You Know What Sucks Dinosaur Eggs?

When your toddler has pink eye, and you have to take the eye drops to school so they can give them at noon, and you feel super-bad about that, and warn them, and tell them you are sorry a million times, because when you attempt to do the drops at home, it's harder than I imagine it is giving eye drops to a cat.
In fact, it's a two-person job, that involves one person imobilizing said child while the other works on prying the eyes open and hoping that one of the drops you toss in the general direction of her eyes will somehow make it in that little tiny slit you manage to make.
And then when you pick up your child, there's a note on their daily sheet that says, "The Wild Child did wonderful when we gave her the eyes drops today- she stood perfectly still and it was very easy!"
Shut. Up.

Oh Ya'll

One of my most favorite people evah just shared with me that she has a blog!

Ya'll head over and check her out. She's cool like us. You'll love her. She's Multi-Slacking Mamalicious.

March 2008 Glamour Cliff Notes

Are you as busy as I am, and just don't have the time to read your favorite magazines? Let me help you out with that. Why don't I do a little Cliff Notes version for you? I've been a Glamour subscriber for about 18 years, since I was about 16 I think. It's my most favorite mag ever, and last night I flipped through it while The Wild Child ate her hour-long dinner (seriously, she would sit at the table for longer than that if I let her).

So without further ado, notes from March 2008, in page order.

1. Clinique has a new product out called Even Better Skin Tone Corrector. I totally have to try this! (They don't appear to have this product on their website yet and there are no reviews at Makeup Alley either.)


2. Multiple contests to enter at www.glamour.com/contest.


3. New perfume by Tommy Hilfiger called Dreaming that is fab! I never wear fragrance because I have a weird thing about getting sick from smelling the same smell for any length of time, but I rubbed this one on my wrist and it's totally doable! Happy V day to me!


4. My bangs are totally in style- it's called the Birkin Bang. Evidentally, they are "sexy, brow-grazing bangs". Who knew?

So that's pretty much all you need to know. Unless you got lots of time on your hands and want to read the whole thing for yourself. Go for it.

Shoes

Now, what was I thinking, posting that I bought new shoes and not posting pics? I know you are a crazy shopping bunch, plus I'm pretty cool, and I imagine you want to be just like me. Kidding, but just in case you do want to see the adorable Tommy Hilfiger shoes I got at DSW for $20 each, here you go.

Aren't they precious??????

Purchase info on the web: I found them each for about $25 at http://www.shoebuy.com/, but WAIT!!!! Be sure and go through ebates to get 8% back, and good Lord, if you still haven't registered, my referral link is to the right and you can get a $10 bonus if you register and purchase by the 14th. Also, there is a 10% off code right now to use at shoebuy (code is SHOEBUY). Plus no tax and no shipping and free returns.

What are you waiting for? Tell your Mr. I am sorry.

Just Another Manic Monday

Poor Wild Child has a stomach virus, so we are tag-team parenting today. I'm at work this AM, but going home at noon so Mr. Sasha can go do some recruiting. Mr. Sasha just called because he is watching Regis and Kelly and WC was not a finalist. I told him I already knew that, but he was still holding out hope. He said 5 of the kids weren't all that and WC was definitely cuter than them.

Also, a little bit ago, WC managed to get ahold of Mr. Sasha's blackberry and not only called me on my cell, she also called my office number. Don't know how a 2 year old does that, but I may just have a technological guru on my hands.

I am planning a Sephora order in my head because there was a whole section devoted to lip stains in the new catalog I got Saturday, and I LOVE lip stains. I'll let you know what I decide.

Someone asked about DSW. It's a shoe warehouse that just opened it's first store in our state. Maybe Discount Shoe Warehouse? Don't know, but my three new flip flops are Tommy Hilfiger and cute.

Also, someone mentioned that it won't be flip flop weather where they are for a few months. See, here's the nutty thing about where I live. It can be 80 one day (Saturday) and then 24 the next (Sunday). Really. We were out in shorts on Saturday afternoon, and today we are going to get freezing rain (frain). So I should have quite a few flip flop days mixed in with my snow boot days.

I also just got an email that I won an ebay auction for some Croc Capris in khaki/pearl! Yay! I have the brown/pink and LOVE them. Mr. Sasha hates when I say I won an auction. He says you're not much of a winner if you have to pay someone....

So that's what up with me. How's things with you?

This Can Be The Wild Child's Uniform

and double as a warning to those that don't know her well.

