So You Think You Can Dance

Last month, I went to the So You Think You Can Dance concert with some very good friends of mine: Tracy, Michelle and Misti. We had a blast! This is by far the best show on TV (this is saying a lot considering my deep love for The Biggest Loser). This has become a fun tradition and I can't wait for next season!

Don't they know I'm a Blogger?!

Ok....we were in the middle of Trick-or-Treating and my camera died. I kept getting an error message and it wouldn't turn back on. So I took it to Best Buy the next morning and heard the dreaded words, "We're going to have to send it off". UGH! Don't they know that I am a Blogger?! I tried to get the pitty vote from the little teen working behind the Geek Squad counter but as you can imagine, he really didn't give a rip. Sooo, I will have to post my Halloween 2008 pictures in "a week to 10 days". Meanwhile, I am hoping that Sam doesn't do anything super cute or blog worthy while we wait patiently for me beloved camera. Maybe this will give me a chance to catch up on some old posts that I've been meaning to do. Bummer!!!!!

Maybe Next Year Adorable Clifford Costume

Well, as you all know, Sam LOVES Clifford. So who else would he be for Halloween but, you guessed it, Clifford (or so I thought). To get ahead of the game, I sought out to find a Clifford costume about 2 or 3 months ago and found one online for about $50. Being the penny pincher that I am, I refused to pay that much for a costume. So I decided that this would a perfect opportunity to make my first Ebay purchase. I tried over and over again to win a costume and would be outbid at the last moment. This became a major quest/obsession for a period of time. I MUST win the costume I thought! (with a little crazed look in my eye). So finally, I got the email (while at the State Fair) that I had one a costume for only $15 including shipping. Woo Hoo!!! I won! I was sooo proud of myself. I waited patiently for the mailman to bring it to my door. Day after day went by and finally it came! It was even better than I had imagined. Sam was going to be the cutest Clifford in the entire world, I just knew it! Upon taking it out of the box, I realized that it was so long that it would almost fit Matt (Ok, little dramatic) but I thought we could make a few adjustments if needed. I couldn't wait to show Sam. I pictured him rushing over to it to tell him "Hi" or blow him a kiss. I couldn't wait...

He's petrified of it. I mean HATES it. HATES HATES HATES it! When I first showed it to him he ran from me saying "No, No, No!". I thought that maybe if I just put it on him he would warm up to it. Holy Cow. Honestly, I think children in China were awoken from a deep sleep from the amount of screaming that came from my child. Blood curdling screams. Soooo, farewell Adorable Prize Winning Clifford Costume for only $15 including shipping....maybe next year!

Boots to Bed

It all started tonight when Sam found his boots when we were getting ready for bed. I had just had a major battle with him over which pj's he was going to wear (he refused to wear anything that is one piece ex. the blanket pj's). Remembering the last time he wanted to wear his boots at bedtime, I decided that I would not pick this battle and let him wear them for as long as he wanted. (The last time he wanted to wear them to bed I put them away thinking he wouldn't really care and I was VERY mistaken...it resulted in a full on come-apart.)

While feeling like hot stuff in his stylin' pj's and hunting boots, he found my camera. This was a first....over and over again, he would hand it to me and then step back and say "Cheese!" with a funny smile on his face and then take the camera from me and turn it around so he could see his picture. I'd ask him who the picture was of and he would say "Ssssssss" which is how is says Sam. After our little photo session, it was off to read books and go night night (still wearing his boots of course!)

These pics are from our "photo session". He stopped between poses to do a little dance because he was stylin'! Say Cheese!

Here we are reading his new favorite book, The Little Engine that Could while...wearing his boots.

Night Night for my sweet SamBo. He was sawing logs in you guessed it....his precious boots!

He loves him some Guacamole!

Sam throws down the guacamole! He eats more than Matt does, no lie!

Read it! Read it! Read it!

For those of you that know me know that I am NOT a reader. However, after much prodding from Matt and my mom, I began reading the most moving book I have ever read, Same Kind of Different As Me. This true story is so simple and inspiring. I was moved to tears throughout most of it and was sad as I neared the end simply because I didn't want it to be over. It is a true story that is a clear, genuine description of the power of God and his love for all. The experience has left a lasting impact on my life, the way that I view others and a rare glimpse into God's big picture. I am thankful that these two men came together and told their story. I would love to be able to meet them and just shake their hands. Read it! Read it! Read it! I can't wait to read it again!