Fat and Happy

So I'm sitting on my recliner flipping through the channels on tv and I come across the AMA awards show. What a great boost for my self-esteem... Carrie Underwood is strutting her stuff onstage showing her rockin' hot body while I sit here in my sweats & baggy t-shirt while my husband is googly eyed & drooling over Carrie Underwood. I think even my dog was drooling over her. Does it make me want to hit the gym? Does it inspire me to take better care of myself so I can stop complaining? Nope... it makes me want to shove another chocolate chip cookie into mouth. Mmmm..... chocolate.

Puppy Chow Dance

Usually on Sunday we all have dinner at my in-laws and afterwards, my sister in law Calli makes us treats. She decided to make Puppy Chow and things got a little exciting while she was making it. Watch the video and see what I mean. Craziest family I love it!

Late Update

This update is 2 months too late but I just barely got the pictures uploaded to my computer. Meet Maximus J Barainca. He was born August 18, 2009. My sister-in-law Shalene did AWESOME! It was 18 hours of labor (I think) and I have a new found respect for you mom's out there. I've always respected women for giving birth but actually being there for the whole thing was awesome. Now I can see why you're never the same after you give birth... those nurses are brutal. :) Isn't this kid SO cute? I' don't have any recent pictures but you can always check out Shalene's blog for super cute pics. It was pretty scary because when Max came out he was pretty blue. They laid him on Shalene then two seconds later they took him to the little table in the corner of the room and started bagging him (giving him extra oxygen). They didn't have to do CPR thank goodness but it took him a while to start crying. Once he did, we all cried with him. There was such a special spirit in the room and you could tell Shalene was POOPED. Now Max is 2 months old and we had his baby blessing this last Sunday. He is getting cuter and fatter by the day. I love being an aunt! Maybe I'll just be the cool aunt with dogs. Who needs kids right? We have enough kids in the family already. :) Enjoy the pictures! Hopefully I'll get more soon.

This is how Max came out... hand by the face!

He loves Daddy's finger

I can't get enough of this kid!

Help Wanted

I hate making decisions. I know it's shocking (not for people who know me). I have to make decisions all the time at work and because of that, I don't like having to make them more that I have to. It drives Brock crazy. So, the point of my story is... we just got the house and I am in desperate need of decorating help. I know what style I like the problem is I don't know how to get it. I would love some help so if anyone is willing to help an extremely indecisive person or knows someone who has a lot of patience and interior decorating skills... send them my way! Another issue is I'm limited in how much I can spend. So I have to do little things here and there. So again, I need someone with LOTS of patience and good taste. Just leave a comment if you or someone you know can help. Below is a sample of what I like.

Well said...

I just wanted to share this amazing woman's insight with all of you. She is such a strength to me and while I don't know her personally, I feel like I do through her blogging. She is amazing and I loved this post she wrote. Please check it out at http://dbkunz.blogspot.com/2009/09/god-does-give-us-more-than-we-can.html