This Darn Quiz Thing

1. Do you still have tonsils? yes

2. Would you bungee jump? no

3. If you could do anything in the world for a living what would it be? write for a magazine

4. How many tattoos do you have? 1

5. Your favorite fictional animal? Scooby Doo

6. One person that never fails to make you laugh? Maryelizabeth Forman LeBoeuf

7. Do you consider yourself well organized? absolutely noy

8. Any addictions? COFFEE

9. From what news source do you receive the bulk of your news? internet

10. Would you rather go to a carnival or circus? the annual St. James Fall Carnival

11. When you were twelve years old, what did you want to be when you grew up? a teacher

12. Best movie you've seen this year? I have only seen Alvin and the Chipmunks this year and I highly doubt it will be considered the best. Last year? Superbad and Enchanted.

13. Favorite alcoholic drink? Mojito

14. What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? press snooze

15. Siblings? Neal Jr.

16. (make up your own question here) Why am I such a procrastinator?

17. Have you ever gone to therapy? Sure.

18. If you could have one super power what would it be? Mind reader!

19. Do you own any furniture from Ikea? Nope

20. Have you ever gone camping? yes

21. Gas prices! First thought? Ugh.

22. Your favorite cartoon character? Bubbles the Powerpuff Girl

23. What was your first car? red Chevrolet Blazer

24. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual? Not really

25. The Cosby Show or the Simpsons? Cosby!

26. Do you go to church? I used to go all the time but have become quite a slacker

27. What famous person would you like to have dinner with? Judy Blume

28. What errand/chore do you despise? Laundry

29. First thought when the alarm went off this morning? I am so freaking tired.

30. Last time you puked from drinking? I think last May when Jason and I went to NOLA for Cinqo de Mayo.

31. What is your heritage? Irish and English and Francais

32. Favourite flower? pink roses

33. Disney or Warner Bros? Disney

34. What is your best childhood memory? Camp Gulf Park

35. Your favorite potato chip? salt and vinegar chips

36. What is your favorite candy? Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

37. Do you burn or tan? I fry like nobody's busimess

38. Astrological sign? Sagittarius

39. Do you own a gun? No.

40. What do you think of hot dogs? I love them with all of my heart and soul. Especially right off the BBQ grill. This disgusts my spouse very much!

Charlie and Lola

I just love these little British darlings.. the books, the TV series....they have a very cute clothing line but it is not available in the USA (at least not to my knowledge). I love them, my kids love them, we could just watch them all day long. Caroline and I are planning one day to have a cat named Charlie and a Boston Terrier named Lola.

It is only appropriate!

Natalie and Clinton both pointed out how much my dad looked like Phil Donahue. It is true, they looked a lot alike! Almost as much as Nana Middleton looks like Angela Lansbury. So here is a picture of Phil, for Nat and Clinton Gene, in honor of Big Neal.

I almost forgot!

Today is my dad's birthday. If he was alive, he would have been 68! Maybe I would have baked him a cake that looks like the one above! But probably not, I am not that talented.Happy Birthday Dad! We miss you!

Randon Thoughts

1. Wahoo! The kids went back to school yesterday! Caroline was so excited to go back, she flew out of bed in the morning. William was angry that I would not let him bring his Hot Wheels to school. Risley was happy to go back as well.
2. I need to go wash towels ASAP.
3. I still need to clean my damn bedroom.
4. I met with a nutritionist yesterday for my GDGD (gosh darn gestational diabetes). Although, she told me that my test results were really not bad and most dr's would have probably overlooked them. But not Dr. K!!! Dr. K takes good care of his patients. I am still convinced he saved William's life. Go Dr. K!!!!!
5. I really do need to make some lifestyle changes. I am a pretty gross eater, I know this. And I don't exercise at all. Well, I had JUST started exercising and had joined the Y when I got pregnant. I had some cute outfits and a new pink IPOD. But then I was too nauseous to exercise for several months. But now I am supposed to walk for 30 minutes a day, twice a day. Okay. I am 32 now so it is time to get my behind in gear.
6. I have soooo many thank you notes to write.
7. I found the CUTEST baby blanket yesterday at Target... it is sage-y green and has a little giraffe and a palm tree and a monkey on it. I am going to get Baby Marshall's name put on it and give it to him as a gift.
8. I am planning Caroline's birthday party now because I know once the baby arrives in March, I will be super busy. Can I just say it is going to be the most fun party a 6 year old girl ever had?
9. Jason would be very upset if I did not mention... GO TIGERS!! (I refuse to say Geaux)
10. Okay, I reeeaaaaalllllly need to get off the computer now and go clean and wash towels. And walk for 30 minutes. And fill my car up with gas and go to the bank. And pick up Caroline from school. And walk again for 30 minutes. See how my day can just fill up?

