Madame General Tso

Introducing... Tso Chen.




This is Howard's new puppy/ Addy's new friend.

I think she looks a bit like Golom from Lord of the Rings... But I like her a lot.
Howard's brother Tzu (Tso is named after him) found the little pup in Raleigh last week, so the verdict is still out on her origin -- I'm guessing Boxer - Great Dane mix. What do you think? Either way, she is a girl of the street.

In honor of the new pup, I am eating Chinese tonight.

Brown rice and vegetables only, of course.

Day 15 - Check
Day 16 - Check
Day 17 - **Pray for me tonight as we bake 1,000 cookies at our house for Bible Study. (Literally.) I'm so close.

Birth Control

Don't worry... this isn't a graphic post. :)

Last night, Jeff and I babysat for a friend's four kids - ages 2 months to 8. It was wild. Despite one minor (and messy) poop incident, I was in heaven all night; and Jeff's facial expressions & candid comments only added to my joy! :)

I learned a lot about my husband's future parenting style from this endeavor.

Jeff's motto:

"When all else fails... Give up."

Can't get the kids to go to bed - ok - just stay up and watch TV instead.

Can't handle the smell of a dirty diaper - ok - just hold baby at arms length and wait for wife.

Can't decide on just one bedtime story - ok - we'll read all 27.

(Perhaps I should have suspected this about Jeff from last summer when we "lost" another friend's two puppies and Jeff walked the neighborhood for all of 30 minutes before declaring it a "lost cause.")

I tried to encourage Jeff with subtle comments like "You are great with them!" Or "the baby likes you..." but he just said: "STOP trying to make me want to have a baby!" Haha. He's on to me.

So this might have been the most natural form of birth control ever for Jeff, but at the end of the night, the sight of my husband curled up in bed with a sleepy toddler reading Bible Stories... I can't wait!

(One week to go... still going strong.)

What Not to Wear

Last night I chaperoned the Homecoming Dance at the high school where I teach. I had the perfect job of collecting tickets - i.e. the "Joan Rivers" of the dance where I could see all the dates, outfits, etc. before the kids actually walked the red carpet. As a result, I have decided to create a Top 10 List of WHAT NOT TO WEAR TO HOMECOMING from my "research" last night. Here goes:

10. Rainbow colored animal prints. (Neutral is wild enough - I promise.)
9. Tiaras (I thought this would go without saying, but no, the tiara is still alive and well.)
8. Matching dress & hair color duos.
7. Nude Hose. (a. In September; b. With open-toed shoes; c. EVER)
6. Backless dresses WITH a regular bra.
5. Anything with skulls and cross-bones.
4. Gang bandanas coming out of the pocket of a suit jacket.
3. Mini skirts pinned up on one side to reveal very "un" mini legs.
2. Midriff anything - hello 1999.
1. Sticky boobs that can be SEEN through the "keyhole" on your dress.

Just a little friendly advice for those of you looking for something to wear to your next formal event. :)

P.S. Day 13 = Check