Goat Milk Stuff Soaps.

I have waited to do this to make sure I used the products for a while. It's been a little over a month since I made my first order and I just ordered more earlier this week. & I fell in love again! I've been telling anyone that has encountered me all about these soaps. I tell them to smell my samples haha. Someone even said to me, "Do you know how long that stuff has been around?" I brushed it off because I'm not trying to introduce something that is brand new state of the art. I'm just trying to spread the word about this amazing product and the amazing family that makes them. Jason, Matti & I don't use soaps or body wash from the stores anymore. We're a Goat Milk Soap family! :)

A little background. The family is from Indiana and they have eight children. All of them are homeschooled and ALL of them have a job when it comes to the production of these soaps--even the youngest one! One day, during bath time, they happened to look at the bottle of soap they were using. As you all know, it's filled with chemicals that help clean you. & as you know, they can be a little drying too! So, mom decided she wanted to try to make soap on her own & voila! Goat Milk Soap was born.

Okay, so onto my experience with this wonderful, wonderful product! I was introduced to GMS by one of my middle school friends. She has a Beauty Channel on YouTube & does reviews on a lot of products. I kept hearing about "Goat Milk Soap" & how fabulous it was. After hearing about it for a while, I decided to check out the website. I fell in love with the family. I ended up following their blog, on Twitter, Facebook. Yea, call me a creeper, haha.

My first order was a full bar of Oatmeal, Milk & Honey (because it's one of their best sellers) & a half bar of Purity for Matti. He has some mild eczema and I wanted to see if it would help his skin. With every order, you get three free samples. I absolutely love this because it gives you a chance to see if you like other scents. My three samples were: Luv Spell, Clean Cotton, and Pink Sugary. I checked my email three hours after I ordered and there was an email from PJ saying that my soaps will be packaged and shipped later today. WOW! That was fast! The next day, USPS told me it was in transit. The following day, it said that it reached the main center & it was on its way to me! By the time I got home from work that day, it was waiting for me. I was SO excited. First of all, I was amazed at how fast they were shipped! Jason put them in our room and shut the door. I went to get the soaps & the room was filled with this heavenly scent! I quickly opened the box to find our OM&H & Purity Bars. I couldn't wait to try them! They smelled sooo good & the bars look like you could eat them! haha. I was excited about the samples & wanted to order more already.

Oatmeal Milk & Honey.
I ordered this for Jason & me to use. We still have a pretty good amount left of it. It smells heavenly. It has a slightly sweet creamy scent. It just smells so good. I love how it pretty much doubles up as a freshener in our bathroom. It just fills the room with its smell. Jason really likes it and actually will tell people to try out GMS. It lathers up really nicely which is a surprise! & it's also super smooth when you are using it. It just glides onto your skin. I have pretty dry skin & especially in the winter. Other soaps & bodywashes, dry out my skin too much. (due to the chemicals) Keep in mind, GMS, has ZERO. Since using this soap, my skin does not feel "tight" after showers unlike when using regular store brand soaps. That had me sold! After using it for a month plus, my skin feels smoother and it just looks & feels better. I had some issues with my legs. They would get so dry that I would scratch them in my sleep without even knowing. I would then have scarred legs. Since using GMS, my legs look 10x better. It was really something I was hoping for and I'm glad to have found GMS because of this alone. The soaps really are moisturizing and that's something I really need. Aside from that, I love that throughout the day, I will get a whiff of OM&H and I find myself smelling my arm sometimes. The scent stays on your skin! I love it. A+ on OM&H. (I almost typed "OMG")

Purity.
This one we are using on Matti. He has mild eczema and I was afraid that in the winter it will get worse again. To start out, I wanted to try Purity. It's just a white bar & smell like nothing. It's just a clean & pure smell. Once he runs out, I might get him a different scent. Before GMS, he had rough patches on his wrist, elbows, and lower legs. Since using GMS, the patches have been under control. His wrists patches are gone, has a tiny bit on his elbows & his lower legs are gone. So far, I think it is working pretty well. I think he takes after his momma & gets the dry skin from me. Unfortunately. He's not scratching that much and I think that makes him happy. Which makes me happy. He does love smelling the scenty soaps, though! He wants to smell them over & over again.

