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The Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale Ends This Weekend!

We did our part, now you do yours!!!! I get more excited than any person should over FREE shipping (and FREE return shipping)................although I do think it tends to promote purchasing.  But isn't that the point????

We have a very busy weekend coming up with lots of parties (graduation), a birthday party, and Delaney's dance recital pictures where make-up is "optional".  You can pretty much bet what we're "opting" for.  We are so happy Memorial Day has finally come.  We have lots of white we've been waiting to wear.  I know that it is "fashionably acceptable" to wear white before Memorial Day now but I just can't bring myself to do it.....what can I say, "my momma raised me right"!!!  Delaney has a white jean jacket she, ok maybe it's more me, can't wait to wear!

Hello Summer

We've been waiting........

All Dressed UP and No Place to go!

I could not in good conscience leave this hanging on the rack!

Delaney told me it's the cutest dress she's ever seen.  Then asked where the matching shoes and hair bows were!!!!!  I told her we can worry about those things later seeing how she has absolutely no place to wear this!

INSIST ON HAPPINESS.............

WE DO!!!!!!!!!!!

It may not be the life we "planned", but it's still a VERY GOOD life!!!

Mother's Day-Part II

We've all heard "behind every great man is a great woman". But did you also know that behind every great man are great friends?  It's true....................

I remain in very close contact with David's friends and got a text a couple of weeks ago that I had plans for this past Saturday.  I didn't bother asking what, I didn't care!!!  I just needed to know what to wear (which in hindsight, can be quite difficult when you don't know where you're going)...........

I was picked up and along with some of the other wives, we were dropped off at Bonefish for dinner.

Why did the guys do this for us??? 

FOR MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!

 I think it's safe to say I hit the lottery when it comes to having AMAZING friends!!!!

First Day of School Dress???

I stole this little Hartstrings dress today for Delaney (and by "stole" I mean got it dirt cheap, I'm no criminal). Is there anything cuter than a seersucker smocked dress for your little girl???? 

If I keep "stealing" these cute little dresses for Delaney she just might have to go to Pre-K everyday! Kidding, totally kidding................

Must be nice.....

Delaney got her first pedicure of the summer this morning from Amy.  When she was finished, she said, "what about my fingernails"? Mom's not ready for that!

Happy "Big Mommy" Day...........

First off, an explanation for the blog title. For some reason, Delaney has started calling me "big mommy".  Now, I could totally do without the "big", but I also realize that before I know it, mommy will be shortened to just mom. So for now, I'll take "big mommy".  The only thing I can figure out is that Delaney remembers watching The Blind Side last weekend where Michael Oher went by "big Mike".

I know you're wondering why I am posting a picture of us with my eyes closed.  This picture totally represents all of our pictures these days, my eyes are closed, Delaney is a distracted 3 year old, etc.  It's not a good picture but it sure is a reminder of a good life!!!!  It is STILL so hard to believe she is mine...........

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You would think from all of the cards, emails, texts, and phone calls that this was my first Mother's Day and not my fourth!

Speaking of my first Mother's Day........about a week before, David and I were taking Delaney for a walk (obviously the pollen count was acceptable) and he was so stressed over what to get me for my first Mother's Day.  I think I just laughed because seriously, what could be better than the gift I had just gotten.  I think I probably told him ('cause we all know that's what wives have to do) to get me flowers.  Husbands, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do NOT get your wife flowers from the grocery store.  They scream "I stopped and picked these up on the way home".  I promise, if you learn this early (which David did) you will have a much happier wife!  So back to the story, David worked on Mother's Day that year (by the way, I got gorgeous flowers and a card that had the most perfect words any new mom could hear) so I devised made a plan to take my mom and Delaney for brunch and then of course shopping.  I "forgot" to tell David that I would be taking his precious baby girl out of the house.  And we all knew Delaney wasn't allowed out of the house.  I was pretty sure I would be getting a phone call from David that day and I did....MULTIPLE ONES in fact that I may or may not have ignored.  Then, I got a call from grandpa saying "next time you go AWOL you may want to include me in on your plan, David just called wanting to know where you were"..........THE GIG WAS UP! Right there in Von Maur, the phone rang again and I could no longer ignore his calls.  I answered and the conversation went something like this....

A: Hello

D: Where are you

A: At the mall with mom

D: Where is Delaney

A: With me, didn't I tell you we were doing something today

D: NO, HOW DID YOU GET THE STROLLER IN THE CAR

A: What do you mean

D: I didn't know you knew how to work the stroller

A: David, what mom doesn't know how to work her stroller

D: You

A: You're right we just threw it in the back of the car without folding it up

D: I knew it, now get home

I cannot tell you how many times I just threw it in the back of the car before figuring out how to unfold it!!!!

Now, in my defense, just last summer, my mom, Delaney, and I were at the mall and a new mom walked in carrying her brand new baby and her mom was carrying their stroller folded up.  She came up to me and said "can you please show me how to unfold this stroller, I've been looking for someone with the same one as me"!  So we weren't the only ones who didn't know how to work the stroller. 

