Zoom Zoom...

So i finally did it.
I broke down.
I had no other choice!

I finally got rid of my Tibby. It's a sad sad day today.

But on a good note, i got a brand new (and i mean brand new) Mazda 6!

And i got a pretty darn good deal, to top it off.
Pictures to come later.

Thursday Thirteen...

My Thursday thirteen for this week is...

13 smells that make my nose happy:
13. Baking bread

12. A home-cooked dinner that i didnt have to cook myself

11. Frying bacon...oh yea, i can feel my arteries closing already

10. Flowers, especially roses

9. My daughter's hair after a bath

8. Gasoline...i know, i'm weird, but it smells good!

7. My hubby's new cologne...mmmmm

6. Coffee, though i don't like drinking it.

5. Popcorn with extra butter, especially from the movie theatre

4. Rain, especially right before it starts.

3. Play Doh...it's just good!

2. The ocean, especially when you're like 20 miles away and you open the car window and you can smell that you are almost there.

1. Fresh, crisp air on a morning run

It's a bird, it's a plane...

I've gotten my day down pat pretty well, with a 17 month old running around. She participates in almost everything i do on a daily basis. Well, the other day, i was going about my day like i usually do. I had made it about half way through the day when it happened. I was in the shower, and while i take a shower i usually let Mady play on the floor with her bath toys. As of lately, she has been throwing her toys into the shower and using her fishing net to fish them out. Well, after a few minutes of that, she was bored and she took off again. I thought she was going to get more toys to throw in the tub at me. Well, i washed my face and, when i rinsed it off and looked up, i saw it. Mady running through the bathroom, with her arm in the air. And what, you may ask, was in her hand? The end of the toilet paper roll, and the roll was still attached to the wall! She was decorating the bathroom in "streamers", hahaha. She went all the way to the door and back to the roll again. Needless to say, i had some cleaning up to do when i finished laughing so hard. But at least she had fun.

My future concert goer...

Mady and I were sitting on the floor last night playing. Of course, we had American Idol on in the background, so i wouldn't miss it of course. Well, we took some time out of playing to watch a few of the contestants, who were horrible by the way. Anyway. Mady was sitting in my lap, and i was joking around and having fun, so i put my hands in the air and started waving them in time with the music, like you would at a concert...except the concert would be good. Well, the next thing i know, Mady puts HER arms in the air and starts waving them in time with the music, right along with me. She was laughing and looking at me like "What the heck are we doing this for, mom?". It was too cute!

Some highlights from our day...

Waiting for the parade with Daddy and Lori

BFFs waiting for the parade to start

Doing her Irish jig

My lil leprechaun

And after she got a ton of beads, she gave everyone the "Don't mess with my beads, or i will come at you like a spider monkey" face

Thursday 13...

In honor of St. Patrick's Day (i know, i know, i'm a day late...better late than never!), my Thursday thirteen this week is...

13 Irish blessings:

13. Like the warmth of the sun
And the light of the day,
May the luck of the Irish
shine bright on your way.

*****

12. May your pockets be heavy-
Your heart be light
And may good luck pursue you
Each morning and night

*****

11. May the good saints protect you
And bless you today
And may troubles ignore you
Each step of the way

*****

10. These things, I warmly wish for you-
Someone to love,
Some work to do,
A bit of o’ sun
A bit o’ cheer
And a guardian angel
Always near.

*****
9. May your blessings outnumber
The Shamrocks that grow
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go.

*****

8. May you be half an hour in Heaven
Before the Devil knows you’re dead.

*****

7. May you have the hindsight to know where you've been
the foresight to know where you're going
and the insight to know when you're going too far.

*****

6. Whenever there is happiness
Hope you'll be there too,
Wherever there are friendly smiles
Hope they'll smile on you,
Whenever there is sunshine,
Hope it shine especially for you to make each day
for you as bright as it can be.

*****

5. May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun.
And find your shoulder to light on.
To bring you luck, happiness and riches.
Today, tomorrow and beyond.

*****

4. May you live a long life
Full of gladness and health,
With a pocket full of gold
As the least of you wealth.
May the dreams you hold dearest,
Be those which come true,
The kindness you spread,
Keep returning to you.

*****

3. May the friendships you make,
Be those which endure,
And all of your grey clouds
Be small ones for sure.
And trusting in Him
To Whom we all pray,
May a song fill your heart,
Every step of the way.

*****

2. May the sun shine, all day long,
everything go right, and nothing wrong.
May those you love bring love back to you,
and may all the wishes you wish come true!

*****

1. May those who love us, love us;
and those who don't love us,
may God turn their hearts;
and if He doesn't turn their hearts,
may he turn their ankles
so we'll know them by their limping.

Happy St. Patty's Day...

...You'll never get me lucky charms, i'll eat them first!

...Erin Go Braugh, wait, daddy says i can't wear bras!

...Me Pot O' Gold, now where is that leprechaun?!

...Kiss the Blarney Stone, heck, i can buy it!