Thursday Thunks

1. If you had to have a brain transplant and had to choose between a cat brain and a dog brain, which would you choose? Oh wow, that is a surprisingly tough question! I think I will have to go with a cat. It's a pretty simple life and people would leave me alone for the most part.
2. Why do you think bananas are shaped the way they are? so it's easier for monkey's to hold onto as they swing from vine to vine...DUH !
3. Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip? I like them both on different things...mayo for salad sandwiches, and miracle whip for a turkey and cheese :)
4. Do you use keyboard shortcuts? no, that's way to complicated for me...although I do use copy and paste from time to time.
5. Are you a member at InsanityCafe Forums & Arcade? If not, you should be. no, I got enough to keep with as it is...look how much I have been slacking on me beloved blog, eeep!
6. Where I live it was a low of -19 degrees this morning - what was your low last night/this morning? this winter I am in Arizona....last winter I was in Maine...do you really think I am paying attention to that thermometer?
7. Do you like hard boiled eggs? yes please
8. Have you ever drank green beer? do you mean like Heineken ? it's disgusting! I am such a girl when it comes to beer...pass the Michelob Light please!
9. Whats your favorite cleaner? pine sol
10.White or whole wheat bread? wheat! man...with all these food questions I am starting to crave an egg salad sandwich!
11. Everyone has some type of phobia - whats yours? what the phobia where you are afraid of everything? ya, that's the one I have!
12. Aren't you glad there weren't any Christmas related meme questions? boo, I was actually hoping for some Christmasy ones! I am trying to work on my holiday spirit here! but thanks for the thought anyways :)

Almost a year....

I cannot believe how fast this year has gone by! The twins will be a year old in just a couple of weeks... it seems like just yesterday that I was pregnant with them. I thought I would post some of my favorite photos of them over the past year...there are so many! Here is some of my fave from the first few months....

This photo is my favorite of them together at the hospital! I love Bella's smile here, even if it wasn't a real one, lol. I don't know if you can see Brayden's name tag, but when he was born, his name was Devon. We saved that tag and his hospital bracelet for him for when he is older. We changed his name to Brayden the day we left the hospital, talk about confusing! I have since been "introduced" to a special little girl named Devon, it has so much more meaning to me now when I hear the name, because I think of her.


This is hands down, my all time favorite baby pic of Bella. This was also the day they were born...she looks totally exhausted, but so adorable! I am planning on editing this pic and framing it for her room once we move.

This is my handsome little dude... even though he looks like an old man here, I could already tell he was going to be a heartbreaker.... or maybe I am just partial? :)







I miss the days of when they could sleep together, it was always so cute!


This one is Brayden and Oma, he has been very attached to her since the first time she held him...I am almost jealous!



Bella all bundled up before getting strapped in... that winter in Maine was brutal! brrrrr

Their first Valentine's day.... and Brady power!


Some early male bonding



First trip to Chinatown in Boston! Oma was with us too, so much fun!


A very chunky Bella, and Brayden threatening to beat up the bullies...or maybe he just likes waving his fist :)


Twins 1st Easter...we went to a friends house for dinner and she thought it would be cute to put them in the easter basket. They actually kinda liked it despite the looks on their faces,lol

I will post more when I get some free time!!!

Friday's Meme's

I have been so super busy lately with an exciting new project for my friend Luca, so I haven't had much time to keep up with my blog lately :( For now, here are some Friday meme's...maybe you will find out some silly stuff about me you didn't already know :)

1. Snow angels.

2. I'm looking forward to Oma Lani coming for Christmas.

3. My coffee this morning is the best coffee ever! (it was a loooong night again lastnight)

4. One of my favorite old tv shows is Magnum P.I.

5. I'm done with cheese balls.

6. The most enjoyable thing around the holidays is everything! I love this time of year, especially since it doesn't involve snow this time :)

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to bed early, tomorrow my plans include getting up early and going shopping out of town again (am I crazy?!) and Sunday, I want to be lazy and watch movies all day!

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"This year, the economy in its current state has really hurt a lot of people. So this week’s meme is about spreading holiday cheer on a budget!" ~ from Friday Fun

1. Did you do the so fun Black Friday shopping? No, but we did do some online shopping!Did you get any really good deals? Yes, I think so! And, it is so much easier then fighting the crowds, that's for sure!
2. Does your family do gifts for everyone or do you draw names? We have been meaning to do the name drawing thing, but we all live in different parts of the states now! I wonder if there is a virtual way of doing it? hmmmmm
3. About how many people do you have to gift this year? Too many! haha (j/k!)

4. How about that big holiday meal? We don't know what we are doing for a holiday meal yet, but it is just going to be me, Dave, Oma, and the twins this year...so whatever we have, it won't be too big or pricey.
5. What are your top 5 tips for saving money this year on gifts? Well, my advice is a little bit late...because I did most of my Christmas shopping this summer! If you see something on sale that you think someone would like for Christmas, grab it, even if it is only May or June :) They also tend to jack up the prices right before the holidays too, so shop early...that's my advice! That is my top 1 tip, I got nothing else, sorry!

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Childhood Indulgences

1. When did you last have a mid-day nap? Oh wow, ummm, maybe a couple of months ago? I try to have one every day while the kids are napping, but it never works out!
2. When did you last have milk and cookies? Ohhh, the other night....love the Oreo's :)
   
3. When did you last have a bubble bath? Not since I was pregnant
   
4. When did you last jump on the furniture? I was probably 6 or 7?
   
5. When did you last play in the mud? When I was 4, my brother and I used to make mud pie's and we actually took a bite once...it didn't taste like brown sugar :( soooo disappointing!
   

