A Fabulously Flawed Life

Finally, Liesl gave in to peer pressure and made her blog public for us all to enjoy! She's a hairdresser in Orem , Utah and such a fun girl. Lisa and I met her when we made an impromptu appointment to get Lisa's hair done. We all hit if off immediately. I'm hoping that she'll put lots of pictures of her clients new hair cuts on her blog so I can keep my locks up on the latest trends. {{giggle}} I love to talk hair!! I'm currently looking for a new style. {{hint hint}} Be sure to head over to Liesl's blog and say hello! Let's make sure we welcome her properly. K!

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You Are 36% Weirdo You're a little weird, but you'd be even weirder if you didn't have a few quirks. You are just strange enough to know it, but nobody else seems to notice your weirdness. That's because, deep down, everyone is a little freaky! Are You A Weirdo? I'm owning this one! {{giggle}}

Here are some fun " froggy " inspired games I made to help you celebrate Leap Year. They're free, just click on the link to print them out. Pin the Crown on the Frog Prince Musical Lily Pads Frog Hunt , Ribbit Ribbit Jump , and Pass the Toad What are you going to do to celebrate Leap Year with your family?

The next 8 days are filled with several birthday celebrations for friends. It seems like feast or famine regarding birthdays around here. Party #1 I had the opportunity to party with my 2 different groups of amazing ladies on the same night! Lucky me!!! Seriously, it couldn't have come on a better week. First up, at 6:30, I celebrated Jennifer's birthday. She's a fellow blogger but it's private. {{bummer}} She's an amazingly talented and driven woman, whom I feel so blessed to know. Her boys are my boys ages and they are such wonderful examples and fun play mates to have around. Jennifer's little girl Ella is a complete delight and brightens up my home when she's here. Secretly I want to kidnap her - OK maybe it's not really a secret. She's just so verbal and giggly I can't help but love the time I have with her. Party #2 Then I celebrated Lisa's birthday at 9:00, at the same restaurant. Yep! Party #1 ended at 8:30 so it was perfect timing. Y...

Do you have a High School Musical fan at your house? Print out High School Musical Bingo to play as a family or at a High School Musical birthday or viewing party. It's free! Use these cards for High School Musical memory game or make up a game of your own!

"The Truth" by Good Charlotte, music only I guess it is only appropriate that this is my 250th post. It's a milestone for me personally and a defining moment for my middle son, Dylan. I finally got a call from Dylan's psychologist yesterday and Dylan has been officially diagnosed with ADHD. I haven't received all the results yet, just verbal confirmation on how to proceed. "Dylan scored way above average on perceptual reasoning and average on verbal comprehension. He has an average working memory but a low processing speed. He's a visual learner and will need visuals to help reinforce learning." I've started the process of having Dylan's medical records transferred to Davis' pediatrician and talked to the nurse to schedule the appointment to have him evaluated for medication. This is a very emotional time for me, especially since I’ve been noticing some issues with my youngest son as well. I’ve been grieving inwardly and trying to come t...

Dance War: Are you glad that Team Bruno won? Personally, I liked the people better on Team Carrie Ann's team but I thought Team Bruno had more talent. Prison Break: What do you think about Michael's vengence? I know they need a new story line but going after Susan? hmm. We all know she's a puppet and is going to get hers in the end one way or the other. I do feel for poor Fernando. Poor guy - he's got some bad juju!

You can print out this Spiderman Bingo game free for a fun family night game or Spiderman birthday party. I also made Spiderman Memory cards. And for a quick game or to help your child eat their lunch - here's Don't Eat Spidey ! You can print out all these games on Executive Homemaker . What are your kids birthday parties going to be this year? Everyone needs a Birthday Bingo game - I'll make your kiddo one!

Drake is now officially eating food. Yeah! However, this long awaited struggle has come with a down side. Needless to say cheetos are now banned from the house. And this handprint is in my bedroom! As you can imagine my walls are a mess and my floor is worse. I had forgotten how messy toddlers are. So today I spot cleaned my carpets and touched up the paint in the house. Again! When I was getting ready this morning, Drake picked up his brush and the hairspray and tried to do his own hair. Too funny! He cleans up pretty well don't you think. ;) (He LOVES to get this hair done.) One of the perks of high functioning autism (for Davis, not me) is that he has the most amazing memory. Over the weekend he asked if we could get the Matchbox Hero City out of the attic. What!?! He got this when he was 5 years old. It's been so long since I've seen this I had to check 2 attics before I found it. Now he's on a rampage to find the cars that go with it. Good Luck Davis, I think I mig...

