Old Cat, New Trick

All things considered, we have a really good cat. She is friendly, clean, cute, patient with Harper, etc. Her one vice is that she likes to use our carpet as a scratching post. It's annoying. Up until last week, all we had to do to get her to stop was snap our fingers in her direction. Yeah. It really was that simple. She was afraid of snapping fingers and would stop immediately. Very convenient. Then last week, she had an epiphany. She realized that finger snapping couldn't actually hurt her and it was highly unlikely that we would actually get off of our butts to follow up the discipline. So, there it is. It only took her 4 years, but she finally figured it out. Who says you can't teach an old cat new tricks. 

Guilty Pleasures

Guilty pleasures - we all have them, it's just that some of us are more willing to admit what they are. In an effort to be more transparent and to encourage those around me to be more transparent (hint, hint - leave a comment), here are some of my guilty pleasures. 

• Justin Timberlake - enough said
  

• Reality TV - including but certainly not limited to American Idol, Top Chef, and anything that involves parenting large numbers of children (Jon & Kate, 17 Kids and Counting, etc)
  

• Pink Nail Polish - never on the fingernails (chips too easily) but always on the toes

Ok, now it's your turn. What are your guilty pleasures?

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I would rather be...

Today I am stealing an idea from a few of my favorite blogs. The concept is simple. Leave a comment and finish the rest of the sentence. 

For me, I would rather be having lunch with my mom and my daughter in sunny Florida. How about you? Don't worry, your boss doesn't read my blog. Heck, my boss doesn't even read my blog. You can be honest. 

29

Today I am celebrating my 29th birthday. I'm sure there will be many more 29th birthdays in my future, but today is the first. Actually, I don't really have a hang up about getting older. Most of the time, I still feel like I'm about 23. Although, it surprised me how quickly and emphatically I corrected my friend when she told a few people that I was turning 30. Hmmm...maybe I do have a hang up. 

If this cupcake is making you hungry, click here and check out these awesome cakes. 

Harper For President

It's never too early to start campaigning.

We are also accepting donations. 

Weekend Update

Harper had a great weekend. She got a new big girl car seat:

Had a photo shoot with one of her best friends:

And then, had a glasses fashion show:

Too Much Information

Warning 

** This may be too much information for 

the faint of heart (read - men). **

Ok, so here's my problem. My skin is ridiculously dry right now. I know that it's winter and everybody gets dry skin in the winter, but it is seriously driving me crazy. I basically bathe myself in everything from baby oil to coco butter to intensive moisturizing lotion, but nothing is helping. The humidity level in our house is pretty good (around 50%) so I don't think that adding an extra humidifier would make that much of a difference. That's why I'm coming to you. Does anyone have any foolproof remedies for dry winter skin? If so, let me know. I feel like I'm molting here... See TMI.