In Search of Buzz Lightyear - by Janelle Guymon

Once upon a time there was a young mother who was at the mall. Halloween had just passed and she was looking at costumes on clearance at the Disney store. There was a fabulously cool Buzz Lightyear costume on the rack for 75% off, making it $10 rather than the normal $40. This mother thought "Gee, maybe I should buy this for my adorable son for next Halloween." But then, being her cheap self, decided she wasn't sure which size to buy and besides, the adorable son isn't really that into Buzz anyway.

Approximately 11 Months later:

This same young mother asks the adorable son what he wants to be for Halloween. "Buzz Lightyear!!!" He shouts excitedly. The young mother internally curses herself for being cheap and blames her mother for passing the trait on.

A few days later the adorable son still wants to be Buzz Lightyear. The only costume in town is at a local "goodbuy" store, but it is flimsy and, quite simply, not very cool. Not to mention that it is $10, the same price she could have spent for the much cooler, and better quality suit at the Disney store. Curses again!

The young mother resorts to eBay where after several attempts she is lucky enough to "shop victoriously" and win a Disney store Buzz Lightyear costume for only twice the price she could have bought it for a year previously. Curses again, but is secretly quite excited because she know the adorable son will be thrilled!

A few days later the young mother and her two children come home to a package waiting on the porch. "I think it is a Buzz Lightyear suit!" the adorable son exclaims! How does he know? the mother wonders. They take the box inside and before she can even return with scissors to cut it open, he is tearing into the box. "It is a Buzz Lightyear suit!!" The adorable son is beyond thrilled and puts it on immediately. The young mother goes to put the scissors away and comes back to see the adorable son in his Buzz Lightyear costume, checking out his reflection in the T.V. With his hands on his hips and feet set slightly apart, the exact Buzz Lightyear stance, he looks at his reflection and whispers to himself, "Perfect!"

The moral of the story:

An extra ten dollars is more than worth the smile and excitement on this face:

THE END!!

Afterward:

Here is a picture of the cute daughter in her costume as well, which she was also very thrilled with, but that is another story for another day. :)

Grace's first Haircut!

Well, I finally broke down and did it - I cut Grace's hair. Well, I guess "trimmed" would more accurately describe what happened. Either way, the mullet is gone!

Oh, it was a cute, curly mullet though, was it not?

It was just getting a little too stringy looking for my tastes.

Do I actually dare cute off those curls? Well, I cut ...

and then I almost cried when I realized what I had done!

She really did a great job. She tried to squirm away a few times and we had to break out the M&M's, but she never cried or screamed like Joshua did when we gave him his first haircut. (Of course, that may have to do with the fact that Grace is 2o months old and Joshua was only four months old!)
And here are some after shots! I was so happy to see that I hadn't completely destroyed her curls! You'll have to settle from the view from the back, apparently she is too busy to actually look at the camera. :)

So CUTE!

I never was good at Tag!

So I used to be really slow at tag when I would play in elementary school, and I guess some things never change! I have been "tagged" by three people in the last couple of weeks, and I am just now getting around to it. They were all kind of similar, you know, listing random things about myself, so I combined them. Hopefully I don't get caught cheating! BEWARE: you may learn more than you want to know about me, this is a lot to reveal :)

5 foods I enjoy-

1 - Just about anything Mexican

2- Bacon cheeseburgers

3- Ice cream

4- anything chocolate

5- waffles

(wow, it's a good thing these aren't the only things I eat!)

5 movies I enjoy-

1- The Ultimate Gift

2- High School Musical (yes, I'll admit it :) )

3- National Treasure 1 & 2

4- While you were Sleeping

5- Father of the Bride 1 & 2

5 things that make me happy-

1- When Bryan comes home at the end of the day

2- Joshua's stories

3- Grace's smiles and her giggle

4- chocolate

5- the gospel

5 stores I like to shop at-

1- Target

2- Hobby Lobby

3- Just about any scrapbook store

4- The Children's Place (specifically the outlet store cuz I'm cheap!)

5- Market Street (fancy grocery store here.)

5 FEARS-

1- Losing my husband or one of my kids

2- earthquakes

3- scary movies - I really can't handle them!

4- Being outside in the dark by myself

5- Serious illnesses

5 OBSESSIONS-

1- Scrapbooking

2- card making

3- chocolate - gosh, that just keeps coming up!

4- Bryan - we just love when he's home!

5- blogs

5 Surprising Facts-

1- I am not overly picky about my apartment being spotless, but I am very anal about my kids toys being organized and my scrapbooking area cleaned up. Weird.

2- I am really not a picky eater at all, I'll try just about anything, but I can't stand pretzels! Yes, even when they are dipped in chocolate, I still think they are GROSS!

3- I don't mind giving talks in church. (I'm willing to admit this because I just spoke today so I know they won't be asking again any time soon!)

4- I lead the music in our Primary and I really enjoy it. The kids are great and you really can't go wrong with the Primary songs!

5- I am going to admit something crazy here, you may want to sit down: I love living in Texas, even though there are no mountains or grandparents (well, ours anyway)! Don't worry, it came as a shock to me, too! :)

More Fall Fun

We had the opportunity to go out to a Pumpkin Patch in Shallowater (small town outside of Lubbock) this Wednesday. Yay! More fun fall activities! We had a good time going on hay rides, picking pumpkins, and of course, seeing the turkeys, which was Grace's favorite part. :)

Insert a *BIG* sob here- my baby doesn't look like a baby anymore! Look at that big girl!
Grace, Joshua, and Claire

I just have to note that I had to take four or five pictures to get one with all three heads sticking through! Figured it was silly at that point to push for one with everyone actually looking at the camera!

Okay, well as you can see, it wasn't the best day for getting kids to look at the camera at all! Oh well, at least we had a good time, right?

You know your husband is a busy law school student . . .

... if your 3 year old son has ever asked "is today a day when Daddy comes home?"

(I can't decide if this one makes me want to laugh or cry!)

... if when playing "mom and dad" with his sister, your son sits at the computer and "works on projects" because apparently that is what daddies do.

... if your daughter cries for Daddy all the way home from dropping him off at school.

... if your son's idea of make believe is to find the thickest book on the bookshelf (Work and the Glory, in this case) and says he has to read his "evidence" book.

Now, can I ask you, what kind of a three year old, even knows what evidence is? I don't think any of us will know what to do with ourselves when Bryan goes to work instead of school! :)