaned up the mess. This weekend I think he plans on moving some shelves in the garage that I have gardening stuff on so the truck fits in there. The area is wide enough but not long enough with the shelves there, so we'll just reorganize a bit. That will be great b/c the other night in the crazy storm I lay awake obsessing over weather or not the truck was going to get pelted with hail. Everything turned out ok that time but next time....(duhn, duhn, duhhhh).

At work he got a new computer, which is always good. He says it goes as fast as a cheetah chasing the cheeto truck. Also, someone burned a bag of popcorn (actually caught on fire was the rumor at the water cooler) and smelled up two floors of the building. That prompted human resources to send out an email to the whole company reprimanding the culprit since they were meeting with some prospective investors when it happened! I thought this was too funny!! Use the popcorn button! Sheesh.

In other news: the stupid neighbors from two houses down PUT MORE OF THIER TRASH IN OUR CANS!! AGHHHHH! This is really wearing Josh and I out. I mean, for real, this is getting ridiculous. Can we please have some maturity and respect here? We were bringing our cans in to the garage to stop them but of course we left them out last night and viola, like magic, there trash was there this morning. We even think we heard their footsteps running by the bedroom window about 10 last night. It had to be those punks. I even have a flag out front that says PEACE, with a little white dove on it. A little, sweet, white peace dove doesn't even stop them, that's how ruthless they are!! We'll have to figure out something. I'd like to rig up a trap, like a pie in the face when they open the lid kind of thing. I'll keep you posted on the trash saga. Especially if we get em with some pies! :)

This is Heather Blachly signing off for now!
Or Heather O. Brien (according to credit card offers)
Or Heather Borien (according to some other offers)
Or Heather BlachlEy (according to AAA, no E in my last name)
Or Heather O'Blachly (just kidding, I made that up)

I hope everyone has a nice weekend and here is a picture to leave you with: this is how UPS hides our packages under the mat.