I brought my samples into work and one of my co workers wanted to order some & so did my boss. On Monday morning, I ordered our soaps. I got a full bar of Pink Sugary for myself & a full bar of Nautical for Jason. My co-worker ordered two bars. She got a full bar of Pink Sugary & a full bar of Luv Spell. Just like last time, three hours after my order, I received an email saying it was getting packaged & mailed out later that day. Two days later, it was at my doorstep! Again, Jason put it in our room and when I got home, it was fulled with a beautiful scent. I opened it up and read over my order. It was so cute...one of the kids, the one PJ (the mom) said was going to package my order up, wrote a little note. "Enjoy! Brett :) " Every single one of the soaps smells sooo good! Nautical is the "manly" scent so I got that for Jason since Pink Sugary is a little more on the feminine side. A little. I'm sure he can still use it. Luv Spell is VERY feminine so he wouldn't use that. haha. My three samples were honeysuckle, cider press & black raspberry. We liked all three of them and I wanted to order more already, haha. Honey suckle is a very sweet scent and smells like summer. It smells just like honeysuckle. Go figure! Cider Press reminds me of fall. It smells very apple-cinnamony. Black Raspberry is one I liked too. It kind of smells like a raspbery smoothie & vanilla ice cream all in one. It has such a yummy smell. Matti wanted to eat it. I think he thought it was ice cream, haha.

So, overall, I love the Jonas family & I love Goat Milk Stuff Soaps. The price isn't bad either. It's about $5-$6 for a full bar and that lasts a long time! You can also get a half bar or the travel size! :) I like the full bars though because it comes in a cute little drawstring cotton bag with their logo on it. & if you order more than one, they will have a stamp saying what soap is inside. It could've been in my first order, but I didn't see it. Check out their website. They have other products aside from the soaps. They have lip balms, laundry detergent, bath bombs, & more! Check them out! http://goatmilkstuff.com/

I'm an Auntie!

Again. My youngest sister in law had her baby yesterday at 2:25 pm. It was an eventful day for everyone. Baby T decided he wanted to make his debut in 2010. His due date wasn't until 1/11/11. He also was coming feet first so she needed a caesarean section. She is doing wonderful, daddy is doing great, & baby is so cute! Did I mention he was 4lbs 8 oz? I thought I was a small baby at 4lbs 14oz, but Baby T is even smaller. He is tiny, but so unbelievable handsome. I don't know when we'll visit again, I vote tonight! He took everyone by surprise. Mommy thought she was having Braxton Hicks, but she was having the real thing! She did great though & daddy was a big help. So proud of you two <3

Feeling accomplished.

There's always a good feeling after paying bills. I usually take the Mondays after payday to go through our list of bills to figure out when they need to be paid. I like to pay them as soon as possible so that we can just have our fun money without worrying about spending money that should've gone to the bills. We are pretty good with our money management. I like being thrifty and saving where we are able to but at the same time still be able to enjoy things that we like.

This weekend was pretty busy. I had a headache most weekend and it's still lingering, but I tried not to let that bother me. I worked Saturday and the day went by fast. Santa was at the bank so it was fun seeing the kids & puppies come in to see him. My little man showed up and sat in his lap. He enjoyed the cookies more though ;) After work, I went home and started cooking my chili. We had a meeting that night at our house so while I cooked, Jason cleaned. I love him for that! We had a good meeting and good company but I was tired. Plus, my head hurt. That night we decided to have a sleepover in the living room so we got the futon mattress and placed it on the floor. Jason fell asleep way before Matti & me did so we watched The Hitcher. Matti loves scary/thriller movies!

