Noodle

My Poor baby.  

Noodle was really sick for about three days.  She couldn't even keep water down and was getting very thin - even after such a short time of being sick.

I know I don't talk about her much these days, but she is a downright joy to parent. She has the best sense of humor.  She gets decent grades. She picks really nice friends. She's responsible.  I actually think I like this stage of her life the best so far.  I think say that at every stage because it just keeps getting better. Except when she was an infant.  As much as I love babies, Noodle was not an easy baby. 

Anyway, this entry is just for me to look back on someday.  You can stop reading my brag-fest right now :)

So, Noodle was very sick for a few days.  On day three I quietly entered her bedroom to check on her and I knew right away she was better.  She was awake and gave me a weak smile.  I told her how glad I was that she was feeling better and how worried I was about her as I snuggled her and kissed her forehead.

Then she started licking her palms ala Ferris Bueller.  

The little booger.

Fresh Air

I'm going to talk about a rather indelicate subject that kind of goes along with the small house thing I last blogged about:  keeping one's bathroom fresh smelling.


We ran out of air freshener a while ago.  I didn't buy any more right away because, quite frankly?  The very reason we use it kind of ruins all of those scents for me.  You know - like the "fresh linen" scent?  Well after a while, it just smells like, "fresh linen covering up the I-just-used-and-abused-the-bathroom" scent.  Which, in a small house, kind of creeps into rooms other than the bathroom.

You know what I'm saying? 

Oh - I didn't use and abuse the bathroom.  No, sir.  I'm pretty sure my poopies smell like a spring breeze.  

It's another family member that abuses the bathroom on a regular basis.


So, the other day I bought a new scent, hoping for the best: 

I knew it wasn't going to work out the way I had hoped when Zuddy came out of the loo saying in his best Australian accent, "Gah.  It smells like someone took a crap in a New Zealand Spring!"


Sigh.

Things......

Top of the list of things? 


Charlie Sheen.  Holy shit.  I'm completely riveted.  I know it's wrong, but I can't help it.


Other things?

• My dear friend Michelle is about to have her first baby.  It's a girl and I'm DYING to meet her.  Michelle and I met in the 10th grade.  Here we are our senior year of high school:

By the way, that hair?  It's your first clue that we were fun girls to be around.  Dull people didn't do their hair like that in 1987.  'Nuff said.

Michelle used to come over once a week when Noodle was an infant. 
You see, Noodle was very colicky and cried nonstop from the hours of 6 pm and 10 pm every night.  Zuddy needed a break once a week to be with friends, refresh himself and regain his sanity before he had to deal with his 2 crying girls for another 6 days.  This is when Michelle stepped in.  She'd come over and hold my crying kid and guess what?  She was just what we both needed!  Look at Noodle!  Noodle loved her!

Michelle would send Noodle a card for every holiday.  She loves Halloween, so one Halloween she picked up Noodle from school in costume and took her out to dinner to her favorite restaurant, Noodles & Company.



2006



Michelle met a really nice guy and married him on St.Patrick's day 2009:

and now she's due with baby girl Finnegan on Sunday!! 

I was over at her house all last week doing her spring cleaning because she's on bed rest, the poor girl.  Anyway, that's part of my baby gift to her.  Because did you know I'm not working right now?  Well, I'm not.

So instead of just accepting my gift and calling it a day, she went and bought me something I've been wanting for so long but wouldn't buy myself:

wen shampoo  err......cleansing conditioner, deep conditioner and styling creme!!!!  Have you seen the infomercials for it?  I'm totally seduced by those commercials.  I'll let you know if my hair is bouncin' and behavin' after I use it! 

Thank you all for the kind words about Dad and sister, ladies.  I appreciate your good thoughts!  I'll let you know how things are going.  I'm about to go to the hospital right now and give my dad a mani-pedi :)

Oh!!  Here's a funny clip from Jimmy Kimmel live.  Zuddy showed it to me this morning and we were HOWLING with laughter because "Elizabeth Hill Theater" was showing Toddlers and Tiaras over the holiday break.

Old Spice

Who doesn't love the Old Spice commercials?




Well, Zuddy found Grover trying his hand at it:

Dad's Life

Check out this video...it's hilarious and made by a church in Oklahoma!