I enjoy Mother's Day as much as the next mom but I don't need a day to be celebrated.  I don't feel anymore honored to be Delaney's mom today than I did yesterday or I will tomorrow.  Being Delaney's mom is like waking up every morning and having the best day ever.  Each day with her trumps the day before!

She has been so funny lately that I will have to do a post about the funny things she's been saying.  Just last night in the car she was telling me how when "she was little" she lived on a farm with mommy and daddy and started telling me all of the animals that were on the farm.  I told her she has never and will likely never live on a farm.  I hated to burst her bubble and it's not that we have anything against farms.  It's just that I"m pretty sure people who live on farms get up before 9:00 a.m.!!!  And Delaney and "big mommy" can't have any part of that.................

Dance Recital

I"m pretty sure on the day I took this picture I wasn't thinking about dance recitals and tutus, and leotards, and dress rehearsals.

But now I am.

At dance class last night, the kids tried on their costumes.  While all of the other moms were pulling out their iphones to take pictures of the kids, THIS MOM was pulling her chin off the floor thinking "GOOD NIGHT YOUR DADDY WOULD NOT BE OK WITH THIS COSTUME".  Now don't get me wrong, it's as modest as modest can be I guess when we're talking dance costumes but that doesn't mean I won't be going out this weekend to find Delaney a turtleneck to wear underneath it!!!!

"Dressed Up"

Last week, I met a friend for lunch and went in Delaney's room to tell her bye before I left. This is what I saw. She loves to build tents. She looked up at me and asked why I was dressed up. I WAS WEARING JEANS!!! I guess anything but yoga pants is dressed up to her!

Derby Weekend and Birthday Fun

This past weekend, we loaded up and headed to Bowling Green.  Cousins "Baby Logan" and his daddy were having birthday celebrations (they share their birthdays so you know what that means for dad...not much!!) and then of course there was the Derby!  And the Newsom girls love the Derby. We decided to cheer for "Overanalyze" and then learned its post position just happened to be #9 (I love how that number always pops up).  The picture of Delaney and Baby Logan sitting in his camo recliner cracks me up.  Even though she is attempting to choke him, she really does love him. She will not leave him alone and kisses him more than a cousin probably should!  I just love how Logan gave new meaning to the word cup holder......he made it his cupCAKE holder!  Great grandma Purichia told me on this trip kids grow up so fast once they start school.  So, you know what that got me thinking..............

Cancelling this whole preschool thing all together!  I casually mentioned Delaney's preschool to Julie the other night and I LOVE her response: "So this preschool thing is really happening then?  You're really going to go through with it"?  She knew I'd have second thoughts............

And in exciting potty training news (I know, I know, I need to do a post about it) Delaney has finally gone in a public restroom.  Yep, she's "one of those".  So it seems all I needed to do was drive 230 miles out of State for her to go (and I"m only talking #1).  The girl had never gone in a public restroom! 

When we were in our hotel room, I turned out the light to go to bed and Delaney sat up and said "I need my flashlight"--she loves flashlights.  I said A. No you don't and B. we don't have one.  Well, C. YES WE DID, SHE PACKED HER FLASHLIGHT IN HER BACKPACK!!!!!!!!

And lastly, one of my favorite movies is The Blind Side and we were watching it in the hotel and Michael Oher's character goes by "Big Mike" in the movie.  She kept saying "mommy, why is Big Mike crying".  "Where is Big Mike going", etc.  Needless to say, we only watched the first 15 minutes of the movie then it was lights out (re-insert flashlight story)...........It really was funny hearing her refer to him as Big Mike!

And, as I am typing this post, Delaney had been in my room watching t.v. (what kid doesn't like to do that!) and the next thing I knew she said "mommy, I want to go to bed".  So I walked into her room and she had turned off the t.v. in my room and put herself to bed in her room.  WHAT KID DOES THAT? Um, have I mentioned how much I love that girl!?!?!?!?!

She'll learn.....

Happy Derby Day

Is This Legal???

I didn't think so...............

Go COLTS!

Awhile back, I came across a great sale at J. Crew (and I define "came across" as intentionally going to their website) because WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND CAN AFFORD THEIR CLOTHES NOT ON SALE????? I love their Crew Cuts for kids! So when I saw this shirt for Delaney with the number 9 on it, I knew she had to have it!  Number 9 was her daddy's baseball number.  We went to an Indians game earlier this week and I thought how appropriate for her to wear her shirt.  As I was getting ready, Delaney came in my room carrying her shirt and said "can I wear this"?  GOD I LOVE THIS KID!! She didn't even know she owned it! Despite the fact we were at a baseball game, Delaney insisted we were at a football game and in the picture where she is clapping, she is yelling GO COLTS!  This girl has a one track mind..........

What I"m Loving Wednesday

I am "pretty sure" this dress is going to find its way to my closet.  And as an added bonus, I may actually have an event to wear it to!!! NOT that that was a requirement of course.....