life with the lieutenant

• Fall is whizzing by this year! Not sure if it's because we are break-neck busy, or if someone is trying to rob me of my last Korean autumn, but either way, I want it to slow. the eff. down.

• If you need a chuckle and have time to kill, my BFF sent me this link and I find it hilarious. And freakishly accurate.
• Facebook alerted me this morning that one of my local friends was having a birthday. The hell, facebook? Can't you give a girl more notice than that? I asked her if she wanted to get together, and we ended up at the sandbox (all the cool kids celebrate birthdays there, fyi) with a picnic lunch and cupcakes. Unfortunately, this park date meant that I would be giving up naptime (the ultimate in birthday gifts- a sacrificial piece of my sanity) but thankfully our friends rallied and met us at the playground to ward off the crazies until Daddy got home. I alerted Steve that he needed to grab some won because I would not be preparing dinner, and we ordered some chicken and the kids ate mac n cheese. Yum yum. Molly fell asleep on me at the dinner table, but seriously needed a bath (bad timing) so she angrily took a bath and then got her second (or third? or fourth?) wind. The last I heard her, she was jumping in her crib and throwing everything out of it. Nighty night!
• I printed all of our pictures from Halloweens past out today. Too funny. I highly recommend doing it as a way to add in some Halloween decor to your house. The first year Steve and I were married, we dressed up as rednecks and went to a party. The irony was apparently lost on us that we still lived in a trailer. Like rednecks. Ahem.

Extra klassy points awarded for taking a photo in the bathroom. Steve had some weave from the dollar store taped to the inside of his hat to create a mullet effect. My shirt had a sign taped to it that said, "Roll Tide!"

• Other accomplishments this week:
• tried a new chocolate frosting recipe (for the birthday cupcakes) today that was a success
• have started to make an Advent calendar list
• did one entire load of laundry today (still sitting in dryer- why does this feel like the ultimate chore?)
• cleaned and organized pantry
• finished editing and posting all photo sessions from this month (!!!)
• haven't cried (in public) at the sight of falling leaves
• tomorrow is preschool (HUZZAH!)