The following morning, we went to Mass like usual. After that, Jason's family came over to have some chili for lunch. They were heading to the mall & Jason needed for them to take his boots back up because the worker forgot to take the security tag off. & of course, I had to let them try the chili! After they left, it was just in time for the Redskins/Cowboys game to start. I was really unexcited about it. McNabb had just been benched for the season & honestly, I like him! I don't think he's the whole problem and it just upset me that he is being treated the way he is. Rex Grossman, who is the starting quarterback now, had a lot to prove for fans. The second half was a lot more exciting, but we fell short after he threw an interception at the last few seconds of the game. He played a lot better than what I expected, but STILL. I want McNugget back :( After our loss, I wanted to go to Target. I saw a few things that I wanted and we managed to get a lot of our shopping done for our family. We got home and wrapped all the gifts and they are all under the tree now. We just need to work on his parents' gift & we have to put Matti's together. We both agreed that we did good with our little shopping run.

I hope this week goes fast because I'm just ready to have some good food & enjoy family time. =) Remember guys, Christmas doesn't begin until Christmas Day!

Until next time.

Let It Snow!

Yesterday was pretty eventful as far as weather. I watch the news in the morning and at night--both local & national. I check their websites all throughout the day as well. For someone who does all this, I don't know how I missed that there was snow coming our way. Until Jason told me two nights ago. I didn't believe it would snow THAT much. It started snowing around 9am yesterday while I was cooking the lumpia meat. The flakes were small so again, I didn't think it would amount to anything. It had been so cold here though, I should've known better. After a few hours, the snow is building up. The schools were closed before the snow even started. I kept wondering if I was going to make it to work...I decided to stay home an hour longer and take Matti to daycare late. I figured by the time we would have to leave (1215-1230) that my work would've made a decision whether or not we're staying open. I was supposed to be there at 1pm. At noon, I started my car to warm it up and cleared some of the snow. There was an inch and a half on it already. My snow scraper was nowhere to be found so I was happy I just bought new gloves. I went inside and started to get our things ready. At 1230 we were ready to go. Except, snow had built up on my car again. I would say another half an inch. Matti was having fun watching me get the snow off the car haha. I called my job to let them know that I probably wouldn't be there at one. A six minute drive ended up being twenty minutes. I made sure to keep my distance from everyone because around here, they are pretty bad & also, I had precious cargo. After dropping a fighting toddler off at daycare--he wanted to walk & play in the snow--I made my way to work. Five minutes ended up being ten. I got behind a salt truck & a snow plow. I finally got to work at 115 & they told me that I was just balancing my drawer and heading home. Yep. They made the call, but it was after I was already on the road. I offered to stay until 4pm (the drive thru was staying open til then but the lobby was closing) since I am technically the drive thru teller. She told me to just get Matti home so at 215, I was back on the road to pick up Matti. On the way there, I saw the hot dog vendor packing up. I thought he was pretty brave for even being out there! Then, an accident so that made me nervous. I needed to pick up lumpia wrappers because today, Friday, is our work party & that's what I'm bringing. Thankfully, they were still open & it's on the main road where I was. The lady at the store has a two door BMW...I told her she should head home! lol..but she was sticking it out and having her husband pick her up. I found the cops outside and freaked out, but they were there for that accident. Off to get Matti. He is always so hard to get out of daycare. He never wants to leave! I told him that we would go play in the snow & he can make snowballs. That got him up and he gave his friend a hug & a high five. They are so cute. We made our drive home and 330, we finally were home. I let Matti play for a little bit, but he didn't have gloves, so I cut him short. We got all warmed up & cuddled up on the couch watching Cars. He's back to his favorite again. We were enjoying the movie when we heard banging on the sliding door. Yep, my husband was throwing snowballs through the screen. He decided to move my car so I would be able to get out of the spot easier and he put something in the car to help me in de-icing. haha. ..so technical. Matti & I met him outside and Matti ran around throwing snowballs (with gloves!). The mail man came & as he was leaving, Jason asked him about a package he was waiting for. Matti ran up to the mail man & threw a snowball at him! HAHA! The mail man made one of his own & threw one back at Matti. I'm glad he was still in a good mood after having to deal with the roads & terrible drivers & this nasty snow. After a half hour, we went inside & we made some hot chocolate. So good. I decided that since I was actually home EARLY, that I would start making dinner early. We had spaghetti and it was oh so yummy. After dinner, we just hung out and rolled the lumpias for today.  We only rolled half because we were tired and the rest was going to be for his co-workers anyway. Mine just needed to be finished so I can fry them up today. Which I will be starting in about twenty minutes. I hope the roads are better because I need to be at work at eleven! With lumpias in hand! 

