Tammy's Bird Brain

This is Eva eating breakfast this morning.

She is quite the independent little thing.

She throws fits when I try to help her with things;

even if she ends up falling down the stairs she still wants to do it herself.

Right now we are working on potty-training.

Anytime Clint or I pee on the toilet she says “Yay!” and gives us encouragement.

Anytime she farts or Clint farts she says “pee pee”.  (I don’t fart of course.)

And I always say “Yes, Dad pee peed in his pants again”.

She is a fun girl to hang out with.

PS.  Don’t you love our getto blaster?  And I hear it is 9.02.10 today so happy 90210!

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I realized that I haven’t said anything about my pregnancy on this blog so I thought I would share a bit.

I am pregnant with a baby girl.  We plan on naming her Scarlett.  We haven’t thought of a middle name yet.

I have loved the name Scarlett since I saw the movie Gone With the Wind but I really fell in love with it when I read the book.  As usual with books you get to know the characters on a deeper level and Scarlett in the book is still a spunky sass but she is also an amazingly strong woman who you dislike a little at first but then end up envying her and her will.

I realize by naming our child Scarlett we may be setting ourselves up for some serious drama but if she turns out anything like Scarlett O’Hara we will have absolutely nothing to worry about.  Except for maybe a few marriages and some kids.

Mind you, I am aware that Scarlett O’Hara is not a real person.

Anyways, this pregnancy was a lot harder for me in the beginning and it has finally gotten easier.  I had a real problem with food and my emotions.  Basically I wanted nothing to do with food and I had no emotions whatsoever.  I still don’t quite feel like myself but it is much better.  And really how can one feel like themselves while carrying another human in their body?

I do like being pregnant though and now that I look like I am pregnant and I can feel her moving and kicking around it is much more enjoyable.  Scarlett is a big rib kicker which is the most uncomfortable kind of kick.  I am trying hard not to will her to be a sass but boy this little sassy girl loves to kick me in the ribs and I think she knows it is uncomfortable.

And there you have it.

Here is a belly shot from my view.

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Today is a bit sad because it is the end of summer.  I realize September 22 is technically the real end but not really.  Fall is in the air.  The nights are cool and the mornings are cool and I wore a sweater to work to day.

It is perfect running weather though.  Ho hum.

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When I woke up today Eva was still asleep.  It gave me the chance to get ready and then wake her up.  When I went into her room the soft morning sunlight was shining on her peaceful face and it was so sweet.  I then said, “Eva, it’s time to get up”.  She opened her sleepy eyes and looked up at me and gave me a sweet little smile and reached up for me and said,”Up”.  I picked her up and she gave me a hug and rested her head on my shoulder.  Seriously, what else could be better?

To top it off she went pee in her little toilet and we had our usual potty party with a sticker and then brushed her messy hair, brushed her teeth, got her dressed and when I told her she was going to play with Violet and Auntie Michelle today she said “Yaaaaaay!”

And now I am wondering where my camera was.  The only reason I would ever want to do a reality TV show was so that I could capture moments like this and watch them for the rest of my life.

Hugging and snuggling and getting a smile from your kid is the best.

Hopefully everything goes my way today.

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Apparently I have a strange voice.  I can’t tell, I have had it all my life but others let me know.

Throughout middle school and high school people made fun of my voice.  When the movie Reuben and Ed came out I was repeatedly asked to say “My cat can eat a whole watermelon”.  Apparently I sound like Reuben but I don’t buy it, mines not choppy it is just high.  And if you have seen Reuben and Ed you know funny that movie is and how utter ridiculous that comment is.

Anyways, working in retail and coming in contact with strangers daily I received many comments and questions about my voice.  Mostly people just wonder where in the world I am from and try to place my accent.  One guy guessed Bolivia.  What?

Yesterday this happened again.  A girl at the store said, “You have an interesting accent where are you from?”, I told her Utah and this did not satisfy her so she asked where my parents are from.  I again told her Utah.  The end.

So I jump in the car and tell Clint the story and ask him if my voice is that weird.  It is a conversation we have had a few times.  He says,”By interesting she means weird and yes you have a weird voice but I don’t really notice it anymore but I noticed it when we started dating.”

Basically my voice is high, I guess.  No one can really explain why they think my voice is so “interesting”.  I also think it can be slightly annoying.  And if you have never heard my voice it is not high and sexy like Marilyn Monroe’s; Clint at least gave me the compliment that I didn’t sound like a bimbo.

So, there you have it.  I have a unique quality that may be a bit annoying but I’m glad I have a voice and that it is not boring.

Reuben and Ed.  Reuben has the cooler and platforms.

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I have been trying to post some pictures for you of my fun summer times but it is just not working.  I will keep trying but for the mean time if you are friends with me on Facebook please go there for some fabulous pictures and if we are not friends let’s be friend’s already.

Love.

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I hear red lips are in for fall so I tried it out and really like it. I also like to try to manipulate pictures to make myself look way better than I do.   This is also with my camera phone and if you can make yourself look somewhat good with a camera phone then life is pretty good in my opinion.  (Michelle, you are of course not included in that comment because you look good in every picture you take.)