Over the weekend our family was a mix of American Idol, Guitar Hero, and America's Funniest Home Videos! Notice Drake really getting into it. He was actually "singing". ha ha Guitar Hero has brought a new dimension to our family togetherness. Not only are there now fights for the guitars, but Davis is singing rock songs instead of Justin Timberlake. {{bummer}} Even Toby (aka "Bobby" to Drake) got some love.

Dear Davis & Dylan, I know that we have had a tough week. But I want you to know that I am not your friend, I am your Mommy. I am determined to do my best as a Mommy and raise you to be wonderful husbands and fathers. No matter what it takes. I overheard you guys complaining about me the other night and I want you to know that it didn't hurt my feelings. I've complained about you to your daddy a lot this week too! I'm sorry that I have to teach you to responsibility. I'm sorry that you choose to learn the hard way about the primary principle of cause and effect - in this case known as consequences to decisions. I'm not quite sure where you got the idea that: Life is fair. Life is easy. I certainly don't believe either of those statements. Life is hard work and completely unjust! I know it's tough that when you make life harder for Mom, you then have to do some of her chores to make life easier for Mom - but that's just how it works in our house. ...

My man doesn't get enough love on my blog, poor guy! He planned a double date for us with some friends for Valentine's Day. Jason arranged for us to eat at Del Frisco's steak house. Yummy!! I always feel so grown up when I eat at a swanky restaurant. Oh well, I guess not grown up enough! he he We had the best time: great conversation, great food, and great company. Thanks honey! Valentine morning I made the boys pancakes (even though I was so tired!!) and gave them their sweet treats. They got watches. Davis was so busy programming his, he wouldn't look up for a picture. Needless to say they loved it! I found these awesome Ring Pop Valentines and they were a hit. Here's Dylan's class posing for a picture. Dylan's Valentine I don't know about your boys, but mine won't tell me a thing about their love life. So every year, I buy 2 extra sets of chocolates and let the boys know that they're welcome to give it to their "Valentine" if they...

Your Candy Heart Says "Cutie Pie" You always seem to have a hot date, even though you never try to meet anyone. A total charmer, you have a natural appeal that keeps you in high demand. Your ideal Valentine's Day date: multiple dates with multiple people Your flirting style: 100% natural What turns you off: serious relationship talks Why you're hot: you're totally addicting What Does Your Candy Heart Say? Shoot Yeah!! {{wink}}

Another fabulous swap completed. I'm pretty sure I could get addicted to this. I received the loveliest package from Christie ! She said that when she saw this Rome box, she immediately thought of me. (That's where I'm dying to travel.) In the meantime, she suggested that I tuck in pictures and wish lists inside. What a beautiful reminder and great tip to help me achieve and look forward to my goal! She gave me a wallet-sized photo album to showcase some of my best vacation spots. (Notice it's pink!) I like to have pictures of my kids when I travel so I've already inserted a couple of those. Christie put a lot of thought into this! In my 'must have travel' purse she included Pond's make-up removing towelettes, chapstick, hand sanitizer, lotion, candy, and gum. All things I forget to pack in my rush to get out of dodge. Thanks so much Christie !! I ADORE my package and felt so special when I received it. I felt like you personally hand picked every item j...

I'm featuring my OTT bathroom make over for Tip Junkie's Talk to me Tuesda y!! My sister, Lisa , came into town over the weekend. So you know what that means - Project Time!! This time we did a huge make over on my downstairs power bath room. It's been completely ignored and needed some TLC. Here's the before picture. Before (brown iron) After!! I've been designing this project in my head for months. I had originally planned on doing this in my upstairs guest bathroom but the ceiling isn't as tall and it's a funky shape - so the concept wouldn't work. After much deliberation, I decided to just Go For It! Lisa took video of the bathroom so you could see it. Thanks Sis! First, we taped the baseboards and measured out the stripes. I was completely inspired by the trash can (pictured below). I kept the base paint color the same (Monarch Summer Suede) and painted the stripes using BEHR's Pearlescent Gold Veil. (pictured above) I purchased all the towels ...