a blended life

Leah started sleeping with this cat mask (thank you, Rachel). She was completely asleep when I took this. "STOP LOOKING AT ME." "I know, let's take a picture of us smelling each others rose."

This sums it up. I read horoscopes because I think they're funny, but this was spot on! Now about that travel thing...

Leah got an award for being the top speller in her class. Normally I wouldn't make a big to-d0 about this, since she's not valedictorian or anything. If you've been following her progress the past few years, you'll understand why I would be proud! She's doing so well in her class this year. She's right behind the girl in the front row in the coat.

I geeked myself out. I showed up 3 hours early for the Harry Potter movie. I sat on a blanket that I found at Martin Stadium when I was 10. I devoured popcorn with Karina. I got 2 hours of sleep last night. But I didn't pull out a wand and try to produce a patronus

I will now admit to the world, without any shame, that I am a complete Harry Potter fan. Actually, maybe I already admitted this previously. No worries, it needs to be said again! I just reread Book 7, which I got at a midnight book release. My Marauder's Map t-shirt came yesterday, and I just secured two tickets to the midnight showing of the new movie next week. My trusty, loyal sister-in-law will always be in my debt for coming with me! The movie starts at 12:40 on Friday morning, so work may be a bit sketchy that day. Well worth the sacrifice, though.

I decided I needed a little cheer in my already stressful month (it's only the 6th!), so I wanted to post some pictures to make us smile. I also wanted to show that a lot of good, fun things are happening, and that I don't recognize them nearly enough. Witch's Night Out at Gardener Village: I decided that this hat looks like a scarecrow hat, so next year I think I'll be a scarecrow instead of a witch. Scarecrow's Night Out? It's better than Big Pile of Dirt Witch. We celebrated Jacob's birthday at Tucano's. It was extremely tasty! It claims to be Brazilian, but our experts agree it's only about 50% authentic. Said experts/Birthday Boy: Go Cougs! You can take the boy out of Pullman, but you can't take Pullman out of the boy. And why would you want to? I bought a box of local apples and we made 11 pies to freeze and eat all year long. Hannah was....helpful. The device attached to the end of the counter is a peeler/corer/slicer all in one. My 14 yea...

I went to my attorney's office today and they told me that the divorce had been finalized in court yesterday. Just call me Single Mom 2010. The question I get most is: Do we celebrate or mourn? Both, I guess.