A New Year

Happy New Year! 

Hope your New Year's Eve Night was full of wonder and love

Here's to a Great Year...

Welcome 2011...

Saw a very funny saying today (by a European): "Silly Americans, it's 1-1-11 not 1-1-11!"
hehe :)




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1 Done... Many More To Go!

I've "finished" one thing on my Life List!! Woohoo ... :)

    4. Graduate college Done! B.S. in Social Studies Education With Special Distinction ... 12-17-10

That accomplishment feels so good. So good.

Christmas Challenge: Day 25

Day 25: It’s Christmas! What were some of the things you received this year?

I don't like focusing on what I got. So instead I'm doing "What was your favorite part of this Christmas?"

& go with spending it with my love, my family, & my Aria.
It was an amazing day. Couldn't ask for a better day. Honestly.

Christmas Challenge: Day 16

Day 16: Your favorite Christmas tradition.

Anything family related.
I adore decorating the tree with my family. I love the silly gifts we get in our stockings. I love that it's always chaotic when the whole family is together.
I love it all.

Today...

... is my LAST DAY of undergraduate classes!!

Woohoo!!

Lessons from the ST.

Times when S always tells me he loves me:

When he is eating
When I am wiping his bum.

I adore him.

Christmas Challenge: Day 4

Day 4: What 3 things come to mind when you think Christmas.

This one is hard because there are so many memories and warm fuzzy feelings that surround Christmas for me.

So here are 3 of them

1) Trimming the tree ... I loved spending time with my parents & sister while putting up the tree. For as long as I remember it was a white tree with gorgeous blue and silver lights, bulbs, ribbon, and tinsel. Plus my one red bulb that said my name & '94 on it. It always had to be on the tree, but dad relegated it to the back because it ruined the vibe of the tree! lol 

2) Fires & hot chocolate ... the house I grew up in has a fireplace and my parents make use of it every winter. I adore sitting in front of a fire and drinking hot chocolate. A very favorite memory that brings back those warm fuzzy feelings of being loved and being happy.

3) Absolute crazy family times! ... this is a memory that goes along with every holiday and most other random weekends. The time and place we get together changes every Christmas, but one thing stays constant: my family is fun, rambunctious, loving, joking, and chaotic. I can't begin to describe how happy I get just thinking about the times we've had together. I adored growing up with 3 siblings, and I would love to have several kids of my own so they can have the same happy and chaotic childhood I did.

Lessons from the ST.

Was it last week or the week before? I'm not sure, but I had the best conversation with S.

We were sitting in the kitchen. I was feeding T. S didn't want a snack (yeahhh), but he wanted to sit in his chair next to me.
He's adorable and so sweet when he wants to be with me. He just looks up at me and says "Kiki, I love you." & I melt and tell him I love him.


But that's not the best part... I was in between giving T bites of her cereal and I glanced at S just in time to see his finger in his nose. "Oh, no S!" I exclaimed and glanced back at T. She was still gumming her cereal.
So, I returned my attentions to S in time to see his finger in his mouth... the same finger that had been in his nose. Ew!

"S! Were you eating your boogers? Don't do that!"
S replies very indignantly, "I wasn't eating it, I was tasting it!"

I about fell out of my chair. No exaggeration here. Seriously, I had no idea how to respond to that!! It was hilarious!
So I replied, "Well, don't taste them either" all the while chuckling and I'm sure he could tell. So much for getting my point across!
I just sat and laughed while T ate the rest of her cereal.

This kid is amazing.

Lessons from the ST.

So I'm a little behind on the posting. What's new? :)


Monday was a great day - everyday with S & T is a great day.

Learned a few more things:
~ With two active little ones I'm less of an entertainer and more of a referee. As in: "No, leave her blocks alone." "No, T don't put S's shark in your mouth." "Come back here!" "No hitting." "No, she didn't mean to take your shark away.... she's little and doesn't understand."
~ It's still a little crushing when a 3 year old points out a pimple. It is a little endearing though. "Kiki, you have a boo-boo like me." ... S said ... pointing to my face ... while I try to explain why he just had a timeout. Sometimes I'm sure he knows just how to change the topic. 
~ It takes a long time to convince a 3 year old anything. A. Long. Time.

&
~ Poop is still fun :)

Lessons from the ST.

Today S taught me that stingrays eat bumblebees. & no amount of coaxing will get a child to eat vegetables. Even the prize of a hot dog.

It was a good day!

Also learned that fussy babies are still adorable babies.


Bisous, Kiki

So I need to get back into this...

Here goes!

Today I babysat - love them!
Hired the wedding photographer.
& had dinner and watched a tv show with the love of my life.

Happy 8 Years Josh! I can't wait to marry you.
109 days to go!

Bisous, Kiki

Lessons from the ST.

I've decided to start a new ... "series."

Lessons from S & T. It's a play on words ... S&T ... ST. ... St. .... Saint ... get it? lol

Every single time I watch them I learn something new. It may be huge or it may just be a little something.
Some of the lessons I've learned:

Babies stop crying eventually. While T is a marvelous baby there was one time she was very cranky (hey happens to every baby! & me too). She wouldn't stop crying. I was so sad I couldn't fix her problems for her. But then? She just stopped. I guess she just needed to let it all out! But I realized ... even when it's bad all babies stop crying eventually. She really didn't cry for long, but it was enough for me to learn the lesson.

