me like

I came across Diablo Cody's Red Band Trailer, which it really cute! She interviews celebrities in an Airstream Trailer. So far she has had two interviews with two people I happen to love. Adam Brody and Chelsea Handler. Adam's interview is below.



You can check out the YouTube page for Red Band Trailer here. I plan on checking in and seeing who she interviews next. I love the internet!

Go Seth Cohen!

sweet boy

Brody had AYSO UK soccer camp all week (he loved it so much). Today is the last day and although I am sad for him, I feel happy for this little guy in the picture above. I hated waking him from his only normal nap of the day to go pick Brody up. It's not easy being baby #3... your life revolves around everyone else. I promised him that his Monday morning nap can be as long as he wants. I love my little baby boy, he never cries about it and never complains.

part 2

1. The Heart Mender by Andy Andrews

2. Addition by Adoption by Kevin Hendricks

3. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern

Did I tell you how much I love to read?

summer reading

I have across some books I am excited to read! Here is my list of my summer reading books. You should know that I am a huge non fiction fan.

1. Unbound by Dean King

2. Getting the Pretty Back by Molly Ringwald

3. Facebook Fairytales by Emily Liebert

4. Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh

5. You're Not the Boss of Me by Besty Brown Braun

giveaway!

The nice people at Kidz Bop sent me a few of the brand new Kidz Bop 18 cds, they are not even released yet (July 20th)! The cd is really good and your kids will love it (even my hubby liked it - a lot). Here is the list of songs:

1. Telephone
2. Baby
3. California Girls
4. Hey, Soul Sister
5. Do You Remember
6. Naturally
7. Whataya Want From Me
8. Nothin' On You
9. Break Your Heart
10. All The Right Moves
11. Two Is Better Than One
12. Evacuate The Dancefloor
13. Billionaire
14. Alejandro
15. Breakeven
16. Single Ladies

This cd is PERFECT for summertime with your kids!

I am giving away 2 cds, just go ahead and leave a comment and I will pick the winners using a random generator. You have until July 20th to enter. Winners will be announced on the 21st.

to watch

This video makes me wish I had a reason to wear a bow-tie... or repaint my house. So cute! You have to watch this short film on tying a bow-tie!

what to do

Here are two things I have purchased to get us through the summer. No matter how much stuff I try to plan, I need to have things to keep the kids busy at home. It gets expensive to go to places all the time, so I invested in these.

Step2 Arctic Splash Water Table

Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe

So far the water table has been a hit with the 2 year old....it provides endless entertainment, especially with some extra bath toys and a small watering can. There are a lot of water tables out there, but this was the least expensive.

We have not broken out the Play-Doh yet (I hate Play-Doh by the way and so does Mark). I am waiting for the right really-bored-moment to get it out. My five year old asks me every day, but we aren't there yet. I must be desperate for them to have fun activities to buy this, but I'm thinking that it will be a hit!

a fav

Did you know that this roll of paper raffia is one of my favorite things? I buy a roll of it at Michael's a few times a year and use it for everything. I make decorations with it, wrap gifts with it, hang cards in my office with it, etc. I love giving a present wrapped in tissue paper with it. I love sending my card orders to people wrapped in it. It never gets old and always is classic. I buy it in this color (kraft) and white. It reminds me of a bird's nest and being close to nature.

i'm a mom

It's 12:28am right now. I'm up because my sweet baby is crying...I'm letting him cry it out. We need to transition past this waking up every few hours (after all he's 7 months old now). He loves to wake up somewhere between 11:30pm and 12:30am every night, which is usually fine because I'm up working....but I'm tired right now and he's still crying. I'm blogging to keep my mind away from his cries. So all I have to say is, it's tough being a mom. Our job never ends, it's continuous, even when we are sleeping and they are sleeping. I am a mom with every breath I take ready to take care of their every need. Because, even though I am not fulfilling his need right now, I am watching his every move on his monitor, listening to his every cry, making sure that he is okay. And even though it's tough being a mom, really, is there anything else that could ever compare? No...there is nothing.

i'm excited about

Email me at elhajs@aol.com if you are interested!