Nice, soft, pretty skin.

Shadowing trying to be sultry.

Original me.

These pictures are funny because my arm looks like a skeletal stump.

If I have never mentioned it before I worked in cosmetics at the mall for Clinique, Lancome & Estee Lauder (shamefully) for about 6 years.  So what I am trying to tell you is “I know makeup”.

When I took this picture I had been wearing the lipstick for about 2 hours and did have some drinks of water.  I am giving it my seal of approval and you may not believe it but it is Covergirl Outlast Lipstain in Saucy Plum.  This color should actually be named Saucy Scarlett because it is not plumy.  It is fun because it is a marker for your lips.  I then added some clear gloss on top and KAZAAM!  Sexy Red Lips!  So have some fun with red lips!

BTW:  don’t you just love the name Scarlett???!!!

August has announced herself loudly and quickly.  She did not waste anytime in giving us the rain and thunderstorms that July purposefully denies us.  She also gave us quite a hailstorm to remind us that summer is quickly coming to a close; 26 days and counting. (For me the beginning of September is the end of summer; although September in Utah is a beautiful month.)

I will have to post our July adventures next post.  We have had some fun in the sun and you have all sadly missed it.  Horrah, right?

Love.

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I got home from work and Clint was leaving to work but don’t worry I did not let that stop me.  I packed up Eva in the car and headed off to the store.  I loved my shopping cart.  It was full of ingredients rather than pre-made meals like my usual favorite french bread pizza which pretty much has no nutritional value.  I even bought myself a Utah grown watermelon!  I could not pass that up.  I also grabbed an iced green tea and a Vogue because I was feeling so wonderful about myself.  Eva also thoroughly enjoyed the experience since we got one of those car shopping carts where she feels like she is driving.  Love them.  I had my items bagged in wonderful brown paper bags which always make me feel like I’m in a movie except my brown bags come with handles and I didn’t have a baguette sticking out of one of them; but hey, life can never be perfect.  Also on the plus side I didn’t use plastic bags so they won’t end up in one of the plastic islands that are floating around at sea but that story is for another time.  You should look them up though.  And yes I own thousands of reusable bags but I forgot them which means I am not in full control yet but whatever.

I cooked the lasagna I was planning on and some rolls. It should have taken about 2 hours from start to eating but it took me 3 since I had a little helper. I started at 7 and ate at 10 but it was fun and tasted great. Here is the recipe.

By the way; I love mincing garlic by hand because I love the smell of it and I don’t mind  it on my hands.  The smell doesn’t seem to stay long anyways.

Don’t worry, I documented it for you with pictures.

My hair is pulled back and I had to play with photo booth to prep.

My little helper.
Can you see the hidden surprise in this picture?

Refreshing green tea.

2 lbs of meat and 2 cloves of garlic. Yum.

Finally ready to bake.

Finally ready to eat.

My cast iron rolls! Notice the thumb printed flat one; It tasted the same.

I hope you like my attempts at taking good pictures.  I am a horrible photographer but I will continue to attempt and hopefully improve.  I am aware I lack an eye for lighting.

Check out The Pioneer Woman website to actually see good pictures and to inspire you or make you feel like a lazy loser.

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Well yes, I am alive.
Wonder if I have been missed. (fish, fish)
No really, I have been in a funk.
Trying to gain control of my life and myself.
I feel like I am on auto pilot lately and am not really enjoying or living life to the fullest.
Life is much too fun to be on auto pilot and it is summer time and it is slipping by much too fast.
I was in Mexico for a week but getting home from vacation is just depressing so that is a contributing factor to my funkety funk.
So in effort to blast myself out of it I am going to make some amazing lasagna tonight from the Pioneer Woman’s website. If you haven’t checked out her site you must, must, must. It will jump start you right out of auto pilot.
In another effort I will begin my meditation goal again and try to center myself and life.
I think another effort should also be made which is a good laugh fest with some girls. Anyone????
Let me know.

I am taking back control today….hopefully.

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Eva is sick. She is the sickest she has ever been. It started with pink eye which went undiagnosed for too long so it turned into a bad sore throat and infection in both ears. A high fever accompanied it all. I pretty much sat on the couch and held her all day yesterday because that is all that she really wanted. She slept pretty much all day too. Poor little bug. She is doing better today but is still having trouble swollowing solid food because her throat is so swollen.


When I would get sick when I was little my mom would give me warm chicken broth with a straw or a little white bread to dip into it. I thought it was the sickest thing in the world. I know now how nutritious chicken broth is and why she was doing it but when I get sick now there is no way I will drink chicken broth through a straw. The funny thing is I am trying to feed it to Eva through a straw. She took a few swallows. I love her.


When I first became a mom I was absolutely terrified of Eva getting a fever. I wasn’t sure if I would know when she had a fever or what to do exactly. Turns out when your child has a fever you absolutely know. It feels totally different from when they are just hot. I was calm and gave her some ibuprofen and took her temperature and made sure it stayed under 104 and everything was fine. I feel like I have passed some mom test or something. It wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be.


And there you are.

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