Also here's a good lesson: When the older brother is way too quiet in the living room while you are rocking younger sister to sleep in the bedroom he may or may not have gotten into the Easter chocolate candy. Then he will come into the bedroom... grin at you with chocolate ALL over his mouth ... it will be the most innocent grin & you can't help but laugh! & that will wake up baby sister. Sigh. ... She will go back to sleep though.
---- & while I was rocking her again I told S "You sit down right there right now." His reply? The most sheepish look & quiet little "I'm in trouble huh?" Oh my heart sank. & I wanted to roll on the floor laughing at the same time. It is one of my favorite memories with him! ♥

So today's lesson - Babies make everything better. Even when you are having an all around good day - it will get better when you rock her to sleep, feed her, watch her discover new things, and spend quality time talking. T is so much fun & I adore her. & she and her brother make my days better. Even the great ones get better when I see them!! & of course they cure my bad days too.

Next Thursday I'm due to sit again... more lessons then!


Bisous, Kiki

Project 365: Week 2: Days 7-13

This week was a lot of fun... filled with traveling, relaxing, time with friends & family, & two of my best friends' wedding to each other!! Congrats H&C!! I love you both :)

Without further ado...
Days 7-13: June 7-13, 2010

Day 7

A typical day... Aria obliterates her toys & then she crashes :)

Day 8

Aria laying on my bags - she does not want me to leave :( (& she's not the only one)

Day 9 

Don't forget these!! 

Day 10

Time to RELAX & read!!

Day 11

My bridesmaid gift - C is the sweetest! I ♥ her. & I love my gift! For those of you who don't know, I adore bags. & this is perfection!

Day 12

The Bride, Groom & I - two of my best friends!

Day 13

After I got home from the wedding (at 1am!) I took all the bobby pins out of my hair. It stayed. Wow.

This week was amazing! I'm ready to go home though.

Bisous, Kiki

Happy Birthday Grumpy!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DADDY!!

I love you more than I can say. You are amazing! I hope you have the best day!!

Adorable .. right?
Chace thinks he looked like a gangsta
:::throws up sideways peace sign::

Aw look at that face!

Kiki Dawn Weewack & Professor Weewack

I was always up in his business

I love and adore My Daddy!

Bisous, Kiki Dawn
Always Your Little Girl

Volunteering!

Today I stopped by my county's Democrat Party Offices to re-register. (I recently realized I didn't do so when we moved). So as I walked in and the lady asked me "Are you our new intern?" I replied, "No, but I'd love to intern if you'd have me!"
She said "Well, we always take volunteers to sign up."

After I filled out my voter registration form I said good-bye and thanked them. As I was leaving she asked, "Are you busy on Fridays?"
I said, "No."
She asked me to volunteer!!! I'm super excited :)

Bisous, Kiki

Also a side note, some great giveaways going on at:
All Things G&D
&Baby Makes 3!
Let's Have a Cocktail
Theta Mom
Mommy Goggles

I Should Have Bought that $254 Million Lotto Ticket

 So I recently wrote about how I won the great Starbucks giveaway from ...and baby makes 3! ... I can't wait to get it... muffins and hot chocolate here I come!

So here's the crazy thing... Jessica @ The Southern Belle Baby had a great giveaway I entered the other week. &&& I WON!!! ANOTHER GIVEAWAY! (yes this calls for capitals.)

oh and I WON YET ANOTHER ONE!!! @ Law Momma's site (love, love, love her!). Here's the giveaway... pretty amazing right??
Is this my week or what?
Lotto ticket today?

~~Kiki

A Glimpse

On Thursday I got a great surprise - G asked me to watch S and T!! It was great fun! :)
I watch T a few times a week and then S once a week, but not usually together. The change was so much fun. I loved watching them both. It was a great Joy. (hehe) :)

Fast forward to today. I got a little glimpse into my future. I was gathering up clothes to put in the washer. I grabbed my pants I wore on Thursday and thought "need to wash those... spit-up and boogers on them."
Made me laugh to myself. ... I could see myself a few years in the future saying the same thing... about my own kids' spit-up and boogers :)

It's almost over. Just to start again.

Today I was advised for my last semester of college.

I know this is cliche, but wow has time flown by.
I can't believe I'm already at this point. I can't believe I'm going to be a COLLEGE GRADUATE in just about 9 months. 9 more hours. That's all that is left until I have a college degree. A Bachelor of Science in Education. That means I know something about something. Maybe.

I still have a lot to do before I get where I want to be in life. This summer I have to study for the dreaded LSAT. Then I start applying to law schools. I hope I get in somewhere. This also means I am that much closer to achieving #4 on my Life List.

But the thing is ... I am within reach of a college degree. I can't stop saying that. College Degree.
I'm proud of myself. & I think I have a right to be.

Amazon! Books!

I got a gift certificate to Amazon.com for my birthday!

I'm very excited about it... the only thing is - I have no idea what to buy! Amazon has everything.
I'm pretty set on books though. I love LOVE to read. Books always make me happy. While I've met books I don't particularly like (hello, textbooks) I haven't met one I absolutely hated.

So ... any suggestions on what I should buy? I love fiction - particularly historical fiction (think Alison Weir or Philippa Gregory). I love to read about law, French history, English history, and Early American history.

But! I'm open to other books too - especially murder mysteries and classics.

Birthday Dinner!

Food. mmmm ::drool::

I love food. & last night I was treated to dinner by Comrad Lenin. We went to Outback. It was Com. Lenin, Josh, Aunt D, and me.

I, of course, had steak. It was delicious. Delicious.

I was given complimentary birthday ice cream. MMMmmmm!! I was so full, but the waitress had a good point - ice cream doesn't count. It melts and goes into the crevices around the food. That doesn't count. Gross, I know, but I got ice cream!

I also got a new book, DVD, flowers, and money :) I can't wait to buy my passport!!

So Birthday Week 2010 is going great!