It won’t be like this for long

Surprise Snow and MASSIVE Cuteness

December 7, 2011 by Diana 12 Comments

So remember how this summer when we moved here to El Paso it was pretty much 105*-108* for a like a month? And I realized that I might never, ever see snow again because, after all, this is the desert.

I pretty much reconciled myself to the fact that for the 3 years that we live here, I would be in shorts, flip flops, and a tank top year round and so I packed my wool coats away. With bitter tears. Because there is nothing that warms my heart like the cold and snow. NOTHING. I am a cold weather girl. Bring on fireplaces, hot cocoa, and boots.

BRING THEM ON.

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Filed Under: Family, Fun Times, Home, Random · Tagged With: It won't be like this for long, Things that make me smile

Should my 2 year old still have a pacifier?

December 5, 2011 by Diana 40 Comments

We had Bella’s 2 year Dr. appointment today. Why is it that I always feel so on guard and defensive with doctors?

Sure I don’t like to be told what to do. I think we’ve established that nicely on here the past 2 years.

But part of me feels like it’s the same thing they’d tell any parent, regardless of the child sitting there. As long as the kid is healthy and meets the “standard” – everyone gets the same talk.

I am not anti doctor. I just wish they took a little more time with us. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Babies, Fun Times, Parenting · Tagged With: It won't be like this for long, Obsessions

Oh hai. I’ve been doing birthday stuff.

November 14, 2011 by Diana

I didn’t forget that I’m on day 14 of NaBloPoMo. We’ve just had the most jam packed day with celebrating Bella’s birthday (it’s tomorrow but Sam will be gone). Tomorrow we head out with my girlfriend here and her kiddos to go to the zoo for the morning.

It’s hard to believe that 2 years ago right now I was in labor, my mom and Sam at my side, and having absolutely no idea how much my life was about to change. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Babies, Family, Growing Up · Tagged With: It won't be like this for long, Things that make me smile

Bella. Vlog Style.

September 13, 2011 by Diana 14 Comments

I haven’t done one of these in a while. The other day I snuck into Bella’s room while making dinner, and got her on camera reading her books. Note that when she comes to the butterfly page in The Very Hungry Caterpillar she screams – that’s because when we get to that page I let out a huge gasp of *surprise* every.single.time.

And please enjoy her tiny voice. The ending melts my heart. You know, even if I do beat my kid I still love her to pieces.

Filed Under: Babies, Growing Up · Tagged With: It won't be like this for long, Things that make me smile, To Bella, Vlogs

The Waiting Game and Spontaneous Combustion

June 29, 2011 by Diana 12 Comments

We found two homes through the same realtor that we love. Really love. Like – “they would be nice even in Colorado” love.

And we’re supposed to hear back tomorrow on them because they had other applicants. I’d love to post pics but I didn’t get any while we were there (Bella had small meltdowns, took to rubbing her paci in the dirt, and freaked out about going in a strange home). I can’t pull them offline because we don’t get service on the laptop in our hotel room, and only occasionally on our cells which is where I blog from.

But the one we love is cute and clean and in a sweet neighborhood – I’m praying so hard we get it. So hard.

Because if I have to spend one more night in this hotel with the scalding hot/freezing cold SURPRISE! shower, the hairdryer that blew flames out the first (and only) time I used it, the bed sheets made out of same material as the curtains, the door that sticks and must be opened by barreling full speed into it, the cat litter box 3 feet from our bed that they decide to all take a dump in at once at 2am (every.single.night), the pack n play that Bella refuses to nap in and wails “Up, moe (more), caca (cracker)” while signing furiously in hopes of being taken out, the screaming kids that run up and down the sidewalk at night, the church groups that banged on a drum and yelled prayers at the sky for an hour (where was the lightning then God, huh?), that it’s been 102+ every day since we got here, the puke stain on my side of the floor from Bella, the fact that I got food poisoning yesterday and then so did Sam and Bella was a mess because neither of us could bear to get out of bed for more than a few minutes, that we got a double bed (really?) instead of the queen, and that our TV gets 8 blurry channels and 2 of them are in Spanish – one more night here…

And I may indeed spontaneously combust.

That would be a shame because I’d really like to be here when we get a house. In one piece and burn free as well.

And while I understand I need to be thankful (and I am), right now I need to write this to find the humorous side of the mess we’re living in.

P.S. I lied: I have a pic!! Thank you iPhone for phone shots.

Filed Under: Fun Times, Moving, Stress · Tagged With: A funny, It won't be like this for long

I did it.

June 14, 2011 by Diana 29 Comments

3 1/2 months ago I put on my big girl panties and decided to make the best of being a single parent for a few months.

Sam comes home this Thursday. A whole month sooner than we planned (military life at it’s finest). We currently are moving next week with no where to live, losing $1,000 on this apartment because we weren’t able to give enough notice (60 days? really?), and had to pay for him to come home since the Army would only pay for him to go to El Paso. Also? Doing a DITY move because we didn’t have enough moving notice to have the Army do it for us.