Last Day of Winter Vacay

Today is the last day of Winter Vacation and school resumes again tomorrow. Thank goodness, because my kiddos are getting very bored here at home. I am feeling cranky (as usual) this morning because for some reason I really, really don't feel like taking a shower, but I need to. I did not do any housework yesterday other than fold laundry so now I have a whole bunch of things to do today. And I think we're going to have to go to Target. This means we will spend entirely too much money because that is what usually happens when we go to Target.
My nephew Risley's birthday gathering last night was pretty fun and my newest nephew, Marshall, is an extremely cute baby. After the cake and ice cream, we went to eat at Schlotsky's with my mom (Kiki) and her friend June. June's husband Michael was also there. Kiki and June have been friends since they were freshmen at Baton Rouge High School. Apparently, June had some kind of Botox or something because she looks 50% younger than she did the last time I saw her. Kiki was extremely cranky and yelled at Caroline. I was annoyed and had flashbacks of my childhood with Kiki and her bowl cut always yelling in my face. No wonder I thought she was so mean. She has mellowed with age but she needs to cut out the yelling.
Tonight is the big! LSU! Game! and I have no exciting plans, which makes me feel a little sad. But I think it is very important to get Caroline to bed at a normal time tonight because she has to go back, back, back to school again tomorrow. Dance class is resuming as well so it is going to be a long day for us all. I wish that Jason was here and I could drink a large margarita from Zippy's and we could watch the game together.
Okay, I really need to go clean my kitchen before I have a nervous breakdown. And get this showering and Target thing over with.

Week in Review

I started this blog a week ago with the plans to update every day... well that has not happened. So I guess I will just recap the week. Last Sunday was William's 3rd birthday at Little Gym and it was a success... the Barney cake that he randomly picked out was delish!
Monday was New Year's Eve... and the Creech family got up early to go to Woman's Hospital for the birth of my new nephew, Marshall. I am not even going to comment on the name. Anyway... what is most important is that Marshall arrived safely and I got to see a boy that I made out with at age 15 because his son was also born Monday morning and was in the nursery right next to my nephew. NYE was otherwise uneventful and Jason made a King Ranch Casserole and it was gross. New Year's Day was hectic and we de-Christmased our house, took down the tree and everything. Later, we had to drive to NOLA and drop Jason off at the airport so he could fly back to Alabama. William immediately burst into tears, but was pacified by the Hannah Montana CD that Caroline received for Christmas.
Wednesday was a LOOONG day because I had to do a 3 hour glucose test (which I failed) and had a doctor's appointment in the afternoon. But it was nice because while I was testing, I got to visit my sister-in-law and baby Marshall in the hospital. I only failed my glucose test by 2 points (which I blame on that darn Barney cake) but now I have to prick my finger several times a day and record my blood sugar. I also discussed tube tying with Dr. K (my OB) because after baby #3 comes in March, I am shutting down the reproductive chapter of my life. And no, I do not think we are going to want more kids in 5 years.
The rest of the week is kind of a blur... I spent $145 on children's shoes, saw the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie and went to the grocery store. I also purchased The Kite Runner, which I plan to start reading very soon. Maybe today. Christmas break is almost over... the kids return to school on Tuesday. I have a mountain of laundry to do, which adds to the surly factor. I also need to clean my bedroom! Today is my other nephew's birthday and we are supposed to go have cake at my brother's house... but no cake for me, I suppose! I guess I will have sugar free pudding. But really, I am over cake right now because the Barney cake made me kind of sick of it.