too cute not to share

so my child is OBSESSED with shoes...really.  no matter what she's into, she'll come running if you mention putting on her socks and shoes.  she has gotten pretty good at putting them on herself.  i thought she was so smart that she has never put them on the wrong feet...i just figured she realized the difference.  well, obviously she was just getting lucky all those times, because she proved me wrong tonight.  i took a few pics, but then noticed how absolutely funny her legs were in the pic...had to share...

yawn!

i still haven't recovered from the weekend, so hopefully i'll be hitting the sheets soon...but, figured i'd download and post some pics.  todd, presley, and i headed to chattanooga this weekend and stayed with seth and his family.  the adults headed to knoxville saturday morning to see the gators chomp upside that volunteer head (i'm still a tad excited from the game...todd would be so excited that i just said that ;)   anyway, we had a great time, but quite a long journey for just a weekend.  not much else going on.  monday is down, just 4 more days to go to the weekend!  enjoy the pics.

gator girl

vacation

Well, we went through Gustav with no problems.  Actually, we didn't even see much of it.  We arrived in Destin on Sunday afternoon and the waves were big...that was great, because we watched some guys surfing.  The next morning, Gustav was nearing, so it rained on and off.  Luckily, a friend of mine lives in Panama City, about 50 miles east, and she said it wasn't even raining there and they were heading to the pool...so, we headed to Panama City.  We lounged by the pool all day and watched football that evening.  Tuesday through Friday were beautiful...absolutely perfect, not a drop of rain and sunny.  We beached it, shopped a tad, ate a lot of seafood, and slept at least 10h a night...did I mention we decided not to take Presley!  Ha!  Really, it was a true vacation and we got a lot of much needed sleep.  We also had some Memphis friends in Destin, too...so, we had plenty of folks to play with and had so much fun!  Our trip home was not quite as fun, as we had a 2h delay in Magee MS with a dead battery.  It could have been better, but it could have been a lot worse...so, I won't complain too much.  It is nice to have to 2 days to recover and rest from the travel...and get some quality time with my girl.  

peek-a-boo

instead of exercising...

I have chosen to update my blog.  One thing I have learned about being a working mom is that I am very lucky if I exercise 2 days a week.  You heard me, my current goal is to do 2 days a week...and, I am failing?!?  The girl who used to run hours in a day, is not even running an hour a week.  Oh well, I'll chose this life over that one any day.  

Not too much going on in our lives.  We are trying to get new carpet put down, however Lowe's is making it hard on us.  Who knew that when they said in 5 business days that they actually meant 22.  Silly me!?!  Of course, Todd wants me to cancel the order and take our business elsewhere...but, that means I would have to load up the child on Saturday and spend my free time picking out carpet...again!  After the 3 trips and 4 hours I spent in Lowe's surveying everyone that went by on which one they thought would look the best, AND be good for a 1 year old and a dog, I finally made a decision.  I do not want to do that again...so, I'll just wait my 22 days.  

I made an impromptu trip "home" (aka the delta) last weekend.  Bert and fam decided to go see our granddad in Cleveland, so I hated to pass up the opportunity to see them.  It was a nice day trip.  Todd is happy because my last 2 trips, I haven't come back begging to move.  Yes, ever since Presley was born, I just wanted to move home.  Todd did not agree.  But, he just listened to me whine and cry after every trip.  But, now, I have changed my mind.  It's nice and all, and I wouldn't mind the move, but I'm feeling a bit more content here so I think I'll stay put...for now.

We are planning our first summer vacation in 2 years.  We are headed to Destin the week of Labor Day.  We are still debating over taking Presley or not.  Here are my thoughts.  A couple that lives down the street and has a baby girl (just a few months) are going to be there, too.  So, we could take Presley and trade nights in and out, one couple keeping the babies, then maybe girls out one night, boys, etc.  I know she would like the beach...but, she'd like anywhere, for that matter.  I just can't decide?!?  I know I will miss her like crazy, but it also won't be a total "vacation" with her.  We obviously won't take her skiing this winter, so in that respect, I want to take her on this trip.  AARRGGHH!  You see where my head is.  I just can't make a decision.  Any recommendations are welcome!

I guess I'll wrap things up and go tidy up before bed.  Here are some pics.

home today with a semi-sick child

Well, I'm home today!  Presley was sent home from day care yesterday with a fever, so she can't come in today.  I'm about 99% sure she is teething, and that is the culprit, but we're going to go into the walk-in clinic this morning just to make sure.  To be honest, having a little time off is nice.  I had a super busy weekend traveling to Murphreesboro for my friend Kim's wedding.  It was really nice and everything went well, but it wore me out.  I needed to be there @ 1130 on Friday morning...so, I had to leave the house at about 6:45 that morning in order to swing Presley by Holly Springs to drop her off with the Putnams (they met me half way, thank goodness).  I got home about 1230 on Sunday, but Todd didn't get home until 215 ish, since he had to pick her back up on the way home.  Anyway, we were beat!  But, I am glad Presley is finally showing some signs of teeth.  She got her first 6 right around when she was supposed to, but then they just stopped.  I think she is supposed to have 4 on the bottom and her 1st set of molars right now?!?  She never really teethed before, they just showed up.  So, maybe they are all coming in at one time and it's causing her some pain...I'm new to this, so I don't really know.  Well here are some pics.