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Bada Bing
A day morning in the life of Guido.
Get up and put on favorite duds. Better yet, keep on PJs and “spice” them up a little.
After breakfast, dance my little tushy off. Tip: The ladies love “The Sprinkler”.
Oh, don’t forget to feather my hair. Another hit with the ladies.
Spend some time with little sis. Family… they keep you humble.
Show my sensitive side by enjoying the Christmas Tree for a moment… while still looking like cool international sensation, Rico Suave. (So much for humble.)
Time to crunch my numbers and get ready to talk to that guy about a thing.
Wind up the morning with a nap and dreams of Santa bringing me a bag of gold chains.
Reminder
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” -Dr Seuss
Courage
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” -Mary Anne Radmacher
Texas Thanksgiving
We had a nice, quiet Texas Thanksgiving with our new Family of Five.
I want to tell you this Thanksgiving that I’ve begun to notice that I’m becoming brainwashed.
I’ve gotten used to seeing police cars with “constable” on the side… and almost every po-lice officer wearing a cowboy hat. I no longer laugh when I see the “Church Ahead” warning sign.
(Not sure why we need to know where EVERY one is along the road….I think maybe Texans like to let you know when you should be feeling guilty.)
I also barely laugh anymore at the commercials. They don’t have Wendy’s burgers here; They have Wendy’s TEXAS burgers which really are the same as burgers everywhere else, but I think it gets Texans to eat more if you throw “Texas” in front of it.
One thing I love about Texas is specifically Austin. It is a great city for so many reasons, one being the fact that things like this happen here: Road Signs Warn of Zombies We laughed so hard when we saw this on the news one night.
I know this is seeming disjointed, but the point is that we are so thankful for being here in Texas. We never felt like Arizona was home – even though that’s where we both pretty much grew up. Something just never clicked with us deep down about the place. You never know where life will take you – maybe we won’t be here for good, but we are thankful to be here and are so happy that this is home. We missed our family in Phoenix SO much, but we had a nice little celebration here alone.
Collin and Violet together in the morning.
Violet trying to focus.
Collin helped me arrange the fruit and set the table. He was SO excited about having it “fancy”. This picture of him is so serious because he was trying to be like a waiter and show you how he was serving the food.
Drew’s a picky eater, but that doesn’t mean he’s not passionate about eating! As we were getting things organized at the table he apparently thought “enough is enough!” He started dragging the high chair tray over to get things started!
My favorite people in the entire world. Words can’t express how thankful I am for each one of them.
Me and Violet at the table.
Violet doing her snuggling. She’s now 5 weeks old!
Collin.
Drew.
One happy, tired, thankful Lucy.
After Thanksgiving Dinner we played Clue Jr, where we found a cartoon version of Collin:
And then watched A Christmas Story, where we found Drew’s twin:
We hope you had a wonderful holiday!
Lego Day!
To avoid having legos seep into every corner of our house, we have a rule that Collin has to keep them up in his room. On a day we make “Lego Day” he’s able to bring them downstairs and create with Mom and Dad. Yesterday, Collin made a bunch of his complicated, master-designed ships. I made a funky fresh abstract Christmas tree (that funky fresh was for you, Jamie) made from all white Legos. It was a little….well… weird. Collin wanted to be sure that his cousins were able to see his cool ship. So, hey kids! Come take a look! 
- Collin and Me on Lego Day.
Good times, Good times. Any day with Legos is a good day in our house.
Decisions
Favorite food find of 2009
Okay, so you know my food issues, right? I can’t have corn. I can’t have wheat. Now I can’t have dairy because it bothers Violet.
It’s a pain, but it really helps me and her! My acne has almost cleared up, no more migraines, no more all-consuming fatigue and no more horrible stomach pain. And no tummy pain/colic at night for her. Hooray! Having food restrictions isn’t really too big of a deal at home. It’s mostly when you go out to eat or when you go to a friends house and you really have to think about it instead of just digging in.
Like most people, my morning starts with my beloved cup of coffee. Once Violet declared loudly that she didn’t care for dairy, I started using Rice Milk. Which sucks – At least in coffee. It’s really thin so it’s more like it makes it 1/32 of a shade lighter and waters it down. Blah! Who wants that? I’m not a fan of black coffee so I had to figure something out.
Why not just use non-dairy creamer? You ask? Well, I shouldn’t really be having the non-dairy creamer because it always contains corn in some way – like Corn Syrup or Mono- and Diglycerides. Which always runs the risk of me being in fetal position 1-2 hours later wondering if I should take a trip to the ER because the pain is becoming so intense.
I started looking online for ways to thicken rice milk because people post those kind of tricks all over out there. And I found something even better!
- Made from a wholesome blend of almonds and cashews
- Dairy free; cholesterol free; gluten free; Vegan
- Rich in vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants for cell protection
- Shelf stable; requires no refrigeration until after opening
No corn! No wheat! No dairy! It’s thick. It’s creamy! And it protects my cells! 
If I get too bored with just regular creamer I can add a bit of Ghiradelli Double Chocolate Hot Chocolate for a hint of flavor! Mornings are back to normal.
*sigh!* I’ll never take you for granted again, perfect cup of coffee!