My Kid is Funny II

Matti is almost 2.5 and he is SO MUCH FUN.

He likes to pretend that he's an airplane and will run around in circles with his arms extended to the side. He'll keep saying, "Mommy! Look...I'm flying!" until I actually look at him.

When he's not an airplane, he's a dinosaur. I'm not exactly sure where his fascination with dinosaurs started. It might've been a trip to the dollar store & he just picked one up without knowing what it was. Then, we got him a book where he has to find the animals on the pages. Well, in the back, there are a few pages of random animals. What groups of animals are called, mommy & baby animals, and of course dinosaurs. He looks through the books and finds animals but his favorite page is the dinosaurs. One day, one of his shows ended and we were too late at changing it so it went to the next show. It was a show called "Dino Dan." Honestly, we don't care for it AT ALL. Watch it & you'll see why, but it appeals to Matti and he LOVES seeing the dinosaurs. So lately, he will stomp veerrry slowly with his arms shortened like a T-Rex & roar. He'll loook at you & say, "I'm a dinosaur..rawr...I'm gonna get youuuuu!" Haha..his imagination is so much fun.

Then, today, he woke up a little after Jason left for work. I let him lay with me for a few minutes before we get up. I set my alarm again in case I fell asleep & I did. An hour later, I feel something hit my face. All I heard was, "Sorry, Mommy!" followed with a kiss where I was hit. I realize then that he's trying to put on my glasses. So, I took my glasses and put them on for him. & in a really loud voice he says, "Mooooornnaaaan Mommy!" I couldn't stop laughing so we ended up having a laugh fest first thing this morning.

He's now walking around saying, "Hee-haw!" like he is a donkey.

mornaan

ramblings.

A few things running through my mind:
-I've been seeing this everywhere & felt the need to reiterate. Christmas doesn't begin until December 25th and last until January 6. Twelve days later. The twelve days of Christmas is AFTER December 25th.
-It's snowing! My cousin missed it by a few days =/
-Jesus IS the perfect gift.
-We shouldn't stress out about shopping for our family & friends. Be calm and just enjoy the time with each other. & celebrate Jesus' birth!
-It bugs me when people go with what's "in." Or socially acceptable. They'll love one thing and when that one thing isn't the fad anymore, they'll turn on it saying they never really liked it anyway.
-Choose your Team and stick with it. Get off the bandwagon!
-I'll never lose faith in the Redskins. haha.
-I have the most energetic child known to man. Okay, maybe not, but he sure does have a lot of energy. Just today, he's almost run into something three times.
-When people question me about Matti's development/skills, I get defensive & start to question them about theirs. Big fault.


Weekend.

We had a really good weekend. It was early day off on Friday so I got out at 3pm. I was able to pick up Matti which I always look forward to. He wasn't ready to leave but an orange helped get him out of there. We went home and met up with Jake. We watched The Grown Ups and it is hilarious! I love it. We went to return the movie and it was so cold out. It had been cold all week. We went back on forth whether or not we wanted to get food. Only to find out that Jason left his wallet at work so that plan was squashed. I didn't bring my purse/wallet because we were just making a quick run. We went back home and watched the Life DVD we rented from the library. I'm glad Matti likes to watch things with us and that he enjoys learning about different animals. We learned a lot too :)

