P P!

Oliver made his first pee pee in the potty at home today! He does this about 3 times a day at school so I wanted to follow through at home.
He woke up dry this morning so I rushed him into the bathroom where dad was primping. ;-)
He sat, I brought in toys and milk, (spoiled much? NO) and I returned to my own primping across the house. A few minutes later I heard the small cry followed by dad's proud cheer. He Peed!!!!! Bodily functions are eerie for tots, isn't that weird? It's more comforting to pee ON yourself than in the potty. Gross. But hey...GO OLIVER! Lets get some poop now.

this is undeniable!

I was recently kicked off weight watchers, and not for being 110 lbs...which is technically below my BMI. I'm finally maintaining the weight I've been my whole life before leasing my abdomen out for habitually-late-paying fetus' for 18 months. Never again I tell ya! Apparently WW had 3 attempts at charging my credit card my monthly fee and was declined. Um, whoops. So, I'm on my own out here. It's scary to be responsible for my body now. But, it's been exactly 1 year and 6 days since I went into this whole thing, I'd say success has been in my pocket so far.

Plan B
The new diet

Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is
this
true?

A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't
waste
them on exercise.

Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make

you live longer;

that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it

faster.

Want to live longer? Take a nap.



Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and

corn.

And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an

efficient

mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain?
Eat
chicken.

Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable).

And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance

of vegetable products.



Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine,

that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even

more

of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms

up!



Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one.

If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.



Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise

program?

A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?

A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! ..... Foods are fried these days in

vegetable oil.

In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more

vegetables be bad for you?



Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft
around
the middle?

A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger.

You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger

stomach.



Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans ! Another vegetable!!!

It's the best feel-good food around!



Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.



Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?

A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!



Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had
about
food and diets.



And remember:

'Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention

of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body,

but rather to skid in sideways -

Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other -

body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and

screaming 'WOO HOO, What a Ride'



AND.....



For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on
nutrition
and health.

It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional

studies.



1. The Japanese eat very little fat

and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.



2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat

and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.



3. The Chinese drink very little red wine

and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.



4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine

and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.



5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats

and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.



CONCLUSION



Eat and drink what you like.

Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

What's that art?

Oliver had no question about it...these were cars! Maybe seeing movies like Disney's "Cars" with talking 18-wheelers does it for kids these days. Anything with for wheels MIGHT just be a car! Here we all are at the Houston Annual Art Car Parade and every bizarre pile of crap on 4 wheels followed by something modestly artistic that goes by, Oliver shouts "Car! Car! Car!" Hilarious, right? Not..."ooooh, dragon" "Duck" or "Horse" for the carousel car. That boy cracks me up.

Kiran's dad came along with his new gal and daughter lane. She's a total cutie, check her out. Very expressive.

proud mommy moment!

Today was Kiran's graduation and I'm so glad I snuck out for this. I was only 2 hours late to work...:-)
Kiran had that happy nervous look on her face to walk down the aisle and see her whole family looking on at her. Oliver even stopped squirming when he noticed her which he sometimes only does if he needs to poop....silly kid.

The koops got probably the best award she could have received! Best Spanish Acquisition! As daddy pointed out...this is why we're sending her to a magnet dual language program! This shows we're doing the work with her at home, she's getting it done in class, and she's moving ahead! So many kids got the "teachers help" "Most Outgoing" "Important reader" award....we don't need that, we want to know we're getting what we need out of the school to see our daughter succeed! At that point they were cutting awards short so she may come home with more they didn't announce. It wouldn't surprise me to see one for artistic ability, she's come so far with her art. We have some video but for now this is what you have!

reliving SD

There is really no excuse for not getting these lame pics up sooner since they were taken with my phone. It's fun to look back on them on a 22" monitor vs. the tiny blackberry that was in my sandy palm that day.
Pina Colada's on Coronado Island in front of the del coronado hotel...the premeire wedding hotel if you ask me.....

Feliz Dia de los Madres

Happy Mothers Day to all the mami's! I had a beautiful mothers day. Maybe one of my favorites. There were just some of those touching moments sprinkled all over it like the cheese that was on my breakfast Omelet daddy and the kids made me! It was loaded with veggies and the dirt that was on Olivers hands. Fruit and coffee joined us. It was a mothers day feast at 6:30 in the morning! I think traditionally some mothers like to take it easy, sleep in, catch a break...I loved being with them because they were so sweet. I got to lay around a lot, but we had fun just hanging together.

Kiran was the sweetest! She repeatedly told me how much she loved me, and that she thought I was sweet and a great mom. She reminded me what holiday it was a number of times. Isn't that awesome? I've never had that eventful mothers day and now I can feel like it's a really special holiday. It made me feel old in a good way. I remember being her age (which is exactly why that made me feel old!) and doing that to my mom. Exagerating everything.

6pm came around and I decided I had had enough laundry and the tots and I cuddled in my bed for an hour of America's Funniest Video's. Oliver binked and pulled on his hair and Kiran and I played 'Mommy dog and baby dog' ?????

Lovez it.

Fifth of Forever

Happy Anniversary Evan! I love you!!!!!!!

Missing the fam deeply while here in San Diego. Tomorrow I'm banking on a teary reunion.