My friend Elaine just sent me a link to this shirt at Old Navy, and I'm totally making the trip tomorrow to see if they have it. If not, I'm ordering online because I have to have it!

I made my first trip to DSW today and it's awesome! I got three pair of precious flip flops. It's fab weather here today and I am super ready for spring.

But you know it will totally be 32 one day this week.....

My Favorite Moisturizer

There's a new post up at A Million Little Glosses about my favorite moisturizer... check it out!

I Am Super Cool

and am now a contributor at A Million Little Glosses, a fab beauty blog run by my super-fab friend Traci Anne!

Go check it out- she put my nail routine on there today and she's got some great reviews of other beauty products too. And you know how I like to over-buy beauty products just to get to the free-shipping threshold, so you know there's more to come......

Finally Friday

Note from school yesterday: "The Wild Child had a rough day. She didn't want to take a nap. She also ran from her teachers."

'Bout time she spreads that around. I get tired of hearing how well she sleeps at school since I have to read 500 books, lay 5 babies, a bunny and a piggy in bed with her, cover her with three blankets, put her Dora house shoes back on her 9 times, pry quarters and other small objects from her paws, and do a jig just to get her to lay down. Go ahead, WC, shows those teachers the same love you show Momma.

Ya'll. I'm so pumped for the weekend! Lots of"nothing" to do. I'm planning on:

• painting my nails (both finger and toes)
• CVS-ing
• picking up the last of the FARs at Walgreen's
• running twice (Sat and Sun)
• picking up some paint samples for the bedroom (thanks for suggestions!)
• researching blinds for the bedroom
• having Mr. Sasha wash the Fan since I am deathly afraid of those automatic car washes that move you down the track
• cleaning out my pantry and throwing out anything with 2004-2007 expiration dates (scary, huh?)

Oh No, She Didn't

But oh, yes, she did.

Note from school:

One of the other children was picking on one of The Wild Child's friends today. We kept trying to keep the other child from being mean. The Wild Child decided she had seen enough. She tackled the child to the ground and bit them on the leg for picking on her friend. She then stood up and said "No! No!" to the child.

Wednesday Musings

Holy crap, I just about forgot what I was going to tell you. Thank goodness I had already saved my pics from the web, so I had those to jar my memory.

I am currently obsessed, thanks to another blogger, in changing out all my wall and switch plates with ones like the one above from Target. I did my bedroom already and they are so pretty! Now I need to order some faux wood blinds and paint and the room will be gorgeous. Did I tell you we've lived in our house for over 7 years and still have not repainted the mint green walls yet? We are super lazy about that kind of stuff.

So any deals on blinds? I've got four giant, practically floor-to-ceiling windows that currently have nasty metal blinds on them that I'll need to re-do. I also need to pick out a color to paint. I'm thinking a taupe or something light and neutral. I also will need somewhere to go for a weekend so I can let Mr. Sasha paint in peace since I would drive him crazy with my OCD-ness and we would certainly file for divorce after the experience. It's just best that I'm not there.
Oh- my new glasses came in yesterday and I love them! They are Coach Hilary in dark brown and I feel so hip and cool, although I know that glasses can't magically change the fact that I am pretty uncool and not very hip at all. Still, I've got a little spring in my step today and I think I'll wear them for a few days before I go back to my contacts.

Going to Taco Cabana for lunch, they have Pineapple Chipolte salsa again!!!!!! My friend and I stalk them and flip out whenever they have it on the salsa bar, which is a few times a year. We ask for a super big bowl because those little plastic cups just don't hold enough. I could drink it. Seriously. I like it more than margaritas.

By the way, Blogger's spell check hasn't been working for me for over a week. I hereby apolozige for any stupid misspellings- but it's just not my fault.

I Thought Regis Was Calling Me, I Swear

So last night about 6:20 my cell rang, and it never rings, so I figured it was important. I checked Caller ID and noticed it was a long distance number. I stopped breathing for a second.... could it be? Could The Wild Child be a finalist???? I answered, and a cheery, professional-sounding woman said, "Can I speak to Sosh-a XXXX?" Misprounounced, so I know she doesn't know me.

I'm thinking, holy shit, this is it! She got picked!

I'll be damned it if wasn't CVS. Which was still a fab call, because they totally hooked me up with some extra ECB since my receipt printed blank the other day during the sickness debacle, but I was still crestfallen.