Saturday, we slept in which was much needed. When we finally got up, I decided I wanted to make some BLT&E's (BLT with an Egg) so I started working on that. Yummy brunch. We did a little cleaning and then decided we were going to get his wallet at work. We knew that we were going to the movies at 4 to see Despicable Me. It was a free showing and we would all enjoy it. Matti fell asleep in the car so we sat in the parking lot and had some Mickey D's :) I called a friend of ours and we caught with them. It had been a few months since we talked. Which made me want to visit them =/ Eventually the time came for us to go inside so we got Matti out of the car (who was still asleep) and got our seats. There were a lot of families there so I was happy that they would be a little more understanding if Matti decided to be loud. (Thankfully, he was perfect) Matti woke up just as the movie started and laughed along with the kids. It was a really good movie and it made us all laugh. After the movie, we decided to check out some stores because I didn't want to go home and sit around. We were driving when Jason mentioned he wanted to go to the mall sometime this week. Well, we made a quick decision to go to the mall that night. My brother met up with us and we were able to pick up a few things that we needed. We left just in time as the mall was closing and we were so tired that we went straight to bed.

Sunday we slept in again. Jason woke up and was like, "Fran, it's 10:30!" I replied with, "Sooo?" He said, "CHURCH! 11:15!" He forgot that there was a 5pm mass. Matti was in our bed and kept saying, "Moooornannnn Mommy! Moooooornnnaaaann Daddy!" We got up and we decided that the BLT&E's were so good the day before so we'll make more today. Yummy brunch 2x. We lounged around the house until the Game came on. We were doing so good the first half, but I don't know what happened in the second. Another loss, but true fans we'll stay. By the time the game ended, we had to start getting ready for Mass. Mass is always good and we were going straight home after Mass, but the food sucked us in. haha. We have sinigang here at home that needs to be finished, but we ended staying anyway. After we got home, we just watched some of Sunday Night Football until Desperate Housewives came on. We went to bed a little after that, but as usual, I kept the game on just in case.

Here I am looking at the week ahead. I have a six day work week. Friday we are having our party and I'm making lumpia. Then, I have work on Saturday. Santa will be coming to the bank so Matti & Teddi will be coming to see him. Soon it'll be the new year & that means I'll be an auntie soon :)

Little Did I Know..

Let me take a few minutes and talk about work. I've been at the bank for six months now, but it feels like I've been there longer. In that time span, I've seen and met a lot of interesting people. I've seen first hand just how much people are struggling out there. I've met some of the most generous people as well. Everyday is somewhat similar, but there is always something interesting that happens each day. Something I never realized about a bank is that you can be a family with the customers. I remember my first week there, a lady dropped off Subway for all the tellers. Myself included. I had been there at the most a week. I thought to myself, "Wow, that is really nice of her." I was told that this lady takes the time out of her day to think about us and brings us food once in a while. & let me tell you, when she cooks the food, it's amazing. Just recently, she brought us a tray of sandwiches, a pot of corn chowder & a huge dish of dessert of some kind. This past week, another customer brought us stuffed ham. Which we all love. & they even go as far as bringing us a loaf of bread, paper plates & utensils. We also get to know customers and their families. The struggles they are going through, sicknesss, death, but also their joys become our joys. Some of my co workers have known the customers since they were in school. There are many instances when they see a teenager or young adult, and they can remember when they were little babies. We see the same customers come weekly or daily and you get to know them and be able to joke around with them. I never thought that a bank could be like this. In the few minutes we have with them, relationships are formed. & because of this, I can honestly say that I love my job.

Elmo.

