To my loyal readers...

Thank you for your concerned comments (all two of you;)! First my monkey was sick with the flu for 6 days, the next week I had a crappy cold, the next week I had the flu and was literally in bed for 3 days, then my monkey had the flu again (thankfully only one day this time) and now she's teething and has been waking up at 6am and not sleeping through the night. So... I'm pooped - there ya have it!

We leave for Palm Springs on Tues and I'm now gearing up for that with suitcases and clothes everywhere and lists to be made :)

I guess I have really been neglecting my blog, but I've been trying to spend less time on the computer, and this is what the result has been! I'll post pics of the trip when we get back, for now, here are some of my cutie-pie!

I know, I know...

Okay, I know it's been a while, but honestly, I've been feeling like crap. I was finally feeling better yesterday and today and caught up on lots of stuff that needed to get done around the house! Laundry, Christmas trees, decorations to take down, general cleaning (although I still haven't finished the dishes, that one gets put off for a long time). Which reminds me, I forgot to put a dishwasher on my Christmas wish list - NO WE DO NOT HAVE ONE!!! I wish, but the way the kitchen is laid out, there actually isn't anywhere to put it, so unless we totally reno it (which isn't likely, considering we won't be here for more than 3 years) then I'm stuck with washing all, YES ALL my dishes by hand :( Humph!!! Oh, and my last post was technically #100 which is kind of fitting, considering how significant it was. I say technically, because Blogger says it is, but I have a few drafts still in progress, so if you don't count those then it wouldn't be. Okay, I ate lunch 2 hour ago, I'm starving, so I'm gonna go and have a snack, yum :P I want to post a video of Beth opening some Christmas gifts, but it might take awhile for me to get it on the computer. Tonight is pizza and TV night at the rents, and they haven't seen Beth in a few weeks, they'll be surprised at all her talking :)

Bethany just loves her "Bear Bear" that she got from Aunty!!

Too many winners...

You're all too good at guessing ;)

(sing to the tune of "Happy Birthday")

Merry Christmas to everyone
In the oven is a bun
I hope you have a great time
As we are having lots of fun


I know the words don't really fit the tune, but it's the best I could do! Hope you are all having a wonderful holiday :)

Love Ali Kat

I got one wish!

I got one of my unrealistic Christmas wishes...

CAN YOU GUESS WHAT IT IS???

My Christmas Wish List (yeah, right)!

So, Teresa blogged about her wish list. I am going to follow her advice and do the same. Although, mine seem a little more unrealistic than most of hers ;) It's just nice to be able to dream... in no particular order...


A Wii!!! Hubby and I want this so bad, but I think it'll be a few years 'till we get one. I really wanna try the Wii music.


Photoshop... I would love to be able to diddle and doddle on this program :)


A Jesus Fish tattoo. Sound crazy?!? Yep, hubby thinks so, too, but I'm still working on him ;) I had a friend who had a maple leaf on the very top side of her leg (hip) and I always thought that was a really cool place for a tattoo, but could never think of what I would want there. For a while I thought a star, but something more meaningful recently came to mind. And how neat would it be to tell people who don't know Jesus what my tattoo means to me and other Christians :D


A lifetime supply of Starbucks! Literally, this would be the most awesomest gift in the whole wide world!! Whole beans and coffees made just for me for the rest of my life!?! (For the record, this isn't my drink - it's the new Espresso Truffle - but my drink - (Iced) Mocha - looked really boring in the pics they had.)


A New Diamond ring (I actually LOVE this one, oh, I forgot that hubby doesn't read my blog)! I've been having big time problems with the claws on my engagement ring, and as a result, hardly ever wear it anymore. I wanna feel fancy and married again :( (I'm still married, don't worry.)


Your kitchen is someplace you never go, because you "have people for that." There's a Chocolatessen, which is rapidly becoming your favorite room of the house. Having one is also becoming a trend among your wealthy neighbors. Your master bedroom is the size of a small barn, with carpet thick enough to reach your ankles. Your study has hardback editions of every classic ever written, plus a special edition of Rich Dad, Poor Dad with the parts you ghost-authored highlighted. One of your garages holds your collection of ferraris, and is measured in acreage.

Your home also includes a guest wing and private quarters for your servants. Outside is your hedge maze and gardens, meticulously tended by a team of world-class botanists.

Below is a snippet of the blueprints:
My dream house. I don't know what that is yet (especially the outside - although I really like wrap around verandas) and I'm not sure if that will EVER happen :P But, I went on this website where you can find out a few little blueprints of your dream house just by answering some silly questions, it was fun!


A maid to clean my house, buy my groceries and do my freakin' dishes - still no freakin' dishwasher - FREAK!! (hee, hee)


A trip to Costa Rica (sans child(ren))! I saw a picture in a magazine in high school and have dreamed about it ever since. Who wouldn't want to be on a secluded beach, in your own hut, swimming under waterfalls?!?


A '63 Red Mercury Comet Convertible. I almost had one in high school, but at the last minute the guy's daughter claimed it. I've been ticked ever since :s


Another baby - maybe Santa will get my letter this year?


An ACTUAL NON-SPILL SIPPY cup!! Do these exist, or do all the companies just claim it but not produce???


Black Ugg Cargo III's... Oh wait, I DO have these, mommy bought them for me last week (I never would've spent that much on boots for myself)!!! I so love them, they're super warm and super comfy and super sassy :P