November 16, 2006
Gag
Tonight Olivia tried green beans for the first time. The face was priceless. So funny in fact that I made her eat another spoonful so I could take a quick picture (bad mommy), and the the second bite was so repulsive to her, that she gagged and gagged until she threw up. Everywhere. It's all my fault. If I hadn't been so dead set on getting a damn picture.
after tasting green beans:
after throwing up green beans:
She looks so much happier!
Tomorrow, after the maids come (YES, MAIDS! WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!) Olivia and I are going to a potluck luncheon with the mom's group. We're making Thanksgiving placemats with our babies' handprints. I made pumpkin cream cheese bars to bring.
Now, back to the maids. When I found out my mother-in-law was coming this Saturday-- my MIL who owns a cleaning business by the way-- I was suddenly horrified by the mold in my shower and the dust on my blinds and baseboards. It's hard to find time to clean. Olivia still won't nap and James is never home. After GFF posted that she was having someone come to clean, I decided to treat myself, too! I've had such a good time going against my normal urge to have everything spic-n-span. I've picked hair off my sweater and let it fall to the floor-- no worries! The maids are coming!!!!!! Dirt and leaves on the kitchen floor from the storm? The maids will get it! Let's hope the MIL is mucho impressed.
I've been trying to think of what I want to cook (want to impress her!) and what we can do while she's here. I've been trying to ask James what he thinks she'd like to do. I've been making lists of what needed to be done before she comes:
-- get poodle groomed (tomorrow)
-- take charity shoebox to church (our church is doing this thing where you fill a shoebox with toys for a child. Great idea!)
-- get house cleaned (tomorrow morning at 8:30 SHARP!)
-- grocery shop (did that today!)
-- buy new linens (needed them anyway-- done)
And James's only contribution to my honey do list: lots of fun, bedtime bliss before the arrival of his mother. Brilliant idea! :-)
Oh, and if you could, please stop by and give some love to my dear friend.
Good luck!!!!
Posted by: Ani at November 17, 2006 08:06 AMThose pics of Olivia ARE priceless! Sorry that she threw up though~that's never fun! Enjoy having your house cleaned in just a little bit :) Have fun w/your MIL this next week :)
Posted by: Connie at November 17, 2006 08:17 AMGood luck with having your MIL over!!! That always stresses me out. I can't live without our maid. She is a very important part of our family
Posted by: Melany aka Supermom at November 17, 2006 08:34 AMWe have our house cleaned 1x every 2 wks. I hate parting with the $$, but I do like the results, generally speaking. We used to have an awesome lady from Czech Republic clean, but she wend out of the business in May, and we've had a service since then. They don't do as good a job and they cost more, so now we're thinking about getting rid of them and bringing on new people for trials 'til we get someone we like. Hope yours works out well!!
The photos of Olivia are DARLING. Some of the faces babies make, man. You would never think they could be so expressive, but it's amazing! Guess green beans are off the menu for a while? :)
Posted by: jesser at November 17, 2006 09:37 AMWe do shoeboxes at the school I work at and at my church; they're so much fun to shop for!!
Posted by: Chas at November 18, 2006 09:02 PMAva absolutely hates grean beans and wax beans. She just won't eat them. She did the whole gag until she barfed thing too.
Posted by: Emmakirsten at November 19, 2006 08:53 AMLore has that same christmas bib... hehehehe... but she likes her green beans lol... LOVE the photos... way to freaking funny... try the green beans in a few weeks... she might like them then...
Posted by: Shannon O. at November 19, 2006 09:12 PM