Welcome to the 80s

So, Jeremy decided that our house was missing something. Something bright. Something flourescent. Something that gets gross and stinky and poopy (no, not another baby) A fish tank! I have been fighting him on this for a few weeks now, but after taking Jack to the Pet Store recently and his description of how enchanted Jack was with the fish (read: lights in the tanks) he finally talked me into it.
$85 dollars later, we have a fish tank. Yes, it does look like something from the 80s but it does add a nice glow to the usually dark living room. We are leaving in a minute to get pick out some fishies, which I expect to have all of 3-4 days given the average lifespan of a fish. Ugh.

Motivated by Envy

In an effort to keep up with the Joneses (and by Joneses, I mean all those mothers out there who I envy because they find the time to post about their families), I am starting a blog!! YAYYY! I also need practice in the stream-of-consciousness kind of writing (I have NEVER been good at this) so maybe I can teach myself to loosen up as I get better! We'll See!
Jeremy has been going through a fruit-drying stage. (Yes, you read that right..Who does That?? My husband.) We have tried Apples (DE-liscious), Nectarines (also VERY good), Bananas (Ours turned out gross but apparently we cut them too thick and waited until they were too ripe. Apparently, I dont like them even if they're done right because I bought some at the store and they tasted like the banana flavored Runts which I abhor), and Kiwis (MUCH better fresh). We dried a whole dryer full of apples last night. They are such a better snack than the chips I am usually snacking on so this can only be a good thing!
Jack has been a little sick but can't blame him as he's had a mom coughing all over him (not intentional of course!!) for over a week. Poor Kid. He doesnt really want to eat or even sleep for that matter, but he certainly has the energy to fuss and cry. I don't know if he has more teeth cutting or what.
We got our pictures back from the photographer yesterday (like 5 months after we had them taken--so frustrating between our two schedules!) They only set us back $540 (UGH!!!! There was sarcasism there if you didn't catch that) BUT we did get a really cute black album that has already been scrapbooked for me, PLUS grandmas chipped in about $240 of that so it ended up not being too bad. I made an appt. for his one-year pics on Nov. 21. She told me to bring a cake for him to ravish! He will be so cute covered in cake and with his appetite--He will be one HAPPY boy!