Beauty and the Police

Lately I have been on a Blue Bloods kick on Netflix. I believe the term is BINGE watching. Yes. I am a binge-watcher of many shows. West Wing, Scandal, Blacklist....and now Blue Bloods. Honestly it all starts the same and it is all my husband's fault. He starts watching a show...I am in the kitchen or around the house musing at him for getting hooked on another show....I stop for just that tiny moment and BAM! I'm hooked. Now I have to sit. I have to watch. Then I usually get ahead of him, especially during a week long break from school...hee hee! And if family is in town...they get hooked too.  I do other things while it is on in the background...but in the evenings...after Boo goes to bed...I get my popcorn and I'm good for two episodes. Back to Blue Bloods. If you haven't watched it...you should. While things obviously don't get processed as fast...and my husband doesn't catch every good case...it is still a great example of how Police Officers don'...

Little Man is practically walking. I still can't believe that he is already ONE. It seems like this year has flown by. I remember people telling me it would, but I never believed them. It is so true. It seems like once you have kids, there is no time...to remember time.  He crawled pretty late according to "the books"....but that didn't last long. He couldn't care less about crawling and would rather walk when you hold his finger...or now just completely let go and fall. I continue to remind him that he falls like a board still so that is just not going to work. Yesterday when I was at work I was told that he walked from the ottoman to the coffee table...sigh. So BIG. I am glad that he is making these progressions!! I don't even care if I am there....just as long as it is documented and he does it later for me, ha! In the midst of his birthday, me starting teaching again and Wes having his usual schedule...our family is crazy during this time of th...

Wesley is recently (and by recently I mean since October) GLUTEN FREE. This has completely changed our lives. Sometimes I think for the better....but when I pass a Wendy's, or Panda Express....I have to say that I shed a small tear. Now, I can still go to these places by myself but it was so easy to send him for green bean chicken and a fried rice bowl! Boom. Love it. Now - I feel guilt. Guilty when I eat good sourdough. Guilty when I can have legit Chinese food (yes...soy sauce has gluten in it....yes...we have gluten-free soy sauce...blah....). But honestly, it has been good for both of us. I actually eat WAY less carbs, and way less junk. That being said, I do make a significant amount of more healthy food. I love cooking and any time I can find a recipe that tastes good and is gluten-free (GF) I feel like it is a WIN!!! Wesley will eat practically anything...but I won't. So I am the one who has to approve things. I am going to start two labels on here called "glu...

Everyone knows that police officers wear a uniform. Whether its blue, black, brown or even green - officers of the law are separated by their clothing and what is on their belt. Being a teacher, I have somewhat of a uniform myself. Only, I can switch it up every once in a while. But lets face it - we all have our "uniforms" or things we like to go to when we can't find anything to wear...(this statement often gets me looks from my husband as he points to my sets of drawers and my 1/2 of of the walk-in). Every day before work, Wesley puts on a belt. He has to wear one because it holds all of the necessary items for him to do his job.  My belt on the other hand....is because I love belts. I really don't know why I don't have more....I mean....I obviously rock them. ;o) ::woven belt/target::    ::chain bracelet/lia sophia:: Police officers are very picky about their boots. Wesley has to get certain ones...and once they get worn, we're back to buying ne...

It's 5:30a  and my alarm is going off. Of course I am going to push snooze...let's be honest. I never  wake up at 5:30...I just like to push snooze. Maybe more than once. I wake up, shower/get ready, make my breakfast/coffee, make lunch, get Boo's things ready for the day, let Susie out and then feed her...give Wes back the monitor I've kept with me all morning and then get going. Hopefully by 7:00 to get to school. Wes usually wakes up when Boo does. Anywhere from 7a - 8:30a.  Feeds him, plays with him, runs errands if necessary, three days out of the week takes him to an amazing pre-school, eat, play, nap, repeat... Then I get home. He goes to work 4/7 days a week and we start all over. It is safe to say we are exhausted. So let me tell you now about my little escape.  It's not what you think its going to be...in fact, many people might say I'm crazy. My classroom. I absolutely LOVE where I work. I know everything about it, I have contr...

Last night was a first. We went to our first baseball game as a family and it was so much fun!  Our wonderful friends took us to their seats (perfectly down the first base line) so it was the perfect view. Did I say it was perfect? Boo did such a good job. He had gone without a nap ::danger, danger:: but it did not effect him!! He lasted until after the 7th inning before he got a little grumpy! Thankfully Daddy had walked him around so he could see everything before that :o) He even got to hang out with some of Daddy's police buddies for a bit! I definitely had a moment of....wow....what is this going to be like in one, three, ten years?? Will we be able to sit? Will either of us see the game, or will it be watched through the fence of the playground? Will I be bringing extra clothes because Boo will be soaked from the Bubblers? Made me smile for that moment...made me remember how much I love living here. It was about a two block walk back to the car that night....the ...