Saying Goodbye

There is a very bittersweet thing going on across our street.

It’s called construction. 

We are happy that after staring at a dirt lot for 2 years, there are finally going to be homes built.  Finished construction brings new neighbors which directly affects our property value and potentially our association fees. 

One of the things we’ll miss though, are the Santa Ana mountains in the background.  It was the only view we had and soon it will be gone. 

That and an empty pool.  We only have one pool for over 80 homes.  Gone will be the days of being the only family out by the pool.

Guess it’s time to start looking for a home with its own pool. 

I have an addiction

Every night, after dinner I start to feel the withdrawals. 

I silently look through the kitchen until I spy this guy.  He goes by “The Enabler”.     

I always crave something sweet after dinner.  I generally attempt to ward off the cravings with some juice or fruit or yogurt.  But more and more The Enabler is calling my name.  The worst part?  He brings friends…

And when the two of them get together, it’s a match made in heaven.

Darn you Enabler!  I need a WW meeting STAT. 

Project 365: Week 10

Here’s what we did last week!  What did your week look like?

(Looking back, my week was a bit Chloe heavy…must branch out and take different pictures!)

Sleeping Beauty

I know I’ve mentioned this before but, one of Chloe’s favorite place to sleep is the top of the couch. 

She loves it even more when one of us is on the couch and she can lay above us. 

This morning we were watching TV and I heard some snoring.  Assuming it was Jeff I said his name and told him to wake up.  I mean seriously, it was like 10am in the morning, not 10pm on a Friday night.  He politely advised it was not HE snoring but instead a little puppy girl. 

Even as I type now, at 5pm, she is SNORING and dead asleep. 

Gosh I wish I had her life!

Spring in January

We have been blessed with exceptionally nice weather for mid-January.  The highs are in the 70’s and the lows are in the 40/50’s. 

So when the nieces came over and asked if they could play at the park, it sounded like a good idea!  We packed some fruit for snacks and a couple of water bottles and walked across the street to our local swing set.

When Aunty Shannon arrived, we convinced the girls to walk to the library with promises of playing at the big park.  I was a little worried about going to the library since I have an outstanding fine.  However, they let me check out my books and just told me to pay my fine later! 

Shannon thought it was a good idea to show the girls that the stuffed animals at the library were puppets.  The girls began to run around screaming as they were ‘chased’ by a cat, dog and shark.  Nice Aunty Shannon, nice. 

On to the big park!  Kalea always surprises me with how adventurous she is.  She took on climbing the metal ladder by herself with no problem.  When she got stuck, she just merely backed it up and climbed back down. 

When she got to the floating steps that swung on chains, I was certain she wouldn’t do it.  But, my little niece proved me wrong.  She caught on very quickly that she need to slide around to get positioned and that she needed to grab the next pole before stepping on.  She emitted a low whine the entire time but even came back for seconds!

When we called ‘last slide’ before heading back home, Kalea made sure it was a good one and went down head first.  That kid…

As promised, Chloe’s ‘after’ picture.  She all groomed and looking pretty!