It was almost like the time I was 8 and ice skating for the first time and watching this lady give some young girls lessons and they were just so pretty, and with my Dorothy Hamil haircut and all, I just knew I was destined for greatness on the ice.

And before I knew it, the lesson lady was skating my way- she had something to say to me!!! I was sure she was going to ask who in the world I was, where I'd been, and why wasn't I taking lessons, because I was olympic-bound!!!

Turns out, I needed to leave the ice because it was time to re-ice the damn rink.

That's the story of my life.

Required Watching Countdown: 2 1/2 hours to go

OK, so I mentioned it before, but get off the computer right now and go set your Tivo for Paradise Hotel 2. The first one was my absolutely favorite show ever and was on in summer 03, when I was on the couch on modified bedrest awaiting the arrival of The Politician.

Anyway, it's a Fox Reality show, but the first episode is on my local UPN affiliate at 8 central time tonight.

Watch it. Report back. I am pumped.

Ebates Double Bonus Offer

Ebates if having another Double Bonus Offer, good through Feb 14. Through www.ebates.com/doublebonusoffer/index.htm?id=26179778, you'll get $10 (and so will I!) instead of the normal $5. (My address for the email box is sasha2599 at yahoo dot com)

Now would be a great time to sign up if you haven't already- I've made over $285 since I started using ebates for my normal internet shopping.

Gotta Make Sure and Check My Answering Machine Today

in case Regis and Kelly call me.

From the Beautiful Baby Search webpage:

Potential semi-finalists will be notified by telephone during the week of February 4, 2008. Three (3) attempts will be made to contact the potential semi-finalists. If contact with potential semi-finalists is not made within three (3) days potential semi-finalist will be disqualified and an alternate will be selected, time permitting.

It's actually perfect timing, because I have a haircut scheduled for her tomorrow, so she'll look all fab for her appearance on their show next week. Wonder what we should wear?

Oh, Traci, if we get invited to NYC, let's meet up! Would you watch the kids so that Mr. Sasha and I can take in a show?

Tomorrow

I am getting a Sweetheart Blast for lunch.

Just figured I'd let everybody know.

It's just that good.

Steel Trap

So a few months ago, we started noticing that The Politician would come up with some random memory from forever ago that was spot on.

Like we gave him Gatorade, which we never buy, and he said "Oh, like I had when I went to Six Flags", which was 18 months ago.

And last week I was cutting a plum for The Wild Child and he said, "Momma, remember when you held me on the ground and tried to make me eat a plum?" Yes, I totally did this because I was so frustated that he wouldn't eat any fruit, and I am totally embarassed that I let myself do something so nutty, but, OMG this was over 2 years ago.

And today, he came up with this, which I transcribed since I was already at the computer:

The day that I went to the dentist and he said my teeth look good, then DD splashed her car through a lot of water, like 140 pounds of water, then she went to the place where they get air back into cars. The tow truck helped her. Then I bonked my head with a soccer ball when DD came to my house after her car was in water.

Holy shit ya'll, that actually happened, in that exact order, but last April.

I am freaking out a little.

Today I Had a Fitness Evaluation

done by my 4 1/2 year old.

I was telling him what a big boy he was, and he said, "I know, feel my muscle."

So I felt his bicep and he told me to make a muscle too. I did.

He felt of it and said, "Hmmm..... momma, yours is a little squishy."

Me

Just a reminder..... I'm not the Sonic girl below.

A Little Makeup Talk

Yesterday I went to Walgreens to take advantage of the FARs for February. You know about those, right? FAR=Free After Rebate. I normally pick up whatever is free, and if I have coupons, bonus, they pay me to take products out of their store! Plus, I always choose the gift card option, so I get an extra 10% too.

So yesterday I got a Fructis conditioner, Softsoap Spa Radiant Body Wash (the green one smells divine), Mennen Speed Stick 24/7 for Mr. Sasha, and Maybelline Volume XL Lip Plumper in a plum color.

Oh ya'll. Maybelline got it so wrong. Now, I've tried most of the plumpers and kind of like the tingling feeling they impart, although it doesn't usually last that long. I haven't found that they actually plump my lips all that much, but I'm not trying to be Angelina, so no big.

But this particular gloss doesn't make your lips tingle. No, it makes them numb. What the hell? It's almost like you rubbed Anbesol all over your lips, which by the way I have done, and it's a freaky feeling you don't want to repeat.

Seriously. Big company marketing execs, just check with me before you put out any new products. Cause if they suck, I'll be glad to let you know and save us all the hassle.