Schnookums.

Today I went to PHCC to take my college placement test. I did great on everything except the Algebra. This didn't come as a surprise to me because in high school I struggled with Algebra II.

In two weeks I have an appointment with one of the advisors to schedule my classes that begin in August. I'm more than likely going to take Algebra, English, and two Psychology classes. I'll probably be sifting through my options once I'm done with this post or tomorrow to see what classes will work with my schedule. I really don't want to have any classes on my days off from work, especially on Wednesday, so I'll probably end up with classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The pictures throughout this post were taken a few days ago. Tyler and Gavyn are like two peas in a pod. Seymour (the plant pictured below, James dubbed him 'Seymour' after the plant from Little Shop of Horrors) has also become a part of our family recently. In fact, he has taken up a very LARGE part of our life. He is our little cactus/weed that won't stop growing in our front yard. James and I swear that he doubles in size daily. We're afraid to try to pull him out of the ground because my Mom had Seymour Sr. living in her yard. Rachel accidentally stepped on him so he decided to accidentally stun her with his prickles and leave her foot aching for days.


I apologize for the informality, you should meet him for yourself. I present to you... Seymour! The picture really doesn't do him justice. As I said, these pictures were taken a few days ago, so you see, he has tripled in size since then.

Come Wednesday, Seymour will be no more. We are paying $15 to have our lawn mowed and Seymour laid to rest.

RIP, Seymour.
March '09 - April '09
We will never forget you.

Gavyn never fails to surprise me with the new things that he has learned. Yesterday while Tyler was crying he said, "Aww, Tyler's crying." Today he asked me, "What are you doing, Mommy?" Dare I even mention him POOPING on the big boy potty the other day!

I'm intrigued by how quickly he picks up on everything. I think that he is the main reason I'm interested in going to school to become an elementary teacher. Nothing compares to the look on his face when he learns something new. Except, of course, hearing "I wuv ouu." Right now he is supposed to be sleeping, instead he just walked out to say, "Hertuwees!" which obviously means he needs Hercules restarted on his dvd player. James is parked on the couch catching up on the episodes of The Office that I watched without him today since he was at work. He was less than thrilled that I watched it without him, but really... How could I resist?

Well, I'm going to cut this short because it's now 10:49 pm and we have to leave for work at 6:00 am. Plus, I have to catch up on some much-needed cuddling and posssssssibly search the freezer for a much-needed frozen dessert. I know that I've already eaten all of my Eddy's Frozen Lemonade Bars. Why do I do this to myself? Thursday (grocery shopping day) can't come soon enough.

Bring Me Han Solo!

I think that Emma is adorable, we have had her for a few months now. When we got her, she was so tiny we could hold her in the palm of our hands. We brought her to the vet and he said that her skeleton was very tiny so she should stay small for a long time. Well, I guess I can believe that's true, because this is what she looked like a few days ago when we had to bathe her because her poop was getting stuck in her long, prissy butt hairs. She also decided to rub her butt all over my beige carpet. It was a wonderful thing to wake up to.

Anyway, she looks so big now, mainly because of her glorious mane, earning her the nickname Jabba the Hutt from most of our friends and family (Note: the title).

Today has been a typical lazy Wednesday, I played a little Chrono Trigger (see yesterday's entry), read Gavyn's new favorite book with him (My Little Word Book by Roger Priddy - this was also Tyler's favorite book that I originally bought for Gavyn when I was pregnant, he could point and say every word by the time he was two), and ate some delicious italian beef sandwiches.

I found out yesterday that Brandie is going to be moving in with Michelle. I have mixed feelings about this. It doesn't bother me, because I knew she would be moving out soon anyway, and hopefully this will lower our bills, but I was also a little annoyed that she couldn't tell me directly after living here for so long.

James' Dad, Mike, is going to install Gavyn's ceiling fan on Sunday and redo our entire computer since it has been running less than satisfactory lately. All of this in exchange for some stale peeps. Yes, you read it correctly. James and his entire family enjoy stale peeps. This means that they cut open the package of peeps and let them sit for 2-3 days, and then devour the slightly crusty morsels. And they wouldn't have it any other way. They insist that they do not taste good when they are fresh, that they are too... Well, fresh.

Anyway, I'm going to try to find something productive to do until LOST comes on tonight. Ciao!

SNES

Can you guess the game?

Beach Day!

Today was the highly anticipated Beach Day! It's the first time I've been to the beach (I think) since before I was pregnant. Now that Gavyn is two, that should really tell you something. We've been talking about going for a long time, but never made plans. James hates the one that is close to us, so we go all out and go to Clearwater Beach or we don't hit the beach at all.

On our way to the beach, all we could talk about is how each place we passed had a memory from a time we've been down there. Good feeling.

I was very excited to wear my new bathing suit (from last year) for the first time. I got it (along with my tiger print one as seen on Tila Tequila) from Victoria's Secret. This one looks just like the one that Miranda wears on Sex and the City, the Movie. At least I think so. But fortunately, it did not have near the same price tag as Miranda's.

Gavyn absolutely loved the beach and we made a sand castle, had a sand fight, went swimming, and laid around like beach bums. It was really relaxing and the perfect day to go because the weather was beautiful. Like, really. Beautiful.

I love the picture of Gavyn above, I did a lot of editing to sharpen it and blur out the background because I brought my point and shoot rather than bringing my 40D and risking getting sand in/around the lens.

Anyway, after the beach we came home and hopped right in the shower. James ran out and got us some gyros and stuff from Philly's Best, and now we're all just relaxing because we're pooped from the beach. Well, most of us are. James is installing a ceiling fan in our room because it's been HOT and I haven't been running the air to conserve energy/keep our electric bill down.

Next stop is Gavyn's room. We got each fan for about $30 at WalMart and we already have the wires hooked up in our room, but we'll have to have Mike (James' Dad) set it up for Gavyn's room. That $30 will quickly pay itself off with not running the air.

Well, I'm gonna go see if I can help James out, and if not, I'll join Brandie and Gavyn in watching Wall-E.

Peachy Keen.

The new United States of Tara is INTENSE!

I worked today, and had to wear a skimpy little St. Patty's Day outfit which drew a lot of unnecessary attention to myself, my butt, and my stomach that I really didn't want/need.

Tomorrow is a BEACH DAY! It's supposed to rain on Wednesday, so we decided tomorrow would be perfect since it just so happened that James got off on a Monday (which never happens).

Today we just chilled out, ate some delicious chili, smoked the hookah, and watched Gavyn play outside. He loves playing outside with the playhouse we got him and his little Flinstone car (see the links in my previous entry). So I know he will LOVE the beach tomorrow. And I want to get a really delicious fruity drink like a virgin Strawberry Dacquiri. You know, since I don't turn 21 until July, -_-.

Anywho, I watched the United States of Tara while James was driving Michelle home with Brandie, so they are watching it now. I think I'll join them in watching in again, because it was just that good.

Oh, and peaches, in case you were wondering, are my favorite fruit. Strawberries would top the charts... If I weren't allergic to them.