The Suits Sisters

Proof that you were sick Proof that someone helped you ride the dog Proof of a good nap Proof that you're learning to walk Proof that you're the daughter of a drummer 

Recently I discovered that our local library has a used book store on the first floor where you can look at old books while listening music that being played on an actual record player. Last time I browsed the aisles while listening to Hawaiian music.  1. What: Southern Living Christmas 1987*      Were: Library Used Book Store       What'd it cost: $1   What's Christmas without a quirky decoration?  *The  best year of my parent's life  year Kent & I were born 2. What: Eat This Not That 2013     Were: Library Used Book Store       What'd it cost: $1   Kent loves these books. The comparing of food and the "HolyCOW guess how many calories are in this!!" comments, but we usually just end up craving/wanting/ needing the burger/ice cream sundae/taco that could feed us + 6 other people on the "NOT THAT!" part of the page. 

This happened last night. Precious. Just precious.  ...Must've had some sibling vibes going on. 

Please avert your eyes if...   A) You LOVE pork, but can't eat any right now (Living in South Sudan, Lent, Weight Watchers, whatever) B) You HATE pork 2 Reasons why my dad would be proud of this picture: 1. I cooked pork chops for the very first time! He loves pork chops and for the last handful of his  Pre-Sudan  birthdays, my Mom would cook them for his birthday dinner. I was never a big fan, but here I am...cooking pork chops.  Pops, I'll fry you up some next time we're together. 2. Not pictured, but part of the meal, were cheddar biscuits (Have I mentioned we're semi-calorie counting around here?) The recipe yielded about 12 biscuits (Uhh have I mentioned we're semi-calorie counting around here?) So I cut the recipe in half which meant... dividing-ish fractions. And for someone who figures out percents when shopping like this, " Okay, what's 15% of $20.00? Well 10% is $2.00 off so $18...minus a little more...plus a little ...

One perk (out of like, three) of moving was the promise of a new license. My last license was renewed in January of 2013 when I was a 7 month pregnant 3rd grade teacher with a cold. Not a good combo when taking a glamour shot. It was going to be good for ten.whole.years. I already had plans of showing it to Baby Suits when he/she was TEN and exclaiming, "Look what you did to me!"  I took a picture of my old license to compare it with my new one- hoping to be able to say, "Woww I look so much thinner, more alert, more with it!"  {Can you believe I'm sharing this picture on the World Wide Web?} ...Me neither.   But instead, when I saw my new picture, all I could say was MY HAIRRRRR!  My baby turned me into a brunette! Sad, sad day. When I got my hair cut AB (After Baby), my hair lady told me that it looked like I had been dying my hair for years and that my roots were starting to show.  Grrrrreat. {and also I like to tell myself that I DO in ...

Little Miss, at One Year... -You wear size 3 diaper -You weigh 16 pounds 12 ounces  -You are 27 inches long -You wear {mostly} 9-12 month clothes -You sleep for 11-12 hours/night -You eat 3 meals, 2+ snacks and nurse at night -You have 2 teeth  You like to eat cheese, grapes, bananas, apple sauce, yogurt, pears, peaches, ice cream, a bagel with butter, oranges, peanut butter and jelly, graham crackers, goldfish, cheerios, baked beans, fig newtons, deli meat, chicken nuggets, french fries & much more! You love MUSIC, dancing, toys with noise, waving to the dog, crawling into the garage, being outside, bath time, playing peek-a-boo, taking things out of bags/off of shelves and tables, sucking your thumb, reading books, going on walks, Sesame Street videos on Youtube, feeding the dog from your high chair, going "bye-bye" - even if it's just to get the mail , swinging at the park and watching/hearing videos of yourself You don't (always) lov...

Today I'm thankful that I weigh less than I did in this picture I'm thankful that my feet don't look like this anymore   And I'm thankful for a fun filled, action packed year of parenting! 

1. On March 11th, Kent had an exam and it was going to be the FIRST appointment that he had missed the entire pregnancy. It was ok though, because I had my girl support team: Anna and Kerith. While we waited in the lobby, Kent surprised us by showing up and it happened to be the best thing he'd ever done ( since proposing.. winkwink) He was there when the doctor told me, "You've been sitting on the fence for awhile and... you fell off the fence" which, when translated into normal-talk is, "Today is Baby Day" {I still give that doctor a C- for her bedside manner} 2. We had no bags packed & no car seat installed. I would get frozen when I saw the super organized, super detailed packing lists that blogging moms put on their blogs so I just never packed ...there was always more time... Anna and Kerith ran around town like wild women packing bags, buying preemie clothes, cleaning my house. They rocked my socks off- I'll always remember their hard wor...

At the end of February (Baby Suits was 32 weeks cooked) my belly was measuring small. Through an ultrasound, we saw that there was low amniotic fluid & the fancy label was Intrauterine Growth Restriction. Baby Susu was running out of room. I was also monitored for a short time for preeclampsia because all of the sudden I was swollen like a plump tomato.  I was put on bed rest, released to go back to work, put back on bed rest, checked twice a week, hospitalized one night and drinking a gallon of water a day. I still had secret hopes (and prayers. Lots of prayers) that a) I would carry my baby full term- even until her due date, April 6th and b) That she would flip and no longer be breech. I played music below my belly button (I mean who WOULDN'T flip for Josh Groban??), I laid upside down on an ironing board, I put a flash light on my belly- slowing tracing the path that she should take... idon'twantacsectionidon'twantacsection Aside from being sick early on, t...

What: Shirt for C {12 month but it will fit well into the Florida Fall} Where: Target What'd it cost: $1.50 And what lesson did we learn here, kids? Don't avoid the "Big Stores"..they have good deals too! Join me next week for THE BIRTHDAY WEEK where I'll reminiscence, plan a party and cry a little  a lot.

I'm thankful that I can get out of my shoes (that I hate)  For my first birthday present...a bubble maker!  (Thanks MBFT!) And for my first (of many)  naked pizza dinner!  *(Hands unintentionally strategically placed for modesty)

Before we begin, let's remind ourselves that this is a Judge Free Blog. thank you Over the weekend I knew that it was finally time to tackle the kitchen pantry. We've never had a pantry in our married life so I was excited to have a home for our food. However, we lacked a system to organize food, trash bags, bottled water, yatayata which led us to this... I'm ashamed  The first step was to pull everything out and organize it into piles. Piles like Caris, hot drinks, dips, canned food, this doesn't even belong in the pantry, etc.  I've watched enough HGTV shows to know that the cute hosts dream up an idea and then their stud-muffin-of-a-carpenter appears to build them whatever they want.  And I'm no different! Here's what my carpenter came up with. Perfect!  Surprisingly enough I haven't even opened that JIF Hazelnut Chocolate Spread {yet} Here's the finished product. It's still packed with food (Moment of prayer a...

Weekends are for... Snazzy Saturday outfits   Finding Chacos for ONE DOLLAR  Saturday night snuggles   And playing outside  "Weekends Are For..." Idea found here