Neato

I stumbled upon a Neato Shop.... Neato. 

http://www.neatoshop.com/

Cupcake Party

There's a special little Punkie turning 1 very soon, so I made her a sign so she'd make sure to remember and invite me to her cupcake party.

Can't wait to celebrate!

Auntie & Unclie

Wahhhooo!  We get to have another one of these!  We are expecting a new niece/nephew in early April and are super excited!

These baby pics of Con-Man are so sweet... I can't believe how fast he's grown!

Lifetime Renters

James and I are at a critical crossroad in our habitat situation: Rent or Buy.  We've always been big fans of renting; with our lifestyles it's just made sense.  But we've gotten to a point (my new job) where buying is looking better and better everyday.  But as we crunch numbers, look at properties and pretend like we know what we are doing... we can't help to think how easy it would be to just sign another lease. 

We understand the long term benefits of buying, but the short term benefits of renting just look so inviting.

So I'm making my pros and cons list...

Pros of Renting

Ease of the Gypsy Life - Feel like moving?  Do it.

No Maintenance

No Surprise Expenses

No Maintenance

Cons of Renting

No Equity

Pros of Buying

Equity

The Potential of Eventually Up selling

Freedom of Design

Feeling Grown-up

Cons of Buying

Commitment

Maintenance

Responsibility

Commitment

Surprise Busted Water Heater

Taxes

Commitment

Feeling Grown-up

Yikes.

Totally

Here is the fortune I received in my cookie today at lunch:

Klazy kookie have You going around circles.

Almost as good as a JBL Deep Thought Thursday!

Lush

As many of you know, James and I do not shy away from a good cocktail.  Teetotalers, we are not.  Which is not always a good thing (seldom is).  So, to show some control... James and I have given up drinking for an entire month.  (No, I'm not pregnant, I promise.) 

We are almost half-way through our dry spell and it has proven quite difficult.  Our lovely friends have continued their habits in our presence, almost annoyed with the fact that we are on the temporary wagon.  Thanks guys. 

Our Non-Alcholic Goals:

Lose a couple of pounds

Save a few dollars

Give our livers a rest

We'll let you know how it goes.

Syracuse

Woohhho.  I've been busy lately.  I'm pooped. 

Spent last week in Syracuse, NY... and decided to catch a plane home at the same time the tornadoes were barreling through NYC.  I love me some airport delays.  Needless to say, I didn't get home until 2 am that night.

But anyways, I'm still trying to catch up on life and laundry.  I'll blog more later.

Me.

Last night my mom said she was tired of looking at that fat baby smoking on her screen.  So I thought she might enjoy a picture of a different fat baby smoking.

Sorry mom, we couldn't hide my juvenile smoking habit forever, all the old Christmas pictures are full of me and my ash tray.

Fat Baby Smoking

Has anyone else been following this story from Indonesia?  Ardi final quit the habit.  Which in a way makes me a little sad.  For some reason I had a real fascination with this little guy and his tiny hands smokin' the cigs. His fat lil' baby hands are like a contradiction in themselves.  He's really cute in a cartoon sort of way.  I know a lot of people were really upset with this, and yes, I do think 40 sticks a day is a bit much.  But honestly, I'm fascinated by it and he makes me giggle a bit.  I think he could make a lot of money by making event appearances as "Cupid" or "Baby New Year".  Maybe I'll contact his folks and cut them a deal.   
Anyone else want to teach their baby how to smoke?  I'll turn you into MILLIONAIRES!  or thousandaires... whatever.

Either way, you still hold a weird place in my heart Ardi.