One of Matti's favorite characters is the little red monster named Elmo. My brother got Matti a stuffed Elmo and it's his little buddy when he wants him to be. Matti is very independent, but sometimes he needs someone there with him. When we moved two months ago, Elmo got packed, and we ended up leaving the bag that he was in. I forgot in the chaos that he was in that bag. We've been looking for Elmo for the past two months. Two nights ago, I remembered that bag & before work yesterday, I went to go check it. & there was Elmo!  I was so excited to have found him and I couldn't wait to give him to Matti when I got home that night. I got home first and Jason&Matti were right behind me. We were on the sidewalk & I said, "Matti! Look who I have!" The biggest smile was on his face and he started running. He held onto him all the way to the door and into the house. He 'taught' Elmo how to turn on the TV. & I told him to show Elmo his room. & he very happily did. He showed him his bed, his slide and toys. Dinnertime came & I told Matti to get in his chair. He refuses to sit in high chairs or booster seats. He's a big boy now and would rather sit in a regular chair just like everyone else. Well, my grandma, Mama, gave me a cell phone holder a long time ago and it's a chair. It was on the table so we sat Elmo down in the chair while the three of us ate. Matti kept trying to feed him saying, "Elmo, eat!" After we were done, Matti had a little TV time and Elmo was back in his arms. You can tell he was happy to be back with his little buddy. I snapped this picture of him.

I can't believe Christmas will be here soon! I still need to get my Secret Santa gift for work. Anyway, it's Monday again and the three of us had a pretty relaxing weekend. Which was MUCH needed.

Saturday
I went to work at seven and got out at one. We had a steady flow of customers which helped make the work day go by fast. Everyone is definitely preparing for Christmas. I've been asked a few times for nicer bills so they can stick it in a card for grandchildren. Good thing I keep my money pretty ;) With that, I mean, I take the time to straighten out the wrinkled money so they are nice and neat. Me & one co worker are pretty much sticklers about that. Since working at the bank, I've made sure to keep money nice and neat. When I see wrinkled money or folded corners, I have the urge to fix it--even out of the work place. It's pretty bad. After work, I went home and found my boys coming in a little after me. I did a few loads of laundry which so badly needed to be done. While waiting on laundry, I decided to make seven layer bars/cookies to bring to the FCJ Gathering/Lord's Day celebration later that night. We went to the church and had dinner there as well as the Lord's Day.

Lord's Day is a celebration to prepare ourselves for the Lord's Day which is Sunday. Lord's Day is held Saturday evening so that it prepares us for Sunday. A lot of times, we are too busy to really focus on Sunday. & what Sunday should be. Sure, we go to Mass, but honestly, how many of you are itching for that hour to hurry up so you can: go to lunch? watch the football game? go back to sleep? do homework? etc... Lord's Day celebration helps us get ready for, you guessed it, Lord's Day.

I remember growing up that this was something my dad brought into our home a few times. It wasn't just for the big gatherings we would have at church. I hadn't gone to one for a while, so it was nice to be there again. What was neat was when the parents starting to pray over their kids. Growing up, that was something that was pretty emotional for me especially when it came to the times when the kids would pray for their parents. That night we didn't do that, but my parents were praying over me, while Jason&I were praying over Matti. & it just made me want Matti to grow up loving the Lord so much more.

After that, we went to my parents' house because Jessica was visiting for a little bit. We ended up meeting her & a few other people at Flat Iron Farm. We've wanted to take Matti there, but life has just been so busy. While we were there it started snowing! It was little, but my cousin was able to see it so I was happy. I wish the flakes were bigger though. My brother & his crew went to the house and we stayed for a little longer to take Matti around. We saw horses, goats, sheeps, donkeys, cows, alpacas, and even a cat! Matti had a great time saying hi to all the animals. For example: One of the many horses is named Beau. I would say, "Hi Beau!" & Matti would say, "HI BEAU! NEEEEIIIGHHH!" & so on with the many animals there. The lights were pretty as usual. They have one of the houses hooked up so it plays in sync with two (maybe three) songs. We walked around to the different shops and Matti had a blast seeing the trains they had. They had a lot of old things which me & Jason love to see. Old radio flyers, bikes, McCormick spice cans, old tools, farm equipment, cars...you name it, they probably had it. I wish we hadn't bought our Christmas ornament yet, because they had some there. I know where to go next year! We also ran into someone from high school and he seems to be at a great place right now. Three kids & owns his own business. Amazing. After the farm, we continued on to my parents' house where everyone was. We played a little Kinect :) Dance Central & the adventures game. Matti kept everyone entertained. Jason & I decided to see if the old Sega worked and it did! We played a little of Golden Axe, Toy Story, and Lion King. Good stuff. When we went home, we went straight to bed. It had been a long day for me.

