Day 2 of 26

"Ohh! There's a car behind us at Dunkin Donuts! Let's pay for their stuff!"

A whopping $3.84. The cashier was pretty amazed.

"Do you know them?"

"Nope!"

"So cool!" I overheard her say "That lady just paid for their coffee...." to her coworkers.

She opened the window and asked if we wanted any donuts or a muffin or anything, which was really sweet of her!

Random Act Number 2 in the books. So simple.

Day 1 of 26 Random Acts of Kindness

I've posted before about how important it is for me to teach Aubrey to be generous and perform random acts of kindness.

26 Days is in honor of the fallen angels at Sandy Hook Elementary. It resonates with me on such a deep, emotional level.

Day One

Bree and I took a tag from the angel tree. A two year old girl who needed shoes or boots. We bought both.

Hormones are a real itchbay

I left Aubrey alone today. Well, not really alone. She was with my husband, her dada.

I had to run to Toys R Us to finish up her Christmas shopping. I was gone for like 2 hours.

I was alone for 2 hours. For the first time since she was three weeks old. She'll be one in less than a month.

I called and hubby said they were fine.

When I got in the door and peeked around the corner she smiled this huge smile, flapped her arms and shrieked "Mamama!" Then "Yeah yeah!"

A-freaking-dorable! Melted my heart!

I'm seriously considering leaving her again, just because that reaction was so awesome.

Wordless Wednesday: Now With Words!

Things to note:

Black blouses have been replaced by a rainbow wrap.

Gold jewelry has been replaced by an orange and pink wrap scrap teething/nursing necklace.

My life is so much brighter since Bree was born, in so many ways.

The year I had a baby...and lost a baby tooth.

I'm pretty awful at math, but fairly certain I'm about to be in the money soon.

You see, I have a loose baby tooth. Imagine my surprise when my dentist told me I had an adult tooth trying to come through, causing the other tooth to become loose.

Where does money come into this?

The tooth fairy, of course!

I figure I have held onto this tooth for an extra 25 years or so, and I am owed a ton of interest!

Especially if I have to walk around with a huge hole in my smile for a few months.

I may have done that.

I may have totally just made myself stay awake way later than I should have just because I wanted to stay up until midnight.

It's my birthday, bitches!

Nothing planned except a run and maybe some trashy tv. I've got a head cold, a breastfeeding baby and no desire to drink, so that's the big plans.

Don't be too jelly!

(Yeah, I'm not about to stop typing like
a teenage girl just because I'm officially thirty one!)

Circle of Life.

Just got the call from my Dad that my Pop Pop passed away this morning.
He had asbestosis and was suffering at the end.

We were super close growing up, we lived in the same house and I spent much of my time with my Nanny and him.

It was kind of like having John Wayne for a grandfather as a kid, he was a race car driver. How bad ass is that?!!

He married my grandmother when he was 18 and she was 16. They met at school and he used to dip her pig tails in the inkwells. How adorable is that?!!

They went on to have 6 children, 4 surviving. The family that I know and love, they created.

He worked hard, building a successful business and a name we could all be proud to share.

He loved us, wanted nothing but the best for us all. He was incredibly special to me.

Pete and I married on his birthday. He told my Nanny I was pregnant before I even knew. He predicted Aubrey would be born on January 17, even though her due date was in February and I was sure I'd go late. He was off by 9 minutes! Aubrey gave him her first wave and her first word, Pop Pop. They have the same eyes, and they'd light up whenever they'd see each other.

When I left last week I knew when he looked in my eyes and said goodbye that it really was.

I'm sad for my Nanny and family, but comforted knowing that he's finally comfortable and that he'll be Aubrey's guardian angel.

I know he'll be looking over us, taking care of us as he always has.

We love you, Pop Pop. May you rest peacefully.