Terrible twos

T has been going thru' the terrible 2's for about 8 months now. But it's definitely gotten worse the past few weeks. Yesterday was the worst day ever. She was whiney & crying for no reason & last night was so hyper & kept throwing things. She had 3 time outs (the most in 1 day ever). I had an argument today with my Mom (for the 100th time). She keeps saying I need to start slapping her hand. I tried to explain to her that these days we don't spank & beat our kids anymore (okay, she never beat me, but I did get spanked). We do time-outs. Things have changed in the past 39 years. I don't know how to get her to understand this. What are your thoughts on this? To spank or not or time-outs & how to get a grandparent to understand that times have changed.
p.s. How long are the terrible 2's suppose to last? Please don't say till they turn 3. Ugh.

JoJo's surgery

JoJo had her surgery yesterday morning. She had her teeth cleaned & 7 teeth pulled. I'm glad that it's over & she's okay. I picked her up last night @ 5:30. She was still drugged out. I put her in our bedroom with her catbox. I didn't want T bothering her. She seems fine & has been sleeping on our rocking chair in our bedroom. Now we just have to make it through my Mom's surgery on Friday. This pic is from this morning.

An award

I got this award from Dawn @ http://twoprettylittleskirts.blogspot.com It's been a while since I received an award. Thank you.

Rules:
1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.
2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you have newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.
To my new friends I give this award... in no particular order. I will send you all comments within the next few days to let you know that you got that you got an award.

1. http://www.papermoonies.blogspot.com

2. Brianna @ http://jillofallcrafttradez.blogspot.com

3. http://whisperingwriter.blogspot.com

4. Kathie @ http://mynetfinds.blogspot.com

5. Mary @ http://www.marymaryrc.blogspot.com

6. http://www.confessionsofamoodymommy.com

7. Rita @ http://letsembellish.blogspot.com

8. Emily @ http://singem1.blogspot.com/

9. Linda @ http://mytrendytykes.blogspot.com

10. Stephanie @ http://apocketfullofbuttons.blogspot.com

11. Natalie @ http://shane-natalie.blogspot.com

12. Chrystina @ http://captchrystina.blogspot.com

13. http://polkadotmoon.blogspot.com

14. Sarah @ http://sayanythingnotes.blogspot.com

15. Michele @ http://www.ayummymommy.com

rose ring

This is the ring I ordered from http://polkadotmoon.blogspot.com You can check out her esty shop on her blog.

Which is worse a sunburn or bug bites?

Well I have both right now. I forgot to put on sunblock yesterday. We did run into my friend @ the Strawberry fes & I borrowed some to put on T, but I forgot to put some on me. Right now I'd say sunburns are worse. My left shoulder is throbbing so bad right now. I've been putting aloe vera gel on it. I also have 2 bug bites right now. I seem to get 2 a day.

Strawberry festival 09

Ethan & Tara

This face painting is suppose to be a butterfly.

Our Summer vacay

We booked our b&b that we're staying @ in Bar Harbor. It's the same place that we stayed @ last year. We'll be there @ the end of June for my b-day. We also need to figure out where we're staying in N Conway & when we're going. A is off the 1st week in June. What are your Summer plans?

Is this creapy guy a tick?

This morning I was laying in bed, thinking how itchy I was & how I felt like I was being bit. I'm always itchy, so didn't think much of it. A few hrs later I was getting dressed & took of my pj bottoms & saw something reddish on my knee. I swipped it off of me (thought maybe I had cut myself shaving). I looked down & there was this creapy guy. The 1st thought I had was a tick, but I'm not sure it could just be some type of spider. Either way I'm creaped out that he was on me & who knows for how long. I have him in tupperware right now to show my hubby when he comes home. I think I'm going to google ticks.

Pure ice nailpolish

I love this brand of nailpolish. I don't have this blue color, but I do have Mint dream (pale green), Rose bud (hot pink), twinkle (orangy, peachy, coral) & outrageous (purpleish pink). You can find these at Walmart & they're only $2.

According to Me

I got this off of Liz Kartchner's blog.

according to me
When I was a child... I took ice skating lessons for a few years
My least favorite chore is... cleaning the bathroom
If I could be on any tv game or reality show, it would be... 1 of the Housewife shows. The Real Housewives of NH
If a mystery package arrived on my doorstep, I'd hope it would be... Anything cute from Etsy
My guilty pleasure is... chocolate
I thought I would never... have a baby
If a genie granted me three wishes, I’d wish for... for no one that I love to die, for more hours in the day & to never have to work again
You would never guess it, but I... am almost 39
It was fun to fill out--feel free to post a comment and fill in the blanks 'according to you.'

Playgroup

We finally had our 1st playgroup today. I've been trying to get into 1 since Oct. It's small, really small, but that is more fun to me. I found out that the other Mom in the group has the same b-day as me (but is a year older) & our hubbies have the same exact b-day. Same year too. How weird is that? We both kind of freaked out about that.