State of Obvious

Lately this is what life feels like: Here's hoping for a better tomorrow....

1. Unreal - that's right, I said it. Its completely unreal and I am in a total state of denial. Maybe its having half our stuff at one house and half at the other. 2. Exciting - like jumping off the side of the road into a ditch that you can't see the bottom of exciting. 3. Depressing - how on earth did all of this STUFF get into our house, and why oh why after packing 50 boxes is the how still full of more STUFF that needs a box to be packed in?? 4. Amusing - Joshua says to me as we are waiting for his dad to show up with the new keys and let us in: "I hope he gets here soon because I want to move in to our house" I reply "He'll be here soon." "But I don't want to miss it, and then I won't get to have my new room!" "Josh, we can come here anytime we want, its our house now." "Then why are we still living at the cruddy house?" 5. A whine fest - Carly must be sensing the upcoming change in all things she kno...

A conversation with Joshua this morning: Josh: You know, I was a little jealous of Carly when we first got her because you guys were giving her so much attention. Mom: Yes, well you know she is just little and she can't do anything for herself yet so we have to do lots of stuff for her. ~At this piont the aforesaid mom (me) launches into an explanation that we love both kids, sort of the "remove this guilt from me" speech. Joshua is silent throughout~ Mom: So, what are you thinking about? Josh: I'm thinking about playing tag at recess today I'm not sure why, but this really struck my funny bone. Perhaps it was the five minute discussion I engaged in (largely with myself) on the topic of parental love for children, only to find out at the end that Josh had already moved on to thinking about tag...

We're getting closer to our moving date, but other than that there isn't much going on. I am overwhelmed thinking of boxes to pack and things to throw away and all the other changes that come from going to a new townhouse. But, as Scarlet says, I'll think about it tomorrow. In the meantime, here are some new pictures for your viewing enjoyment! As a side note, these days I curse and love the digital camera all at once. The sloooooooowwww flash has Josh making these weird faces since he keeps blinking before/during the flash. As an alternative he is holding his eyes wide open and looks a little bit, ummm, odd. The only way to get good pictures of him is to catch him completely off guard - as we did with the picture of him that I posted - and that doesn't make for many pictures of him with Carly. Any suggestions to get rid of the creature from the blue lagoon faces?

I found the muppet test on another bloggers site and thought it was fun.....I am passing it on to you and adding a few more...You can decide if they are right about me or not. You can find these tests and many more at http://www.blogthings.com/ Enjoy! I did the muppet test twice with the same result....sigh.... You Are Rowlf the Dog Mellow and serious, you enjoy time alone cultivating your talents.You're a cool dog, and you always present a relaxed vibe.A talented pianist, you can play almost anything - especially songs by Beethoven."My bark is worse than my bite, and my piano playing beats 'em both." Your Outrageous Name is: Contance Lee Kraps Your Five Factor Personality Profile Extroversion: You have low extroversion. You are quiet and reserved in most social situations.A low key, laid back lifestyle is important to you.You tend to bond slowly, over time, with one or two people. Conscientiousness: You have medium conscientiousness.You're generally good at balan...

I feel like I might be obsessing. Did you know famous bloggers get free trips! And sometimes they get paid? For being a glorified editorial writer......I want to get paid to post my opinion and some pictures of my family and friends! Then I won't have to find a part time job. One other note, and then I'll move on to something new...while reading the blog of a famous blogger I came to realize something very interesting. I am happily Mormon, and that is weird. At least according to this famous blogger. She is a "recovering Mormon", as she puts it, and she felt that she was forced to live a guilty, repressed life as a Mormon...Just typing these words I am inviting all kinds of weird ads and spam to post itself on my blog but I'll take the risk. Being Mormon doesn't mean you can't do anything fun. Being Mormon means you are free to experience the joy of life while not drunk, vomiting, smelling of cigarettes, or wondering if the last person you slept w...

So, I suddenly realize that my blog isn't famous. It's not even very well read. I mean, Jenn and Jen are the only ones that ever comment....aside from those annoying "hey great blog, if you ever want to buy something from me visit my site www.whywouldIbother.yaright (I can't believe that self-hypertexted itself!) So it makes me think, how do I get my blog to be famous? I mean, some of them gets hundreds of comments from hundreds of people. Do I need to curse more? Perhaps I should take up some sort of cause.....guess I'll have to think on it. In the meantime, you all (the two or three of you out there reading this) spread the word about my blog. Heck, you can even say "Want to read something really boring? Go to Sarah's blog!" I won't mind. As a side note, if you ever want to see how really weird people are click on the "Next Blog" tab on the right hand side of the screen. Prepare to avert your eyes just in case because some...