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Manic Monday

Manic Monday #144

It's "Cyber Monday" today, the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping season in the United States. Do you do much online shopping, holiday or otherwise? Yes...I am kind of an amazon.com addict! But it's cool, I got most of my shopping done earlier in the year, so it's a much less stressful holiday this year!

Are you a Mac or a PC user? Why? I am a pc user just cause I can't afford a Mac! I would love to get one someday. I love the one my older brother has....very cool :)

What website do you spend more time on than you care to admit? Facebook! It's quite addicting :)

Is he Korean?

This weekend we went to the commissary @ a "nearby" AFB ....we go every other week or so and stock up on baby food and whatnot. Anyways...most of the people who work the check outs are older Korean women (I think I have mentioned them before?), and there is this one lady who says the SAME thing to us every time! We go often enough for her to remember us, but she still acts as if she is seeing us for the first time...and she always points to my husband and asks, "Is he Korean?", and I say no, he is Chinese....I don't even go into the whole Indonesian thing now cause it just confuses her. Then she will say to him, "You look more Korean then Chinese!". He just smiles and nods and we try to get out of there as fast as possible before the other ladies come over and hijack Peanut from us and show her to the other ladies. She did look at Brayden this time and said he looked more asian then Bella. That's a first, nobody says that! I think it's true though...Bella looks like her dad who is asian so they just think she looks more asian...when really, she is just a white version of Dave. Brayden has the same coloring as Dave and his eyes are definitly more asian....Bella just looks like an Anime character, hehe.

So, next time she asks, I think I will just say...why yes, he IS Korean....good eye!

Thanksgiving MEME

1. Which do you like better: Cooking at your house, or going elsewhere? I like going somewhere else, it's less stressful!

2. Do you buy a fresh or frozen bird? well, considering that up until last year all I ate was TOFURKEY, I haven't had much experience with turkey, so we get frozen.

3. What kind of stuffing? cornbread!!!! I am a southern girl at heart :)

4. Sweet potato or pumpkin pie? Pumpkin pie...which we FORGOT, omg, I am heartbroken

5. Do you believe that turkey leftovers are a curse, or the point of the whole thing? Who doesn't love thanksgiving leftovers?

6. Which side dish would provoke a riot if you left it off the menu? Green Bean Casserole.

7. Do you save the carcass to make soup or stock? EW, carcass? seriously? why on earth did I stop being a vegetarian?

8. What do you wish you had that would make preparing Thanksgiving dinner easier? my mom and nannie...this year it's just me, Dave and the kids

9. Do you get up at the crack of dawn to have dinner ready in the early afternoon, or do you eat at your normal dinner hour? I like late afternoon

10. If you go to somebody else's house, what's your favorite dish to bring? Green Bean Casserole or Broccoli Casserole
11. What do you wish one of your guests wouldn't bring to your house? sweet potatoes, yuck!
12. Does your usual mix of guests result in drama, or is it a group you're happy to see? At my mom's house their is always drama, Thanksgiving or not,lol

13. What's your absolute favorite thing on the menu? it's a toss up between stuffing and broccoli casserole

14. What are you thankful for this year? My children

photo fun with picnik!

The one thing I might love more then blogging is photo editing...I am not a professional, but it's so much fun! I have a few programs on my pc, but my newest fave is one I can use right online, it's called picnik ! Here are a few I did today {can you tell I love Polaroids?}, I am actually going to incorporate them into the banner for my "first year blog" for the twins!

These are just a few options....there are 1,000's of other things you can do with your pictures. Let me know what you think of picnik... if you use it, I'd love to see your photo projects too!



p.s., the white borders around the pictures are not apart of the pictures themselves, blogger just adds them to the pics I post for some strange reason....argh!

Monday's a Bitch

Pop

1. If you had to join a pop band, which one would it be? NKOTB, I would be their water girl :)
2. Go back to the early 00's. Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera? Why? C.A., she is far more talented
3. Hanson or Jonas Brothers? ew, neither!
4. Backstreet Boys or N'Sync? Why? I love my Justin Timberlake, so I'm gonna go with N'sync
5. What's the most embarrassing CD or song you own? (BE HONEST) I don't think I am embarrassed by any of my musical preferences

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Favorite Meme

Fill in your favorite for each of the following:

1. Political show: SNL

2. Picnic food: egg salad sandwiches

3. Mixed drink: one I made up myself! I call it the Zinger...it has Malibu, Raspberry Vodka, and Coke (or Pepsi)..it tastes just like a Raspberry Zinger! *yum*

4. U.S. President: nobody has stood out as really great since I have been old enough to know better, but I have high hopes for our president elect Obama

5. Kind of student to teach: my little ones

6. Hobby you do or wish you still did: scrapbooking...I'd love to start again when I get some free time AND free space!

7. Sports commentator: I have no idea

8. Sport to watch on TV: baseball

9. Animal to have as a pet: my akita, Ziggy

10. Halloween costume you have worn: my Geisha costume a few years back, that was fun!

11. Kind of dessert: Cherries in the Snow...google it, it's delicious!

12. Comic strip: Garfield of course

13. Ice cream flavor: mint chocolate chip

14. News source: CNN

15. Vacation spot: any at this point!

16. Wine: the sparkling kind

17. Way to waste time instead of working: blogging!

18. Reality show: Jon & Kate plus 8...of course

19. Childrens movie: Brave Little Toaster

20. Celebrity you wish would retire: Tom Cruise

Weekend Pix

Here are some pics of the kids from this weekend in a photobucket slideshow. No special occasion, just some candids!