Sunday, we slept in a lot later. We got up at ten and Mass starts at 11:15! Jason & Matti got up to eat breakfast within fifteen minutes. We have to fast an hour before Mass. I slept in five more minutes before I got up to make myself a cup of coffee to down in ten minutes, haha. We went to Mass and was happy to find that Father Bill George was celebrating it. I love our priests, but it's always nice to have him when we do. He is at Georgetown University most of the time. He always gives a good homily and he always thinks of the kids. He's the only that walks around the church during Peace to shake everyone's hand & hug the kids. I miss that. Jason likes him because he will tell us why they do certain things. Why they put a water in the chalice. He keep things light and throws in an appropriate one liner to make everyone laugh. At the end of Mass, he was giving us the blessing and he said, "When I nod, you say, 'Amen.'" He said the blessing and we said Amen three times & he was ending the Mass with, "In the name of the Father..." At the end, of course everyone said "Amen" outloud, and he chimed in saying, "But I didn't nod!" Hehe. I talked to a few people after Mass until Jason's dad said they were leaving to have lunch. We ended up going to a local restaurant called Linda's cafe. I couldn't remember if I had been there or not, but I think I have. I love going to locally owned restaurants because I love to support them. It turns out, the parents invited Father Bill to join us so that was fun. The food was amazing. I got a BLT with Egg. Don't knock it til you try it. It. is. amazing. Jason got his usual reuben and Matti got french toast which he scarfed down. After lunch, we decided to check out the antique shop next door. Again, Jason&I love to look at old things. We didn't get anything, but there were a lot of neat things inside. I was debating on getting a chest for Matti though. Didn't get it. We went home, but made a stop at the library. We decided to check out their movies, but they didn't have anything we haven't seen or were interested in. OMG. We've seen too many movies! lol. We picked up one of the Life DVDs. I decided to look around and found myself in the autobiography section. I picked up two books. One is Promises and it's about a woman who vowed to send a classroom of kids (kindergarten, I believe) to college. The other is Practicing Catholic and it's about a man's journey in the Catholic faith. It caught my eye, so I grabbed it. Not really sure if I will get into it. Matti went to the kid's area and he made a friend. He played for about half an hour and we didn't pick out any books for him. He has a few here at home he hasn't read yet. We went home to find that the Redskins lost terribly, again. =( Come on boys! Frustrated, I went to do another load of laundry, haha. We just relaxed the rest of the evening watching Saving Private Ryan. I made dinner and after we ate, Matti asked me to hold him while sitting on the couch. Within five minutes, he was asleep. We put him to bed a little before eight while Jason & me stayed up. We were watching Pearl Harbor and once The Game (Steelers vs. Ravens), I flipped it back and forth. Then, when Desperate Housewives came on, I flipped between that & The Game. After DH finished, I was tired so I decided to go to bed. I mean, the Ravens had been at 7-0 for most of the game. I figured I wasn't going to miss much. I kept the TV on in case I woke up. & I did after the game had ended. I checked ESPN to see who won and it took forever for it to come up. Steelers win. Boo. Oh well, at least they have nice jerseys. Oh, but I did see Big Ben's broken nose early on in the game! Ouch! But then that was about it. Redskins lose. Ravens lose. Cowboys win. UGH. Great!

So here I am soon heading to work. I have a pretty easy week (as far as schedule) at work this week. This Friday is my early off so I'm looking forward to that. I hope you all had a great weekend and a great week ahead.