Am I setting a bad example?

I am always watching what I'm doing around Payton. She is like a little sponge & since she's not talking yet & still internalizing everything I really have to watch my language. I'm not a potty mouth but there are certain words that I tend to use a lot (like idiot, which I only use while I'm driving but with the caliber of drivers out there I use it a lot) that I don't want her to say. It would be so much easier if she would start to parrot things back because I'm sure there are other words I should use less.

So the other day Donald was watching Payton while I was responding to emails (I hate it when I have vacant apartments!) & she got a hold of Donald's old cell phone & went to go sit on her Pooh Car. Donald then accused me of setting a couple of bad examples;

texting while driving....& talking on the phone while driving.

I have been known to send a text message while driving but only while sitting at a red light. And I do talk while driving but I have an ear piece thing that I use so it's safer right?
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Like a hole in the head...

I know, I know, I need more fabric like I need a hole in the head but I could not resist. (Also I'd like to clarify that the fabric that I do have is all flannel & the fabric I got was cotton & is more quilter friendly) I was surfing around on Craigslist, don't even know what for & I came across this ad for a garage sale where there was a ton of fabric & other sewing/quilting supplies. I was so excited! I told Donald about it & that's when he said "Sweetie I don't care how much fabric you get as long as it's cheap." Yes those sounded like marching orders to me too. Without defining 'cheap' I made arrangements for Payton to be with my mom & I was off.

This house had tables lining the walls of 2 rooms with a table or two in the middle & boxes underneath all of them. All of the tables had at least a foot of fabric on them in several stacks. I started out laying my finds it over my arm. Then a lady (probably seeing that I was just beginning & maybe starting to break a sweat) offered me a box. Right then & there I said to myself, "I will stop when I have filled this box". And I did just that. 70 different patterns of fabric & $45 later I was done. None of these were less than 1 yard & at least 10 are longer than 5 yards & one that is close to 8 yards. The stack on the left are all Christmas patterns. I found so many cute fabrics. I pulled them out & re-folded (this was the second time, the first was at the garage sale because I had filled the box but wasn't done yet & knew I could fit more. ;) & found myself getting excited all over again. I have promised myself that I am not going to begin anything new until I finish 2 other projects. So once that is done I think I'm going to do a patriotic themed one next. Now I just need to find a place to put all of my new treasures!
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Easter Egg hunting can be painful!

Easter Egg hunting can be painful for dad's. Payton found the last egg of the day.Donald was so good to give her a boost. I was glad that he put her on his shoulders & not just lift her up there... for some reason that always makes me nervous when I see that.
Just in case you can't see what's going on in the picture above, here is it zoomed in below.
Donald can't help it that he has such a prominent brow that is perfect for holding onto. The only down side to the spot is the eye!
Look at that face, not Donald's, Payton's. Such accomplishment! I didn't even notice that Payton was 'trying' to gouge out his eye until I edited the picture. What a good father!
There will be more Easter pictures to come. But as you can tell, Payton really got into it this year!

Melissa & Tyler were in town last week & while they were here we went to the arboretum on the free day. It seems like every time we go she spends less & less time at our 'usual' spots. I translate that as her being bored with it. So we did not renew our membership & we just go on the free days.

We found this fountain that grabbed her attention for quite a while. Yeah there was never any doubt she wouldn't enjoy herself.This is just another sign that she is ready for summer & a lot more water fun!

Ryan joined in on the fun.
I love the expression on Ryan's face in this one below.
Isn't it great that they can have so much fun together! All it takes is water to create such happiness in these two!
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Happy Anniversary... & Patty's Day

For our anniversary we went out to Chili's. I have to say that Payton is so much fun at restaurants. She is very well behaved & loves to perform. So what better audience than one that is held hostage at their table by their food!

Yeah you have be careful what you asked for.

"Payton where does the food go?"
"Payton did you take to big of a bite?"
"Daddy play cards with me."
"I Love You Daddy!"
To finish off the day we bought Coldstones & took it over to my parents & shared with everyone.

For our anniversary we weren't suppose to buy anything but Donald came home from Costco with a fishing rod for himself. I guess my gift to myself was fabric so it all worked out. 7 years have gone by semi-fast... Slow at times (while Donald was in Iraq) & fast at times (especially since Payton has joined our family). So here's to many more years!

I'm trying to catch up...

I do really well for a little while but then I fall off the wagon. Payton has noticed that Donald has been gone more lately. Donald took 22 units at school last semester & will take 20 this semester, yes I do think that he is crazy sometimes too. So whenever Dad gets home Payton uses him as a jungle gym.
Donald will be graduating this August with a Bachelors from Cal State LA... I'm a bad wife... I don't remember what he will be double Majoring in... one is Finance & the other I think is Computer Science?

I should be posting a bunch of stuff in the next few days. Google video uploader is FINALLY working again on my computer so I'll cross my fingers that the video's finish uploading otherwise I will post without them... it's just that the videos are so cute!
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First of the season, & I'm sure it won't be the last...

Last week we had some really warm weather so Payton wore shorts for the first time. She wasn't even outside 10 minutes before this happened.She went down & paused then got up & went back to what she was doing. There was no reaction at all! So I didn't think that she hurt herself but I still picked her up & brought her in. She didn't start crying until we cleaned it & had a major cow when we put the bandaid on.
Grandma offered her ice cream & all was better in the world of Payton.
Hey guys this is cold!
Where does the ice cream go? In the mouth
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