9 Reasons not to leave your child unattended...

ever...

You may find:

1. A sticky mess of a toddler with a half full bottle of honey. The other half is all over his bed; sheet, pillow and blanket...

2. ALL the books from your children's bookshelves piled onto a bed...

Or - all the toys and books from the shelves into the crib - on top of little sister...

3. Your budding athlete/magician showing off his new "trick" - throwing all the sidewalk chalk over the 8ft wall into the neighbors yard...

4. Six empty yogurt containers strewn across the living room...

5. A masterpiece of epic proportions on your wall, created with crayons and color pencils...

Clearly it got worse before it got better - and I think a whole layer of paint came off with it when it finally got cleaned. 

6. ALL the clothing and shelving removed from one half of your toddlers closet...
(to make a hiding place, of course)

7. Your independent daughter in the bathtub, clothing on the floor and the hot water running...

8. Two sweet smelling toddlers with half a bottle of baby powder. The other half is all over their floor, shelves and beds...

9. What you thought was your potty trained boy "doing his business" in the bathroom turned out to be an attempt to flush an entire roll of toilet paper down the toilet...
(thankfully it didn't work, or we'd have one badly clogged john)

Some days it really is a wonder I get anything done at all with these two mischievous munchkins running around!

What do your kids get up to if left unattended? 

65 Followers, 65 Facts

I have a really hard time writing about myself. You'd think it would be easy since I'm probably the person that knows me the best, but it stumps me every time.

Since I really started blogging regularly and trying to grow my little blog, I've got a lot of new followers who don't know me from Eve. And because I'm still working on a super duper "about me" page, in honor of my 65 followers, here are 65 facts about me. (Don't worry there are also some photos to keep you interested)

1. I do not have citizenship to the country I was born in.

2. I have citizenship from a country I have lived less than half my life in. 

3. I am, however, proud to be Canadian. 

4. I prefer hot weather to cold.

5. The part of my body I like the most: my eyes

6. I studied classical piano from the age of 5 up to university level.

7. I love playing piano in the dark, and something feels missing from my life when I don't have one at home.

8. I used to read books upside down when I was a kid. 

9. I am a serious candy addict. (specifically the gummy varieties, and anything licorice)

10. I hate confrontation. 

11. I am an introvert.

12. I pierced my own ear with only a piercing stud in high school.

13. I love "con" movies like Oceans Eleven and Catch Me if you Can. 

14. I don't really appreciate sarcastic humor. 

15. I have been married for seven years.

16. I hate grammar errors like "your" and "you're". 

17.  I love shopping at thrift stores and finding hidden treasures. 

18.  I would redecorate my house every year if I could. 

19. Hubby and I have moved six times since we got married. 

20. I have been trying to learn Portuguese since 2004.

21. I am seriously jealous of my hubby's bilingualism. 

22. I love wearing scarves.

23. I went to boarding school for seven years. 

24. I love the beach. 

25. We had two wedding ceremonies - Canada and Brazil. 

Brazil      -     Canada

26. I had to have a root canal on my honeymoon. 

27. I was definitely a tomboy growing up.

28. I loved climbing trees and people watching. 

29. I love traveling, and have a log book of almost all my flights. 

30. I am not a good dancer.

31. I love taking naps.

32. I have two amazing, adorable and crazy children.

33. I am having a hard time losing the baby belly. 

34. I wear a toe ring all the time.

35. I would wear flip flops all year round if I could.

36. I am a third generation missionary. 

37. I love Jesus and try to live my life in a way that honors Him. 

38. I go through tea and coffee phases.

39. I don't really like wine. 

40. But I love a good piña colada. 

41. I love swimming. 

42. I would love to be an interior decorator. 

43. I finished my undergrad degree in four years and am done with school.

44. I like to be in control.

45. I am a perfectionist, but by no means a perfect one. 

46. I am a procrastinator. 

47. I have so many words/ideas in my head and they never sound as good on paper as they do in my head.

48. I love symmetry and balance.

49. I don't usually cry at sad shows or movies (unless I'm pregnant)

50. I refuse to watch horror movies.

51. I am having a hard time thinking of more things to write. I should have done this at 50 followers. :)

52. I am a pretty laid back, adaptable person. 

53. I like to know what the plan is, if there is no plan, I'll make one. 

54. I don't feel like a grown up yet, and I'm almost 30!

Playing with the kids and their cousin

55. I love designing all kinds of print material, but am not a really good artist. 

56. I have had stitches twice in the same place on my face. 

57. So far I have only broken one bone in my body. 

58. I love board games like Settlers and Ticket to Ride.

59. My hubby and I can't play the two-player version of Settlers, too much marital strife. But we love other card games. 

60. I don't have a lot of time for reading, but I love books. 

61. I am generally happy and not too moody.

62. I like lists, can you tell?

63. I wear glasses

64. I am extremely impressionable when it comes to food. Just saw a blog with a photo of Krispy Kreme doughnuts and now I'm craving them!

65. I sleep on the right side of the bed.  

Congrats on making it to the end! Aren't you glad I didn't wait until 100 followers? ;)

Meet the Geek

In our family, the title of geek is usually reserved for my hubby, a web developer, sci-fi guy, lover of comics, GI Joes, MMORPGs and the like. Of course, he is also tall, dark, handsome, funny, sensitive and an awesome daddy. But this post is not about him. It's about a little of the geek in me that helped draw us together.

1. I can totally rock the glasses and high-bun librarian chic look.
2. I love spreadsheets and planners.
3. Don't get me started on common grammatical and spelling errors like your and you're.
4. I am a huge perfectionist when it comes to my design work. One pixel off and I will notice if something is off-center.
5. I love playing puzzle games like sudoku.
6. When I wash my kid's plastic colored dishes, they get stacked in the drying rack like a rainbow. Always.
7. I love symmetry. When I open our living room window, each side gets opened the same amount. None of this opening one side or anything.
8. My hubby totally turned me into an Apple convert. Only Macs for me, thanks.
9. I once spent a few hours on a bus learning to sing the alphabet backwards.
10. I love checklists, and sometimes write down things I've already done, just so I can cross them off.

So? Do I give my hubby a run for the title of family geek?

(And yes, I've re-read this post like five times to make sure I have no spelling/grammar errors)