new microwave

Because, sadly, our old one decided to stop working. But we LOVE our new one. It heats water to the PERFECT temperature for hot chocolate, and pops the perfect bag of popcorn. Plus, now we only have to wait 30 seconds for leftovers to heat instead of 3 minutes!

The one downside is that is is HUGE! We new it would be bigger than our old one, but I seriously think I could fit in this microwave!

Molly loved that we got a new microwave, because I let her play with the box and packing supplies for the day.

more kitty

I know most of you probably don't care about my cat, but I have three pictures I can't pass up.

Picture #1 - I was making some cards, so all of my craft stuff was out. I reach down to get some paper out of my box, and this is what I see:

Picture #2 - Our cat LOVES plastic grocery bags. When we come home with groceries, she meows and meows until we unload one bag and give it to her. She went crazy with one the other day. Here's how she ended up:

Picture #3 - We got a little water fountain for fun. Before realizing that it was water running, Molly had to play with it.

football cupcakes

Batch of cupcakes #1 for contest: SUPERBOWL CUPCAKES.

My brother-in-law's birthday was on Saturday, and for his birthday party, he wanted the family to watch the super bowl together. So, I made cupcakes! They turned out pretty cute, if I do say so myself. :)

book fair

When I was in elementary school, I don't think I really appreciated the book fair as much as I should have. As an adult working at an elementary school, I have taken full advantage of the book fair that happened this week. It was a buy one, get one free deal, and I purchased 6 books for $28. One of the books was $20 by itself. That means 5 books for $8. Amazing? I think so!

My favorite book so far has been The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen. It has a good rhythm, and it made me laugh a lot! It's about the pout pout fish, who thinks that he can't change the fact that he pouts all the time.

hula hoop

I love hula hooping.

Last summer I tried hula hooping with two hoops for the first time.

My amazing sister caught some AWESOME shots of me.

My in-laws got a Wii Fit. My favorite thing to do? The hula hooping game.

What is your favorite toy from childhood?